The potential downsides to mucking about with the space-time continuum.
Who’s involved?
Thirteen dwarves, two elves, one hobbit and a platoon of really bad-tempered orcs.
What’s going on?
It’s the Splash Mountain approach to prison breakouts. Escaping from the halls of the Elf King, our little heroes pile into barrels for a hectic white-water thrill ride while the orcs on the shore try to pick them off at every turn. Rubber dinghy rapids, bro!
Why so crazy?
Peter Jackson proves he’s the reigning king of the action directors by setting the most breakneck pace imaginable. Love or loathe his ‘Hobbit’ adaptations, you can’t argue with a sequence this frenetic, inventive and crammed with madcap asides like that bouncing, bowling Bombur.
Should I try this at home?
No. Unless you’re in possession of a serious water feature. But on your next trip to Victoria Falls…
Advertising
New film ‘The Raid 2’ is crammed with bone-crunching, skull-splitting violence – but does anyone dangle a toddler out of a car window? Does a dog take on a cat? And is there an army of self-replicating robots? Here, for your amusement and horror, we present the ten most extreme, outrageous, eyeball-frazzlingly bonkers action sequences in the history of cinema. Strap yourself in. No, seriously.
Latest film top tens
Advertising
Seeing their names in the history books will forever make us do a double take.
From Johnny Depp to Ryan Gosling, when actors swap trousers and shirts for blouses and skirts.
Advertising
Many actors have sung or played instruments for real in the movies. But do they actually cut it as musos?
The most memorable examples of movie mogs outshining their human co-stars.
Advertising
Reckon A-listers are a squeaky-clean bunch? Think again...
Some solid cinematic advice for when mother nature goes mental.
Advertising
Brilliant movies mean brilliant set-pieces, and the past 12 months have delivered both.
From drama to documentary to DIY animation, these are the finest flicks of 2013.
You may also like
You may also like
Discover Time Out original video
Advertising