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 | 500 Days Of Summer (Film)The Catwoman of Kookie - spikeprintQuirky movies should be resigned to the dustbin of film. I Heart Huckabees should have ended it all, then we would never have to see drivel like 500 Days of Summer. And maybe Zooey Deschanel would still be in some hipster suburb of New York rather than being the poster girl for a movement rather than a talented actress. Beyond awful, avoid this movie. more ... |
 | The Crazies (Film)A cut alongside the rest. - spikeprintNot short on trying to create a sense of unease, Breck Eisner does his level best to create a zombie flick that can be admired by a more mature audience. His reasonably enjoyable opening is a could spell something more intriguing than the average horror, with random people killing others for no apparent reason. Of course, it could also spell a complete more ... |
 | Changeling (Film)Hmmm. - spikeprintAlthough I have not seen this film, I find the review, frankly, misleading. From saying "From the vastly overrated Million Dollar Baby" in this review, to "Eastwood is so reassuringly natural with both the material and his characters that Million Dollar Baby supersedes any inconsistencies. Intimate but never forced, the drama smartly deals more ... |
 | The Dark Knight (Film)Stunning - spikeprintWhen movie studio's start acting like they give a toss about their audience, making blockbusters with decent plot, acting, etc., they should be rewarded. With massive cinema attendance. When they make the same dross they always make, we should vote with our feet. And the voting is in on Batman. Treat us with intelligence and we will repay you. There is no more ... |
 | Elephant (Film)Gus Van Pants - spikeprintVan Sant proves once again that he is too old for making movies about kids. He tries to "explore" what happens when personalities boil, what happens when teenagers decide to take a gun and take some lives. A topical subject for sure, with many opinions burning over. Van Sant takes the option of documenting, rather than arguing about. But unlike more ... |
 | This Is England (Film)this isn't england - spikeprint1983. Northern England. The country is in the heights of Thatcherism. The United Kingdom is at war with Argentina, and the country is gripped in economic downturn. Shaun (Turgoose) is tired of being picked on by the multitude of different groups in his school. He meets more ... |
 | Fracture (Film)fracturlance - spikeprintEveryone loves a good old thriller. Twists and turns and crazy killers are always going to garner interest. But certain names add a little spice to the proceedings. Proving he still drinks the odd tipple of Chianti, Sir Anthony “I'm super intelligent and charming but I will still eat you with beans” Hopkins whacks up the tension in the more ... |
 | Fast Food Nation (Film)not half fast enough - spikeprintBack in 2001 Eric Schlosser wrote a book attacking the way America deals with food. It was a sobering read. For some it revealed such vile practises within the fast food industry and meat processing industry that it put people off burgers for life. It was well written and held the readers attention all the way to the end. But unlike other such book more ... |
 | The Messengers (Film)a pang in the ass - spikeprintThe Solomon's have had a tough old time in Chicago. They decide that the best way to get past the busy life of a city, with all its trials and tribulations, is to move to the country to farm sunflowers. They choose a peaceful looking farm, but with a very dodgy and scary looking house attached to it. Simple rules of horror scream don't go in there. more ... |
 | Man On Fire (Film)man o man - spikeprintIt has been announced recently that a UN resolution is being drafted for the crimes against humanity that is the merging of Denzel Washington and Tony Scott. Something akin to Damon and Affleck, someone with great promise hangs around with someone of superbly annoying qualities. With the former, Damon, being talented like Mr Washington, the former is more ... |
 | Shooter (Film)sh*tter - spikeprintBob Lee Swagger (Wahlberg) is more than a man with a name resembling a male gigolo. He is a trained sniper for the US government. When serving in Ethiopia his best bud is killed and he is left deep behind enemy lines with no support. Bitter about being abandoned, he returns to his home to live a life of solitude with his over affectionate dog. But soon when more ... |
 | Venus (Film)mars - spikeprintGetting old is a part of life. As tough as it is it hits us all. Some people handle it better than others, some just grow old and tired, and some try to cling to their youth. Maurice (O'Toole) is firmly placed in the latter, a man who has tasted the good life and is reluctant to give it up. When Jessie (Whittaker) comes to London is search of a job more ... |
 | Outlaw (Video)better than judelaw. - spikeprintDirector Nick Love is a fan of the seedy side of British culture. He is a fan of violence and the British thirst for it. The Business (which was pretty awful) and Football Factory were ample on thuggery and filled with violent beatings and twangy London accents. So it's nothing unusual that he would follow he's passion with his latest release, Outlaw. more ... |
 | Norbit (Film)wrigleys norbit - spikeprintI suspect that the conversation in the offices of Dream Works went a little something like this: “How about a comedy about a fat woman who is very mean to her meek husband, but instead of having a woman play the part, we'll get a man”. The reply would be thus: “But Big Momma's House already has a sequel, and I'm not sure if people could more ... |
 | Letters from Iwo Jima (Film)c- - spikeprintAt this stage in his career Clint Eastwood is approaching legendary status. At 76 he is still directing and after an illustrious career both in front off and behind the screen he has won 90 awards with a further 47 nominations including four Oscars. Which is why the bar is set so high for one of his projects, and why we expect so much? Iwo Jima is an more ... |
 | The Illusionist (Film)Don't be fooled - spikeprintWhen someone comes up with a novel idea for a film, history has shown that a secondary film will be made. Robin Hood was followed by the Patrick Bergin Version. Scotland was shown in all its glory by Braveheart, only to be mirrored with Rob Roy. And now the superbly made Prestige is followed by The Illusionist. Set in Vienna in 1900, magician more ... |
 | Blood Diamond (Film)missed oppourtunity - spikeprintDiamonds are a girl's best friend. They have also been known to hang around with famous celebrities, especially those of the rap variety. They like to adorn the nastiest, tackiest looking pieces of jewellery known to mankind. They are stuck to watches, rings, dogs, teeth, cars, whatever takes the fancy of a bored yet incredibly rich star. But where do they more ... |
 | Bloc Party - Silent Alarm (CD)pure class - spikeprintSince all bands being with "the" have a certain tendancy to become samy, wearing a sort of uniform of skinny jeans and cravats, its refreshing to see a band that forgo the obvious and set themselves apart from the crowd. Although its easy to lump Bloc Party into the quagmire of alternative conformity, there is nothing in Silent Alarm that actually more ... |
 | Hot Fuzz (Film)hot fizzled out - spikeprintWhen PC Nicholas Angel (Pegg) is told that he is due to be relocated to the country he doesn't understand why. He is the best cop in the station, has a string of awards under his belt and loves the pace and speed of the London police squad. But this is the very reason he is being squeezed out, he makes everyone else look bad. Well there is always one, the more ... |
 | Rocky Balboa (Film)steady as a rocky - spWay back in 1976 good old Sly wrote and starred in a boxing movie that won three Oscars. To be honest it was good movie that was more of a drama than an action flick. But then somewhere the plot was lost, with Rock knocking heads with Mr T and breaking down communism in later episodes. So when it was announced that a final instalment was in the pipeline more ... |
 | Deja-Vu (Video)deja poo - spikeprintTony Scott is a director known for his flashy style. He likes to use maximum amount of angles and shots to enhance the action feel of his movies. I don't really know what goes on in his head but I have a feeling that he wants to appear cool but is just a little too old for it. So when he applies his MTV generation video clip style of direction it can only more ... |
 | Radiohead - Kid A (CD)kid a plus - spikeprintNever ones to stick in the original "Britpop" tagline, Radiohead have churned out engaging and orginal works. Just because its popular is not a reason for Mr York and co to stick with the status quo. In vastly difference direction yet again Radiohead prove they are top of their game. With beautifuly ambient electronica mixed with heavy moody more ... |
 | Apocalypto (Film)apocalypto now - spikeprintWhenever Mel Gibson decides to do a new project it is a good guess it will be a cause for controversy. Choosing to film entire movies in archaic languages seems slightly pretentious, but good old Mad Max certainly can pull it off. Another notch in his belt, Mr Gibson can certainly sit back with a smug grin, for Apocalypto is one of those movies that will more ... |
 | Smokin' Aces (Video)smokin pile of crap - spikeprintEvery once in a while a movie comes along with a mish mash of different quirky characters with unique eccentricities. They are all so far removed from reality that their clichéd dialogue is acceptable for two hours on screen. Lock Stock, Snatch, Oceans 11 are all parts of the genre, enjoyable fluff that is watchable again and again. Somewhere along more ... |
 | Oldboy (Film)i recommend the squid - spikeprintDae-su Oh has spent a heavy nights drinking after missing his daughters birthday. He is so drunk that when he wakes up he doesn't know where he is. In fact he has been kidnapped and the room he is in is to be his home for the next 15 years. When he is finally let go he is given some cash and a phone, and seeking vengeance, he goes on the hunt for his more ... |
 | Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (Film)chanel no 5(stars) - spikeprintIf someone was to say that a movie about perfume could be one of the best and most unique movies you would probably say they are a little bit crazy. It might conjure up images of flowers and pink things and the napes of ladies necks. Essentially though, Perfume is a story about desire and murder, played out in the most unconventional way possible. more ... |
 | Big Nothing (Film)Big something - spikeprintSometimes a movie slips by most of the general public, only to be sent to the annals of film history. A great movie will turn into a cult classic, but a mere enjoyable one may never be seen, and end up in the bargain basement of countless video stores. Big Nothing is the latter, while not groundbreaking it is an enjoyable romp, worthy of a couple of hour's more ... |
 | Jackass: Number 2 (Film)jastrix - spikeprintAll the way back in the year 2000 a strange phenomenon took hold of teenage minds. A troupe of crazy fools was emblazoned on our screens, hurling themselves off walls in shopping trolleys and eating revolting objects. Johnny Knoxville et al were taking over that bastion of bad television, MTV, and actually making us tune in. Now after six years they are on more ... |
 | Stranger Than Fiction (Film)king of the hill - spikeprintHarold Crick (Ferrell) works for the IRS. He has a mundane job and a head for numbers. Whilst walking down the street he hears a voice narrating what he is doing. In a room across town Karen Eiffel (Emma Thompson) is writing a book about a man who works for the IRS called Harold Crick. When Harold hears that his demise is imminent by way of the voice more ... |
 | Casino Royale (Video)big mac more like - spikeprint“Isn't he tasty in those swimming trunks” is all I've heard from the ladies about this Bond. “He's as hard as nails" is all I've heard from the fella's. Yep the latter is true and I'm assured the former is also true. Bond has been reinvented for the naughties and given a harsher image, much to the delight of many, but somewhere more ... |
 | Night At the Museum (Film)nice night - spikeprintTo kids museums are not the most exciting of places. But a dad's gotta do what a dad's gotta do. When Larry's son is too embarrassed to take him to career day, he realises that he needs a proper job and takes the position of night watchman. The old crew (and I mean old) of security is being downsized, leaving Larry the lonely job of minding the place on his more ... |
 | The Prestige (Film)the prestige cooker - spikeprintFirst up, I must explain the name. It's not a term most people will understand. In magic trick there is three parts. The first part is called “the pledge”, the opener where the magician shows you something ordinary. The second, “the turn”, is where he turns the ordinary into the extraordinary. And the final part, the movies title, is more ... |
 | Saw 3 (Video)saw it all before - spikeprintSaw 3. It kind of rolls off the tongue. Saw 3. Like Omen 3. Or Exorcist 3 (was there an Exorcist 3?). Kind of like: “I need an idea for a new horror movie but lack any semblance of artistic creativity or ability to weave a scary yet clever film that shocks without the need to rip people asunder, but can't do it so I'll make Saw3”. It was more ... |
 | The Departed (Film)the deadly(buzz) - spikeprintIn a twisted and inventive plot line, the opposing side of crime and law mix and mingle in a game of cat and mouse. Billy Costigan (Di Caprio) has a chequered past, making him the ideal candidate for an undercover officer. Colin O Sullivan (Damon) is a detective who is also a mole for the crime boss Frank Costello, for whom Costigan is working. Sounds more ... |
 | The Matador (Film)i now like brozzers - spikeprintOk, so I know this film is out for quite a bit, but because it kind of slipped past the radar with many people I've decided to review it. Its one of those films that a lot of people are wary about, but like many things, its something you have to try, at least once (I did twice). Julian Noble (Brosnan) is a hitman with a penchant for the more ... |
 | Shooting Dogs (Film)average - spikeprintKigali, Rwanda, 1994. A coup to overthrow the government has left thousands of Tutsis fearing for their lives as marauding mobs of Hutu rebels brutally slaughter their neighbours in one of the bloodiest periods of human history. Father Christopher, Hurt, runs a local school used as both a refugee camp for the Tutsis and a base for the UN. Helped by a more ... |
 | Match Point (Film)nil points - spikeprintAnyone for tennis? Seems Woody Allen has being breaking out the Robinsons barley water and pulling up his white socks for his first foray outside his native USA. Rising Irish “hunk” Jonathon Rhys Meyers stars alongside big lipped Scarlet Johansson in this movie about love, lust and tennis. Chris is a man on the up, thanks to his more ... |
 | The merry* (Film)kevin and merry go large - spikeprintThere must be hundreds of war movies at this stage covering every battle from the dawn of time. Mans ability to annihilate his fellow man in the name of greed or religion or power will always draw interest from people, who can only speculate on the horrors of battle. And long will this go on, as seen with Iraq and Afghanistan; people are always ready to go more ... |
 | Inside Man (Film)inside i'm enjoyin - spikeprintAh, an old heist movie. Who doesn't love them? Rob a bank, police get involved, criminals have an elaborate plan of escape. Clive Owen, seeming like his character from Sin City, oozes coolness as the master thief. He swiftly takes the bank telling all hostages to don boiler suits and white face scarves. Bring in Denzel in auto pilot as a cop who needs to more ... |
 | Borat (Film)borilliant - spikeprintWhen Borat first came out in the cinemas my friends told me to see it. Given Cohen's past ventures into the development of his TV personas, Ali G the movie being a major crime against humanity, I was a little dubious. Extending Borat, which was fairly funny on the telly, could be a lazy and overly acted pile of tripe, too much plot and too little humour. more ... |
 | Click (Film)fast forward - spikeprintReviewing Adam Sandler comedies should really be a full time job. The time and effort it takes to dissect the subtle nuance of his performance and the real character depth leaves you spending hour after hour rewinding and re-watching the pure brilliance of this mans acting genius. He truly is the stuff of legend. Or is that Marlon Brando? I always get more ... |
 | A Scanner Darkly (Film)a scanner and printer for €40 ono. - spikeprintIn 1977 prolific writer Philip K Dick, who has a whopping 44 books under his belt, wrote a book called “A Scanner Darkly”. It was his response to government heavy handiness in which he felt he was being watched in an overly zealous Orwellian style state. The semi-autobiographical story was awash with sinister agents and drug use, and with a more ... |
 | Superman Returns (Film)holy kryptonite - spikeprintIs it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it a man in overly tight leotards wearing his underpants on the wrong side of his trousers? Yes, you guessed it, the caped crusader is back, and revamped for the kiddies who missed out on the superhero of the eighties. The movie picks up 5 years after Supie disappeared from earth to give Krypton a visit, and sees Lois more ... |
 | The Break-Up (Film)a movie about break dancing - spikeprintEverybody has gone through a painful break-up. The pain and pure vengeance inflicted on each other in a bid to gain some self respect is all too familiar for most people, and something most would not like to repeat. Yet watching other people going through it is perversely entertaining. In a topic most people can relate Aniston and Vaughan give it their all more ... |
 | The Proposition (Film)oh yes - spikeprintIn the mid-1800's Australian outback Irishmen played cowboy being hunted by the British. Ned Kelly, saucepanhead to his friends, and many others let blood in that hostile environment. Some were sent there for stealing potatoes, or going to school in a tree, some for murder, and it proves the setting for this Nick Cave penned movie. An English more ... |
 | Right At Your Door (Film)knock knock - spikeprintCurrently the U.S. is gripped with the fear of terrorist attack. Whether justified or not, broadcasters (Fox News my finger is pointing squarely at you) churn out terror alerts and bizarre warnings that everyone is in imminent danger of being murdered in their beds by unscrupulous fanatics. So it's inevitable that movie makers will mirror public sentiment, more ... |
 | Nacho Libre (Film)nacho libre is spanish for crapola - spikeprintJack Black is a man of many talents. He has been plying his pudgy faced comedy for years, with smaller parts in movies like High Fidelity before breaking into his own in movie like School of Rock. Even his band is enjoying great success, its beginning to seem like Black is the new black. This time Black plays Nacho (apt because he looks like a man more ... |
 | Monster House (Film)monster ball - spikeprintThere is a long list this year, not one that the jolly fat man is making. Not one that Sky News is currently compiling. Not one of the underachievement's of the Irish football team. It's a list of animated movies that is so long I've decided to write this waffle instead of it. Some were good, Cars for example, and some were lazy. But one stood out from the more ... |
| Inside Man (Video)inside manny - spikeprintAh, an old heist movie. Who doesn't love them? Rob a bank, police get involved, criminals have an elaborate plan of escape. Clive Owen, seeming like his character from Sin City, oozes coolness as the master thief. He swiftly takes the bank telling all hostages to don boiler suits and white face scarves. Bring in Denzel in auto pilot as a cop who needs to more ... |
 | Good Night, And Good Luck (Film)good clooney - spikeprintIn the era of sanitised news media in the US comes Good Night, and Good luck, a film that delves into the communist red scare in America. Still relevant today, Clooney tackles the witch hunt lunacy of Senator Joseph McCarthy as he seeks out the suspected “reds”. McCarthy's antithesis comes in the form of Edward R Murrow, a respected CBS reporter more ... |
| Match Point (Video)null point - spikeprintSeems Woody Allen has being breaking out the Robinsons barley water and pulling up his white socks for his first foray outside his native USA. Chris is a man on the up, thanks to his relationship with a well to do daughter of a rich man. But he falls for a struggling actress from the US, Nola. Giving up his passion for tennis he starts a job in a large more ... |
 | Enron: The Smartest Guys In The Room (Film)enronald mcdonald - spikeprintEnron was America's sixth largest company before 2001. Record profits garnered it praise from all sides. Lauded by Fortune magazine as Americas best company for 6 years running it seemed this behemoth of the energy industry was unstoppable. Always diversifying, it knew no bounds in the scope of its operations, even breaking into the broadband revolution. more ... |
 | District 13 (Film)sacre le bleu!! - spikeprintWhen people think of French movies they automatically think of over-stylised, heavily romantic or seedy subculture driven film. In some instances, La Haine or the shockingly brutal Irreversible, they can be correct, but it's not always the cliché. The French have crafted some of the best movies put on celluloid. In the case of District 13, they offer more ... |
 | Dirty Sanchez: The Movie (Film)Rubbish with a capital Rubbish - spikeprintThere are always some kids in school, who, for reasons of personality deficiency, make do with acting the clown. They eat worms, jump in puddles, cover themselves in mud, you get the picture. Usually when they grow up they discover that there's more to themselves than this imbecilic childish behaviour. But like Tayto, there's always one. Or in this case 4. more ... |
 | An American Haunting (Film)an american piece of crap - spikeprintBetween 1818 to 1820 young Betsy was possessed by a demon that tormented her family in a series of bizarre incidents. A well written about topic, the girl was apparently the target of the Bell Witch of Tennessee. If it was real or not is a subject of debate, but director/writer Courtney Solomon gives us his treatise on what actually happen during more ... |
 | Hostel (Film)painful more like - spikeprintFirst up, I would like to know what “Quentin Tarintino presents” means. Emblazoned all over the cover of the movie is that said slogan, but what it means is a conundrum. He did not direct it or write it, he's not introducing the film visa vie those old Hitchcock programmes where the director gave a little summary, in fact his name seems to be more ... |
 | The Wind That Shakes The Barley (Film)i didn't see any barley - spikeprintAt the beginning of the last century Ireland was in the midst of a great turmoil and change. On the brink of nationhood our country was being ripped apart by our British neighbours and their vicious agents the Black and Tans. Young men were struggling to find their identity, and fighting was breaking out from a country tired of colonialism. Set in more ... |
 | The Omen 666 (Film)666 times more rubbish than the orignal - spikeprintFor those of you who don't know the story, which most people do, an evil child (Satan's young fella) is housed with an unsuspecting family when their own child dies. He is evil incarnate and is the cause of a lot of freaky goings on for his well off family. Looking evil yet slightly spoiled he causes grief to all around, like a child who didn't get his more ... |
 | United 93 (Film)god bless america - dave bSeptember 11th, 2001. The infamous day when terrorism gripped the world, when carnage rocked America and when we were all glued to our televisions. Everyone can remember where they were or what they were doing that day, a day that was a turning point in world events. Everyone knows the story, four planes went down, the most visual being those which more ... |
 | An Inconvenient Truth (Film)Al gets gorey - dave bNew Years is a time for making resolutions. Giving up the dreaded weed, cutting back on the booze, being more romantic to the girlfriend. But if you're lacking imagination in the “giving it up” department you could give Al Gores movie a watch. By the end you'll be guaranteed to have something to give up and a new standpoint on all things more ... |
 | Crank (Film)crank it up - dave bSome years ago Keanu “I couldn't act if I was on fire but seem to be in a load of great movies” Reeves was in a movie called Speed. He had to drive a bus over fifty miles an hour or risk the possibility of everyone one board being blown into a million pieces. Well what if you were to apply the same logic to a human being? Sounds daft but they've more ... |
 | Snakes On A Plane (Video)use soap,it makes you clean and repels snakes - dave bUsing the awesome power of the internet movie geeks all over the world harnessed there virtual power to wield some unlikely results. The first movie to be made on the basis of fan involvement. A movie destined to the scrap heap, like David Hasslehoff, but given reprieve because of hype, eventually came to our screens. Are we any better for it? Who knows? more ... |
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