The Island dir. by Michael Bay
This could have been a really interesting film, a proper sci-fi film that raises questions, that asks about society and what we believe in. Opening with Lincoln Six Echo on a...
17 August 2005
Dear Wendy dir. by Thomas Vinterberg
Up for the award for weirdest film I’ve seen in quite a while. You don’t believe me? Okay, the plot revolves around Dick, who seems to have no friends at all...
17 August 2005
Lost – Special dir. by Greg Yaitanes
Episode 14 This episode centres on Walt and Michael, with flashbacks of how Walt ended up not knowing his father, and living in Australia. As well as how Michael regained custody....
16 August 2005
Lost – Hearts and Minds dir. by Rod Holcomb
Episode # 13 A good episode here. I didn’t review the previous one Whatever the Case May Be because it wasn’t good and I didn’t have anything to say about it....
9 August 2005
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory [based on book] by Roald Dahl dir. by Tim Burton
With this film you constantly hear people comparing it to the previous film version starring Gene Wilder. Well not here, because although I think I’ve seen it at some stage, I...
8 August 2005
Lost – All The Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issue dir. by Stephen Williams
You know Lost is starting to bug me. The storylines are interesting and the mysterious island is a great device. Throwing all these people together, the never knowing quite what to...
26 July 2005
The Pacifier dir. by Adam Shankman
Terrible, terrible film. But then again we already knew that from the poster didn’t we. And the premise was horrible. I blame Copper-copper for asking me did I want to go....
24 July 2005
Bombón (el perro) dir. by Carlos Sorin
Set in Patagonia is this the story of an unemployed mechanic (Villegas) who is given a dog as reward for a good deed. This dog, Bombón Le Chein is a pedigree...
21 July 2005
Edward Scissorhands dir. by Tim Burton
This really is a great film. I bought it on DVD quite a while ago, but it has taken me some time to actually watch it. And I still have the...
20 July 2005
Vanity Fair [based on book] by William Makepiece Thackery dir. by Mira Nair
Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear. This is not a good film. To be honest it isn’t even worth discussing, apart from two aspects. There is wonderful look of the costumes,...
19 July 2005
Eight Legged Freaks dir. by Ellory Elkayem
This was on the telly last night, when it came out, back in 2002, it was one I meant to watch. It looked silly but fun. Well, maybe it’d be better...
18 July 2005
Veronica Guerin dir. by Joel Schumacher
Went to see Veronica Guerin last week. It a film based on the true story of Veronica Guerin, a journalist with the Irish Independent who was murdered in 1996 because of...
18 July 2005