Category Archives: Video Shop Blitzkrieg

Sympathy for Mr Vengeance

Posted on September 6, 2010 by OGR

Chan Wook Park is what I was told to call him by imdb, so that is what I am going with, even though the poster above goes a differnet way and other reviews try still more variations. In any case … Continue reading →

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Universal Soldier: Regeneration

Posted on September 5, 2010 by OGR

There was a brief period after Wrong Bet aka Lionheart and Bloodsport came out when Van Damme mania was at its highest and they tried to maximise this by churning out as many films as possible. Don’t worry it didn’t … Continue reading →

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Infestation

Posted on September 1, 2010 by OGR

Anaconda gave us a giant snake. Lake Placid crocodiles. Tremors gave us giant underground worms. Boa Vs Cobra gave us ludicrous giant snakes. King Kong made us afraid of CGI monkeys. Deep Blue Sea gave us giant smart sharks. Arachnophobia … Continue reading →

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The Blues Brothers

Posted on August 31, 2010 by OGR

By now there’s a diminishing chance that you’ve seen the film, given that it’s 30 odd years old and good music doesn’t seem to be cool any more, judging by the charts. Rather than a review: If you haven’t seen … Continue reading →

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Ali G Indahouse

Posted on August 30, 2010 by OGR

Forget Will Ferrell and the Judd Apatow school of improv where actors get 5 and 6 goes at coming up with various punchlines in scenes (Ferrell usually makes his “hilarious” by yelling them out for no reason), try it unscripted … Continue reading →

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The Simpsons Vs South Park – A cinematic showdown

Posted on August 28, 2010 by OGR

The Simpsons Movie Ahhhh, The Simpsons, 20+ years and still going strong… well still going anyway. I think breaking point for me came when I recently felt strongly enough about a new episode that I rang a friend to tell … Continue reading →

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Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Posted on August 27, 2010 by OGR

After The 40 Year-Old Virgin R Rated comedies got their 15 seconds, this lead to some good stuff; Superbad, The Hangover. Some average; Knocked Up, I Love You, Man, some less than stellar but OK; Role Models, Pineapple Express and … Continue reading →

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Centurion

Posted on August 26, 2010 by OGR

Every now and then a relative unknown makes a film that shows a great deal of promise and creativity, depending on how good the film is I occasionally make a mental note to hunt down the next film they make … Continue reading →

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Slither

Posted on August 24, 2010 by OGR

Comedy doesn’t have to be all “why did the chicken…” or “my gosh I can’t believe Jason Biggs just drank that!” all the time. Sometimes it can be the compounded effect of a series of elements and incidents so absurd … Continue reading →

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Undercover Brother

Posted on August 23, 2010 by OGR

In the same “dumb but harmless” vein of the SNL films (Roxbury, Ladies Man etc) comes a film based upon an online cartoon… and if that fact alone don’t get the blood pumping nothing will. Like The Ladies Man if … Continue reading →

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