Monthly Archives: January 2013

Lone Star (Review)

Posted on January 21, 2013 by OGR

Deep in the heart of Texas some random guys find a random skull and assorted items in the desert. Among the items are a ring and a Sheriff’s badge that leads current day Sheriff Sam (Chris Cooper) to surmise it … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Movie Reviews, Worthwhile Movies | Leave a comment

The Feast Trilogy Review

Posted on January 19, 2013 by OGR

Some guys won an award on a TV reality show about aspiring filmmakers. They turned the opportunity into not one, not two, but three movies about monsters. Reality TV, discovering talented, gifted individuals since… well it’s never really happened yet. … Continue reading →

Posted in Crappy Movies, Film, Movie Marathons, Movie Reviews | Leave a comment

Life of Pi (Review)

Posted on January 18, 2013 by OGR

I read Life of Pi many years ago at the behest of my mother. I’m not sure if this was a plus or a minus for the film. In reality I only remembered the core elements of the tale anyway. … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Movie Reviews, OGR Recommends, Worthwhile Movies | Leave a comment

Black Death (Review)

Posted on January 17, 2013 by OGR

It is ye old 1348 and things are a little rudimentary. A lil depressing. A lil squalorly. Quite a bit plaguey actually… Yes a plague of the darkest hue is sweeping one and all. Bodies are scattered about the towns … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Movie Reviews, Worthwhile Movies | Leave a comment

Chaos (Review)

Posted on January 15, 2013 by OGR

When a Statham movie can’t stand out from 12 other Statham movies that can’t be a good thing, after all the man is hardly a purveyor of fine arts. Actually Chaos might stand out a little, but for all the … Continue reading →

Posted in Crappy Movies, Film, Jason Statham, Movie Reviews, Superstars | Leave a comment

Happy Gilmore (Review)

Posted on January 14, 2013 by OGR

Rewatching Happy Gilmore for the first time in years taught me two things: 1/ Some 15 years and 25 plus films later it is still Adam Sandler’s best film. By far. 2/ Sandler should sue the shit out of Will … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Movie Reviews, Worthwhile Movies | Leave a comment

Stealth (Review)

Posted on January 13, 2013 by OGR

Here’s how I see it; film director Rob Cohen was playing with his 4 year old son one day. When his son held up a rudimentary drawing of a jet plane and said “cool dad?” Rob got an idea… He … Continue reading →

Posted in Crappy Movies, Film, Movie Reviews, Special Requests, The 7th Level of Suck | Leave a comment

The 12 Year Rule of Musical Relevance Category 1: Live Fast, Die Young and produce a good sounding corpse…

Posted on January 12, 2013 by OGR

Actors have it easy. If your cheekbones are at the right angle, you possess a decent smile and have a certain X factor that sets you apart there is the distinct possibility that you might earn a healthy living for … Continue reading →

Posted in Lists, Love & Hate, Music, Rants 'n' Ramblings, Showin' Lurve | Leave a comment

Resident Evil: Retribution (Review)

Posted on January 11, 2013 by OGR

I was particularly surprised when Resident Evil: Elocution* received better than expected reviews, outstripping my predictions of 11% on rottentomatoes.com and 31% on Metacritic with 28% and a towering 39% respectively. Hell I’m about to go 0.5 beyond the upper … Continue reading →

Posted in Crappy Movies, Film, Movie Reviews | Leave a comment

Old School (Review)

Posted on January 10, 2013 by OGR

Mitch (Luke Wilson) wakes up one day to find himself in his mid 30s in a dead end job and a dead end relationship, which slams headlong into the dead end when he returns early from a business trip to … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Movie Reviews, Worthwhile Movies | Leave a comment