Got to see this superb movie about two weeks back, and at last I can tell people about it.
My review on Den of Geek is here.
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Kick-Ass!!!!
Star Trek Review
Last week I was lucky enough to get invited to a press screening of Star Trek
You can find out if I thought the phasers were set to stun or kill here
On Den of Geek I’ve been reviewing Merlin for my sins. Here is the complete list of my Merlin Reviews.
Spooks: Code 9
My review of The Sarah Connor Chronicles on DVD is on Den of Geek here…
This is a great show, even if the DVD release doesn’t actually build much on that.
Vantage Point on Blu-ray review
I’m going to keep this review as spoiler-free as I can, so I’m not be divulging the plot twist that is supposed to be the highlight of this movie. Partly because in my opinion it’s not worth actually telling people, and everyone should get the chance to shout at the screen Whiskey-Tango-Foxtrot at that juncture.
But to be honest it wasn’t the only time I was forced to voice my incredulity as the events portrayed in this movie, whole sections make about as much sense as Amy Whinehouse does after a complete bender.
If you didn’t catch the promotions for this movie the premise is simple, if not borrowed from at least three other movies I can think of. We’re presented with 23 minutes or time which usually runs to about 10 minutes of screentime, in which the same events are seen from a different perspective. With each ‘vantage point’ we get more information about the characters, their motivations and additional clues to what’s actually going on. Which, unsurprisingly, isn’t what we’re initially drawn to think.
Been Geek Busy…
Here are a bunch of things I’ve written on geek recently…
10 Great Geek Moments in Movies
Gotham Knight Bluray review
Sweeney Todd Blu-ray Review
Men in Black Blu-ray Review
The Professionals on Blu-ray
I’ve not seen a old movie on Blu-ray before, so I’m glad the first one I did see was this one. Read about it here.
I, Robot on Blu-ray
At last some decent movies on Blu-ray. My review of I,Robot can be found here.
Stan Winston R.I.P.
It was with great sadness that I learned of the untimely death of Stan Winston, who’s work in fantasy films enthraulled a generation. So I was insipred to write something about his work on Geek, here.
Bring on the DogWelder!!!!
I love comics, but I’ll accept that some characters aren’t destined for the big screen!
Here is my run-down of 10 Comic Book Characters Who Should Never Make It To Film
20,003 and counting….
Gosh…I just checked in this morning to see that my total views has just reached breached 20 thousand! Amazing. Thanks to everyone that’s come along, and I’ll try to get more new stuff on here soon!
Pixar on patrol…
I’ve written a ready reckoner for Pixar on Geek this week…here!
Early Ironman review
I didn’t get to write this, see the movie or attend the press briefing yesterday (damn it!), but one of our Geek brothers did. You can read about it here…
Is that a Longboat, or are you just happy to see me? I’ve thrown battle axes at Viking Battle for Asgard
here