Monthly Archives: January 2013

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Review)

When this website kicked off 4 years ago I had already decided that The Lord of the Rings trilogy had been worked over more than Paris Hilton – although by a billion Internet nerds who wouldn’t know what to do … Continue reading

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The 13th Warrior (Review)

It’s a long and mostly unnecessary road that takes Ahmed (Antonio Banderas) our Arabian Northener from his homeland to travelling alongside a bunch of Viking foreigners as there 13th wheel on a fabled quest. A road that is only taken … Continue reading

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Top Secret (Review)

Top Secret is in truth an average film but a Gold Star effort that is almost likeable enough to seem more than that. Nick Rivers (Val Kilmer) is the Bieber of his day, a good looking vacuous pop star sent … Continue reading

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2012 in OGR Review – Best & Worst (Movies, Music, TV & Comedy)

Apologies for the rushed appearance. I thought we’d all be fiery chunks of flesh by now for the Mayans to sift through, Unfortunately (for my sloppy work ethic) the only post-apocalypse in 2013 will be on film, and I only … Continue reading

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Premium Rush (Review)

Wilee (Joseph Gordon Levitt) is one of 1,500 bike messengers operating daily in New York City, piloting a thin yet expensive frame through much larger and heavier vehicles for low pay, with every day being filled with split decisions that … Continue reading

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Four Lions (Review)

Four Lions goes out of its way to tell us that not everyone is born a terrorist, nor are those that receive the proper training necessarily cut out to make it their career choice. As the film opens ‘amateur back … Continue reading

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Shakes the Clown (Review)

Shakes (Bobcat Goldthwaite) is an alcoholic who lives in Palookaville. He drinks morning, noon and night, which makes holding down a career all the more difficult. Shakes has a ditzy blonde girlfriend with a speech impediment that loves him but … Continue reading

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