5 March 2009
Cast: Billy Crudup, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Malin Akerman, Matthew Goode, Patrick Wilson
Script: Alex Tse, David Hayter
Genre: Action
Setting: Britain - Anglo-Saxon & Viking
11 Comments
Based on the graphic novel by Alan Moore & illus. Dave Gibbons Don’t you just love it when you turn up to watch a crappy film[1] and then get to see an excellent one by total fluke? That’s what to … Continue reading
11 September 2008
Genre: graphic novel, sff
Setting: Gotham city
2 Comments
A serious house on serious earth Illustrator: Dave McKean See also: Librarything ; Other reviews ; Read for RIP III From the journals of Amadeus Arkham: In the years following my mother’s death, I think it’s true to say that … Continue reading
17 June 2008
Cast: Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Lou Ferrigno, Tim Blake Nelson, Tim Roth, Ty Burrell, William Hurt
Script: Zak Penn
Genre: Action, sff
2 Comments
IMdb ; Other reviews I’m one of the few who seem to have liked Ang Lee’s version of the Hulk, but I seem to be in agreement with most of the reviews I’ve spotted of this film. It wasn’t good. … 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
11 Comments
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
13 May 2007
Cast: Bruce Campbell, Bryce Dallas Howard, James Cromwell, James Franco, Kirsten Dunst, Thomas Haden Church, Tobey Maguire, Topher Grace
Script: Alvin Sargent, Ivan Raimi, Sam Raimi
Genre: sff
5 Stars
13 Comments
I wasn’t a huge fan of the first two spiderman films; I enjoyed them but didn’t LOVE them. They were good, solid entertainment. Two was probably a little better, though I may feel that way because I recently rewatched it … Continue reading
20 July 2006
Cast: Brandon Routh, James Marsden, Kate Bosworth, Kevin Spacey, Parker Posey, Tristan Lake Leabu
Script: Bryan Singer, Dan Harris, Michael Dougherty
Genre: sff
Setting: USA
9 Stars
7 Comments
Superman has never really been a superhero that I was a fan of. Sure, he is faster than a speeding bullet and has saved the world on numerous times, but I’ve just never had a grá for him. So I … Continue reading
11 June 2006
Cast: Anna Paquin, Famke Janssen, Halle Berry, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen
Script: Simon Kinberg, Zak Penn
Genre: Action, sff
5 Stars
8 Comments
In this, the third X-Men film, there are two main plot lines. One concerns Jean Grey and her return from death in the form of the ultra powerful Dark Phoenix. The other revolves around a cure for the mutant gene, … Continue reading
28 July 2005
Cast: Chris Evans, Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Julian McMahon, Michael Chiklis
Genre: Action, sff
4 Stars
1 Comment
If you go to this film expecting anything but a light entertainment film you will be disappointed. Luckily enough, I wasn’t really hoping for anything much. I don’t know much about the Fantastic Four, apart from seeing one or two … Continue reading
4 July 2005
Cast: Christian Bale, Cillian Murphy, Gary Oldman, Katie Holmes, Liam Neeson, Michael Caine
Script: Christopher Nolan, David S. Goyer
Genre: Action
Setting: Gotham city
9 Stars
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Ignore all the previous films, this is new Batman origin film. And we get it all, from the fall down the well to the parents being gunned down in an alley. There is the training, the gadgets, and a batmobile … Continue reading
20 May 2005
Call no: 800
Genre: graphic novel, sff
8 Stars
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ISBN:0785115315 I’ve always been a theoretical fan of the X-Men comics. What I mean is that I’ve always thought they were cool, but I’ve never bought one. I did love the X-Men cartoon, but never really got to watch enough … Continue reading