Monthly Archives: August 2010

Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn (Review)

Posted on August 10, 2010 by OGR

So let’s hypothesize here. You make one of the more successful No-Budget films of all time against all odds. It is a horror film with no actors, minimal SFX and minimal story yet makes a comparatively huge profit (after a … Continue reading →

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Taking Care of Business (Review)

Posted on August 9, 2010 by OGR

Taking Care of Business is less a “Ha-Ha” funny comedy than a likable guy running around getting into mischief at the expense of an uptight business guy. What is more of a shock is that James Belushi is the likable … Continue reading →

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Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back (Review)

Posted on August 7, 2010 by OGR

When I decided to do nothing but comedy reviews for a month I had a quick look at my DVD collection and was surprised that there aren’t that many pure comedies in there. Sure there are plenty of action-comedies and … Continue reading →

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Zack & Miri make a Porno (Review)

Posted on August 6, 2010 by OGR

This is where Kevin Smith started believing his own press and got lazy. I can see him chuckling to himself as he came up with the title. “You guys think I’m gross and only do fluid and fart jokes? Well … Continue reading →

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MacGruber (Review)

Posted on August 5, 2010 by OGR

I am no Saturday Night Live fan. Over the years I might have watched a couple of episodes a year, and that was mainly if there was either a guest star or an event that became newsworthy and suggested it … Continue reading →

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Coming to America (Review)

Posted on August 3, 2010 by OGR

It is 3 minutes and 45 seconds after the movie starts that the central character of Akeem, played by Eddie Murphy actually speaks. It is 45 seconds after that when the first joke is fired, not a great one it … Continue reading →

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Bad Santa (Review)

Posted on August 2, 2010 by OGR

Like Kick Ass, but for slightly different reasons, Bad Santa generated a lot of buzz a few years ago in the media, mostly for the portrayal of jolly old Santa as a foul mouthed moody drunk. As usual this meant … Continue reading →

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After.life (Review)

Posted on August 1, 2010 by OGR

The odd thing about after.life is that there are a lot of things in the film that either don’t go anywhere or simply aren’t required, and an equal number of things that are totally illogical and out of place. Paul … Continue reading →

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