Posts Tagged ‘action’

Headhunters (2011)

Headhunters (2011)
Mad chase Morten Tyldum is talented. “The Firm meets Blood Simple,” one reviewer wrote. But there are lots more elements than that in the new Norwegian movie Headhunters: they include Hitchcock, Patricia Highsmith, the Bourne actioners, B-Horror, and the coldly elegant style of the “New...
May 14th, 2012 | Film Reviews | Read More

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)
Guy Ritchie’s second outing with Conan Doyle’s finest sleuth is out on DVD and Blu-ray this week and overall it’s a thoroughly entertaining adventure romp. Fans of the first movie will find much to enjoy here and the sense of fun established in the 2009 original remains very much the order of the...
May 11th, 2012 | DVD Reviews | Read More

Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011)

Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011)
The Mission: Impossible movie franchise has been a consistently great source of fun for action fans. The first film had a couple of classic set-pieces, the second film may be the weakest of the lot but still had lots of fun moments and the third film was a blistering return to top form. This instalment,...
May 9th, 2012 | Film Reviews | Read More

Avengers Assemble (2012)

Avengers Assemble (2012)
I want to start this review with a criticism, which is not directly towards the film, but the decision to change the title for some countries, including the UK. In order to avoid confusion with the classic British spy-fi television series The Avengers, the marketing people have dropped the The and inserted...
May 7th, 2012 | Film Reviews | Read More

Avengers Assemble (2012)

Avengers Assemble (2012)
I would honestly prefer not to use the word ”nerdgasm” – oops! Too late. Well, I’ll use it just this once, then. The Avengers is here – my most anticipated movie of 2012 – and it does not disappoint! I have to hand it to Joss Whedon; the man knows what he’s doing, and he [...]
May 7th, 2012 | Film Reviews | Read More

Yakuza Weapon (2011)

Yakuza Weapon (2011)
I like a crazy Japanese movie as much as the next man. In fact, I’ve seen and enjoyed more than most and like to think that I’m more than just a part-time dabbler in the prolific output from that great land. However, I am still also very much a novice – I find it hard [...]
May 5th, 2012 | DVD Reviews | Read More

Safe (2012)

Safe (2012)
Writer Director Boaz Yakin takes  billion dollar franchise action hero Jason Statham, to Downtown New York for a furious street fight with the Russian Mob, Asian Triads and some crooked cops in Safe. Fans of the former championship diver and model should be delighted with his excessively pumped physique...
May 4th, 2012 | Feature, Film Reviews | Read More

Jonah Hex (2010)

Jonah Hex (2010)
Quickly slated and dismissed by the majority of moviegoers when it was released, Jonah Hex turns out to be a surprisingly enjoyable movie based around a lesser-known comic book character. Mixing some supernatural elements (e.g. the central character can talk to the dead whenever he takes hold of them)...
May 2nd, 2012 | Film Reviews | Read More

Gantz: Perfect Answer (2011)

Gantz: Perfect Answer (2011)
The second and final part of this live action franchise is just as well-produced and satisfying as the first part (see review here). Its plot, however, is rather more complex. Instead of the weirder aliens, our game contestants are now fighting a tougher enemy, namely the human-disguised versions known...
May 2nd, 2012 | Film Reviews | Read More

Gantz (2010)

Gantz (2010)
It is being called the Japanese Harry Potter, and it is based on a best-selling sci-fi manga comic and a subsequent long anime TV show. But here we have the story in glorious live action. Weird aliens, black latex, wild action, interpersonal drama, fighting for dear life; Matrix-inspired spectacle and...
May 2nd, 2012 | Film Reviews | Read More
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