Monthly Archives: August 2011

Monsters (Review)

Posted on August 18, 2011 by OGR

Monsters was not at all what I expected… and this time that is not a good thing. In Monsters the Earth has made contact with aliens, these beasts are a couple storeys tall and look like giant octopuses, only they … Continue reading →

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Good Will Hunting (Review)

Posted on August 15, 2011 by OGR

Good Will Hunting is manipulative and spends a good half the film playing your emotions like a piano, but it is so effective that even while you know full well what it is trying to do you can’t help but … Continue reading →

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Ravenous (Review)

Posted on August 15, 2011 by OGR

1800’s Fort Spencer in remote backwoods California is the third drawer of the army, the place where nothing important is shunted for ‘later’, but really it’s just to get it out of the way because you can’t be bothered dealing … Continue reading →

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B Movie Haiku Reviews: File under “Direct to DVD” – Mask of the Ninja / Clive Barker’s The Plague / Ninjas Vs Vampires

Posted on August 13, 2011 by OGR

This months B Movie Haikus find me in good cheer. In recent times I have seen a few half decent films, and I am still basking in the glow of watching the team I had favoured win the NBA championship … Continue reading →

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Green Lantern (Review)

Posted on August 11, 2011 by OGR

Even with the better adaptations over the years I’ve never felt the urge afterward to head off and look up the back catalog of comics, the source material that helped make the film such a success. Green Lantern – which … Continue reading →

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The Exorcism of Emily Rose (Review)

Posted on August 10, 2011 by OGR

Comparisons with last year’s The Last Exorcism are inevitable, both films have simple young women becoming possessed by demonic spirits and the ensuing rituals to cleanse them involve much histrionics, menacing and unexpected dialogue in foreign languages and much physical … Continue reading →

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Alien 3 (Review)

Posted on August 9, 2011 by OGR

Alien 3 has been (I think) unjustly panned over the years. Sure when compared to the All Time Classic that is James Cameron’s Aliens it – and practically all sci-fi flicks – pale by comparison. Also when compared to the … Continue reading →

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Dark City (Review)

Posted on August 7, 2011 by OGR

Dark City was lost amid all the Matrix fawning that occurred in the 90s, which is a shame, because although it might not be quite as good or quite as memorable, Dark City is a masterful display of style and … Continue reading →

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Priest (Review)

Posted on August 7, 2011 by OGR

Priest was panned by American critics upon release, now having seen it for myself I can see why, the fact is that this is a film that should never have been released to cinemas and I can’t recommend that you … Continue reading →

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‘Classic Horror’ vs ‘Modern Horrifying’.

Posted on August 6, 2011 by OGR

I recognise that it must’ve started a lot earlier than this but for the sake of convenience I will start with the film Marathon Man and the infamous ‘Nazi dentist’ scene, in which the aforementioned goes to town on Dustin … Continue reading →

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