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The Raid Movie Review
Some films do exactly what the trailer tells you they’re going to do. The trailer for The Raid (or The Raid: Redemption in the US) made it pretty obvious that this was a film where there were going...
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With some films I find the fun is trying to pick a game that would best fit gaming the film. The Raid isn’t one of those films. With the raid the question I find myself asking is how many games can...
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Prometheus Film Review
For all the its not another sequel to Alien/Aliens/Alien3/Alien Resurection but a film in the same Universe Prometheus has a lot to live up to. Having Ridley Scott, Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender,...
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The Bourne Legacy
Enjoyed the Bourne Legacy tonight. The Bourne Ultimatum pulled a high wire act with the clever play with time and the ending of the Bourne Supremacy. The Bourne Legacy opens quite slow with a lot...
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The Expendables 2 Movie Review
It hardly seems like two years since The Expendables was in the cinema and now here all shinny and new is The Expendables 2. This time Arnold, Bruce and Stallone do more together with the added bonus...
View ArticleTotal Recall
Outing tonight to see the remake of Total Recall. It’s a remake of the 1990 original: there are many familiar elements but mixed up in new ways while some others (like Mars) haven’t made it. Colin...
View ArticleLoopers Movie Review
Just back from seeing Loopers. Enjoyed it but does it live up to the hype? The acting is good with Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce WIllis believable as Joe at different ages. Emily Blunt and Pierce...
View ArticleSkyfall
Well it’s hard to write about this bond film without spoilers so I’ll try to keep this short. Bond returns to the form of Casino Royale for me with the latest film. Stripped back to the bare...
View ArticleArgo Film Review
Argo is an excellent new thriller set during the Iran Hostage crisis as the CIA attempts to extract six diplomats who escaped as the US embassy was stormed. With Argo Ben Affleck proves that his...
View ArticleByzantium Review
Byzantium isn’t going to be for everyone. Its pace is slow with not a lot of action. There’s some gore but not a lot. That leaves plenty of space for character development and cinematography that...
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Mr Holmes
Taken me a week to pull my finger out and blog about Mr Holmes. Went to see it last week. Enjoyed its rather melancholy, later life, all my friends are dead, bee keeping take on the great detective....
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Terminator Genisys
Sometimes bad reviews can be a good thing. Pleased to say I enjoyed this more than I expected based on the critics. Nice mix of twists, spills and thrills following the chase format of the previous...
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Ant-man Review
I was a little nervous about Ant-man. While I tend to avoid reviews I’d seen some comments about it having a lighter tone than other Marvel films with more comedy in a bad way. I didn’t need to be...
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The Man from UNCLE Movie Review
Warning This Review will include the reviewers But (that is I’ll say some reasonably nice things and then part way through I’ll say BUT and then criticise the film). I’ll also start some sentences...
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Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation Review
This film is everything that The Man from UNCLE wasn’t last week. Its grounded in the franchise that its grown out of and has a clear respect for the original source even if much of the audience won’t...
View ArticleFantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald – lovely costume and set design, some really good special effects, can’t fault the cast. So its a shame the story was so laden with exposition, foreshadowing...
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