Monthly Archives: October 2010

30 Days of Night – Dark Days (Review)

Posted on October 31, 2010 by OGR

If ever was a film that sounded so much cooler than it was – it was the original 30 Days of Night (30 DoN). Come on, take a small town so remote and so far North that it doesn’t see … Continue reading →

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Cashback (Review)

Posted on October 30, 2010 by OGR

A budding artist has the ability to stop time by simply “thinking” it so. He uses his ability to undress the inanimate and frozen women in the supermarket where he works… so he can paint them. Thankfully there are many … Continue reading →

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Altered States (Review)

Posted on October 29, 2010 by OGR

Sometimes I don’t need a movie to make total sense. Sometimes I will forgive some inconsistencies and flaws if the filmmakers try to do something new. Sometimes I don’t need to understand what I just watched, I just need to … Continue reading →

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Red (Review)

Posted on October 28, 2010 by OGR

When bad guys try to X Frank Moses (Bruce Willis) for no apparent reason he takes off, pausing only to gather up his call centre operator possible girlfriend Sarah (Mary-Louise Parker) who he has never met before he starts to … Continue reading →

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Total Recall (Review)

Posted on October 26, 2010 by OGR

Total Recall might not be the most realistic film ever made, it hasn’t got the attention to detail and the gritty realism that a James Cameron film boasts, in fact it actually seems more cartoony than Avatar – which I … Continue reading →

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Bronson (Review)

Posted on October 25, 2010 by OGR

Charles Bronson is apparently the most notorious and well known criminal in England, not for the crimes he committed that landed him in prison but the ones he committed while already inside. The UK and the USA seem to love … Continue reading →

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Let Me In (Review)

Posted on October 24, 2010 by OGR

I have 2 very good reasons for thanking director Matt Reeves for the job he did with Let Me In. Thanks Matt for not fucking it up. Thanks also for making this review so much quicker to write. For the … Continue reading →

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Let the Right One In (Review)

Posted on October 23, 2010 by OGR

With the US remake Let Me In looming I thought it appropriate to revisit the exceptional original so that I can make the inevitable comparison more accurately. Without even seeing Let Me In I know that the original Swedish version … Continue reading →

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Monster House (Review)

Posted on October 22, 2010 by OGR

I’m a sucker for decent animated films, the key word there though is decent. The fact of the matter us that most animated films these days simply don’t qualify as even decent. The Shrek sequels, the Madagascar sequel, Planet 51, … Continue reading →

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The Town (Review)

Posted on October 21, 2010 by OGR

Ben Affleck seems like a big goofy guy in the Keanu Reeves mould – bit of a doofus but a good looking bloke with a bit of charm who could remember a few lines and stand on an X with … Continue reading →

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