Monthly Archives: February 2012

Tango & Cash (Review)

This ‘developmentally challenged Lethal Weapon’ sees nobodies’ dream action pairing of Sylvester Stallone and Kurt Russell enmeshed in a boneheaded action romp that is as clichéd as it is unnecessary… and it is quite unnecessary. Doesn’t make it all bad … Continue reading

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Village of the Damned (Review)

Village of the Damned features a cast of actors better left on the shelf, all of them somehow famous, but with the major * of essentially being famous for one thing. Clark Kent is Superman. Kirstie Alley was the chick … Continue reading

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The Transporter Trilogy Review

For a supposedly revered trilogy of modern day action films ‘The Transporter’ series is surprisingly – and uniformly – bad. Perhaps it is Jason Statham’s evolution as an action hero, perhaps it is the cool cars – I can tell … Continue reading

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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (Review)

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy is proof that 99% of true spy work is drab, low key and slooowww. Not the Bond cinematic wet dream full of stunts, bikini babes and extreme action. Here is a film that will not be … Continue reading

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The Cave (Review)

The Cave came out within months of that ‘other caving flick’, the immensely superior (in every way) The Descent. So unless they were cribbing as each other filmed it is hard to accuse either of pilfering ideas. In any case … Continue reading

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Takers (Review)

Takers shows us what would happen if the guys from Entourage decided to moonlight as bank robbers – one of the them is actually played by a Dillon brother. Yep this sure is a smooth crew, they dress well, talk … Continue reading

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Escape from L.A. (Review)

About a year ago I watched and wrote up Escape from New York. The short version of that review is that Snake Plissken is an awesome character that was let down just a little by the limitations and flaws of … Continue reading

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Battlestar Galactica vs The Walking Dead

I own a television. (*Bragging*) I spend a lot of time in front of my television, so you could quite rightly say I watch a lot of television. I don’t watch a lot of TV. Stay with me here. To … Continue reading

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Underworld 4: Awakening

It’s hard to reconcile just why middle aged (read: old) cinema critics must review stuff like Underworld and Resident Evil, after all they were raised on a steady movie diet of drama, period drama and costume drama. Of course a … Continue reading

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30 Minutes or less (Review)

Funnily enough this poster perfectly encapsulates what the actors think about their appearances in this film. L-R. Ansari: “I’m in a film!”. Eisenberg: “Well that’s finished.” McBride & Swardson: “We’re both undeservedly cocky and pleased with the whole thing. This … Continue reading

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