A - J, New Movies, Reviews - Thursday, October 29, 2009 13:43 - 0 Comments
District 9
District 9 is everything Steven Spielberg is incapable of doing with modern science fiction, and that is perhaps the greatest compliment I can bestow upon this film. No cuddly aliens here, no heavy-handed moralising that would make Walt Disney blush.
The premise supposes an alien aircraft landing sometime in the late 20th century, but subverts the usual Hollywood clichés by having the aliens land in Johannesburg – not the well trodden NY or LA. This provides an exciting and new environment for such a story, and being less familiar as a celluloid setting for the viewer, a more believable one. This is a clever tool, preventing the viewer from anticipating the usual landmarks being destroyed or saved. What follows is a film that ticks all the boxes that any science fiction fan could hope for. It’s gritty, realistic, packed with action and lashings and lashings of blood and guts. But where this film excels is in its ability to bring to the piece a new take on an old theme: how would we react if the little green men really did disembark on Earth? Continue…
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A - J, New Movies, Reviews - Oct 29, 2009 13:43 - 0 Comments
District 9
District 9 is everything Steven Spielberg is incapable of doing with modern science fiction, and that is perhaps the greatest compliment I can bestow upon this film. No cuddly aliens here, no heavy-handed moralising that would make Walt Disney blush.
The premise supposes an alien aircraft landing sometime in the late 20th century, but subverts the usual Hollywood clichés by having the aliens land in Johannesburg – not the well trodden NY or LA. This provides an exciting and new environment for such a story, and being less familiar as a celluloid setting for the viewer, a more believable one. This is a clever tool, preventing the viewer from anticipating the usual landmarks being destroyed or saved. What follows is a film that ticks all the boxes that any science fiction fan could hope for. It’s gritty, realistic, packed with action and lashings and lashings of blood and guts. But where this film excels is in its ability to bring to the piece a new take on an old theme: how would we react if the little green men really did disembark on Earth? Continue…
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K - T, New Movies, OneWordReviews, Reviews - Aug 31, 2009 18:55 - 0 Comments
Knowing
Pete chimes in with a OneWordReview for this Nic Cage film.
Over to you Pete:
“Shit”
There you go ladies and gents!
No need to read any more.
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New Movies, U - Z - Jun 25, 2009 22:43 - 0 Comments
Underground
Every so often we get a film into the office that really surprises us. Underground is certainly one of them. A UK low budget martial arts flick that really pushes the definition of what you can expect from a limited budget.
12 fighters compete in a series of bare-knuckle brawls for a £500,000 cash prize. Backed by 6 dubious characters, the film dispenses with the formalities and cuts right to the heart of the story, the fights!
The writing’s tight, the acting is more than adequate and the hand-to-hand fights are easily the best we’ve seen since The Bourne Supremacy. In fact, we guarantee you you’ll be wincing with every punch and smiling with the sheer inventiveness of each fight.
