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June 2009
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2009-06-21 22:42
What a wasted opportunity. Fucking awesome possibilities ruined by Bale's growly-monotone-yelling and a wonky faced Arnie. And a piss story. And a shit ending.
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2009-06-20 20:30
Strangely I liked this. At times it's funny, at times touching but it's never dull. No one is more surprised at this than I am.
0.3 April 2009
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2009-04-04 11:43
The world’s most depressing film, bar none. Fucking dreadful. I’m sure the novel is a miserable read too but Christ, I hope it’s not as wrist-slashingly-depressing as this dreary home-abortion toting grim-fest.
0.3 March 2009
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2009-03-04 11:38
Hugh Jackman, as ever, is mesmerising. Nicole Kidman less so. One thing is clear though, this is a Baz Luhrman film. The story of a cattle farm in Darwin is really the story of the inequity in Australia’s not so distant past.
0.3 February 2009
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2009-02-02 11:40
Che Guevara will forever now look exactly like Benicio Del Toro. I’m not certain why I feel this but it must say something that Del Toro’s acting convinced me he was the world’s most boring revolutionary. I hope he doesn't die or anything in part two.
0.3 January 2009
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2009-01-16 19:48
Quite simply the best film ever made. Mickey Rourke is outstanding as Robin Ramsinsky the washed up, fucked up ex-professional wrestler who’s life has been torn apart by the sport he loved. There will be a full review of this soon.
0.3 November 2008
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2008-11-16 13:30
The Man Who Fell To Earth (1976)
I was confused. Bowie's performance saves an otherwise unspectacular message movie. Though what exactly that message is, I'm still not sure.
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2008-11-12 20:00
An entertaining if slightly stiff, interpretation of Noel Coward's tragicomedy. Highlight for me was that tit from the BT ads as the butler.
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2008-11-02 16:02
Interesting but confusing. Cate Blanchett was good but Christian Bale was outstanding! Where was his Oscar nod?
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2008-11-01 17:45
Great! Full of action and a nicely balanced story. More than a few nods to previous Bonds though and I'm a little worried to see old clichés slipping back in. Villainous super groups with dodgy names, in particular.
0.3 October 2008
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2008-10-19 22:10
From start to finish this movie piles on the incredulity, until you're so inured to it that you accept every piece of piss poor dialogue and outrageous set piece. Oh, and Timothy Olyphant needs to get a better agent, he's done nothing good since Deadwood.
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2008-10-05 21:07
Above average アニメ that sets the standard for others to follow. Decent story and some great visuals make it worth a watch.
0.3 September 2008
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2008-09-28 21:20
Touching and unusually restrained for Terry Gilliam this is the story of a lonely little girl surrounded by damaged adults. Shot beautifully throughout it gives a twisted fairy tale feel to some quite creepy goings on, although it does feel like a very short snippet of a much, much larger story that stretches for decades either side of the narrative we see.
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2008-09-21 01:00
A film from my childhood, enjoyable from start to finish and suitably Gilliamishly weird with it. Sean Connery's turn as Agamemnon is very cool.
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2008-09-18 00:26
Stylish. Had the right idea. Cost £2.99. Well worth £2.99. I should have watched it more closely really, nevertheless it was schlocky fun.
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2008-09-16 23:18
A lovely, quirky little comedy. The influence of geek romance flicks like Napoleon Dynamite is clear but the performance of the two leads, as awkward, slightly slow, naive lovers more than makes up for the cribbing.
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2008-09-14 23:05
Fun little horror comedy, not a patch on Shaun Of The Dead as the sleeve would have you believe, but nonetheless cool. Of course that coolness emanates almost entirely from Nathan Fillion. Shiny!
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2008-09-08 23:19
Interesting little movie, with a decent premise. Eddie Izzard is shit, John Malkovich is passable but Willem Dafoe is out of this fucking world! A great score and a very atmospheric opening sequence set the scene for a movie that never really lives up to it.
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2008-09-06 12:42
A confused, muddled mess of a movie. Characters have to be more than just a stereotype, they need cultural reference to sustain whole movies. That's why Austin Powers worked and this doesn't. The ½ point is for the song at the beginning. I liked that.
0.3 August 2008
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2008-08-31 11:33
Mildly amusing in places and not a bad movie, though not outstanding either. None of Mel Brooks' comedies has aged well and that stands for Young Frankenstein too.
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2008-08-30 22:44
A true classic. As was seemingly the vogue in the seventies, this is billed as a children's film but is actually nothing of the sort. Excellent effects and a bizarre plot ensure this will be watched for generations to come.
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2008-08-23 01:42
Slightly saccharine but otherwise uplifting story about the impact of gang culture and racial divides on the education of inner city teens and their teacher’s belief in their ability to transcend it. Based on a true story.
0.3 July 2008
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2008-07-25 22:45
Action packed and certainly very dark, what's all the fuss about Heath Ledger though? He's good, not astounding. The adult tone suits the material very well but the movie's too long while at the same time feeling cramped.
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2008-07-25 21:50
Great little movie, funny, touching and very warm. Well worth watching if you catch it on BBC Three some night (like I did).
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2008-07-20 18:50
Overwhelmingly cute and with a message too! I'm not normally a fan of Pixar's animation but I must admit to liking this one. Kudos to Ben Burtt too, the voices were amazing (not just lightsabers, eh Ben?).
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2008-07-19 22:00
Beatles' songs, great cinematography, Bono and Eddie Izzard! A rip roaring blast through the sixties from the point of view of Beatles' songs. A bit forced at times but nonetheless great.
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2008-07-13 23:38
Dense little film, not particularly outstanding but shot with authority and style. Viggo Mortensen, as ever, was amazing.
0.3 May 2008
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2008-05-28 23:07
Straw Dogs 2! Well that's a little uncharitable but it's pretty fucking close. Yet another of Gary Oldman's I-do-the-blockbusters-so-I-can-do-these movies and he's pretty good in it. Paddy Considine on the other hand looks a bit stunned throughout. Grab it if you see it cheap.
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2008-05-25 21:30Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
Harrison Ford is Indiana Jones! Nineteen years in the making and not too shabby for it. Easily as good as the original trilogy (Lucas take note).
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2008-05-04 20:20
What a fantastic movie! As superhero movies go this is a belter. Robert Downey Jr. excels as Tony Stark. The storyline mixes comedy, drama and action in equal measure and is really strong because of it. It's a winning formula. Go see it!
0.3 April 2008
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2008-04-07 18:00
Nice. That's about the best I can say. A talking (sort of) rat teaches a man to cook. Great...
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2008-04-03 21:00
Funny. If only for Billy Connoly's turn as a vicious squirrel. He's got a wee freakish twin on his back!
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2008-04-02 20:00
Oh dear. Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear. This could have been great, as it is it's a bit sucky. Shame.
0.3 February 2008
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2008-02-09 21:20
Lots of suspense, great effects and quite fun but ultimately it's a bit disappointing.
0.3 December 2007
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2007-12-28 21:30
The best film of 2007. A story of loss and obsession, that shows the unerring ability of mankind to destroy itself in the name of progression. See it. Now.
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2007-12-26 16:20
This was torture. Girls in stockings titillates for about five minutes, if you're fourteen, but it wears thin quickly when the plot it 'supports' is non existent. That half star is for Russell Brand.
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2007-12-26 11:30
Luc Besson has crafted a touching story that has you guessing for quite a bit, before reaching a wonderful conclusion. Angel-A is shot in black and white and benefits enormously from it.
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2007-12-11 20:00Blade Runner: The Definitive Cut (2007)
Fucking astonishing. Astonishing! If you don't agree with that there's something gone wrong in your brain.
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2007-12-09 20:40
It had a beginning, a middle but I'm buggered if I could find an end. Actually the plot was pretty flimsy too. Disappointing.
0.3 November 2007
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2007-11-30 21:20
I am Beowulf/This is Sparta. Interchangeable? Sadly not, everyone thought this was brilliant. Except me, it's mediocre at best.
0.3 October 2007
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2007-10-24 21:20
Average vampire fare. Nice idea but the implementation was a bit wank.
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2007-10-20 21:00
Boring, piss poor, fantasy nonsense. Robert DeNiro as Captain
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2007-10-06 20:10
Sexually repressed teenagers battle for the mimsy. What's more it's actually funny, as in funny for grown ups. Bizarre!
0.3 September 2007
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2007-09-14 21:40
Ludicrous but immense fun, if you liked Crank you'll love this. What's more the crazy gun stuff is so outrageous you can't help but laugh.
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2007-09-08 01:44
Amazing film. Funny and cool in a seventies kind of way. What's the matter? Never taken a short cut?
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2007-09-08 01:42
All that hoo-hah Owen Wilson has had lately? It's because of his guilt at making this movie.
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2007-09-08 01:40Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
The effects are still great but have given way over the years to the story. Which, if I'm to be honest, is fucking brilliant. Everybody needs to own this movie.
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2007-09-08 01:38
Bill Murray thought he was making Lost In Translation II, sadly he wasn't. Watching this felt like getting into a warm bath after you'd banged your head.
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2007-09-08 01:37
'This is Sparta!', I need say no more. Gerard Butler cements his place in film history with one phrase. The movie's not too bad either.
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2007-09-08 01:35
Gary Oldman, permanantly pissed by all accounts, turns in a cracking performance as Dracula. The film is unimformly wooden in acting and sets but it suits the material well.
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