 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Dublin/Glasgow Movie Database
As much as the pub life of Dublin and Glasgow is one of the great parts of their culture, it is just damn expensive. Paying anywhere up to 5 euro a beer puts a very big dint in my paycheck. So in order to provide a cost effective alternative I joined onto UGC's Unlimited program. For 16.99 euro per month, I can see as many films as I like. Sweet! Below is the list of films I have seen so far, and over the coming months I will be adding a one line review of each film.
No. |
Film Name |
Viewed |
In 12 words or less |
Out of 5? |
|
1 |
Shaun of the Dead |
02-May |
Zombie Brits get it in the head. |
4 |
|
2 |
Kill Bill Vol 2 |
03-May |
Hack slash slice kill. Simple, fun, brilliant. |
4 |
|
3 |
The Station Agent |
06-May |
Grumpy dwarf dances drunk on bar stool. Stunning. |
5 |
|
4 |
Capturing The Freidmans |
07-May |
Disturbing documentary of family implosion following peaodophile allegations. |
3 |
|
5 |
Imagining Argintina |
08-May |
Abduction of wife under Pinochet in 70's Chile. Bandaros best. |
3 |
|
6 |
The Other Side of the Bed |
09-May |
Spanish bed-swapping musical. Funny, imaginative and beautiful people. |
3 |
|
7 |
The Fog of War |
11-May |
Former US Defense Secretary justifies his war, rips on others. |
3 |
|
8 |
Van Helsing |
15-May |
Leather-clad goths battle vampires. Badly. Appling. |
1 |
|
9 |
Troy |
16-May |
Greecian epic that isn't bad, just not Gladiator. |
3 |
|
10 |
Monster |
16-May |
Charlize Theron ugly, lesbian Christina Ricci. |
4 |
|
11 |
Carandiru |
29-May |
Prison story set in Brazil in 80's. Appalling and compelling. |
4 |
|
12 |
Wonderland |
30-May |
Val Kilmer as a coke-addicted has-been actor. Perfect casting. |
3 |
|
13 |
Shattered Glass |
30-May |
Hayden Christensen loses the 'bench top' look. Entertaining. |
3 |
|
14 |
The Day After Tomorrow |
14-Jun |
Disaster disaster film. Don't come much worse. |
1 |
|
15 |
The Company |
16-Jun |
Neve Campbell, Joffrey Ballet, trials of a dancer. Magnificent. |
4 |
|
16 |
Japanese Story |
17-Jun |
Love story in Australian outback. Homesickness inducing. |
4 |
|
17 |
Eternal Sunshine of the Human Mind |
19-Jun |
Jim Carey's finest effort. Great story. |
4 |
|
18 |
Confidences Trop Intimes |
19-Jun |
French story of love, loneliness and pretending. Intriuging. |
3 |
|
19 |
The Football Factory |
02-Jul |
Rationalisation of English football violence as working-class backlash. |
3 |
|
20 |
Silent Grace |
06-Jul |
Coming-of-age tale set on IRA wing of Armagh gaol. Interesting. |
3 |
|
21 |
The Ladykillers |
06-Jul |
Tom Hanks shits me to tears. Cohen brothers are brilliant. |
3 |
|
22 |
The Cooler |
08-Jul |
William Macy is brilliant as the unluckiest man in the world. |
4 |
|
23 |
The Story of The Weeping Camel |
15-Jul |
Would make a camel cry. Interesting story, Mongolia is beautiful. |
3 |
|
24 |
Spiderman 2 |
17-Jul |
Better than first, which isn't saying much. |
1 |
|
25 |
Shrek 2 |
19-Jul |
Me as an animated character. Funny, charming, witty. |
4 |
|
26 |
I'm Not Scared |
20-Jul |
Italian thriller with teenager as lead. Pretty darn decent. |
3 |
|
27 |
Farenheit 9/11 |
25-Jul |
Preaching to the converted. Admirable but easily marginalised. |
3 |
|
28 |
The Prince and Me |
26-Jul |
Julia Stiles. That's all the redeeming features. |
2 |
|
29 |
Cowboys & Angels |
27-Jul |
Contemporary Irish growing-up tale. Unoriginal but entertaining. |
3 |
|
30 |
Nathalie |
29-Jul |
French film of infidelity and sexual intrigue. |
4 |
|
31 |
King Arthur |
01-Aug |
Great story, but too sanitized to be really enjoyable. |
3 |
|
32 |
Gozu |
02-Aug |
Japanese gangsta flick goes very very weird. Brilliant. |
4 |
|
33 |
I, Robot |
05-Aug |
Could have been a lot worse. Asimov would've liked it. |
3 |
|
34 |
Spartan |
08-Aug |
Val Kilmer plays renegade secret service agent out to do go. |
3 |
|
35 |
Anything Else |
10-Aug |
Christina Ricci as vixen. Woody Allen as himself. Entertaining. |
3 |
|
36 |
Garfield |
13-Aug |
I love Garfield. This is shite! |
1 |
|
37 |
The Stepford Wives |
15-Aug |
Nicole Kidman and Ferris Bueller in sci-fi rom-com. Passable. |
2 |
|
38 |
The Bourne Identity |
18-Aug |
Sequel to Identity, it plays out like the first one. |
3 |
|
39 |
The Village |
23-Aug |
Turn-of-century thriller with a turn in plot. Entertaining. |
3 |
|
40 |
The Phone |
30-Aug |
Korean horror film with an annoying ringtones. Spooky. |
3 |
|
41 |
The Chronicles of Riddick |
31-Aug |
Sequel to Pitch Black. Not as qood as original. |
3 |
|
42 |
16 Years of Alcohol |
01-Sep |
Set in Edinburgh, intimate portrayal of the cycle of alcoholism in families. |
4 |
|
43 |
Adam & Paul |
04-Sep |
Two junkies wander Dublin trying to score. Gritty. |
3 |
|
44 |
Love Me If You Dare |
05-Sep |
French love-against-the-odds story. Funny, original and quirky. |
4 |
|
45 |
The Motorcycle Diaries |
06-Sep |
Chronicles the growth of revolutionary ideas in Che Guevera touring South America. |
3 |
|
46 |
The Alamo |
08-Sep |
Less flag waving than expected. Great performances from leads. |
3 |
|
47 |
Infernal Affairs 2 |
08-Sep |
Chinese cop film that is long, slow, confusing and not particularly exciting. |
2 |
|
48 |
Hellboy |
11-Sep |
Cartoon adaptation. Selma Blair. In leather. Big gun. Fun. |
3 |
|
49 |
Anchorman |
13-Sep |
Predictable, juvenile toilet humor. Absolutely hilarious! |
4 |
|
50 |
Super Size Me |
13-Sep |
Interesting premise, well constructed, but no-one believes McDonalds is healthy anyway. |
3 |
|
51 |
Dodgeball |
16-Sep |
Overacted, predictable, unoriginal and bloody funny. |
3 |
|
52 |
Ae Fond Kiss |
19-Sep |
Contemporary inter-racial love story set in Glasgow. Superb! |
4 |
|
53 |
Canned Laughter |
19-Sep |
Collection of Irish short cinema. Varying quality. |
2 |
|
54 |
Trauma |
20-Sep |
British psycho-thriller. Confusing but interesting. Mena Suvari - yum. |
3 |
|
55 |
The Terminal |
23-Sep |
Feel-good crap. Hanks is good, interesting comments on 'Homeland Security'. |
1 |
|
56 |
Code 46 |
25-Sep |
Sci-fi about big-brother world. Good ideas, crap story. |
2 |
|
57 |
Save The Green Planet |
26-Sep |
Korean Sci-fi police thriller. Utterly insane! Utterly brilliant! |
4 |
|
58 |
Wimbledon |
29-Sep |
Sports rom-com. Predictable but funny and ultimately enjoyable. |
3 |
|
59 |
The Punisher |
29-Sep |
Cartoon adaptation done right. Unprententiuos kill-em-all action. |
3 |
|
60 |
Collateral |
30-Sep |
Cruise is good, Foxx is great. Enjoyable action/drama. |
3 |
|
61 |
Cellular |
30-Sep |
How does a film like this get made? I want my time back! |
0 |
|
62 |
Saw |
02-Oct |
Stunningly great psycho-thriller. Best since Seven! |
4 |
|
63 |
Dead Man's Shoes |
02-Oct |
British revenge flick. Abso-fucking-loutly brilliant! You must see this film! |
5 |
|
64 |
Sky Captain & The World of Tomorrow |
02-Oct |
Sci-fi of a 50's style done with CGI. Great idea, well executed. |
4 |
|
65 |
Layer Cake |
04-Oct |
Brit-Gangsta flick a la Lock Stock. Very watchable, great ending. |
3 |
|
66 |
Into the Mirror |
13-Oct |
Japanese horror police flick. Interesting idea, not particularly great. |
3 |
|
67 |
Man About Dog |
18-Oct |
Irish comedy about gambling, specifically greyhound racing. Funny and well-paced. |
3 |
|
68 |
Old Boy |
18-Oct |
Korean revenge-thriller. Interesting twists, ventures where western cinema dares not. |
3 |
|
69 |
Bride & Predjudice |
19-Oct |
Bollywood does Austen. Draws some interesting cultural parallels. Fun and colourful. |
3 |
|
70 |
The Life & Death of Peter Sellars |
21-Oct |
Biopic of a very strange man. Rush is brilliant, Lithgow shines. |
4 |
|
71 |
Shark Tale |
23-Oct |
Shrek it certainly isn't. Amusing but not funny, predictable and not clever. |
2 |
|
72 |
Inside I'm Dancing |
23-Oct |
Irish comedy-drama exploring life and death in a wheelchair. Really enjoyable. |
3 |
|
73 |
Chaos |
24-Oct |
Japanese kidnap drama that rewinds and twists a number of times. |
3 |
|
74 |
Alien Vs Predator |
24-Oct |
So very very bad. Forget the story, let them kill each other. |
1 |
|
75 |
Fat Slags |
25-Oct |
Disgusting British toilet humour. A Spice Girl at her best. A cracker! |
4 |
|
76 |
Resident Evil: Apocolypse |
26-Oct |
Little story, lots of explosions, and a really big gun. Quite enjoyable. |
3 |
|
77 |
Man On Fire |
27-Oct |
Denzel coasts through revenge flick that's too long. |
3 |
|
78 |
Alfie |
30-Oct |
Impossibly attractive man discovers meaning of life through sex. |
3 |
|
79 |
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster |
30-Oct |
Doco about the making of Met's come-back album St. Anger. |
3 |
80 |
The Corportation |
01-Nov |
Rant against corporate exploitation of the world. Interesting material, just way too long. |
3 |
81 |
The Isle |
08-Nov |
Korean woman sells bait and body to lonely fisherman, then goes weird. |
3 |
82 |
My Summer of Love |
08-Nov |
Teen girls from different worlds become lovers, with interesting consequences. Fleshy! |
3 |
83 |
Hero |
09-Nov |
Jet Li in a twisting martial arts spectacular. Magnificent and beautiful. |
4 |
84 |
Coffee & Cigarettes |
10-Nov |
12 short black and white films, interesting concept but a bit slow. |
3 |
85 |
Ladies in Lavender |
12-Nov |
Foreign virtuoso washes up to make old ladies lives more interesting. |
3 |
86 |
Exorcist: The Beginning |
13-Nov |
Prequels, like sequels, are never as good. Entertaining but not great. |
3 |
87 |
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason |
14-Nov |
Forumlaic romcom - a few good laughs, but not my bag. |
3 |
88 |
Look At Me |
15-Nov |
French black comedy examining family and intimate relationships. Wonderfully funny. |
4 |
89 |
The Grudge |
18-Nov |
SMG in Hollywood remake of brilliant Japanese horror. Scary stuff. |
3 |
90 |
Birth |
19-Nov |
Nicole Kidman in a disturbing story about love that never dies. |
4 |
91 |
The Halo Effect |
22-Nov |
Irish independent about life with a gambling addiction. Bleak but funny. |
3 |
92 |
Being Julia |
22-Nov |
Annette Benning as an aging stage starlet. Very funny, & she's gorgeous. |
4 |
93 |
After The Sunset |
23-Nov |
Generic action-thriller, not brilliant but enjoyable escapism |
2 |
94 |
Beyond The Sea |
29-Nov |
Kevin Spacey is outstanding as 60's pop icon Bobby Darin. Very enjoyable. |
4 |
95 |
Finding Neverland |
01-Dec |
Johnny Depp at his best. Beautiful, tear-jerking story about Jamies Barrie. |
4 |
96 |
Fakers |
01-Dec |
Brit-flick about what else: gangsters. Good idea, just doesn't quite work. |
3 |
97 |
Enduring Love |
02-Dec |
British thriller about obsession and the entanglement of the lines of strangers. |
4 |
98 |
The Forgotten |
03-Dec |
Sci-fi thriller with Julieanne Moore. Interesting idea but compromised with bad scripting. |
2 |
99 |
Milwaukee, Minnesota |
03-Dec |
Quirky comedy, hard to describe, but great viewing |
4 |
100 |
Surviving Christmas |
05-Dec |
Utter shite. Avoid like syphlis |
0 |
101 |
I Heart Huckebees |
05-Dec |
Amusing, off-kilter comedy with great cast & performances |
3 |
102 |
The Manchurian Candidate |
10-Dec |
Conspiracy-theory drama. Denzel is good, story could be better. |
3 |
103 |
The Incredibles |
11-Dec |
Fantastic animated action/comedy. Funny & enjoyable. |
4 |
104 |
Blade: Trinity |
18-Dec |
Acceptable follow-up to a great series. Snipes is so cool! |
3 |
105 |
When The Last Sword Is Drawn |
19-Dec |
Japanese drama about last days of samauri. Few swords, more words. |
3 |
106 |
Lemony Snicket's A Series Of Unfortunate Events |
19-Dec |
Children's adventure/mystery with some good laughs for adults. |
3 |
107 |
National Treasure |
14-Dec |
Enjoyable wannabe Indiana Jones action/adventure. Some good one-liners. |
3 |
108 |
2046 |
22-Jan |
Chinese drama set in 50's Hong Kong. Sexy, entertaining & funny. |
3 |
109 |
Vanity Fair |
22-Jan |
Reese Witherspoon is stunning in this great period piece adaptation. |
4 |
110 |
A Very Long Engagement |
23-Jan |
French drama about lovers seperated by World War I. Brilliant, funny film. |
4 |
111 |
Ladder 49 |
23-Jan |
Mediocre firefighters drama. Kitsch 9-11 tear-jerker, 10 mins to long. |
2 |
112 |
Paparazzi |
29-Jan |
Average action-thriller revenge flick about the seedy world of paparazzi. |
3 |
113 |
The Aviator |
29-Jan |
Great film about visionary businessman Howard Hughes. Great performances all round. |
4 |
114 |
Creep |
31-Jan |
Gory splatter-fest set in London underground. Plot holes galore but enjoyable. |
3 |
115 |
Sideways |
02-Feb |
Sensational comedy about modern adult relationships. Best film for a long time! |
5 |
116 |
Team America: World Police |
06-Feb |
Marionnette film from South Park creators. Funny but didn't go far enough. |
3 |
117 |
Closer |
06-Feb |
Great drama about love, temptation and infidelity. Excellent cast and story. |
4 |
118 |
Ray |
09-Feb |
Jamie Foxx shines as soul genius Ray Charles. Brilliant performances. |
4 |
119 |
Assault On Precinct 13 |
09-Feb |
Appalling action-thriller. Laurence Fishburne shouldn't be in this crap. |
1 |
120 |
Ocean's Twelve |
13-Feb |
Disappointing sequel. Cast is great, terrible story and script. |
2 |
121 |
The Magic Roundabout |
14-Feb |
Animated version of classic childrens show. Starts slow, finishes strongly. |
3 |
122 |
Napoleon Dynamite |
16-Feb |
Absolutely hilarious teen high-school drama. Cringingly brilliant! |
4 |
123 |
Meet the Fokkers |
20-Feb |
Slightly amusing sequel, De Niro and Hoffman are brilliant together. |
3 |
124 |
Million Dollar Baby |
22-Feb |
Clint Eastwood delivers again. Sensational film, not to be missed. |
5 |
125 |
The Spongebob Squarepants Movie |
24-Feb |
Wonderfully funny animated film based on tv series. Subversive and funny! |
4 |
126 |
The Yes Men |
24-Feb |
Doco about pranksters exposing the depths of depravity in the WTO system. |
3 |
127 |
Coach Carter |
03-Mar |
Dangerous Minds-esque ghetto kids come good story. Entertaining but predictable. |
3 |
128 |
Harold & Kumar Get The Munchies |
04-Mar |
Enjoyable stoner flick. Some funny moments, don't expect too much. |
3 |
129 |
In Good Company |
04-Mar |
Drama about the important things in life. Scarlett Johansson is gorgeous! |
3 |
130 |
The Woodsman |
06-Mar |
Kevin Bacon is oustanding as a recently released paedophile. Chillingly watchable. |
4 |
131 |
The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou |
10-Mar |
Bill Murray gives his best performance for years. Funny and original. |
3 |
132 |
The Machineist |
31-Mar |
Anorexic Christian Bale in this twisting psycho-thriller. Very watchable. |
3 |
133 |
Garden State |
22-Apr |
Original comedy about modern family relationships in America. Very funny. |
4 |
134 |
Constantine |
24-Apr |
Sci-fi-fantasy gothic Keanu Reeves good-vs-evil ultimate battle. Good but flawed. |
3 |
135 |
The Chorus |
26-Apr |
Lovely french film about a choir master at a boys reform school. Wonderful. |
4 |
136 |
The Assassination of Richard Nixon |
05-Jan |
Sean Penn is amazing as a loser who wants to make his mark. |
4 |
137 |
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy |
05-Jul |
Faithful adaptation of the best sci-fi works in the past 30 years. |
4 |
138 |
Kingdom of Heaven |
13-May |
Hack-n-slash epic, suprisingly balanced portayal of Christan and Muslim crusaders. |
3 |
139 |
Friday Night Lights |
15-May |
Teenage sports flick. Very enjoyable for its genre, great young actors. |
4 |
140 |
Star Wars III - Revenge of the Sith |
19-May |
Average. Ties up story, but character development is non-existent. |
3 |
141 |
Sin City |
11-Jun |
Absolutely sensational film. Engaging stories and amazing stylization. Brilliant! |
5 |
142 |
Ong-Bak |
12-Jun |
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom done Thai marital-arts stylee. |
3 |
143 |
It's All Gone Pete Tong |
12-Jun |
Very funny clubbing film about falling and getting back up. Very cool. |
4 |
144 |
Batman Begins |
25-Jun |
Dark. Dangerous. Gritty. Cool. Christian Bale rescues the Batman francise. |
4 |
145 |
Mr. & Mrs. Smith |
28-Jun |
Darker than trailer portrays. Fast, funny and Angelina is sooo sexy! |
3 |
146 |
Dig! |
02-Jul |
Doco about Dandy Wharhols and Brian Jonestown Massacre. Interesting & full of wank. |
3 |
147 |
Kung Fu Hustle |
02-Jul |
Surreal, funny Chinese martial arts comedy. Original and brilliantly filmed. |
4 |
148 |
Headrush |
10-Jul |
Irish comedy about drugs, women & growing up without selling yourself out. |
3 |
149 |
War of The Worlds |
04-Aug |
Not scary. Not exciting. Just plain Speilberg/Cruise vanilla boring. |
1 |
150 |
Dear Wendy |
07-Aug |
Quirky independent film about power, and its abuse. Brilliant! |
4 |
151 |
The Island |
11-Aug |
Average near-future sci-fi flick. Scarlett is radiant, McGregor is cool. |
3 |
152 |
The Devil's Rejects |
12-Aug |
Rob Zombie meets Quinten Tarentino. Brilliant ultra-violent slaughterfest. |
4 |
153 |
Charlie & The Chocolate Factory |
12-Aug |
Depp is deliciously outrageous in this much-darker remake. Still prefer original. |
3 |
154 |
Crash |
15-Aug |
Hollywood does adult drama. Cleverly constructed but a bit forced. |
3 |
155 |
The Rising: Ballad of Mangal Pandey |
14-Aug |
The 19th-century Sepoy Rising told from the Indian side. Enthralling. |
3 |
156 |
Stealth |
16-Aug |
Really average Top Gun remake. Fun but forgettable |
2 |
157 |
Football Days |
16-Aug |
Spanish comedy about love, life & success. Very funny. |
4 |
158 |
The Perfect Catch |
18-Aug |
Average rom-com about a baseball obessed fan & his (supposed) passion. |
2 |
159 |
Madagascar |
19-Aug |
Ordinary animated comedy about self-discovery. It's not Shrek. |
2 |
160 |
Unleashed |
19-Aug |
Li & Hoskins are brilliant. Greqt story, amazing fights. |
4 |
161 |
Appleseed |
19-Aug |
Post-apocolyptic Anime conspiracy action flick. Interesting with great animation. |
3 |
162 |
Yes |
21-Aug |
Enthralling independent flick about love, lust & fidelity. Script is Brilliant. |
4 |
163 |
Wedding Crashers |
21-Aug |
Amusing, predictable, great cast but could have been better. |
3 |
164 |
Barsaat - A Sublime Love Story |
21-Aug |
Bollywood at its finest. Low production values, bad acting, but great fun. |
3 |
165 |
The Honeymooners |
03-Sep |
Terrible. A couple of chuckles but otherwise painfully dull. |
1 |
166 |
Born to Fight |
03-Sep |
Preposterous story, Absolutely amazing stunts. Truely enjoyable action film from Thailand. |
3 |
167 |
Last Days |
05-Sep |
Pretentious. slow, goes nowhere. What was the point? |
2 |
168 |
The Business |
05-Sep |
Flashy Brit gangsta flick. Unoriginal but enjoyable. Good performance's all round. |
3 |
169 |
Red Eye |
06-Sep |
Forgettable thriller. Good idea, just a little dull in the execution. |
2 |
170 |
Bewitched |
06-Sep |
Why Nicole? Why? Terrible, just truely terrible. Farrell at his unfunniest. |
1 |
171 |
The 40 Year Old Virgin |
06-Sep |
Very Very Funny. & a better 'film' than is expected from this genre. |
4 |
172 |
The Longest Yard |
08-Sep |
Pretty appalling really. Sandler has lost it I think. Rock is good as always. |
2 |
173 |
Asylum |
14-Sep |
Brilliant film about lust, betrayal & sanity. Performance's are wonderful. |
4 |
174 |
The Aristocrats |
17-Sep |
Laughed my arse off! Crude, offensive, politically incorrect & very f**king funny! |
4 |
175 |
Green Street |
17-Sep |
Frodo becomes thug. Good story & performance's, but glorifies organised hooliganism. |
3 |
176 |
Lords of Dogtown |
17-Sep |
Great story about 4 friends who changed the face of skateboarding. Reqlly watchable. |
3 |
177 |
Rock School |
17-Sep |
Doco about after-hours music lessons. Slightly interesting, but not great. |
2 |
178 |
Must Love Dogs |
18-Sep |
Bog-standard rom-com about divorcees dating again. Predictable and unfunny. |
2 |
179 |
Cinderella Man |
19-Sep |
Great depression-era story about 2nd chances. Crowe is brilliant. |
3 |
180 |
Pride & Prejudice |
23-Sep |
Enjoyable adaptation of Austin classic. Knightley nails the role of Lizzie. |
3 |
181 |
Land of the Dead |
25-Sep |
Great zombie flick. Baker is miscast, but the rest are good. |
3 |
182 |
On a Clear Day |
25-Sep |
Enjoyable Scottish drama about dealing with life-changing events. Very funny. |
3 |
183 |
When Will I Be Loved? |
25-Sep |
Sexy psycho-drama about love, sex and power. Erotic and unpredictable. |
3 |
184 |
Goal! |
02-Oct |
Sport drama. Predictable, but good performance's keep it enjoyable. |
3 |
185 |
Howl's Moving Castle |
02-Oct |
Anime modern-day fairytale. Great animation but story just a little dull. |
2 |
186 |
Four Brothers |
03-Oct |
Implausible revenge action flick. Great endinq though. |
3 |
187 |
Revolver |
03-Oct |
Brit gangsta flick set in Las Vegas. Great cast, thoughtful twist. |
3 |
188 |
Blinded |
06-Oct |
Scottish drama about love, jealousy, trust & murder. Gritty & intense. |
3 |
189 |
R-Point |
08-Oct |
Korean psycho-thriller set in Vietnam war. Very well crafted. |
4 |
190 |
Serenity |
08-Oct |
Above-average sci-fi space opera. Enjoyable for what it is. |
3 |
191 |
Night Watch |
09-Oct |
Russian good-vs-evil fantasy. Think Blade soaked in Vodka. Very cool. |
4 |
192 |
Abnormal Beauty |
15-Oct |
Korean psycho-thriller. Turns into something else 90 minutes in. |
4 |
193 |
Vital |
15-Oct |
Amnesiac trains as a doctor, dissects his ex-girlfriend & his former life. |
4 |
194 |
Another Public Enemy |
15-Oct |
Korean police drama. Ok, but about 45 minutes too long |
3 |
195 |
A History of Violence |
21-Oct |
Bloody drama about love, family, secrets & revenge. |
4 |
196 |
Wallace & Grommitt: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit |
25-Oct |
Sensational big screen adventure for plastacine heros. Very funny & naughty. |
5 |
197 |
Domino |
27-Oct |
Good story, ok performances, but dramatically over-produced & over-stylised |
3 |
198 |
Guy X |
27-Oct |
Amusing black comedy fish-out-of-water flick. Biggs is great. |
3 |
199 |
Saw 2 |
29-Oct |
Brilliant follow-up. Thrilling new story & games. Sensational! |
4 |
200 |
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence |
31-Oct |
Disappointing sequel. Animation is amazing, story & pace are pretty ordinar |
2 |
201 |
Lord of War |
31-Oct |
Cage is convincing as unrepentant arms dealer. Entertainment with a message. Nice. |
3 |
202 |
Thumbsucker |
12-Nov |
MTV does...teen angst. Original! Interesting commentary on the pill-society. |
2 |
203 |
Murderball |
12-Nov |
Great doco that proves disabled people don't need special treatment. Great film. |
4 |
204 |
The Constant Gardner |
21-Nov |
Engaging conspiracy drama. Brilliant performances all round. Essential to watch. |
4 |
205 |
The Libertine |
21-Nov |
Vulger, dirty, grotty, just downright filthy! Sensational film! Great cast & story. |
4 |
206 |
Elizabethtown |
27-Nov |
Below-average rom-com. Few laughs & no chemistry between Bloom & Dunst. |
2 |
207 |
In Her Shoes |
27-Nov |
Classic chick-flick material, but good performances makes it better than expected. |
3 |
208 |
The Hidden Blade |
07-Nov |
Samauri flick about duty, honour & love. Very little action. Enjoyable. |
3 |
209 |
Transporter 2 |
07-Nov |
Check reality at the door & enjoy. Crap plot, but qreat action. |
3 |
210 |
March of the Penguins |
11-Dec |
Supurb docoumentary. Attenburgh would be proud. |
4 |
211 |
Running Scared |
08-Jan |
Above-average action flick. Much better, & twisted than expected. |
3 |
212 |
Jarhead |
13-Jan |
Great adaptation that holds nothing back. Superb performances. |
4 |
213 |
Memoirs of a Geisha |
16-Jan |
Shallow, uninteresting characters that you don't care about. Not great. |
2 |
214 |
The Producers |
20-Jan |
Broderick & Lane are brilliant. Very funny, Brooks does it again. |
4 |
215 |
Underworld: Evolution |
24-Jan |
Ordinary sequel to ordinary original. Not great, but could be worse. |
3 |
216 |
Hidden |
28-Jan |
French drama about consequences of one's actions. Interesting for cinematic techniques. |
3 |
217 |
A Cock & Bull Story |
28-Jan |
Hilariously funny quasi-adaptation of the 'unfilmable' book Tristram Shandy. |
4 |
218 |
Walk The Line |
10-Feb |
Enjoyable but over-hyped biopic. Phoenix is great, Witherspoon not so much. |
3 |
219 |
Rumour Has It |
14-Feb |
Anniston shows lack of acting ability to play her usual insipid self. |
1 |
220 |
Lady Vengence |
15-Feb |
Stylish and intense Korean flick about the toll vengence takes a soul. |
4 |
221 |
Casanova |
18-Feb |
Predictable, unfunny, unromantic, uninspiring. Banal crap. |
1 |
222 |
Munich |
27-Feb |
Evocative and balanced for the most part. Final shot is ambiguous. |
4 |
223 |
The Weather Man |
03-Mar |
Cage excells in yet another critque of modern American family life. |
3 |
224 |
Aeon Flux |
03-Mar |
Pyjama's never looked so good. Was there a film? Didn't notice. |
3 |
225 |
Good Night & Good Luck |
08-Mar |
Clooney's swipe at current political establishment (SACPE) Part I. Very good film. |
4 |
226 |
The Proposal |
12-Mar |
Another great Aussie drama. So atmospheric it feels hot in the cinema. |
4 |
227 |
Date Movie |
13-Mar |
Gross-out comedy that is neither gross nor funny. Utter shite. |
1 |
228 |
Lucky Number Slevin |
21-Mar |
Predictable but still enjoyable gangster flick. Lovely décor. |
3 |
229 |
V For Vendetta |
22-Mar |
Fast, witty, uncompromising. Brilliant cinema, unbelievable that it was made today. |
4 |
230 |
The Inside Man |
24-Mar |
Well crafted bank heist story. Great cast, perfectly executed. |
4 |
231 |
Syriana |
30-Mar |
Clooney's SACPE Part II. Much more subtle and subversive treatment than expected. |
4 |
232 |
Shooting Dogs |
03-Apr |
Docu-drama about Rawandan massacre. Left with conflicting emotions about subject. |
3 |
233 |
Transamerica |
03-Apr |
How could they make such a challenging subject so boring? |
2 |
234 |
Failure To Launch |
05-Apr |
SJP is as one-dimensional as we thought. Seen worse rom-com's. |
3 |
