EVENTS:
–THE END OF THE WORLD? If the movie 2012 is any indication, the world ends on December 21st 2012. Personally, I shrugged it off since it’s become a case of ‘the boy who cried wolf’ but by the time you’re reading this –THE QUEEN’S then you’ll know if I DIAMOND JUBLIEE was right or not. It’s a great year to FILMS: be British, that’s for –THE DARK sure! The Jubilee KNIGHT RISES was a fantastic site What can I say? to behold. From It was the most the boats along anticipated and the River Thames hyped up film of to the spectacular the year but did it concert to end on, pay off? Yes. Yes it there was not a did. Tom Hardy’s boring moment! Bane was excellent The concert was and rivals that of definitely the high Heath Ledger’s point of the week Oscar winning as it featured performance as the stars such as Joker and is one of Elton John, Paul the greatest film McCartney, Robbie villains in a long Williams and even time. You’ll laugh, Madness (on the roof of Buckingham you’ll cry and you’ll be on the edge of Palace!) giving it their all! Happy 60th your seat! What do you mean you Anniversary, your haven’t seen this highness! film? Get out there and watch it right –MARS ROVER now! LANDING With all the focus –AVENGERS on us this year, the ASSEMBLE US decided to have their moment in the Easily The Dark lime light by sending Knight Rises’ their Rover to Mars! biggest rival, Joss Whedon’s Avengers Curiosity (as the (called Avengers rover has been
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Assemble here since we might get it mixed up with a terrible film from the 90s no-one watched) is exactly what a comic book film should be! Excellent humour, great action and a star studded cast, you cannot go wrong with this film. –SKYFALL Agent 007 James Bond returned to our screens this year to deliver one
heights that it has previously. I can say that you can put your fears to rest as the 5 episode long seventh series of Doctor Who is the best it’s been since David Tennant’s departure. The finale saw the departure of Karen Gillian and Arthur Darvill who had been with the series since 2010. Many tears were shed but we should look forward to what
2012 review by Tom Hayes hell of a film. If you want a straight up action film, this is the one for you! Oscar winner Javier Bardem appears as the villain, Raoul Silva, and is a great addition to Bond’s rogues gallery. Q returns after an absence (last seen in 2002’s Die Another Day) and is the first Q to be younger than Bond! It’s good to have you back, 007.
TV:
–DOCTOR WHO It has been a rough couple of years for die-hard Doctor Who fans as the series hasn’t reached the
the writers have in store for the future. –THE WALKING DEAD The zombie filled hit show is back for its third series this year. While I personally haven’t watched this show… yet, I can safely say that it sounds like one hell of a great one to watch. If you are a fan of zombies or action packed, character driven shows, then this is the show for you! Oh, and while you’re at it, pick up the game adaptation. It’s pretty good.
VIDEO GAMES:
–WII U We can finally say goodbye to Nintendo’s Wii. Sure, it’s not Nintendo’s best console (My personally favourite was the GameCube) but there are some great memories to be had. Now we can behold Nintendo’s new console: The Wii U. It uses a special controller which allows the player to interact even more than before. The screen acts a touch screen which allows for real time changes on your TV. It’s complicated computer jargon but I can safely say that I am hyped for such games as Pikmin 3, ZombiU and Super Smash Bros. Bring it on!
BOOKS:
–THE CASUAL VACANCY With the Harry Potter franchise gone, many were wondering what J.K.Rowling’s next move would be? Would she make a prequel, more sequels, a spinoff or something different? It was the latter as Rowling released The Casual Vacancy. It was…interesting. Definitely a change of pace from her previous books and is clearly aimed towards adults. There is lots of swearing for some reason but it’s to a point where
it seems tacky. Personally I think Harry Potter and the Casual Vacancy sounds better… –FIFTY SHADES OF GREY We’re really digging deep here, people. Early this year saw this year’s bestselling book arrive on store shelves and frankly…it’s pretty damn terrible. Now I’m not here to review books but if you want some poorly written, exTwilight fan fiction, then this is right up your street…did I mention it’s an erotic novel?
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–THE LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES: Easily the biggest event of 2012, the Olympic Games took place right here in England. The London 2012 Games is something to remember for ages. I, for one, very much enjoyed the women’s volleyball for obvious reasons but the star was Usain Bolt as he… err…bolted his way to victory. Fastest man alive? Hell yeah!
named) landed on the surface of Mars in August this year and has even managed to find evidence that suggests there is water on Mars back in September! Keep up whatever it is you do, Curiosity.
OBITUARY:
–WHITNEY HOUSTON Another year, another lost singer. Following in the footsteps of Michael Jackson in 2009 and Amy Winehouse in 2011, we lost Whitney Houston this year. Believe me, many people were upset and many copies of the film ‘The Bodyguard’ flew right off the shelf. She had one hell of a powerful voice and was a big loss to the industry Honestly, I think it was a pretty good year but I, for one, look forward to 2015. If Back to the Future Part II is anything to go by, we should have hoverboards and Jaws 19 by then!
The music issue – Twin Atlantic/16 – Anavae/18 – Newton Faulkner/19 – Just Carnage/20
Also inside: – Forward's Guide to 2013/4 – A World Without Facebook/8 –Reviews/20 –Match Reports/24 –Creative Writing/26