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The Losers – Movie Review

Dalton — Sat, 08 May 2010 09:31:31 +0000

The Losers follows the story of five Special Forces operatives who during a mission in Bolivia find themselves unable to carry out their mission because the lives of innocent children will be taken if they do. When they stray from their instructions given by Max, who they only know via radio contact, they find their escape helicopter shot down by Max who then believes he has killed them due to their unwillingness to follow his direct orders

Timecrimes Movie Review – Rewind

Dalton — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:21:27 +0000

Timecrimes is a 2007 science fiction movie that takes a novel approach on the idea of time travel following the characters of Hector played by Karra Elejalde. Hector starts the story sat on a chair in his garden with his wife played by Candela Fernandez who is just about to nip out to do some shopping, Hector notices something in the forest at the bottom of his garden and takes a look with his binoculars. Through the tree and bushes he sees the figure of a woman undressing in the forrest and he decides to go and check out what is going on

Zombieland – Movie Review

Dalton — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:34:11 +0000

Zombieland is of course a zombie movie, and if you have seen the trailer you will know what it's all about, if you haven't seen the trailer then you should check it out because its a really great trailer filled with moments that will make you think, hey i wanna see this movie! Zombieland stars Jesse Eisenberg as Columbus a college student who after the zombie plague hits is trying to make his way to Columbus, Ohio to see if his parents and family are still alive, not that he is very close to them, or anyone for that matter as Columbus is a bit of a loner

Pandorum Review

Dalton — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 06:34:37 +0000

Pandorum is a science fiction thriller set on a space vessel making a five hundred million mile journey from earth, the crew are all asleep in and they are carrying a passenger roster of around sixty thousand people. We start the story following a crew member named Bower played by Ben Foster, Bower awakes to find that hes apparently woken up too early and there appears to be some problems with the ship

Trick ‘r Treat – Movie Review

Dalton — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 09:11:56 +0000

Trick 'r Treat is the feature film debut of Michael Dougherty who is better known for his screenwriting work but has done a fine job on this Halooween themed movie which brings together four scary stories into one film. The first story is about a school principal played by Dylan Baker that teaches one child the real meaning of Halloween after he knocks all his Jack O Lanterns down. In the second story a group of girls thats are looking to party on halloween but one of them, played by Anna Paquin

A Perfect Getaway – Movie Review

Dalton — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:19:34 +0000

A Perfect Getway is a thriller movie set in Hawaii where a young couple Cliff and Cydney played by Steve Zahn and Milla Jovovich are celebrating their honeymoon. They learn of a secluded beach deep in the island which is only accessible by a long trek, looking for adventure the couple decide they are going to hike to the beach with the vision of paradise firmly in their mind

Yes Man – Film Review

Dalton — Wed, 13 May 2009 12:00:42 +0000

Yes man is definitely a Jim Carrey movie, it has all the trademarks and while it’s not as slapstick as some previous films it’s still got that unmistakable taint. It doesn’t matter who directs or writes the films that Jim Carrey stars in he still ends up stealing the show and making the movie his own

Pitch Black – Rewind

admin — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 17:16:45 +0000

Pitch Black turned up out of the blue, with one of the best trailers I've seen to date. It was minimal, visually stark and left you wanting more and intrigued to know what happened to the alcohol fuelled flame blowing man as he was surrounded in the darkness.

Disturbia – Review

admin — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 17:52:27 +0000

The trailer for Disturbia showed just enough to get you interested, an old fashioned suspense story which many have likened to Rear Window by Hitchcock.

Mr Bean’s Holiday – Review

admin — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 18:34:36 +0000

Mr Bean’s holiday has more mishaps than anyone else's holiday, but this is the price you pay for being Mr Bean. Things often go wrong but you rely on ingenious solutions to resolve your problems. So Bean (Rowan Atkinson) is back for another big screen outing, and this time he's off on holiday to France, which means that badly spoken French, some new friends and lots of upset people.

The Benchwarmers – Review

admin — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 17:52:28 +0000

Benchwarmers has a movie title that any one living outside of the United States is going to struggle to identify with in this comedy starring Rob Schneider, David Spade and Jon Heder.

Smokin Aces – Review

admin — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 20:22:17 +0000

Smokin Aces, I always type it Smoking Aces, but it’s definitely Smokin. There is actually a lot of smoke in this movie, guns too, but the Aces come from the man who everyone wants, Buddy 'Aces' Israel.

The Devil Wears Prada – Review

admin — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 18:44:59 +0000

The Devil Wears Prada is not the kind of movie i would normally choose to watch, that doesn't mean its a bad movie though, its not. Running at a time of 109 minutes its not overly long and its not so short that your left wanting for more.

The Wicker Man – Review

admin — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 16:20:49 +0000

The original Wicker Man movie starring Edward Woodwood is a cult classic, so i was excited when i heard a remake was being made.

A Scanner Darkly – Review

admin — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 10:51:22 +0000

A Scanner Darkly is a movie based on a story by PK Dick who has a lot of stories already adapted for the screen and has influenced many others. In recent years you have Minority Report, before that you have Total Recall and Blade Runner. Just how good is A Scanner Darkly, does it stand up with the others?

Nacho Libre – Review

admin — Sun, 31 Dec 2006 18:13:46 +0000

Nacho Libre was a movie that the trailer doesn't really do justice too. It stars Jack Black as Ignacio a monk who dreams of being a wrestler.

District B13 – Review

admin — Sat, 23 Dec 2006 19:39:59 +0000

You might have heard of this movie under a different name, Banlieue 13, maybe not but that should give you a clue its French its bold and its one of the best if not 'the' best, definitely the most exciting action movie of 2006.

Crank – Review

admin — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 12:46:29 +0000

Crank its a nice little title for a movie, and it describes it well, the movie starts off as it means to go on, actually it just goes on gaining momentum. The things to like about this movie are, the frenetic pace, the non typical direction, the rather original, very contemporary storyline and some seriously funny situations that the main character Chev Chelios gets into as a result of killing the wrong person in his hitman day job.

Casino Royale – Review

admin — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 20:39:13 +0000

New bond Daniel Craig comes up with the goods in his first outing, teamed with the reprisal of Martin Cambell as the director and an old story, it works and gels together. The familiar pacing is present and the elements are all there, underlying structure is intact but the detail, grittiness of the cinematography and the unfolding of the story is what makes the movie work, along with solid performances from all the cast.

Ice Age 2 – Review

admin — Sun, 23 Apr 2006 16:54:19 +0000

Ice Age 2 is just one of the many animated movies to surface this year, they often gross large amounts at the box office and have turned into very common fixtures in the cinema.