Monthly Archives: July 2010

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (Review)

Posted on July 19, 2010 by OGR

You’d think the Master & Commander part would be enough title but nope they thought more, more, more. Whether that pushed audiences away or not isn’t important, I personally never bothered with this because I assumed it was merely another … Continue reading →

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The Host (Review)

Posted on July 17, 2010 by OGR

This was described by many Western critics as a Monster movie with a twist, but it isn’t that much of a monster movie, even though the creature is pretty cool. It actually isn’t much of anything, the focus of the … Continue reading →

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The Karate Kid 2010 (Review)

Posted on July 16, 2010 by OGR

I can’t for the life of me think how this is a 2 ½ hour film, I just can’t work out how they managed to do it. It is either sleight of hand or mismanagement of film but all I … Continue reading →

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Predators (Review)

Posted on July 15, 2010 by OGR

Before I discuss the good points that made Predators an enjoyable couple of hours I must address some gaping holes in logic that I simply could not ignore. 1/ The movie opens with all human characters being dropped into a … Continue reading →

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Near Dark (Review)

Posted on July 13, 2010 by OGR

Along with Point Break and The Hurt Locker, Kathryn Bigelow has had three films now reviewed by this site. I never thought that would happen. Not that I have anything against Big Kat, it’s just that when you think of name … Continue reading →

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Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist (Review)

Posted on July 12, 2010 by OGR

Normally when making a film I would assume that a prospective filmmaker must want to do one of 5 things: 1/ Make something that resonates with an audience. 2/ Make a statement, and artistic one if you must. 3/ Showcase … Continue reading →

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Hard Boiled (Review)

Posted on July 10, 2010 by OGR

For some reason John Woo takes good old fashioned gun violence films and fills them full of things that don’t belong, jazz music, blinded victims who fall in love, white doves. Call it juxtaposition all you want, I call it … Continue reading →

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The Punisher 2004 (Review)

Posted on July 9, 2010 by OGR

Apart from one baffling and totally infuriating scene (one that was simply lousy and poorly conceived), The Punisher totally defied my initial expectations (that it would suck), and is actually quite good. Frank Castle (Thomas Jane) is an ex soldier … Continue reading →

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Hot Tub Time Machine (Review)

Posted on July 8, 2010 by OGR

After the recent cinematic miscarriage that was MacGruber it was with some trepidation that I ventured into another deliberately cheesy, potentially throwaway comedy in HTTM. This film was better yet still left a lot on the table, but at least … Continue reading →

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Little Big Soldier (Review)

Posted on July 6, 2010 by OGR

This doesn’t get the list or the abbreviated run down, because this is not a Jackie Chan film. Not like any I’ve seen anyway. Jackie has another crack at a Chinese historical film, this time he eschews the crap that … Continue reading →

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