21 May 2012
Cast: Donny Alamsyah, Iko Uwais, Joe Taslim, Ray Sahetapy, Yayan Ruhian
Script: Gareth Evans
Genre: Action
Setting: Jakarta
7 Stars
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The Indonesian version of SWAT are going into battle. An apartment block has become home to the bad and the violent. A no go area that the police never visit. But now they are going in, intending to get through … Continue reading
The forces of the Union are about to meet those of the North in battle. Over the next three days war will be waged, and men will die. Or become heroes. Or something in between. This is the story of those bloody days, the story of the men, and occasional women, on both sides who fight.
27 April 2010
Cast: Dominic West, Liam Cunningham, Michael Fassbender, Nick Frost, Olga Kurylenko, Ulrich Thomsen
Script: Neil Marshall
Genre: Action, historical fiction
Setting: Britain - Rome
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Writ & Dir: Neil Marshall
I love and adore Dog Soldiers. And The Decent was pretty damn good too Of course Doomsday was utterly preposterous but you win some, you lose some. And I was still prepared to take a chance on Neil Marshall, especially when the story is about Roman soldiers on the run in the second century. I mean it had to be better than King Arthur, right?
22 April 2010
Cast: Aaron Johnson, Chloe Grace Moretz, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Mark Strong, Nicolas Cage
Script: Bob Fisher, Jane Goldman, Matthew Vaughn, Thomas Lennon
Genre: Action, family, sff
Setting: USA
3 Comments
Dir:Matthew Vaughn
Writ: Jane Goldman & Matthew Vaughn based on the graphic novel by Mark Millar & John Romita Jr.
With all the people out there who love comic books, with all those millions of people who love superheroes, why hasn’t anyone ever tried it. That’s what Dave Lizewski wonders. It isn’t that he thinks it is sensible, but surely it stands to reason that someone, somewhere will try it? Or has tried it? Well, why not him. So he goes online and buys a scuba diving suit, and low and behold, Kick-ass is born. Things do not go well for him. He’s a weedy teenager out on his own trying to fit the bad guys. He gets his ass kicked, on more than one occasion, but he also gets famous. And comes to the attention of Big Daddy and Hit-Girl, two real superheroes who know enough about their job to keep themselves totally secret. Did I mention that Hit-Girl is like eleven or something? Continue reading
10 May 2008
Cast: Alexander Siddig, Bob Hoskins, Chris Robson, Craig Conway, Darren Morfitt, David O'Hara, Leslie Simpson, Malcolm McDowell, MyAnna Buring, Rhona Mitra, Sean Pertwee
Script: Neil Marshal
Genre: Action, sff
Setting: future
6 Comments
This film really is utterly preposterous. Unbelievable in the extreme; plot holes every where. It makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. It still kicks ass though. Hugely enjoyable. It is set in the future, after a virus struck Glasgow the British … Continue reading
10 July 2007
Cast: James Purefoy, Kevin McKidd, Ray Stevenson
Script: Eoghan Mahony
Genre: drama, historical fiction
Setting: Ancient world, Rome
9 Stars
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We start off this episode with Brutus and Cassius riding along with their army. Brutus is in good form, he has been chatting with the men, but Cassius is a tad on the grumpy side, all these mouths to feed. … Continue reading
4 July 2007
Cast: James Purefoy, Kevin McKidd, Ray Stevenson
Script: Mere Smith
Genre: drama, historical fiction
Setting: Ancient times, Rome
9 Stars
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After the excitement of the last episode it seems that Timon has refound religion[1] as this episode begins with him and his brother praying at Temple. I do wonder will this last[2] But there isn’t too much time to think … Continue reading
3 July 2007
Cast: Kerry Condon, Kevin McKidd, Lindsay Duncan, Polly Walker, Ray Stevenson
Script: Todd Ellis Kessler
Genre: drama, historical fiction
Setting: Ancient times, Rome
9 Stars
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When last we left Rome we all thought that evil slimy servant dude was going to succeed with Servilia’s plan to off Atia. He had, after all, found an opportunity when she wasn’t eating with Octavia, and so could be … Continue reading
29 June 2007
Cast: Kerry Condon, Kevin McKidd, Lindsay Duncan, Polly Walker, Ray Stevenson
Script: Scott Buck
Genre: drama, historical fiction
Setting: Ancient world, Rome
8 Stars
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Things aren’t really going to well for Vorenus, are they? Dreaming about his wife’s suicide/attempt to distract Vorenus from killing her son. Waking up knowing that it is all true. Becoming a “son of hades”[1] Being a general grump, although … Continue reading
19 January 2007
Cast: Alicia Keys, Andy Garcia, Ben Affleck, Jeremy Piven, Ray Liotta, Ryan Reynolds
Script: Joe Carnahan
Genre: Action
3 Stars
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You know I really wanted to enjoy this film. The trailer promised gunfights and bullets and blood and gore, but all in a flashy, enjoyable way. The film didn’t deliver. It was far too much of a muddle, and it … Continue reading