Monthly Archives: May 2012

V for Vendetta (Review)

Posted on May 31, 2012 by OGR

Here is a film that would be more aptly titled ‘P for Pretentious’, I grew increasingly tired of having to feign shock at the constantly unshocking twists, turns and occurrences. The only thing that I was more tired of was … Continue reading →

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Death Sentence (Review)

Posted on May 29, 2012 by OGR

Depending on your view point Death Sentence is a decent and decidedly bloody revenge flick or a series of what not to do’s. The revenge flick line goes like this: When his son is a victim of a gang initiation … Continue reading →

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Changing Lanes (Review)

Posted on May 28, 2012 by OGR

Gavin Baneck (Ben Affleck) is a hot shot cocky prick of a lawyer rapidly rising in the ranks of his big name law firm. Gavin is on the up. Telemarketer Doyle Gibson (Samuel L. Jackson) is desperately trying to piece … Continue reading →

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Mass Death in film

Posted on May 26, 2012 by OGR

As if there aren’t enough ways to die. On top of the usual stuff that can kill you like smoking, drinking, poor diet, traffic accidents and plain old age, the movie-making industry seem hell bent on pointing out several other … Continue reading →

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The Raid: Redemption (Review)

Posted on May 25, 2012 by OGR

And out of the blue comes the best martial arts film in about a decade (by my reckoning Kiss of the Dragon was better, but far more commercial and expected) from, of all places, Indonesia. For the record there won’t … Continue reading →

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The Big Hit (Review)

Posted on May 24, 2012 by OGR

It is inexplicable to me, but despite a steady stream of some of the dopiest dialogue The Big Hit is actually quite a clever and unexpectedly entertaining film, even though it is equally instantly forgettable. Melvin (Mark Wahlberg) is a … Continue reading →

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Traitor (Review)

Posted on May 22, 2012 by OGR

Traitor film review. Continue reading →

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Black Mask (Review)

Posted on May 21, 2012 by OGR

Why is it that I see Black Mask on DVD shelves all over the place, but you can’t find a decent copy of kung-fu classics Drunken Master 2 or Fist of Legend anywhere? I usually chuckle derisively at boneheads who … Continue reading →

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The Action Movie Cliche List

Posted on May 19, 2012 by OGR

The only thing more clichéd than some of these movie clichés is putting together a list of movie clichés. However I watch too many movies and scratch my head at too many recurring – and baffling – things, that I … Continue reading →

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Young Adult (Review)

Posted on May 18, 2012 by OGR

Young Adult inhabits that annoying sub-genre of character study films, only they choose to study characters that are varying levels of bland, boring or reprehensible and expect that we the audience will cheer, gasp or at least remain fascinated as … Continue reading →

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