Monthly Archives: November 2012

Paranormal Activity 4 (Review)

Posted on November 16, 2012 by OGR

You can’t examine the skeletal plot of Paranormal Activity 4 without referencing key events from the first 3 films, so *Spoilers* may follow. In essence the first three films can be summarised neatly as ‘What Katie did’, following Katie as … Continue reading →

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Pitch Black (Review)

Posted on November 15, 2012 by OGR

When space-pilot Carolyn is instantly promoted mid-mission it’s largely – alright entirely – thanks to the untimely in-flight death of her former boss. Her first instinct as Captain is to jettison the human cargo and protect her own arse. There … Continue reading →

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Saving Grace (Review)

Posted on November 13, 2012 by OGR

Saving Grace finds itself a worthy companion piece to Doc Hollywood and Three Fugitives, films whose main positive ingredient is an intangible quality known as charm, something Michael Bay has commissioned a team of scientists to create artificially in Hollywood … Continue reading →

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Chasing Amy (Review)

Posted on November 12, 2012 by OGR

I will (reluctantly) shelve all comments about Kevin Smith’s cinematic quality decline mirroring the expansion of his waistline because Chasing Amy is a high quality film. It is in fact the best film on his CV and one of only … Continue reading →

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B-Movie Haikus: 80s and 90s schlock-horror edition: Frankenhooker / Chopping Mall / Bad Biology

Posted on November 10, 2012 by OGR

Since coming up with my part lazy / part inspired B Movie Haiku concept I have covered off on some of the sub-genres that exist at the low end of the cinematic gene-pool, videogame based flicks, low budget tripe trying … Continue reading →

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The Amazing Spider-Man 2012 (Review)

Posted on November 9, 2012 by OGR

While being Spider-Man would be amazing this film really isn’t, but it is quite good nonetheless even though (profit aside) it has absolutely no reason to exist. Rather than just run a side-by-side list of how this stacks up plot-wise … Continue reading →

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Shooter (Review)

Posted on November 8, 2012 by OGR

Shooter wins bonus points through its originality… kind of. By steadfastly adhering to 80s action movie clichés and sticking to formula it somehow manages to appear as a refreshing alternative to anything made in a long while. That’s because it’s … Continue reading →

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The Roommate (Review)

Posted on November 6, 2012 by OGR

The Roommate elicited only two thoughts during the entire 90 minute running time; the first is that regardless of the situation both leads Minka Kelly and Leighton Meester look just fabulous, whether it’s early morning, late at night, at a … Continue reading →

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He was a Quiet Man (Review)

Posted on November 5, 2012 by OGR

Who would have thought it possible that the teen hailed as the James Dean of the 90s was only a bad haircut and a wispy mo away from being a psychopathic office worker lamenting the loss of his stapler? Well … Continue reading →

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OGR’s 10 most Over-Rated Horror movies from this millennium.

Posted on November 3, 2012 by OGR

This list was inspired by a 30 second stopover on Rotten Tomatoes prior to a DVD shop visit. A bit ‘over’ bad movies I decided to take some cues from proper critics and look up a few consensus gems. I … Continue reading →

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