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 | A Christmas Carol (2009) (Film)A magical film that stays wonderfully true to the source material - Jason O' MahonyA Christmas Carol is possibly one of the best know and best loved Christmas stories of all time. It's a classic in the true sense of the word with more than 40 adaptations, the first of which hit cinema screens over a century ago, way back in 1908! Disney's A CHRISTMAS CAROL, however, is a little different in that it comes to our screens in gloriously more ... |
 | Creation (Film)At its strongest as a Movie about Loss - Jason O' MahonyCREATION received wonderful reviews when it premiered at the prestigious Toronto Film Festival but, those reviews notwithstanding, the film had difficulty picking up a distributor in the US, apparently because of the fear that it would offend the religious right. The film is based on the book, Annie's Box, which was written by Charles Darwin's more ... |
 | 2012 (Film)Rent Independence Day on DVD Instead! - Jason O' MahonyThis is an epic adventure about a natural disaster and the struggle for survival in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds, callous politicians and a media interested only in the money shot, personal misery be damned. Sounds like the lot of the all too many flood victims but it's actually the premise of a new movie, 2012. Roland Emmerich, its director, more ... |
 | The Men Who Stare At Goats (Film)Hilarious Look at the Absurdity of War - Jason O' Mahony"I wanted to prove myself and for my sins, fate taught me a lesson," says Ewan McGregor's voice over in THE MEN WHO STARE AT GOATS, invoking the classic Martin Sheen voice over in APOCALYPSE NOW. Both films take a look at the absurdity of war but whereas the latter film focuses on war, GOATS focuses squarely on the absurdity. And, boy, does it more ... |
 | This Is It (Film)THIS IS IT - Brilliant as a Money-Making Machine; Not as a Movie - Jason O' MahonyFrom Thriller, to Bad, to Dangerous, to baboon poo crazy, Michael Jackson went from being the most brilliant performer on the planet to being the oddest. From the largest selling album of all time, to the most groundbreaking music videos ever created, to rumours in the press, to court cases taken by alleged victims, the self styled King of Pop, led a life more ... |
 | Fish Tank (Film)Brilliant Pic with simply Outstanding Performances - Jason O' MahonyFISH TANK Director: Andrea Arnold Country: UK Year: 2009 Language: English Runtime: 123 Minutes Rating: 16 FISH TANK is driven by a simple little idea. The star of the picture is Mia, a fifteen year old girl, whose life is turned upside down when her Mom brings home a new boyfriend. The film is the latest from director Andrea Arnold and stars Katie more ... |
 | Halloween 2 (Film)Rent the 1978 original - This is Brutal! - Jason O' MahonyThere was a time when Halloween was inextricably linked to Michael Myers. He was as terrifying as the holiday and when the original HALLOWEEN came out, way back in 1978, he scared the bejesus out of people. In the over 30 years since then Halloween has become the second biggest holiday of the year. Let me say that again – Halloween is the second more ... |
 | The Invention of Lying (Film)Intriguing Premise – Shame about the Movie - Jason O' MahonyTHE INVENTION OF LYING Director: Ricky Gervais & Matthew Robinson Country: USA Year: 2009 Language: English Runtime: 100 Minutes Rating: 15 A People tend to either love The Office or hate it and its creator, Ricky Gervais, provokes a similar response. I'm afraid I missed the whole brouhaha about The Office and Extras and so came to THE INVENTION OF more ... |
 | Surrogates (Film)Willis is watchable, SURROGATES less so - Jason O' MahonySURROGATES Director: Jonathan Mostow Country: USA Year: 2009 Language: English Runtime: 88 Minutes Rating: 12 A There's something a little off about SURROGATES and it's not just the idea behind the movie. Who the hell would want to experience life through the eyes of a surrogate? Where's the fun in that? Isn't the whole point of life to get down and dirty? more ... |
 | Broken Embraces (Film)Almodovar's Latest is Over Long and Uncomfortable Going - Jason O' MahonyPedro Almodovar is an Oscar winning director that has won more awards than you can shake a stick at. He's been nominated for the Golden Palm at the Cannes Film Festival, won at the Venice Film Festival and won a People's Choice award at the Toronto Film Festival. He is, then, held in extremely high regard by all in the film world. There's no denying the more ... |
 | District 9 (Film)Excellent movie that works on a multitude of levels! - Jason O' MahonyI'm always delighted when I see Peter Jackson's name above the title of a movie and while he didn't direct DISTRICT 9, the film is as brilliant as if he did. It's technically fantastic and emotionally wrenching, with all the action, imagination and elements that you would expect from a Jackson sci-fi classic. The story centres on Johannesburg, South Africa, more ... |
 | Adventureland (Film)Brilliant film - Hilarious but Super Sweet! - Jason O' MahonyI like my comedies brash and brilliant. I like to laugh out loud and SUPERBAD (2007) ticked all those boxes! It was directed by Greg Mottola and I laughed my head off the whole way through, so I was really looking forward to his latest, ADVENTURELAND. I expected it to pick up where SUPERBAD left off. And it does, sort of. The film is screamingly funny in more ... |
 | Inglourious Basterds (Film)Tarantino's latest is a zany mix of the Good, the Bad and the Nazi! - Jason O' MahonyQuentin Tarantino quite literally burst onto the scene in 1992 with one of the freshest, nastiest, most brilliant debuts of all time. RESERVOIR DOGS (1992) wowed critics and movie fans alike and revolutionized a whole generation of cinema fans introducing them to Mexican stand-offs, gut wrenching violence and a cinema screen soaked in blood, wrapped in cool more ... |
 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Film)Magic for Fans but won't Convert non-Fans - Jason O' MahonyChances are you've made up your mind about Harry Potter. It's been impossible to escape the young wizard and his spell casting friends. The books are a global sales phenomenon with more than 400 million sold and the previous five movies have, collectively, grossed well over $4 Billion around the world. Success for this film, then, is guaranteed and true more ... |
 | Bruno (Film)No where near as funny as Borat - Jason O' MahonyThe word 'Genius' is bandied about a little too liberally for my liking. And so it is with Sacha Baron Cohen. Ali G was a comic creation worthy of genius they said, BORAT (2006) cemented his place in the genius pantheon, they said, and BRUNO would confirm it. Bruno, however, is far from genius. It is, rather, one of the most hyped movies of the year. It more ... |
 | Michael Mann's latest fails to deliver Heat - Jason O' MahonyPUBLIC ENEMIES Director: Michael Mann Country: USA Year: 2009 Language: English Runtime: 140 Minutes Rating: 15A Johnny Depp and Christian Bale are at the very top of the acting game. Depp has just emerged from one of the biggest blockbuster series of all time, bagging an Oscar nomination along the way for his role as Captain Jack, in PIRATES OF THE more ... |
 | Blood: The Last Vampire (Film)Lots of Blood but no Bloody Good! - Jason O' MahonyBLOOD: THE LAST VAMPIRE Director: Chris Nahon Country: Hong Kong / Japan / France / Argentina Year: 2009 Language: English Runtime: 91 Minutes Rating: 16 They make action movies out of all manners of events! Some are based on true life, some on books while others are based on nothing more than the wonderfully creative imagination of the screenwriter. STAR more ... |
 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Film)Transformers is a brash, loud, boring mess! - Jason O' MahonyTRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN Director: Michael Bay Country: USA Year: 2009 Language: English Runtime: 141 Minutes Rating: 12A I remember my Dad bringing me to the cinema to see THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (1980), I remember the sweets and I remember the bottle of coke but most of all I remember the film. And even though EMPIRE hasn't stood the test of more ... |
 | Star Trek (Film)Definitely worth the trek, this movie will make stars of its brilliant young cast! - Jason O' MahonyStar Trek Director: J.J. Abrams Country: USA Year: 2009 Language: English Runtime: 126 Minutes Rating: 15A I remember the first time I saw automatic sliding doors, doors that opened when you walked towards them. It was in the new Quinnsworth in Tralee, in the mid 1980's, I was about 10 years old and I thought they were amazing! The only place I had ever more ... |
 | The Hangover (Film)The Hangover is Rude, Raucous, Raunchy and Rib-Ticklingly Funny! - Jason O' MahonyTHE HANGOVER Director: Todd Phillips Country: USA Year: 2009 Language: English Runtime: 100 Minutes Rating: 16 I like my comedies brash and loud. I like to find my self choking on popcorn and shooting Coca-Cola through my nose. I like to laugh out loud and so DUMB & DUMBER (1994) is most definitely my kind of comedy. Because of this I also loved the more ... |
 | Looking For Eric (Film)King Eric A God of the Silver Screen and of the Football Field - Jason O' MahonyLOOKING FOR ERIC Director: Ken Loach Country: UK / France Year: 2009 Language: English Runtime: 115 Minutes Rating: 12 A Loving both movies and football, I'm constantly disappointed that the beautiful game invariably goes down like a lead balloon or like Ronaldo in the penalty area when it makes the transition to the silver screen. Movie gods and football more ... |
 | Terminator: Salvation (Film)Acting & Story lines as Mechanical as Terminators but Awesome Special Effects - Jason O' MahonyTERMINATOR SALVATION Director: McG Country: USA Year: 2009 Language: English Runtime: 115 Minutes Rating: 12 A Welcome to the summer – the weather is gorgeous and the box-office giants are storming our cinema screens. One of the most highly anticipated films of the year and certainly one of the most talked about is TERMINATOR SALVATION, the fourth more ... |
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