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Recent Reviews By SLICK
 | Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (Film)Cracking entertainment - SlickThoroughly enjoyed, as did my 12 year old nephew. Lucky to be him is really what I thought, gadgets, action stunts, cars...the whole old-style Bond thing...all of it XBox territory. Made me feel like a relic, in my early 30's. Was Titanic the last movie that sold to kids as much as grandparents. I love kicking back with a good movie, but plot lines are more ... |
 | The Guard (Film)As Good as it Gets - SlickAn Irish Hangover - not by plot or storyline, but by disarming charm and a lateral plot. I was not up for a movie; got dragged along and so was predisposed to lambast this film purely for an argument. It took 5 minutes to put a smile on my face, and despite some genuine lol moments the smile was with me when I left. It's not feelgood, or cheesy, or more ... |
 | The Other Guys (Video)Buy don't rent - classic everybody comedy - SlickJust rent/buy it-reminds me of Midnight Run with DeNiro and Charles Grodin. deadpan and witty quips abound, a movie you could watch several times. Wahlberg and Ferrell are a fantastic screen comedy duo, some of the lines are set to become classics, Ferrell's observation to an accountant at the SEC ripe for the times. Great story, as Detective Terry Hoight more ... |
 | Unknown (Film)Taken the mick! - SlickMediocre - this should have been a blend of Taken and Frantic, unfortunately it fail's on both levels. Maybe Liam didn't fancy all the hard work stunts, so there is precious little Taken action, and he doesn't have the panicked demeanour of Harrisson Ford to make the Frantic bit work either. Had they stood back, said ok first half Frantic, second half Taken more ... |
 | The King's Speech (Film)A Good Show! - SlickThe script hovers around a respectable Merchant Ivory 60%, the acting talent exceeds 80%, with Geoffrey Rush the most engaging if a little pedestrian, and with a surprisingly good turn from Helena Bonham-Carter. Colin Firth is marvellous, but no more than usual; that is to say you will not be emotionally charged, merely satisfied. Like a Henley Regatta the more ... |
 | The Fighter (Film)Not the best - but good enough - SlickY'know the hype but it's off beam, and with Wahlberg starring a disappointment. No Raging Bull or Rocky....not even Cinderalla Man; just an even but worthy telling of Irish-American boxer Micky Ward. It's just too dammit predictable, and the depth of characterisation is far from engrossing. Most characters are wasted, the boxing sequences not engaging, and more ... |
 | The American (Video)Arthouse without ART - SlickThe Bourne Retirement - Yawn. Shamelessly Banal - indulgent rigour. Stay away-worse than a 70's airport novel. Nothing, but the most mediocre predictable happens - and you'll be praying for those brief moments. Swooney Clooney fans get tons of their man-that's it. The cinematography is washed out, the storytelling useless-not a breath of tension, and what more ... |
 | Funny People (Video)Better than brilliant - own it - SlickHow'd this slip under the radar!!?!! The most life-affirming comedy I've ever seen, and Sandler is not a comedian I usually enjoy - but coupled with Seth Rogan...that's a match made in comedy heaven. I don't understand these other star rating's - we're in PLATINUM territory here. Hugely deep in mortal observation it's goal after goal in thought provoking more ... |
 | From Paris With Love (Video)Put your brain in a pickle jar - SlickThis is watchable nonsense - overblown and totally unconvincing, but action sells. Travolta's obnoxious reprise of Pelham 123 jars with Rhys Myers badly-acted wannabe bad guy with a badge. The maverick specialist is flown in to sort out what nobody else can do - a one man Patton's 3rd army hunting down the bad guys, who are really just cannon fodder. Rhys more ... |
 | The Book of Eli (Video)Outstanding-trust me, watch it. - SlickDenzel (Eli) can make any movie work, but here he has an equal in Gary Oldman, whose Dennis Hopper style portrayal of his mayor character is mesmerising. Although this is a post-apoalyptic tale, it's outshines Mad Max, Waterworld and even the Road by some measure. It is thoroughly enjoyable from start to finish, and very tightly edited. God is working in more ... |
 | Knight and Day (Film)Enjoyable thrillcom that holds your attention! - SlickForget hilarious and you'll really enjoy this film - it's a big-budget highly polished affair, with heaps of daft in the mix. Somewhere between a badly-scripted Mission Impossible and a badly-scripted There's Something about Mary - that may just be the answer; Badly Scripted. Comedy is subjective and the audience murmured laughter, at different times more ... |
 | Inception (Film)Feed your belly first then feed your imagination! - SlickGreat - but too long. Wonderful intrigue as a storyline set in the real world; but two-thirds through Ellen Page almost yawns 'who's subconscious are we going into now'!!?! It demands attention, serious attention at times, but can also be bluntly condescending. Think of an advert, shown to executives in a brilliant studio, now think of how it's actually more ... |
 | I Love You Phillip Morris (Video)Avoid - it ain't funny - SlickIt's too easy to pull the homophobic card here - this is boring and crude, and does not do what it says on the cover (Hilarious, unbelievable etc.). The clips you saw - they're the funny bits; the rest is tragic and depressing - as for breaking 21st century taboo's it takes you nowhere. As a con-man in reality he was rubbish, "Catch me if you can" is far more ... |
 | The Wolfman (Video)Awful enjoyable - SlickWatch this - oodles of disconnected charm, Frankenstein meets Wuthering Heights; be thee of a nervous type it'll scare you goodo - our more robust brethern will find it rich in Poe-like gothic mystery, and it delivers, with some of the finest actor's at work today; the thunder of the hooves of the galloping horses should make you draw those curtains and more ... |
 | Greenberg (Film)Warm tale that rubbishes the generation gap - SlickWoody Allen..step aside-these writer's know self-indulgent neurosis but time it to perfection. A stand out performance from Stiller, laugh out loud comedy steps aside for deeper more fulfilling humour that avoids every pitfall and delivers class A reality smiles. The dissatisfied and rude Stiller is clearly battling his perceived lost youth, to the point more ... |
 | The Killer Inside Me (Film)Thriller with realistic teeth - SlickGo see - superbly picked cast, and brutality that is raw, realistic and visceral. Relevant in a time when when we have forgotten the true impact of everyday violent death and injury - although a slow tale to unwind you're sense of cosseted security is blown away, in the sublime relaxed atmosphere of horrible evil, right here in civilised society. No spears more ... |
 | Robin Hood (Film)Completely boring rubbish by Ridley!?! - Slick - SlickOops Ridley's lost the Midas touch. First off this is not Robin Hood, it's the prelude to the legend we all love - false advertising? Gimme my money back. It ends leaving you thinking ahha there will be a sequel, the real legendary story, but what will they call it. Man I'm furious. Instead we have a super long tale of a secret french invasion, and none of more ... |
| Robin Hood (Film)Completely boring rubbish by Ridley!?! - SlickOops Ridley's lost the Midas touch. First off this is not Robin Hood, it's the prelude to the legend we all love - false advertising? Gimme my money back. It ends leaving you thinking ahha there will be a sequel, the real legendary story, but what will they call it. Man I'm furious. Instead we have a super long tale of a secret french invasion, and none of more ... |
 | Iron Man 2 (Film)Ticks all the boxes but lacks punch! - SlickThe babbling Stark is back with heart problems (yawn), a vengeful son (Mickey Rourke as a physics genius???), Johansonn in a leather catsuit (for all the testosterone teens) and a big-budget Michael Bay-style ending - what more could you want? The answer lies in the first movie, so much more sublime and nuanced you believed, if you studied hard enough, you more ... |
 | The Ghost (Film)Really enjoyed the slippers and cocoa pace :) - SlickEwan McGregor makes this movie, as does the realism of muttered asides, but the pace, although always engaging, is remarkably slow. So relax and demand nothing, and you will enjoy. Lovely scenery and sense of character with actors and location - the story is a real slow burner, but with enough 'whodunnit' to keep your interest. It never wavers with cheap more ... |
 | Clash of the Titans (Film)Fantastic, and brilliant too! - SlickMassive entertainment - popcorn and transfixed gazes.Excellent in 3D too. Forget the naysayers - you'll really enjoy relaxing and being told an epic action tale, and not feel the nerd for it (emm 300?!). Captivating from the start, the bold people of Argos need to be taught to respect their gods; it's a little baffling why they should cross them!?! The more ... |
 | Law Abiding Citizen (Video)Clever action thriller - SlickA whole new slant on the revenge movie, this is clever stuff, and most of the time you're trying to figure out how this guy is doing it. The first half is tense and pacey, some memorable moments, then it tends to slow down and get somewhat tedious. Butler is excellent but maybe acts too much like an ordinary guy - you can't help feeling a more colourful more ... |
 | Green Zone (Film)Shockin Aweful?!! - SlickGo see for one reason - SHOCK AND AWE....this movie gives utterly terrifying witness to what that phrase really means - will leave you dry-mouthed, unfortunately that's the first 10 minutes, then it's a cat and mouse chase that I found tedious, CIA twists included. Too little shooting, well that would have been a turkey shoot so best avoided. Enjoyable but more ... |
 | Avatar (Film)Fantastical sci-fi wonderland to bore you rigid - SlickBah-humbug. Well the score to start is rubbish, in part taken from "Enemy at the Gates" - was Enya too expensive?! "Unobtanium", the precious metal on Pandora was manufactured on earth in the movie "The Core"...ok I sound like Louis Walsh with his rulebook - well how about a story then..."Dances with Aliens", "Apocalypto".....these are cheap shots, did more ... |
 | A Christmas Carol (2009) (Film)Brilliant, breathtaking and certainly for kids - SlickJust go see it, but first tell your kids what the story of Scrooge is about-for them boredom comes from the use of Dickensian english. Look at kids tv-it's more scary, my 6 and 8 year olds just lost interest-and this is THE Christmas tale, so why, that must be questioned? Otherwise it's a beautifully 3D motion capture blah blah event of a movie, fantastical more ... |
 | Harry Brown (Film)Gritty, grimey and thoroughly uplifting! - SlickA grey and depressing film saved by Harry Palmer himself, Michael Caine - go on Carter! Put aside the socio-economic debate about bad guys and vigilantes, Mr Brown only targets the truly evil. This allows your conscience relax as Mr Right sets out to dispatch Mssrs Wrong, and he does so with a soldier's ease - it's clear, they are the urban enemy of all more ... |
 | Five Minutes of Heaven (Video)Should be on the curriculum - seriously - awesome - SlickThis is the most taught, tense and thought provoking film I have ever seen. James Nesbitt deserves an Oscar for his portrayal of the angst-ridden nerve-shredded brother of a sectarian murder victim, which dates from his childhood, as he sets out to meet the sanguine assassin Neeson in a meeting organised for tv to cover the reconciliation in Northern more ... |
 | 2012 (Film)For the sake of special effects? - SlickThis type of cinema has just gotten ridiculous, not interested in even slim storytelling it's one long promo for cgi. That would be okay if your intent was to sit back and disengage your brain, and that's exactly what I wanted to do (ie. Transformers) but I found myself getting agitated and fed-up, and then annoyed and cheated. It seems even in moron mode more ... |
 | Bruno (Video)Humourless homophobia - SlickPurporting to expose prejudice through comedy Cohen achieves Uber homophobia. All hail free speech but this is propaganda worthy of Goebbels, shocking a new generation into anti-gay lampooning. Read between the lines at this sad display by a weak satirist, and far from taking a fresh look at this minority, we're armed with fresh imagery to hate. From the more ... |
 | Up (Film)Breathtaking - SlickThis is a film that sets the mood for the ideal family Christmas, and 3D just adds oodles of dimension. Not per se a comedy but you'll find yourself smiling and sometimes laughing all the way through. I loved the style of animation too, big square jaw and fingers on the old boy, and although the message is of lost opportunity it's as much about fresh more ... |
 | Aliens In the Attic (Film)Brilliant family entertainment! - SlickI simply cannot criticise this film - it was perfect fun for a 6, 8, and 30+ year old. Captivating from start to finish, and constantly funny it was utterly charming. The squabbly family heads off for a brief holiday, and the granny, and the lecherous boyfriend who drops in uninvited. A brief "meteor" shower later and the 4 little aliens, scary more ... |
 | Inglourious Basterds (Film)How do you rate quality rubbish!?! - SlickCut 70% of the movie? Exhaustive boredom! Nearly entirely subtitled??! Mr QT - was this a thriller, comedy, drama, film noir...well none of those apply. So tediously long I needed a shave and a hearty meal. Expecting the basterds to chop their way through the nazi war machine is not what's served up, to my disappointment. Instead it is endless humourless more ... |
 | Watchmen (Video)Brilliant - but wait for it! - SlickInspired, unique but by my Tag watch it takes 97 minutes before the superhero action really kicks in. Don't be in a rush though - like a classic novel the first 97 pages seem boring, it's in the latter 70 that this proves wholly worthwhile. X-men for adults - we should be thankful there are such 'graphic novels' out there. Characters well drawn and more ... |
| Bruno (Film)Long way from hilarious. - SlickI salute Cohen's courage in putting himself in harm's way with rednecks and conservatives-but there's no pay off. It's just not funny enough to hold your attention. It is in fact not much fun at all, and I was ready to leave at any time. Yup there's the shockafrolic factor, but it quickly get's to yawn out loud, and is conversely homophobic. You've seen all more ... |
 | Excellent-and ruined by the wobblecam! - SlickC'mon Mann-it's a failed technique. Supposed to add a sense of involvement and thrill to a scene the wobblecam is used here at dinner? car dashboard? and ruins the fantastically clattery shoot-outs, because you can't focus. Some scenes are badly lit...I could go on. On the plus the constant close-up head shots of the cops and robbers adds tonnes to the more ... |
 | The Hangover (Film)7 Star Classic - Miss it = Miss out - SlickSlide your funny bone into constantly amusing and get ready to rev it big style. This movie is American Graffiti classic, not puerile American Pie garbage. The post-apocalyptic hangover hotel suite is an instant iconic masterpiece, and the humour is bang on...no pretensions or demanding actors - the restraint of script, direction and dialled-down ego's more ... |
 | Frost Nixon (Film)Boxing brains - slickWhat really was trick-dicky in the end game. A traitor, a hubristic fool or a man of his times. Considerding he spent his right-wing life in the company of Mao and Khruschev-the other big players on the world stage at the time, is it not reasonable to believe he thought such unquestioned power was also the right of democracy. This film is a boxing marathon, more ... |
 | Fifty Dead Men Walking (Film)Big let down - slickFails as a thriller on multiple levels...no tension, no sense of watching a hero put his neck on the line - compare it to Donnie Brasco and you'd understand...this is Keystone Kops territory. Doesn't contextualise the period either, no mention of civil rights, loyalist murder gangs...much like Hunger it portrays IRA volunteers as mad Irishmen, with no more ... |
 | Quantum of Solace (Video)War Bond - slickHugely enjoyable thriller..tally-ho escapism...worth every cent. I do wish M would stop revoking and invoking his licence though! Cross-eyed henchmen who couldn't hit a barn door, and silly consular secretaries sent to stop a rogue agent remain the last of the pre-Bourne signatures - would Cubby be happy just 'cus the takings are sky high; I miss Q, the more ... |
 | The International (Film)Lovely cinematography but boring - slickThis movie had great potential, but is a thriller without the thrills. The cinematography is outstanding. Delivers 10% of it's potential, and the script is to blame. We should have been exposed to the secretive world of corrupt financiers in a manner similar to Outbreak, rising biohazard levels accompanied by ever more menacing music - instead it's a bland more ... |
 | U2 - No Line On The Horizon (CD)No Rock on the horizon!?! - slickI've tried to be really mature in evaluating the artistic depth that must be here but my lugholes are aching from the boredom of this album - sure it explores ambience and makes you work hard but there's no pay-off, no machine gun riffs or anthems for the times - I think Bono's been hanging out with David Sylvian to create a dark masterpiece, and given us a more ... |
 | Gran Torino (Film)excellent but flawed - slickEnjoyable and recommended but rough editing and terrible acting, except from the snarling Clint who's years are catching up fast. It's a feel good movie in total paradox to the issues raised - best thing about it was the audience; at an early evening viewing in the huge cinema one in Dundrum it was full of 50+ year olds, all thoroughly entertained - more ... |
 | Righteous Kill (Video)Worthy-old soldiers getting busy with reality. - slickThis movie is fresh...no it won't make you grip or grunt..well cast as old boys with a lifetime of experience in a cop's life, and a fate attached to it - all the while it speaks of mortality, end of the road, and you get a sense of the why and what of anyone's life; in fact you see the naivety of younger gunslingers and unrequited ambition. For more ... |
 | Valkyrie (Film)How to remove a nasty office boss!! - slickBuilds no tension-that's it. It's not a thriller, not even docudrama, but watchable, as hope for better keeps you in your seat. Had both bombs gone off, if the table wasn't solid oak, or if held underground -that's what saved the beast. This is properly irrelevant to the story's timeline - as today's hero of the then nazi-loving German nation there are more ... |
 | The Wrestler (Film)Couldn't be better - slickProbably won't get them but this is Oscar worthy brilliance. You really feel for this character, in a uniquely original way - Rourke is an acting titan here. Forget a few rough edges, you will laugh, empathise, hope and despair for this man - if the director had pushed a little harder a few tears were there.You leave the cinema enriched for watching this, more ... |
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