Monthly Archives: November 2010

Enter the Dragon (Review)

At the risk of pissing off a lot of die-hard Bruce Lee fans (myself included actually) it pains me to say that Enter the Dragon just isn’t that good. Jackie Chan has made 10 films better than this and Jet … Continue reading

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Big Trouble in Little China (Review)

In reality Escape from New York should be the supercool action flick and Big Trouble in Little China should be the throwaway film long since forgotten. But this ain’t reality – Escape from New York is a relic of a … Continue reading

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The Horde (Review)

When some cops decide to perform some sans-badges extra curriculars work by visiting a particularly vicious and violent criminal gang in their own apartment building it would be fair to expect that this won’t be a case of “more tea … Continue reading

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The Last Exorcism (Review)

Another year, another “kid possessed by a demon” flick. This one’s a pretty good one though, but unfortunately all momentum and credibility built over a mostly suspenseful, slightly tedious first hour is shot down by a ludicrous finale – the … Continue reading

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Restraint (Review)

Ron and Dale are a pair of early 20s lovebirds. Neither are especially smart – Dale at least has the partially redeeming feature of being incredibly hot. Actually Time Out. As amateurish as it is I wouldn’t be doing my … Continue reading

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Fist of Legend (Review)

With most martial arts films the plot is merely an afterthought, simply a justification to get Jackie/Bruce/Jet/Tony from one battle to another as quickly as possible before he fights the big bad guy at the end. The difference between “most” … Continue reading

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Missing in Action (Review)

Chuck Norris should have played GI Joe. I say that not because of his toughness or soldierly instincts, but for the fact he is around 8 inches tall in real life. Put another way and trying to tiptoe around stereotypes … Continue reading

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The Ghost Writer (Review)

When the original “ghost writer” responsible for the autobiography of an ex British Prime Minister Adam Lang dies in mysterious circumstances a replacement is called in. The guy called in to “punch up” the memoirs is played by Ewan McGregor,  … Continue reading

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Paranormal Activity 2 (Review)

The first time I lined up for PA 2 at the local cinema there were a raft of teenagers all gaggling about the place clutching their tickets and $12 Cokes eagerly awaiting the chance to release high pitched screams and … Continue reading

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Triangle (Review)

Triangle is an English / Australian collaboration filmed in Australia and set in America. Still with me? Regardless of that the film is bloody good fun and at times is a real head scratcher – in a good way. I … Continue reading

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