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Posted on October 18, 2007
Filed Under New Release DVD, Simon's Reviews | 2 Comments
Mark Wahlberg stars in this edge of your seat action thriller. A marksman (Wahlberg) living in exile is talked back into the military after learning of a plot to kill the president. Ultimately double-crossed and framed for the attempt, he goes on the run to track the real killer and find out who exactly set him up, and why.
Wahlberg did an excellent job in this none stop roller coaster action movie and is truly beginning to shine. I really love movies that portray a government as an evil entity as most of the time, this is completely true. As the story unravels, we’re introduced to the bad guys who we love to hate, but doesn’t Danny Glover look really old? Read more
Primer
Posted on October 17, 2007
Filed Under Independent Films, Simon's Reviews | 2 Comments
We thought it was about time to review some classics, and what better way to kick this off than to review one of the best independent films ever made - Primer. This movie is ingenious, It won so many indy awards and rightfully so. Definitley in my top 10 of all time.
While conducting experiments in a garage, Two brilliant engineers who lead double lives accidentally discover that there latest project allows them to travel back in time. Each mans curiosity leads to experiments without the other’s knowledge, some with serious consequences. (from the DVD cover) This is the most thought provoking, intelligent film I have ever seen… Read more
Blood Diamond
Posted on October 16, 2007
Filed Under New Release DVD, Serina's Reviews | 1 Comment
Leonardo DiCaprio truly became Danny Archer in this jaw dropping, I can’t believe that just happened film. His character is incredibly versatile. He spoke in several different accents and dialects as he went from one situation to the next and made each shine true. After a few minutes I can honestly say I forgot he was the star that he is and saw him as the character he played, an African man. I have to give him a 10/10 on this one and I am not his biggest fan by any means. Read more
Stay Alive
Posted on October 16, 2007
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Ah Ah Ah Ah Stay Alive, Stay Alive. That famous line from that Beegee’s classic and the title of an underground survival horror game that unfortunately kills you in real life if you die in the game. Apparently. It seems like a recipe for disaster when infact quite frankly it works.
Being a bit of a computer game fanatic myself it relished the fact that I could watch geeks playing games for an hour and a half. Within minutes I thought my girlfriend would be fast asleep when infact we were both enjoying it… Read more
Death Proof
Posted on October 15, 2007
Filed Under New Release DVD, Simon's Reviews | 1 Comment
Continuing our reviews of Grindhouse, Next on the list is Death Proof, a strange story and slightly empty film that leaves a lot to be desired. Kurt Russell is incredible in this movie. He totally stole the show.
Now from my understanding, this isn’t a true Grindhouse movie, Yes, there’s grainy, clunky editing and what not, but it just feels like an ordinary Tarantino movie.
There are many, many scenes in Deathproof that just seemed to last forever with absolutely no bearing on the plot, character development, or anything else for that matter. I was really disappointed - about half of the movie in fact is complete filler, I really expected more. The opening box office weekend was a bit of a disaster, only taking in $4.2m… Read more
Planet Terror
Posted on October 14, 2007
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Another Grindhouse movie from Robert Rodriguez, a pretty spectacular zombie gore-fest from start to finish. Obviously this movie was influenced by Tarantino, in typical grind house fashion.
This movie was a little better than Deathproof (review coming soon!) purely because it was action packed… never a dull moment, unlike Deathproof - Planet terror kept a solid flow and managed to keep me completely entertained. Lots of big names, Bruce Willis, Tarantino, Freddy Rodríguez to name a few - The casting for this film was spot on.
One thing I have to complain about is the editing. I understand grind house and its effect but, I felt it went way over the top on many occasions. Slightly nauseating even at one point. Read more
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