Monthly Archives: September 2010

Dinner for Schmucks (Review)

Well this is embarrassing, never thought I’d have to write this. An open apology letter to the film Date Night. “Dear Date Night, Long time loather, first time apologiser. A few months ago here I reviewed your cinematic entry and … Continue reading

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Oldboy (Review)

I’ve dreaded writing this film up, I am positive I can’t do it justice. If you haven’t seen Oldboy before (and you’re 18) stop, drop and rent it. If you have hopefully I can give you a chuckle or two, … Continue reading

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Go (Review)

Go is definitely creative and ambitious, think of it as a US version of Human Traffic with Pulp Fiction (for the young and pretty) aspirations. Following the Pulp Fiction lite analogy it has a large cast of actors, none of … Continue reading

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Tropic Thunder (Review)

When Ben Stiller writes and makes his own stuff it works out well, Zoolander being a prime example. When he works as an actor for hire the results are far more patchy. Thankfully a couple years ago Stiller had a … Continue reading

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Lock Up (Review)

There is no whiz bang story behind why I chose to watch Lock Up, I simply walked along the DVD aisle and spotted the cover. Remembering enough to know that it was at least OK I threw it in the … Continue reading

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The Girl who played with Fire 2009 (Review)

The Girl who played with Fire is the second film in a supposed trilogy based upon  a series of novels, the first being The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo that I watched only a few weeks back. The heroine of … Continue reading

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Predator (Review)

Aaah the 80s. The decade of the stupid jock. When you could go shirtless and carry a big gun (the bigger the better) as long as you had huge muscles. When brawn trumped brains every time. You could shoot whoever … Continue reading

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From Paris with Love (Review)

It is hard to believe that there was a time when John Travolta was likable. For the record that time started when they pulled the guns from the trunk in Pulp Fiction, and ended when they shot the guys to … Continue reading

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Matchstick Men (Review)

With Matchstick Men the reason this more or less arrived and vanished without a trace is that it has been made many times before, not necessarily better made but definitely made. And with a film like this the ceiling is … Continue reading

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Repo Men (Review)

This is not what I was expecting, Jude Law and Forest Whitaker in a “hard R” film about the body organ trade, but nonetheless that is exactly what it is. Jude and Forest are Remy and Jake respectively and the … Continue reading

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