Monthly Archives: December 2012

Dodgeball (Review)

Dodgeball is based upon Baseketball, Major League and countless other – mostly better – films. Balls of Fury has since ripped off Dodgeball too, and is in fact a little better itself, so I guess the cycle of pointlessness continues … Continue reading

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In defense of… Christian Bale

For some reason I feel the need to stick up for Christian Bale even though I know even less about him than 98.3% of the people on the planet. I don’t watch the E Channel or puff pieces on the … Continue reading

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Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (Review)

You order a performing clown for your kid’s birthday party based upon a bright and vivid flyer. The day arrives and the clown shows up in full makeup, before carefully unloading all of the toys, props and stuff you would … Continue reading

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The King’s Speech (Review)

Genuinely credible drama is actually hard to write about. At least when your main tools are fart jokes and lazy stabs at public figures. But with The King’s Speech being about a monarch with a speech impediment, and the much … Continue reading

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The Man with Two Brains (Review)

I recently trawled through the collection of a mate with a large and diverse movie collection, borrowing a bunch of DVDs to work through. The resulting reviews were posted in recent months and include Set Up, The King’s Speech, National … Continue reading

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Heartless (Review)

Jamie is a sweet young guarded lad who remains close to his family amid a community paralysed by fear. A large heart-shaped birthmark on his face keeps him away from public gatherings for fear of scrutiny and gasps of shock, … Continue reading

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The Good, the (Not) Bad & the Ugly: OGR takes Directors to School

Morning class, as we progress through our review of the school year let me first say that not all of you will make it to the next grade. In fact some of you are being asked to leave the class … Continue reading

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End of Watch (Review)

End of Watch is Colors for the modern era. An efficient and effective series of scenes that clearly highlight the danger of being an inner city cop in Los Angeles that keeps coming back to a slightly clumsy storyline which … Continue reading

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SetUp (Review)

If you’re a no-name actor in an especially uncreative film the Missus whispering ‘Come home soon’ in your ear as you leave the house is essentially the kiss of death. So when Sonny (50 Cent) and Vincent (Ryan Phillippe) pick … Continue reading

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Shoot to Kill AKA Deadly Pursuit (Review)

Shoot to Kill – AKA Deadly Pursuit (in my mind the better title anyway) is a low key throwback to another era, where competence and efficiency were sufficient and hooks weren’t required. A hostage is taken. The ransom: diamonds. All … Continue reading

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