Monthly Archives: June 2010

Miracles (Review)

Posted on June 15, 2010 by OGR

It is the 1930’s (ish), and poor old Jackie is broke, especially after he is hoodwinked into handing over his life savings with the promise of a job. After he foils a moider, in a (frankly) ridiculous turn of events … Continue reading →

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Raw Deal (Review)

Posted on June 14, 2010 by OGR

Raw Deal is realistically a vehicle to let Arnold Schwarzenegger plug bad guys with bullets, all the while spouting ridiculously macho dialogue. So rather than talk about it I’ll try to summarise it DVD cover blurb style. Try to read … Continue reading →

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Three Kings (Review)

Posted on June 12, 2010 by OGR

On paper this should have been no more than a vanity project, after all look at some of the key personell… –         An Ex-Soap Star –         A guy once more famous for his underwear and short lived rapping career –         … Continue reading →

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Versus (Review)

Posted on June 11, 2010 by OGR

Remember when you were at school and the teacher reminded you that you had an assignment or project due the next day, and that you had been aware of it for three months. And you hadn’t even started yet… So … Continue reading →

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Rob B Hood (Review)

Posted on June 10, 2010 by OGR

OK let’s save me some time. Look at the cover above. All 3 are thieves. The old guy wants to retire, only he himself has just been cleaned out and needs one last score. The young guy who isn’t Jackie … Continue reading →

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Youth in Revolt (Review)

Posted on June 9, 2010 by OGR

At one point in Youth in Revolt the character played by Michael Cera; Nick Twisp, realises that he must act in a despicable and unsociable manner for he and his dream woman to be together.As you might expect from any … Continue reading →

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Human Traffic (Review)

Posted on June 8, 2010 by OGR

You know when someone breathlessly tells you a story that is long winded and takes various diversions along the way, before they realize you don’t give a toss and want them to simply stop? (No? Then I guess you’ve never … Continue reading →

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SPL (Review)

Posted on June 7, 2010 by OGR

As I was watching SPL I started to wonder if it might justify a “great” rating, then the last 10 minutes convinced me once and for all that it undoubtedly deserved that title. And as far as SPL goes, it … Continue reading →

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Best CDs of the 90s – OZ EDITION

Posted on June 5, 2010 by OGR

OK I’m the first to admit this is arse-about, about a year ago I did the Best Tapes of the pre-90s list, then for some reason it took me another 8 months to get to the Best Downloads of the … Continue reading →

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The Ministers (Review)

Posted on June 4, 2010 by OGR

This was originally going to be a review about an old Jet Li film called The Evil Cult that I spotted in the video shop, but 5 minutes in the film sucked so bad that I couldn’t be bothered even … Continue reading →

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