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I really wanted to rant about the subscription model but…

ward 20/08/2019

I started writing a whining complaint about the increasing move to the subscription model. This was mostly inspired by a diary app I had been using that one day decided … Read More

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Comedy films become horror

ward 14/06/2012

As editing movies becomes easier there are an increasing number of re-cut films, sequences, and trailers out there on the interweb. Generally this is really annoying. You try and find … Read More

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Game of Death and myself

ward 06/07/2011

I grew up in Hong Kong in the 1970s. It was a glorious time and place for a young lad. Skyscrapers, jungles, beaches, and all the latest gadgets. Also, as … Read More

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The Hangover 2

ward 08/06/2011

This film has had a lot of bad press. Mostly because the plot is almost exactly the same as the original. Which is true, but what the fuck were people … Read More

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Death Race

ward 24/04/2011

I had been meaning to watch this for ages. I remember watching the original, set in the far off year of 2000. A more violent age when everyone wore spandex. … Read More

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Kick-Ass review

ward 22/08/2010

Yes, this is a review of the film Kick-ass. Although it is, what with this being my writing, an actual ass kicker of a review. I’d been meaning to watch … Read More

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Avatar

ward 08/01/2010

Every review and pre-release bit of advertising for this film promised a spectacle. Avatar did not disappoint. Especially in 3d. First, the story: Jake Sully is a marine in a … Read More

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Ataque de Pánico! (Panic Attack!) 2009

ward 29/12/2009

I just saw this on youtube and holy bollocks it’s awesome! Apparently the guy made it on a relatively small budget but with top notch equipment. The figure being quoted … Read More

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District 9

ward 19/09/2009

First off, the plot. In 1982 a spaceship arrives and stops overJohannesburg. There is some shaky footage of a command pod detatching and crashing to earth but it is never … Read More

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