Monthly Archives: December 2010

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (Review)

Posted on December 7, 2010 by OGR

There are heaps of things that franchises try to reignite interest in their films, the inclusion of new hip sidekicks, the return of a character thought dead or just long gone, my personal pet-hate the arrival of (supposedly) cute kids … Continue reading →

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Slaughterhouse-5 (Review)

Posted on December 6, 2010 by OGR

An elderly Billy Pilgrim sits and writes his memoirs at a rickety old typewriter. To say that he has lead a very interesting life is an understatement, to say that his life makes for an interesting movie is a little … Continue reading →

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Underrated films

Posted on December 4, 2010 by OGR

I spotted an article online listing so-called underrated classics a while back on metacritic.com. I’m always on the lookout for quality entertainment regardless of how old it is so I decided to track some films down and revisit others I’d … Continue reading →

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Devil (Review)

Posted on December 3, 2010 by OGR

Reading some of the quotes from US reviews gave justification for cautious optimism, there were a few glowing reports but at worst the consensus appeared to “the best thing M. Night Shamalamading-dong has done since The Sixth Sense”. No probs … Continue reading →

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Black Sheep (Review)

Posted on December 2, 2010 by OGR

So I’m about to review my second New Zealand made film, the first being the ordinary Eagle Vs Shark, this means that in 18 months I have reviewed the same amount of NZ films than Aussie made ones – this … Continue reading →

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