Monthly Archives: October 2014

GI Joe & GI Joe 2: Retaliation

GI Joe is a film based upon a plastic child’s toy so simple it doesn’t have a surname, multi-syllables or genitalia. Despite this the film versions somehow manage to complicate the source material to the point that the plot is … Continue reading

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A Walk Among the Tombstones (Review)

Liam Neeson has been Hollywood’s mature and respectable action star for so long that we forget he has still only made one Very Good film, that being his very first action film Taken. Everything since has been a watered down … Continue reading

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Stitches (Review)

While alive Stitches was possibly the world’s worst kid’s clown. Drinking, swearing and with a huge range of awful tricks and sloppy balloon animals. He was the missing ingredient in no-one’s party plans. But once deceased – thanks to a … Continue reading

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The Spanish Prisoner (Review)

It is referred to as The Process. It will do things that you and I couldn’t possibly fathom in ways you can’t imagine, impacting the entire globe with its power and influence. That said we never actually learn what the … Continue reading

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Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (Review)

The biggest laugh comes in the opening seconds, with a pre credits blurb that proudly states that ‘this film has no association with any products whatsoever… Hey look over there!!!’ Miami Vice Johnson grows a moustache, puts on a sweat … Continue reading

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Gone Girl (Review)

It has been a couple days since I watched Gone Girl, a film that will have more impact for those who know as little about it as possible prior to Watching, and will be recalled more fondly by those who … Continue reading

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Bounty Killer (Review)

Bounty Killer comes across as a dumbed down Robert Rodriguez film. The problem there is that Robert Rodriguez makes terrible B movies, only with smarts, savvy and ideas that elevate them. So I guess what I am saying is that … Continue reading

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The Great White Hype (Review)

When boxing’s heavyweight champ finds his fight purses, contenders, viewers and interest levels lowering by the uninspired bout, it becomes obvious that a little thinking outside the square (circle) will be required. So Tyson *ahem* Roper (Damon Wayans) turns to … Continue reading

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Tequila Sunrise (Review)

Childhood buddies Nick (Kurt Russell) and Dale (Mel Gibson) took very different paths upon entering the adult world. Nick became a diligent and determined cop, Dale an equally effective drug dealer. While each continued to disagree with the other’s choice … Continue reading

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B-Movie Haiku Reviews: File Under – ‘Weird body parts’: Bad Milo / Bad Johnson / Teeth

For some strange reason we have had a glut of films featuring mischievous body parts with their own agendas – or at least body related parts. Are any of them inspired? No. Are any of them at least touched by … Continue reading

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