It should come as no surprise to learn that James Cameron’s epic 3D sci-fi/fantasy film Avatar– which apparently you all went to see– has surpassed Titanic‘s $1.8 billion worldwide takings to officially become the highest grossing motion picture of all time. This means James...
I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that James Cameron and his 3D epic fantasy adventure film Avatar (or, as Arnold Schwarzenegger pronounced it, ‘Avada’) won some big ones at the Golden Globes this year. Given the worldwide box office and general-audience reaction to Avatar being so...
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The original Terminator was released in 1984. Terminator 2: Judgment Day came along in ’91. Then, suddenly, entirely unsolicited, Arnie’s metal man made another appearance in 2003 with Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines. If you thought T2 just about wrapped up every important narrative thread...
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Hollywood is officially broken. After a recent flurry of casting rumours (Anne Hathaway, John Malkovich as new villains), delays, script problems and fan plot speculation regarding the planned fourth, fifth and sixth Spidey flicks, Sam Raimi has finally had enough of Sony’s shit, and has officially...
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I’m in two minds about the impending prequel to John Carpenter’s 1982 sci-fi horror classic The Thing. On the one hand, it was written by Ronald D. Moore, the executive producer behind the amazing Battlestar Galactica TV reboot: dark, gritty, and uncompromising seem to be common words in his...
It’s looking more and more like I will have to get used to the fact that I didn’t enjoy the film that will likely be the highest grossing of all time. The world over people are continuing to pack cinemas, don silly 3D glasses and gaze at the screen in front of them as James Cameron’s...
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...
I think the character of Sherlock Holmes is perennially popular for one reason in particular. Everyone likes to think that they could be just as smart and brilliant and witty as Holmes, with a little training and a small change in lifestyle. The formula laid down by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in writing the...
Don’t you hate it when a bad plot gets in the way of a good movie? That’s what it’s like to watch Avatar. If you’ve seen Pocahontas, add an hour of repetitious scenes of ‘awe’ and ‘discovery,’ and you’ve seen this movie. The predictable plot...
