Monthly Archives: August 2011

Alien: Resurrection (Review)

Posted on August 30, 2011 by OGR

200 years on from the events of Alien 3 – and the death of Ellen Ripley… and she’s back, cloned from DNA retrieved prior to her death aboard a massive spaceship. Why it had to be Ripley and not some … Continue reading →

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The King of Comedy (Review)

Posted on August 29, 2011 by OGR

At the risk of attracting Scorcese-mad fanboys might I state that if The King of Comedy was made by a no-name director there is no way in hell anyone would be talking about it now, let alone labeling it Scorcese’s … Continue reading →

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Gremlins 1 & 2 (Review)

Posted on August 27, 2011 by OGR

Gremlins Gremlins came out at the right time. In another decade this low key flick could’ve sunk without trace even with the Spielberg name prominently associated. But once people realised it wasn’t that scary and that it was pretty much … Continue reading →

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Planet of the Apes 2001 (Review)

Posted on August 26, 2011 by OGR

Righto, before we get to their ascension, let’s look at the first poorly judged attempt to re-boot the franchise that was so flawed that it took a mere decade to pass before the reboot was rebooted. Believe it or not … Continue reading →

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Rise of the Planet of the Apes (Review)

Posted on August 25, 2011 by OGR

When a failed presentation nearly leads to the entire project being shut down, research scientist Will Rodman (James Franco) finds himself raising both a newborn monkey (saved from ‘disposal’) and his elderly Father (John Lithgow), who is stricken with Alzheimers, … Continue reading →

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Middle Men (Review)

Posted on August 25, 2011 by OGR

If ‘inspired by a true story’ is taking one fact and making heaps of shit up around it then this review is ‘inspired by a true story’, in as much as I watched a film called Middle Men a few … Continue reading →

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Fled (Review)

Posted on August 23, 2011 by OGR

I love Laurence Fishburne, have been a fan since way before Morpheus became the second most famous bald black guy since Michael Jordan and count Jimmy Jump from King of New York as one of the more memorable bit characters … Continue reading →

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Bram Stoker’s Dracula (Review)

Posted on August 22, 2011 by OGR

Francis Ford Coppola and co pulled out all the stops in this faithful retelling of Bram Stoker’s classic masterpiece about undead luvin’, everything short of hiring quality young actors that is… The short version of the plot goes like this: … Continue reading →

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In Defence of… Johnny Depp

Posted on August 20, 2011 by OGR

Johnny Depp has far more fans than detractors – but they do exist, and for a long while I was one of them. Starting out as mere Freddy-fodder in the original Nightmare on Elm Street, the ensuing years of Depp’s … Continue reading →

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Cowboys and Aliens (Review)

Posted on August 18, 2011 by OGR

There are some times that I can see the future so clearly that I swear I am at least partially psychic. For example, next Monday thousands of co-workers will answer the question “You saw Cowboys and Aliens huh? What was … Continue reading →

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