1 December 2006
Cast: Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Judi Dench, Mads Mikkelsen
Script: Neal Purvis, Paul Haggis, Robert Wade
Genre: Action, thriller
8 Stars
11 Comments
based on the novel by Ian Fleming Before I saw this film I said that I would enjoy it, I just decided, spur of the moment type of thing that I would like it. And I’m glad to report that … Continue reading
25 September 2006
Call no: 9 Stars
Cast: Charlie Hunnam, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Claire-Hope Ashitey, Clive Owen, Hugh Jackman, Julianne Moore, Kate Beckinsale, Michael Caine, Richard Roxburgh
Script: Alfonso Cuarón, David Arata, Hawk Ostby, Mark Fergus, Timothy J. Sexton
Genre: drama, sff
Setting: Britain, future
4 Comments
Based on the novel by P.D. James In a previous review at some stage I mentioned that I’m quite a fan of Clive Owen’s. Not in ‘omg he’s lovely’sort of a way, but in a ‘he’s a good actor’ sort … Continue reading
9 July 2006
Cast: Betty Sun, Dong Yong, Jet Li, Shido Nakamura
Script: Chris Chow
Genre: Action
Setting: China
6 Stars
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Billed as Jet Li’s final martial arts epic, you should know to expect plenty of fight scenes in this film. But there is also a plot and a storyline too. One that revolves around the historical figure of Huo Yuanjia, … Continue reading
2 May 2006
Cast: Elizabeth Banks, Gregg Henry, Michael Rooker, Nathan Fillion
Script: James Gunn
Genre: comedy, horror
8 Stars
9 Comments
I’ll be honest, at first I only wanted to go see Slither in order to support Nathan Fillion. But the trailers made it look entertaining, and the reviews were pretty good, so in the end it wasn’t just Serenity love … Continue reading
16 September 2005
Cast: Paul Giamatti, Renée Zellweger, Russell Crowe
Script: Cliff Hollingsworth
Genre: biopic, sport
Setting: 1930s, USA - great depression
8 Stars
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– Joe Gould Based on the true story of James J Braddock. A boxing film. Set during the Depression. Consider all of these things and you may be thinking that this is a sentimental boxer-overcoming-hardship film, and, in a way … Continue reading
8 September 2005
Cast: Gillian Anderson, Robert Carlyle, Saskia Mulder, Tyrone McKenna
Script: Pearse Elliott
Genre: drama
Setting: Northern Ireland
6 Stars
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The opening scene of this film makes sure we know who the bad-guy is, Good Joe, the greyhound trainer. We first meet him throwing a bag, full of what we are not certain but are given to understand that it … Continue reading
4 September 2005
Cast: Asia Argento, Lukas Haas, Michael Pitt, Scott Green
Script: Gus Van Sant
Genre: fictional biography
5 Stars
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Opening with a scene of Blake stumbling and mumbling his way through the woods this film almost always looks great and interesting. Unfortunately it isn’t. It is a boring, one-note tale of a “rock and roll” cliche that never engages … Continue reading
25 August 2005
Cast: Adam Baldwin, Alan Tudyk, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Gina Torres, Jewel Staite, Morena Baccarin, Nathan Fillion, Ron Glass, Sean Maher, Summer Glau
Script: Joss Whedon
Genre: sff
Setting: space
10 Stars
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This is the non-spoiler review. Spoiler review is down below. The password is the name of The planet. If you’ve seen the film you should know what planet I’m talking about. If not, then email me fencesitter at gmail dot … Continue reading