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Casting adult comedy stars Will Ferrell (Anchorman, Step Brothers, you’ve heard of him right?) and Danny McBride (Eastbound and Down, All the Real Girls, Tropic Thunder) in a “children’s film” was asking for trouble! And, I have no doubt that this was intended to be a “children’s film”. Special effects? Check! Simple [...]
‘Romantic comedy’ has become a dirty phrase. It embodies all that is wrong with Hollywood, as it throws its latest concoction of trite plot lines, odd supporting characters, ridiculous situations, and “happy endings” at the audience. Is it really “happy” when too obnoxious people suck face and [...]
Continuing on from my earlier post, I review Ralph Bakshi’s 1978 version of The Lord of the Rings: My first experience of the The Lord of the Rings was watching this film at the impressionable age of eight. So, I admit that my experience of Rings [...] A tale of a man’s promise to his wife, Up is Pixar’s funniest and most touching film to date. [...] Inglourious Basterds; the film so good I saw it twice. Instead of a balls to the wall action film, as promised by the synopsis and the marketing, we get a tense dramatic thriller with smatterings of horror and a little of the promised action. However, such is Tarantino’s skill in setting [...]
My brother and I managed to snag two of the few remaining tickets to tonight’s preview of District 9 at The Embassy Cinema in Wellington. And lo and behold, Mr Peter Jackson himself showed up to introduce the screening! He discussed the history of the film and explained how it [...] As cruel as it may be, it is hard not to compare Michael Mann’s new film to his cops and robbers classic, Heat. And, surprisingly, Public Enemies holds up quite well. It lacks the lyricism and depth that makes Heat so rewatchable, but as a straightforward action-drama it works exceedingly well.
Drag Me to Hell is an absolute delight! The film delivers on laughs, scares, and oozes fun! The story revolves around Christine, well played by Alison Lohman (Matchstick Men, Where the Truth Lies), who declines a bank loan to an old, deperate, gypsy woman. It turns out you shouldn’t mess with [...] |
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