Monthly Archives: January 2011

The Green Hornet (Review)

Posted on January 30, 2011 by OGR

The Green Hornet isn’t an abject failure, once you realise who was really behind the film being made in the first place. Michel Gondry may direct the film, but aside from a few creative surreal scenes it seems that he … Continue reading →

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Chaw (Review)

Posted on January 29, 2011 by OGR

No this isn’t a Bruce Lee film. This is a South Korean giant wild killer pig movie – “another one?”, I hear you sigh. When the self proclaimed “crimeless village” of Sameri in South Korea is beset by a 500kg … Continue reading →

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True Grit 2011 (Review)

Posted on January 28, 2011 by OGR

Mattie Ross, the main protagonist and driving force of the Coen Brothers latest release True Grit, is one of the more intriguing and noteworthy characters of cinema in recent years. Mattie is 14 and makes her own decisions, but I … Continue reading →

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Death Race 2008 (Review)

Posted on January 27, 2011 by OGR

Death Race really overcomes some serious obstacles to get a solid “7” rating from me. The director is all flash and little substance Paul W Anderson (of Event Horizon fame and Resident Evil 4 infamy), it is a remake of … Continue reading →

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The Fighter (Review)

Posted on January 26, 2011 by OGR

Ex-boxer Dicky Ecklund has fallen spectacularly from grace and is now skinny, drawn and gaunt. In short he doesn’t appear like a boxer at all. Nevertheless Dicky – now 40ish and balding a little – takes almost every opportunity to … Continue reading →

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T2: Judgment Day (Review)

Posted on January 25, 2011 by OGR

How to review T2: Judgment Day without resorting to fanboy-isms? It’ll be difficult… because this roolz! We know from the 1984 Terminator that the future turns extremely bleak – in 1997 to be specific (did I miss something?) – the … Continue reading →

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I’m gonna git you Sucka (Review)

Posted on January 24, 2011 by OGR

This is a Wayans brother effort – they have so many brothers and so many efforts – this one is the brainchild of Keenan Ivory Wayans, an older sibling and is in much the same vein as White Chicks and … Continue reading →

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Wild Target (Review)

Posted on January 23, 2011 by OGR

Victor Maynard (Bill Nighy) is an assassin. A good one. A famous one, so famous that everyone knows what he has done, but so good that no-one knows who what he looks like. Victor Maynard knows 17 ways to strangle … Continue reading →

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Despicable Me (Review)

Posted on January 22, 2011 by OGR

Despicable Me never seems to aim for any lofty heights, but despite myself I enjoyed it in a very lightweight sort of way. The film revolves around Gru (Steve Carrell), a character of (I think?) Eastern European origin, who looks … Continue reading →

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Black Swan (Review)

Posted on January 21, 2011 by OGR

I wasn’t expecting to learn so much when I bought tix to see Black Swan. I thought I would be seeing a pretty decent drama with elements of Single White Female, some awards hype potential and a virtuoso performance from … Continue reading →

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