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Movie Review: Looper [2012] Spoilers

Oct 04, 2012 1 Comment

Ever since the first teaser trailer, Rian Johnson’s time bending chase movie looked like a contender for most intelligent science fiction thriller of the year. The hype had us believe Prometheus would claim this title, despite both films being completely different the truth of the matter is Looper is a far superior experience. Set in [...]

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Movie Review: Dredd 3D [2012]

Sep 20, 2012 No Comments

“I really don’t want to see Dredd. It just looks like they took The Raid, set it in the future and added in Judge Dredd.” Despite saying this, I found myself sitting in a cinema, 3D glasses pressing against my forehead, the title graphics for Dredd 3D exploding towards my eyeballs.  The premise of the [...]

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Movie Review: Lawless [2012]

Sep 18, 2012 1 Comment

Please Note: I have not read the book that this film is based  on. Setting the tone for Lawless, “Based on a True Story” ominously fades into a blood-red colour before fading into the prologue, seeing a young boy being bullied by his older brothers to shoot a piglet in the head. Cut forward to their [...]

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The Watch Movie Review

Aug 30, 2012 No Comments

Aliens are invading earth, and it’s up to Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill and the IT Crowd’s Richard Ayoade to save us all. Evan (Ben Stiller) is a community loving man and the senior manager at the local Costco in his suburban town. He has set up numerous clubs for his beloved community,however after [...]

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Expendables 2: His and Hers Review

Aug 25, 2012 No Comments

Stallone’s Expendables 2 is in cinemas now, but how did it fair in our couples test? Jim: I’d heard that Chuck Norris refused to be in this unless they cut the swearing. Then I heard that it was gonna be a 12 certificate. I got nervous and really was half expecting to be very, very [...]

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