Monthly Archives: October 2013

Madison County (Review)

Posted on October 31, 2013 by OGR

The DVD cover of a drama film normally has the director’s name emblazoned across it. If he has a solid résumé, you’re likely to pick it up. The DVD cover of an action film normally has the star’s name listed … Continue reading →

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Walking Tall (Review)

Posted on October 29, 2013 by OGR

Walking Tall is ‘Based upon a true story’ in the same way that an episode of Keeping up with the Kardashian’s is ‘based upon real life’. It might be more accurate to say that Chris Vaughn – the guy on … Continue reading →

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Twelve Monkeys (Review)

Posted on October 28, 2013 by OGR

Twelve Monkeys was the arrival of Bruce ‘the Actor’ Willis and Brad ‘the Mega-Star’ Pitt. It is also a supremely confident non-commercial film that somehow managed to slip one past the keeper and find itself in the mainstream despite its … Continue reading →

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Spring Breakers (Review)

Posted on October 26, 2013 by OGR

Florida – Spring break. Four young nubile headstrong bikini clad girls, short of the requisite funds to travel to renowned party hot spots, perform an armed robbery to pay their way then head south… Stop right there. Are you really … Continue reading →

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Only God Forgives (Review)

Posted on October 26, 2013 by OGR

Inspired and insipid look pretty similar in dim light. Very similar in the washed out red rinse that serves as the backdrop for most of the scenes in Only God Forgives, the latest from director Nicolas Winding Refn. There are … Continue reading →

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The Purge (Review)

Posted on October 25, 2013 by OGR

NBA player Andrei Kirilenko and his wife have an odd arrangement. Once a year Andrei’s wife gives him permission for a ‘free pass’ of sorts, namely he can ‘indulge’ with one groupie of his choice with her blessing. Apparently in … Continue reading →

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Full Metal Jacket (Review)

Posted on October 24, 2013 by OGR

We meet the recruits as they prepare for boot camp, as their undignified haircuts signify uniformity and a removal of individuality and normal. If only we knew how much further they would go to reinforce this fact. The undisputed leader … Continue reading →

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Platoon (Review)

Posted on October 22, 2013 by OGR

They arrive fresh faced, well meaning and understandably on edge. They leave jaded, weary and changed forever. If they are lucky enough to leave… Platoon is an excellent Vietnam movie that is more about the battle within the battle, the … Continue reading →

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Hamburger Hill (Review)

Posted on October 21, 2013 by OGR

Like Full Metal Jacket before it, Hamburger Hill is a film in two distinct sections. The film opens with new recruits just arrived from America to bolster the ranks of soldiers who are on down-time. This gives the recruits time … Continue reading →

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Bloodrayne Movie Trilogy Review

Posted on October 19, 2013 by OGR

At a conceptual level at least Bloodrayne had a chance. It cannily cast Amazonian (and admitted nudist) Kristanna Loken hot on the heels of her Terminator 3 coming out party as the sexy half-vampire Rayne. It eschewed the box-office helping … Continue reading →

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