Category Archives: Great Movies

The Killer (Review)

Posted on January 10, 2012 by OGR

John Woo is a sensitive new age guy who is probably busting to make a period drama filled with romance, lush backdrops, glorious costumes and electrifying dialogue. It just so happens that his primary skill is choreographing hugely elaborate gunfights … Continue reading →

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The Adventures of Tintin

Posted on January 6, 2012 by OGR

After a slow start I worried a little that The Adventures of Tintin might be just another pretty animated film lacking substance. I needn’t have worried. The time spent introducing us to the key characters and plot establishing devices is … Continue reading →

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Sleepy Hollow 1999 (Review)

Posted on December 20, 2011 by OGR

I only realised that since Beetlejuice in 1988 I have seen every single full length film Tim Burton has made, but scrolling down the imdb page today I can’t say that aside from this film I found any of them … Continue reading →

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Reservoir Dogs (Review)

Posted on December 6, 2011 by OGR

At some point in time Quentin Tarantino stopped being the director who could be the next great and started being the director who thought he was the current great. And he was right. But it wasn’t good for him. It … Continue reading →

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Pulp Fiction (Review)

Posted on November 22, 2011 by OGR

Pulp Fiction is rightfully renowned as a landmark in modern film. Even when it was released in 1994 you just knew you were watching something that was changing the rules somehow. In essence the film was a series of delicious … Continue reading →

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Bowfinger (Review)

Posted on November 8, 2011 by OGR

Bowfinger is brilliant and under-appreciated. While Groundhog Day has justifiably gone down in history as one of the best comedies of all time Bowfinger is just another flick, one all too frequently ignored. (Though when I think about it I … Continue reading →

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Do the Right Thing (Review)

Posted on November 1, 2011 by OGR

Do the Right Thing is an exercise in style over substance, of adrenalin and bravado trumping plot and realism, of a message beaten into submission through sheer weight of numbers. The opening scene is basically a music video, one that … Continue reading →

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Blood Diamond (Review)

Posted on October 18, 2011 by OGR

Blood Diamond is a tale of juxtaposition: a naturally beautiful environment beset with unnecessary death and inhumane brutality and well engineered action and battle sequences with all of the adrenalin but none of the usual viewing satisfaction due to the … Continue reading →

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Leon: The Professional (Review)

Posted on October 4, 2011 by OGR

This will be hard. Since I saw this in the cinema in what must have been 1995 in Australia this film has been very personal to me. Some viewers write it off as a boring story with the only points … Continue reading →

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The Silence of the Lambs (Review)

Posted on September 20, 2011 by OGR

A number of Oscars and one of the more memorable psychopaths in cinematic history render any banal positive reviews of The Silence of the Lambs unnecessary. Therefore I will keep this brief and try to throw in a chuckle or … Continue reading →

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