Category Archives: Film

Trash. Oh, wow, that was bad. Was the script writer asleep at his desk? Whole stretches were so underwritten it was scary. Also, the production was so cheap they used footage from the TV show Dark Angel to fill in … Continue reading →

Blah. I fell asleep watching this movie. The script was the same old same old and I just didn’t give a rip about anything they had to say. This was oh so Disney and not so much Pixar. Current temperature: … Continue reading →

Scary. Scratch that, better make it really damn scary. This has such a cool premise and you really believe the local inhabitants of a northern Alaska community would have the wherewithal to put up a fight and see off the … Continue reading →

Tiredish. Not bad, but then not exactly good. An excuse to eat your favourite movie snacks really. I’ll admit to mostly enjoying the ride while it lasted but it did teeter just the wrong side of that believability line. Die … Continue reading →

Fun. So it isn’t perfect and could have done with a firmer hand in the editing room, but I enjoyed this movie. Neil Gaiman just rocks so a movie based on one of his books has got to have a … Continue reading →

Thought provoking. Rendition was rated 15 but after watching I would have put it in the 18 category, along with Eastern Promises, just on the torture scenes alone. Rendition tells a good story that has a sound moral purpose and … Continue reading →

Thinky. This movie has many attributes to recommend it. Only six main characters who are interesting to watch. A short running time. Thought provoking. Straightforward yet not simplistic. And it’s going to irritate the hell out of the American neocons. … Continue reading →

Engrossing. Apparently, despite the 18 rating and the quite explicit advertising, customers at the theatre we attend, had been complaining over the content of this movie. It’s a Russian mob movie. Do you expect peaches and cream? There were several … Continue reading →

Underwhelming. This was so disappointing. They managed to make a pretty exciting and riveting story hugely boring. I had a hard time staying awake. There were some stunningly beautiful images but they did not make up for the complete lack … Continue reading →