Movie Reviews / Previews
Movie Review – Transformers 2: Revenge Of The Fallen
Before filming commenced, internet legend has it that Michael Bay challenged McG to a 'dick measuring contest' - equating to Terminator Salvation versus Transformers. While it's hard to tell who has the biggest dick from the movies alone, Bay wins on sheer balls - quite literally at one point. Revenge Of The Fallen is bigger, badder and stupider in every way than its predecessor. Its a fantastic ride, but one that suffers from Bay's trademark crash-bang editing, meaning you'll remember the set pieces, but struggle to care about the plot.
Before filming commenced, internet legend has it that Michael Bay challenged McG to a 'dick measuring contest' - equating to Terminator Salvation versus Transformers. While it's hard to tell who has the biggest dick from the movies alone, Bay wins on sheer balls - quite literally at one point. Revenge Of The Fallen is bigger, badder and stupider in every way than its predecessor. Its a fantastic ride, but one that suffers from Bay's trademark crash-bang editing, meaning you'll remember the set pieces, but struggle to care about the plot.
Movie Review: Drag Me To Hell
Sam Raimi (The Evil Dead, Spider-Man) hasn’t made a horror movie in almost a decade (if you count The Gift), but it is the genre where he cut his teeth and created cult hero Ash, played by Bruce ‘This is my boomstick!’ Campbell. Drag Me To Hell is Raimi’s return to the genre, although he certainly hasn’t been idle in the horror: his production company, Ghost House Pictures, introduced Western audiences to The Grudge and 30 Days of Night. Drag Me To Hell takes as many cues from Raimi’s old work as some of his more recent Ghost House work. In the vein of the best 70s horror, it is at its heart a morality play, although one with a wicked sense of humour and slightly less gore than your average splatter-horror flick.
Sam Raimi (The Evil Dead, Spider-Man) hasn’t made a horror movie in almost a decade (if you count The Gift), but it is the genre where he cut his teeth and created cult hero Ash, played by Bruce ‘This is my boomstick!’ Campbell. Drag Me To Hell is Raimi’s return to the genre, although he certainly hasn’t been idle in the horror: his production company, Ghost House Pictures, introduced Western audiences to The Grudge and 30 Days of Night. Drag Me To Hell takes as many cues from Raimi’s old work as some of his more recent Ghost House work. In the vein of the best 70s horror, it is at its heart a morality play, although one with a wicked sense of humour and slightly less gore than your average splatter-horror flick.
Lesbian Vampire Killers: Movie Review
A title sure to attract Goths, gore-hounds and repetitive strain injury victims across the country. Lesbian Vampire Killers is a title is so audacious, so in your face, so silly, it should probably be less of a surprise that the film can’t live up to its promise. Thrusting current ‘it’ boys from the vastly overrated Gavin and Stacey, Mathew Horne and James Corden play the two best buds Jimmy and Fletch. Jimmy (Horne, recently-dumped) and Fletch (Corden, craving adventure), decide to take a scenic camping trip to some generic creepy village. Problem is, it only features one house, a pub, an endless forest and obviously the aforementioned lesbian vampires.
A title sure to attract Goths, gore-hounds and repetitive strain injury victims across the country. Lesbian Vampire Killers is a title is so audacious, so in your face, so silly, it should probably be less of a surprise that the film can’t live up to its promise. Thrusting current ‘it’ boys from the vastly overrated Gavin and Stacey, Mathew Horne and James Corden play the two best buds Jimmy and Fletch. Jimmy (Horne, recently-dumped) and Fletch (Corden, craving adventure), decide to take a scenic camping trip to some generic creepy village. Problem is, it only features one house, a pub, an endless forest and obviously the aforementioned lesbian vampires.
Movie Review: My Bloody Valentine 3D
There is only one reason to watch My Bloody Valentine 3D. I'll give you a clue - it has nothing to do with 'My Bloody Valentine' – although we're sure there are many horror fans who will be interested to see a virtual remake of the 1981 flick Quentin Tarantino dubbed "the greatest slasher movie of all time". And, no, it isn't Betsy Rue's lengthy full frontal scene – although it is probably worth the price of admission alone.
There is only one reason to watch My Bloody Valentine 3D. I'll give you a clue - it has nothing to do with 'My Bloody Valentine' – although we're sure there are many horror fans who will be interested to see a virtual remake of the 1981 flick Quentin Tarantino dubbed "the greatest slasher movie of all time". And, no, it isn't Betsy Rue's lengthy full frontal scene – although it is probably worth the price of admission alone.
SPRAYLIST 2008: Movies Of The Year
OK, Christmas is long-gone and New Year's Eve isn't for a while, so you're probably bored. What can cheer you up? How about yet another end of year list by people who - for some reason - assume their opinion is more worthwhile than yours? Well good. Following Friday's exploration of the best albums of the year, the individual hecklerspray writers are back to tell you which movies they liked best this year. Oh, and you should definitely tell us your best movie of the year below. Unless it's Twilight. Because then we'll BURN YOU.
OK, Christmas is long-gone and New Year's Eve isn't for a while, so you're probably bored. What can cheer you up? How about yet another end of year list by people who - for some reason - assume their opinion is more worthwhile than yours? Well good. Following Friday's exploration of the best albums of the year, the individual hecklerspray writers are back to tell you which movies they liked best this year. Oh, and you should definitely tell us your best movie of the year below. Unless it's Twilight. Because then we'll BURN YOU.
Movie Review: The Day The Earth Stood Still
It says something about a movie when you come out of the cinema and realise Keanu Reeves was the best thing in it. Making Keanu play a cold, emotionless, stagnant alien iin The Day The Earth Stood Still is almost typecasting but the role perfectly suits eanu’s unique brand of timbre. However, unfortunately, the film around him is a mess.
It says something about a movie when you come out of the cinema and realise Keanu Reeves was the best thing in it. Making Keanu play a cold, emotionless, stagnant alien iin The Day The Earth Stood Still is almost typecasting but the role perfectly suits eanu’s unique brand of timbre. However, unfortunately, the film around him is a mess.
Movie Review: What Just Happened?
Hollywood is a callous, fickle and backstabbing land where producers do drugs, have promiscuous sex and use four-letter curse words like it‘s big and clever. Meanwhile the greedy studio only cares about money and not the artistic integrity of a film. So what’s new? What Just Happened tramples on this familiar territory. Robert De Niro plays hotshot movie producer Ben, who juggles his time between forcing a director to change the bleak ending of his latest film and getting Bruce Willis to shave his Grizzly Adams beard before he steps on the set of his next feature. As far as plot goes that’s about as good as it gets, and in the middle of that Ben is getting divorced and suspects his soon to be ex-wife may be sleeping with a friend of his.
Hollywood is a callous, fickle and backstabbing land where producers do drugs, have promiscuous sex and use four-letter curse words like it‘s big and clever. Meanwhile the greedy studio only cares about money and not the artistic integrity of a film. So what’s new? What Just Happened tramples on this familiar territory. Robert De Niro plays hotshot movie producer Ben, who juggles his time between forcing a director to change the bleak ending of his latest film and getting Bruce Willis to shave his Grizzly Adams beard before he steps on the set of his next feature. As far as plot goes that’s about as good as it gets, and in the middle of that Ben is getting divorced and suspects his soon to be ex-wife may be sleeping with a friend of his.
Movie Review: How To Lose Friends And Alienate People
Over the years the cinema has given us plenty of bumbling idiots on the big screen but arguably none are ever as likeable as the ones played by Simon Pegg. Returning this week in How to Lose Friends And Alienate People, Pegg, riding high on his popularity, plays the pretentious tit Sidney Young who manages to get a job at a prestigious New York magazine. It’s like The Devil Wears Prada but with transvestites! With a recent surge of great comedies, this effort is disappointingly neither consistently hilarious or has anything new to say. Pegg is a likeable lead but presents the character as a more of a loveable idiot who never really irritates, even those within the film. His characters charm instantly sets you into a light hearted predictable romp while although entertaining in its own way, is also somewhat a letdown.
Over the years the cinema has given us plenty of bumbling idiots on the big screen but arguably none are ever as likeable as the ones played by Simon Pegg. Returning this week in How to Lose Friends And Alienate People, Pegg, riding high on his popularity, plays the pretentious tit Sidney Young who manages to get a job at a prestigious New York magazine. It’s like The Devil Wears Prada but with transvestites! With a recent surge of great comedies, this effort is disappointingly neither consistently hilarious or has anything new to say. Pegg is a likeable lead but presents the character as a more of a loveable idiot who never really irritates, even those within the film. His characters charm instantly sets you into a light hearted predictable romp while although entertaining in its own way, is also somewhat a letdown.
