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Posted by Jason Stringer on Jan 10th, 2010 | View Comments

The 7 worst films based on TV shows

With the upcoming release of The A-Team and the recent arrival of its trailer online, I thought it might be timely to take a look back at films that were adapted from classic television programmes but didn’t do the original show justice. Okay, one could easily argue that none of the films based on television shows do the original counterparts justice– but of all those films (and there are many!),...
Posted by Jason Stringer on Jan 2nd, 2010 | View Comments

Captain Howdy’s Top5 of 2009

Nothing beats the cinema. The often-uncomfortable seats, the smell of popcorn, the jumbo drinks, the excessive prices. The film they screen sometimes makes it all worthwhile. The whole experience is unmatched and keeps me coming back for more, more, more! 2009 wasn’t a stellar year compared to most, but it sure had its moments and even produced some classics that I think we’ll be referring to...
Posted by Robin Hare on Jan 1st, 2010 | View Comments

Froley’s Top 5 of 2009

Just kidding, New Moon is not only not in my top 5, it is one of the worst movies of all time. But now that I’ve got your attention, let’s look at 5 movies that were actually worthwhile in the otherwise weak cinematical year that was 2009. Bear in mind that up until December I wasn’t reviewing everything I saw, and I generally didn’t go out of my way to catch smaller or more obscure...
Posted by Robin Hare on Dec 6th, 2009 | View Comments

Top 7 spoofs that are actually good

Spoof movies. You know the drill. Short, sharp, cheap movies that roll together cliches from a handful of recent blockbusters and point out just how silly most movies are. If art holds up a mirror to society, then spoofs hold up a mirror to the mirror being held up to society. So, judging by most spoof movies, everyone thinks art is stupid. In recent years the spoof film has seen a sharp decline in quality,...
Posted by Money Talks on Dec 4th, 2009 | View Comments

The top 5 chick flicks that won’t microwave your balls off

The words “chick flick” have long been able to send a dagger of fear into the hearts of young (and older) men. With the New Year comes a new batch of no-gore, no-(or very rare) nudity and no-foul language movies that are designed for one thing and one thing only. To make a Mans’ cinema-going experience on par with plucking your eyebrows with an adjustable spanner! Now. Once in a while there will come a...
Posted by Robin Hare on Dec 2nd, 2009 | View Comments

Top 5 films to be released this summer: best and worst

It’s that time of year again: it’s sweltering hot, you’re putting the tree up, and you’re grudgingly contacting the rellies to discuss plans for Christmas and Boxing Day–summer is upon us once again. Soon the schools will open their floodgates and unleash a shrieking horde of children upon us, and TV channels are going to stop caring what you watch, resulting in some seriously...
Posted by Robin Hare on Dec 1st, 2009 | View Comments

10 movies that should be on Blu-Ray already, but aren’t

Blu-Ray discs have been around for a while now, and there’s a good range of movies from various time preiods that have received the hi-def treatment. As the TV market is finally starting to shift towards selling 30+ inch high definition screens, and seeing as PlayStation 3s are selling like hotcakes since the recent price-drop, more and more people are browsing that depressingly small blue section of...
Posted by Robin Hare on Nov 28th, 2009 | View Comments

4 reasons why 3D movies suck (and how AVATAR can fix them)

By now the hype machine has gotten through to every man and his dog: James Cameron is finally making a return to sci-fi action blockbuster goodness. But what’s this? It’s a cartoon full of blue people? And what’s THIS? It’s in 3D? Despite being around literally for a century, three-dimensional images haven’t really caught on at home or at the multiplex. With the revolution of...
Posted by Jason Stringer on Mar 9th, 2009 | View Comments

Top 5 Adam Sandler movies that are actually tolerable

That movie BILLY MADISON was funny and quirky when you were 14. But as we grew older and witnessed Adam Sandler revive the same character in dismal movies like LITTLE NICKY and WATERBOY, we soon realised how shallow and pointless most of his movies were becoming. They even had the same character realising the same moral just with a different poster in the lobby. Subsequently, we started to avoid his junk...
Posted by Jason Stringer on Mar 4th, 2009 | View Comments

Four reasons why I am looking forward to Tarantino’s INGLORIOUS BASTERDS

We’ve been hearing about it for so long. Tarantino himself kept dropping hints in interviews dating back to JACKIE BROWN, and so it continued through the promotions of KILL BILL volumes 1 & 2 and even DEATH PROOF… and now, out of (what feels like) nowhere, we have gorgeous posters and a lip smacking teaser trailer to whet our Tarantino appetites. 1. It’s Tarantino in a different...
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