31 January 2007
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First of all I’d like to join with Carl and say “I’m a bookaholic.” It was only last week that I’d never been in the brand spanking new Chapters[1] shop on Parnell st., but once I’d been I just kept … Continue reading
31 January 2007
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Ashton Kutcher, Christian Slater, David Krumholt, Demi Moore, Elijah Wood, Emilio Estevez, Freddy Rodríguez, Harry Belafonte, Heather Graham, Helen Hunt, Jacob Vargas, Joshua Jackson, Laurence Fishburne, Martin Sheen, Nick Cannon, Sharon Stone, Stephen Rea, William H. Macy
Script: Emilio Estevez
Genre: biopic
Setting: USA
3 Stars
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As you can see from that impressive cast list, this is a bit of an ensemble film, which means it runs the risk of the audience not caring about the characters. And I’m afraid it failed. I just didn’t care … Continue reading
30 January 2007
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While I was at the kino watching Rocky Balboa they showed a trailer for Danny Boyle’s new film; Sunshine[1] which looks fairly interesting. But what struck me is how music can become so linked to one specific thing that when … Continue reading
27 January 2007
Cast: Antonio Tarver, Burt Young, Geraldine Hughes, James Francis Kelly III, Milo Ventimiglia, Sylvester Stallone
Script: Sylvester Stallone
Genre: drama, sport
10 Stars
7 Comments
It isn’t often that you describe a boxing film as sweet. It isn’t often I describe a film as sweet and mean that in a positive light, but if I was asked for a one word review of Rocky Balboa, … Continue reading
26 January 2007
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Went to see Rocky Balboa this evening and I totally loved it. It may just be nostalgia, or the way the audience reacted, but Rocky really is one of the greatest fictional characters in movie-land. Anyone catch that dragon film, … Continue reading
26 January 2007
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I finally got around to watching Tall, Dark, and Ó hAilpÃín[1] last night. It was an observational documentary looking at the lives of three of the Ó hAilpíns; Seán Óg, Setanta and Aisake. Seán Óg[2] is a hurler for Cork, … Continue reading
25 January 2007
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I officially hate everyone! Okay, so I’m not at the “lip curling, teeth bared” stage quite yet, but the stabbing people in their soft underbellies with pens[1] sounds about right. It isn’t really that they’ve done anything specifically to annoy … Continue reading
25 January 2007
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Another weekly meme that is. The Friday five thing doesn’t really appeal to me anymore, not sure why. So instead I’m gonna do the Thursday Thirteen. Course this means I now gotta come up with 13 things every week. Not … Continue reading
24 January 2007
Cast: Dalia Hernandez, Jonathan Brewer, Rudy Youngblood
Script: Farhad Safina, Mel Gibson
Genre: Action, historical fiction
Setting: Mayan
5 Stars
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I’m not really too sure what to say about this film, because I came out of it thinking “what was the point?” The story is a fairly simple one; Jaguar Paw is captured by an evil tribe who want to … Continue reading
24 January 2007
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