Month: September 2010

2005 6/10 This is a film left wanting for more. Being directed by Michael Bay, and bear in mind that I am someone who really likes Bay's work, though many wouldn't go so far as to classify it as such, this was to thoughtful considering how stylised it was. Unlike films such as "Gattaca", who's… Continue reading THE ISLAND

1927 10/10 The best restoration to the 1927 premier until now. (2002 Restoration) I had tried to watch this film a couple of times before this 2002 version, starting back in 1998, with a Eureka! Video edition, but with a dreadful synthetic score, poor print and just a general sense of datedness, I could never… Continue reading METROPOLIS

1982 10/10 Looked back upon with mixed favour, I still believe as much today as in the mid 80's that this is a smart, thrilling action film. Roy Scheider seemed to fit these roles so well, and McDowell was cheesy and yet enjoyable as the inexplicable thoroughly British member of the U.S. Air Force. The… Continue reading BLUE THUNDER

2010 4/10 From the "team" that brought us "Pirates Of The Caribbean", comes this rather lacking and somewhat boring effort. The trailer said it all, but I dared to hope for more, but in fact got even less. The acting is up there with some of the worst and most wooden that I have ever… Continue reading PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE SANDS OF TIME

2009 9/10 At first, I overlooked this as yet another animated flick, as quirky and generic as many others of its genre but boy, was I in for a surprise. The laughs started within two minutes and once started, didn't stop until the end credits rolled. This was fun, funny and quirky, well paced and… Continue reading CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS

2008 9/10 I must admit that I was quite TAKEN a back by the tone of this film. Since the DVD/Blu ray releases all toted this as the "Extended Harder Cut", I may be forgiven for expecting something which reveled in the violence, and offered little in the way of plot or thrills outside the… Continue reading TAKEN (HARDER CUT)

1976 10/10 Simple, chilling and effective. It is hard to quantify precisely what it is about this classic mash of classic western "Rio Bravo" and Romero's groundbreaking, if not an acquired taste, zombie flick, "Night Of The Living Dead", which makes this so memorable. For a start it is the best John Carpenter film, but… Continue reading ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13

2010 8/10 CINEMA REVIEW For the newer Blu-ray review, click HERE To start with, if I never see Rick Malambri, the so called star of this film, again, I will die a happy man. This lad cannot act for toffee! It is actually bordering on criminal that a movie should be released with such a… Continue reading STEP UP 3D