Monthly Archives: June 2012

Iron Sky (Review)

Iron Sky is a concept in search of an effort. An emo-merchandiser’s dream with no product to sell. A low budget exercise in exploiting the young and impressionable with hooks aplenty on the surface but nothing meritorious to discuss aside … Continue reading

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Safe (Review)

There is an ethical teaser posed to the non-violent that goes something like ‘would you kill an animal if it meant saving another animal?’ The follow up being ‘what about if it meant saving a thousand animals?’ In Safe Jason … Continue reading

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Once upon a time in China (Review)

Wong Fei Hung is a legend in China, a ‘people’s hero’ and master martial artist whose story has been told again and again with varying degrees of success. Jackie Chan has had a go with the immortal Drunken Master 2, … Continue reading

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So Close (Review)

Cory Yuen tries his hand at a Matrix style ‘so hot right now’ eye-catcher in an effort to prove that he is more than a fight choreographer. Might I just say that with this film and The Transporter that Director … Continue reading

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Disclosure (Review)

Yet another 90s film where Michael Douglas has affairs when he shouldn’t. Michael Douglas bangs women he shouldn’t Basic Instinct: Micky D bangs his psychiatrist and the suspect in a high profile murder case – both of whom had a … Continue reading

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‘Hollywood Mega-Star’ Movie Demerits: Adam Sandler

Many respected and highly paid professions require their practitioners to be highly skilled and reliable at performing the basic aspects of the craft. In fact it is fair to say that the better remunerated the profession the greater the expectation … Continue reading

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Prometheus (Review)

My guess is that Ridley Scott had an idea of the beginning and the end that he wanted for Prometheus, but the middle hour of the film is perhaps a little saturated with too many ideas, concepts and characters to … Continue reading

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Don’t be a menace to South Central while drinking your juice in the hood (Review)

Don’t be a Menace 2 South Central while drinking your Juice in the Hood shows that ridiculous joke a minute – not necessarily funny jokes mind you – spoof flicks have been around for a while, there just weren’t as … Continue reading

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The Assassin (Review)

  I saw The Assassin in 93 or 94 when it was released on VHS, and who knows it might have seemed edgy then. If that was the case it has not aged well… Bridget Fonda is Maggie, an unruly … Continue reading

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A Nightmare on Elm Street 1984 (Review)

Despite the fact that thanks to the myriad sequels A Nightmare on Elm Street became more famous for the kill scenes and Freddie’s death quips than any other reason, I will happily declare the first film had at least one … Continue reading

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