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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 Raid directed by Gareth Evans
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
1 January 2012
Cast: Jeanne Balibar, Nicolas Buysse, Stéphane Aubier
Script: Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar
Genre: animation
9 Stars
6 Comments
A town called panic directed by Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar
In a town (or village) called Panic live Indian, Cowboy, and Horse. But Cowboy & Indian have forgotten that it is Horse’s birthday. What will they get him as a present? He already has hats! But what about a barbecue? … Continue reading
10 October 2007
Cast: Aleksei Chadov, Galina Tyunina, Konstantin Khabensky, Mariya Poroshina, Valeri Zolotukhin, Viktor Verzhbitsky, Vladimir Menshov
Script: Alexander Talal, Timur Bekmambetov, Vladimir Vasiliev
Genre: sff
Setting: Russia
5 Stars
3 Comments
Daywatch [based on the book] by Sergei Lukyanenko directed by Timur Bekmambetov
This film starts off pretty much exactly where Nightwatch finished up, there is a quick voice over recap and then we are into the action, with Anton having just lost his son to the Dark Others, Zavulon in particular. Svetlana is now in training with Anton; he spends much of his time hiding how he feels about her while she tries to show him how she feels. Of course dating the trainee is a big no-no according to Geser, especially one that will probably be such a Great Light Other.
28 November 2006
Cast: Ariadna Gil, David O Hara, Doug Jones, Ivana Baquero, Lindsay Duncan, Maribel Verdú, Sergi López
Script: Guillermo del Toro, Kurt Johnston
Genre: historical fiction, sff
Setting: 20th, Spain
10 Stars
3 Comments
Pan’s Labyrinth directed by Guillermo del Toro
El Laberinto del Fauno I really wanted to go see this film ever since I heard about it, and yer wan at the desk who tried to put me off by saying “you know it is in Spanish with subtitles” … Continue reading
15 October 2005
Cast: Galina Tyunina, Konstantin Khabensky, Mariya Poroshina, Melissa Sagemiller, Valeri Zolotukhin, Vladimir Menshov
Script: Laeta Kalogridis, Timur Bekmambetov
Genre: sff
Setting: Russia
8 Stars
2 Comments
Night Watch [based on book] by Sergey Lukyanenko directed by Timur Bekmambetov
A thousand years ago an agreement was reached, the Light and the Dark negotiated a truce in order to prevent their mutual destruction. Each side ensures the other obeys the rules. The Night Watch are “the good guys” preventing the Dark from breaking the truce. But legend tells of the arrival of a “Great One” who will choose a side, and that side will become unstoppable.
Based on a trilogy of Russian books(by Sergei Lukyanenko) Nochnoy dozor is the first in a series of three books, and for the most part deals with Anton. Born human, he was one of the few able to see, and so become, one of the Others. Each new arrival must choose a side, Light or Dark, he chooses Light, and the film opens with him tracking down a vampire.
4 October 2005
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Rud éigin faoin seile na buaf agus colm bán
I’d half a huge long post written about Serenity and the fan ranting and raving and the non-fan flaming, and the Joss getting involved[1] but then I decided, nay, I don’t want to post on this. Instead I’m going to … Continue reading
21 July 2005
Cast: Juan Villegas, Kita Ca, Micol Estévez, Walter Donado
Script: Dougie Brimson, Lexi Alexander, Salvador Roselli, Santiago Calori
Genre: drama
Setting: Patagonia
8 Stars
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Bombón (el perro) directed 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 dogo, and the son of champions. He immediately gets … Continue reading
15 April 2005
Cast: Alexandra Maria Lara, Bruno Ganz, Corinna Harfouch, Juliane Kuhler, Kate Hudson, Michelle Yeoh, Ulrich Matthes, Yôko Narahashi, Youki Kudoh, Ziyi Zhang
Genre: drama, war
Setting: 1940s, Germany
10 Stars
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Downfall [Der Untergang] directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel
Opening with a group of young women being escorted by armed soldiers to meet Hitler, Downfall is not your average World War II film. Yes, it has guns, violence, death and soldiers, but this film tells of the last few … Continue reading
16 March 2005
Cast: Émilie Dequenne, Mark Dacascos, Monica Bellucci, Samuel Le Bihan, Vincent Cassel
Script: Christophe Gans, Stéphane Cabel
Genre: Action, horror
Setting: C18th, France
10 Stars
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Brotherhood of the Wolf directed by Christophe Gans
I just bought this on dvd after seeing many good reviews of it since its release. Plus, you know werewolf film so figured for 8 quid I wasn’t really wasting any money if it was rubbish. It wasn’t. It is … Continue reading