Monthly Archives: August 2009

Black Christmas

Posted on August 31, 2009 by OGR

Every time a remake is released (which is almost every week) these days I feel more compelled to seek out the source material to see why it needed remaking in the first place, as in 90% of cases the remake … Continue reading →

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Lord of the Rings – The Return of the King

Posted on August 29, 2009 by OGR

I’ve never wanted to be a hobbit or a cave troll, never had fantasies about banging an elf chick or pretended that my singlet was made of mithril, but I’ll be the first to acknowledge that the Lord of the … Continue reading →

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Watchmen

Posted on August 28, 2009 by OGR

I never read the Watchmen comics. Until about 18 months ago never even knew they existed. Not going to read them now either (or pretend I have read them). __________________________________________________________________________________________ I loved what Zack Snyder did with the Dawn of … Continue reading →

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Cube

Posted on August 27, 2009 by OGR

TOG hasn’t always been married, but for almost as long as I have known him he has been in the company of the same fine woman, now his wife. For some 14 odd years I and TOG have traded verbal … Continue reading →

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Cult Movie Marathon

Posted on August 13, 2009 by OGR

I subscribe to the theory that if something is really good, I mean genuinely good, not “so bad it’s good” or “trashy” good, that it will receive enough of an audience that you will either come across it or feel … Continue reading →

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Into The Wild

Posted on August 13, 2009 by OGR

I might not see this film in the same light as many others see it, not because of anything technical, the acting, or the decisions Sean Penn made in adapting and directing. I simply think that the main character isn’t … Continue reading →

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The Man Who Wasn’t There

Posted on August 13, 2009 by OGR

I watched Burn After Reading a few months back, and hated it… A month or two later I thought about all the Coen films I liked and thought I must have gotten it wrong, so when my Mum came up … Continue reading →

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