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This is a rather notable review for me, I've left school, so this will be the beginning of the end I suppose before I head off to SERC. This isn't my "final" review, but this review is special. That's why I reviewed Johnny English Reborn, the first film I had seen in Film Club was Johnny English, the first film. I had gotten the idea of making a review for Johnny English Reborn when I had done the 3rd film, Johnny English Strikes Again, it had only occurred to me that I had been watching them OUT of order when I did this film, which I find funny.

This film series isn't near or dear to me, but it is unique to me because it ignited my near religious interest in reviewing films. Without Film Club and Into Film, I don't think I'd be guided to become the same film critic I am right now writing this. I would have still viewed films as a film reviewer, but I wouldn't have the same means of publishing them to the world.

I noticed that Johnny English reborn sticks closer to its primary inspiration, James bond, I'm not much of a James Bond fan, however I'm FAR from a hater, but that's a review for another time.

There's a scene where Johnny English gets hypnotised by somebody to remember certain details of a day that was pretty fundamental to the plot that was due to English's incompetence. There were these people in the place thing that Johnny has to find and deal with. Hypnotism is pretty helpful when dealing with things like traumatic and repressed memories or PTSD. But it cannot summon details out of nowhere.

Johnny, out of the corner of his eye, sees these people talking, these people haven't really anything to do with Johnny at that point in his past, and I don't even think he would at all deem those people important later. So with my knowledge of the subject, I can't help but presume that Johnny's subconscious is making something up under hypnosis.

Now this could be cool, Johnny English dealing with the reality he perceives in his memories and the reality he's experiencing. Though that's a more psychological thriller than strictly a spy movie.

I don't think I have really much to say beyond all that I have said. It was pretty neat, but not really for me I guess.

I'll be finishing up some reviews I've been writing, like finishing off the Harry Potter series and The Lord of the Rings.