Monthly Archives: February 2010

The Road (Review)

Posted on February 27, 2010 by OGR

Normally I find it hard to recommend that someone watch films that I find legitimately depressing. Why would I suggest that someone go out of their way to make themselves sad? Normally films that have the greater impact are realistic … Continue reading →

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Pontypool (Review)

Posted on February 25, 2010 by OGR

Is it fair to review half a movie? Or to recommend that you turn the DVD player off after a certain duration of running time? I ask because I am torn here after watching the little-known Pontypool, a film that … Continue reading →

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Daybreakers (Review)

Posted on February 24, 2010 by OGR

As a guy I am genetically engineered to hate chick flicks. Why? I’ll give you two reasons. My testicles. The story is always formulaic, the laughs generally non-existent and women seem to fawn over things that would never happen, or worse … Continue reading →

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Around The World In 80 Days (Review)

Posted on February 22, 2010 by OGR

This is basically a film that used Jackie as a drawcard, then made the most inoffensive and colourful film possible, without actually worrying if it is entertaining or not. The thought process was obviously: –         Jackie brings the action, –         … Continue reading →

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A Better Tomorrow 3 (Review)

Posted on February 21, 2010 by OGR

Now this is a prequel to the first film, so rather than ABT 3 I might have suggested they call it A Better Yesterday, but I wasn’t there at the time. This time Woo is out and Tsui Hark is … Continue reading →

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The Collector (Review)

Posted on February 19, 2010 by OGR

Fact: About half way through The Collector our hero (of sorts) finds a man trapped in a large trunk, chained and gagged. Upon un-gagging (de-gagging?) him the trapped man explains what we are facing: the bad guy “collects” people, he … Continue reading →

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Kairo (Pulse) (Review)

Posted on February 18, 2010 by OGR

Righto, another Japanese ghost story along the lines of The Ring and The Grudge, among others. I hadn’t heard of Kairo but picked it up off the shelf after reading some glowing blurb on the DVD cover, (Stupid. Stupid! STUPID!!). … Continue reading →

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The Jackie Chan-A-Thon

Posted on February 16, 2010 by OGR

Yes I know it’s lazy just putting “A-Thon” after something, just get over it. 2010 marks the start of Jackie Chan’s 6th decade of working in films, and while he is no longer the automatic draw that he once was … Continue reading →

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Reign Over Me (Review)

Posted on February 16, 2010 by OGR

I recently watched Punch-Drunk Love and if you are interested you can see HERE that I didn’t much like it. The only reason I watched it in the first place is that I had been bombarded with so many crappy movies … Continue reading →

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A Better Tomorrow 2 (Review)

Posted on February 15, 2010 by OGR

I watched A Better Tomorrow a few weeks back. Not bad, not good, only OK. A normal person might have been happy leaving it there, but the DVD I borrowed was a multi-pack and had 2 & 3 included, and … Continue reading →

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