Results tagged “OUTBREAK” from Birmingham Mail - Mega Movies

I WONDER if video store owners will be groaning this weekend that they haven't got enough copies of Outbreak ready to meet a sudden rise in demand.

Originally released in the UK in April, 1995, it would certainly be interesting to see again just how Hollywood deals with a virus.

My one line summary of the film at the time was: Dustin Hoffman battles against a deadly man-made virus that dissolves the victim's insides. Exciting action thriller with sinister overtones.

Could it be that swine fever is a terrorist plot?

Or have I been watching too many movies?

So, breathe easy. And sleep tight.

If Warwick University's experts don't come up with a cure, rest assured... Steven Spielberg, or one of his mates, will.

I DON'T know about swine fever, but cinema fans will now be getting under the collar in anticipation of seeing two of the most eagerly awaited movies of the year.

X-Men opens today, Wednesday 29, ready to put in a muscular opening 'weekend' at the box office.

And, as far as I can tell, the first chance the public will have to see Star Trek will be at 00:01 on Wednesday night next week at IMAX, before it starts to play on Thursday everywhere including IMAX.

I've already seen Star Trek and X-Men Origins: Wolverine and really liked them.

They both benefit from going back to basics and starting with completely fresh approaches.

Only the hyper critical who don't know how to enjoy themselves with a bucket full of popcorn will be really disappointed.

Each movie offers plenty of good, solid action as well as insights into character development.

I'll be reviewing X-Men on Friday, May 1 in the Mail and Star Trek a week later.

We could run Star Trek this Friday, but the chances are we're going to hold on so that we can give it much more space.

That will include letting my feisty Sunday Mercury colleague Roz Laws have her say, too, from a female perspective.

I asked her this week if Spock's slanty eyebrows are a turn-on for women and she said not.

Hopefully that will rule out footballers from having a go in their desperation to look like prats who don't know how to spend 20 grand a week.