4 May 2012
Cast: Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Clark Gregg, Jeremy Renner, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hiddleston
Script: Joss Whedon, Zak Penn
Genre: Action, sff
10 Stars
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aka Avengers Assemble, which is a totally crap name. Even Marvel’s the Avengers would’ve been better. Stupid marketing decisions are stupid. Okay, so long time readers of the blog here will know that I am a huge fan of Joss … Continue reading
20 December 2011
Call no: 1910s
Cast: Jared Harris, Jude Law, Noomi Rapace, Robert Downey Jr., Stephen Fry
Script: Kieran Mulroney, Michele Mulroney
Genre: Action, detective & mystery, historical fiction
6 Stars
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Based on books by Arthur Conan Doyle I really enjoyed the first of these “reimaginings”, although I don’t think that Robert Downey Jr.’s character is really Sherlock Holmes. I haven’t read a lot of the Conan Coyle stories, although they … Continue reading
5 May 2010
Cast: Caleb Landry Jones, Don Cheadle, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jennifer Lawrence, Jon Favreau, Mickey Rourke, Paul Bettany, Robert Downey Jr., Sam Rockwell, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson
Script: Justin Theroux
Genre: Action, sff
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Dir: Jon Favreau
I really enjoyed Iron Man and I love Mr. Downey Jr. and I think Jon Favreau is so very adorable. All positives, so I’m guessing you can all feel the but coming. I’m going to keep you waiting, for a little while at least, because Iron Man 2 is a really fun film. And the effects are great. I enjoyed all the roles, Downey is great as Stark, he pulls off the role of ass-hole multi-millionaire while at the same time he is an engaging character. And all the supporting cast, while they aren’t asked to do a huge amount, do their jobs well.
10 January 2010
Cast: Eddie Marsan, James McAvoy, Jude Law, Mark Strong, Michael Peña, Peter Kay, Rachel McAdams, Robert Downey Jr., Robert John Burke
Script: Anthony Peckham, Lionel Wigram, Michael Robert Johnson, Simon Kinberg
Genre: Action, detective & mystery, historical fiction
Setting: London
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Based on books by Arthur Conan Doyle IMDb ; Sherlock Holmes Guy Ritchie’s re-imagining of Sherlock Holmes is quite a different man from the detective that might pop into your head when you hear the name. There are similarities, of … Continue reading
9 May 2008
Cast: Faran Tahir, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeff Bridges, Leslie Bibb, Paul Bettany, Robert Downey Jr., Sayed Badreya, Terrence Howard
Script: Art Marcum, Hawk Ostby, Mark Fergus, Matt Holloway
Genre: Action, sff
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Ever since Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang I’ve loved Robert Downey Jr. and that is the main reason I wanted to go see this film. Sure, I enjoy superhero films, but I know nothing at all about Iron Man, so it … Continue reading
17 June 2007
Cast: Anthony Edwards, Brian Cox, Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo, Robert Downey Jr.
Script: James Vanderbilt
Genre: detective & mystery, thriller
Setting: 1970s, California
6 Stars
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This is based on the true story of a serial killer in the 1970′s in California who highlighted his murders with cryptic letters to newspapers. He killed at random, and called himself The Zodiac, and wrote his letters in a code. He also often sent bloodstained items of clothes along with these letters as a sort of proof. He was never caught. Robert Graysmith was working as a cartoonist at one of the newspapers where the letters arrived, and became caught up in the case. The film is based on his book of the events of the time. Continue reading
22 August 2006
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Robert Downey Jr., Rory Cochrane, Winona Ryder, Woody Harrelson
Script: Richard Linklater
Genre: animation, sff
7 Stars
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I have come to conclusion that I dislike this new animation style of digital-rotoscoping. That is where actors are filmed and then converted into animation using some computer aided magic. (As you can see I am all up on the … Continue reading
25 February 2006
Cast: David Strathairn, Frank Langella, Jeff Daniels, Patricia Clarkson, Ray Wise, Robert Downey Jr.
Script: George Clooney, Grant Heslov
Genre: drama
Setting: 1950s
7 Stars
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It is the 1950′s, and McCarthyism is rife in America as the hunt for reds under bed trundles on. In CBS Ed McMurrow begins to highlight McCarthy’s scare tactics and methods on his current affairs television show. The film is … Continue reading
21 December 2005
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Shane Black, Val Kilmer
Script: Tony Gilroy
Genre: detective & mystery
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Robert Downey Jr. …. Harry Lockhart Val Kilmer …. Gay Perry Michelle Monaghan …. Harmony Faith Lane I’ve been vaguely wanting to see this film for a while now, but until last night I kept putting if off. Glad I’m … Continue reading