Movie Reviews

Richard reviews Munich

Title=Munich Score=9 Summary=Strong and at times quite brutal, this is a tough and harrowing movie to watch, but ultimately very satisfying. There are a few twee Spielberg moments, and a slight feeling of being a little lost towards the end of the movie, but overall it's a superb piece of work. Visually it gives the impression of the time, with costume and filming work shining, then there's the excellent writing and great performances from some of the leads. Well worth watching, but again, not an easy film to watch.
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Next Gen DVD updates

The news on the next generation of DVD’s is everywhere just now due to the 2006 Consumer Electronics Show. There’s Blu-Ray and HD-DVD announcements ...
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Richard reviews Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Title=Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Score=6 Summary=Darker and scarier than the rest with great effects but harshly edited and too fast paced with no time to keep up. Grint is the best young actor in the cast with the others struggling with overacting. The ending hurts the movie somewhat with it's "get out clause" which appears from nowhere and seems contrived. Not the best in the series, but so far the second strongest.
9 min read
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Richard reviews Transporter 2

Title=Transporter 2 Score=4 Summary=Statham is excellent in this under performing action film. He acts well and does some amazing stunts, and this is where the movie falls down with preposterous moments in some six or seven sequences in the movie. They are so bad that you'll groan out loud. Still, Statham is great, as is Valletta. With such a great idea as the Transporter it escapes me how they can mess it up so well. Worth catching for some of the better stunts, but as a movie, not that great.
10 min read
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Richard reviews Flightplan

Title=Flightplan Score=7 Summary=Surprisingly strong and emotive script with a good few twists and a superb performance from Foster. Bean provides good support, as does Sarsgaard but nothing too memorable. Despite too much Hollywood feel near the end, it is still a good thriller which keeps the pace going and the audience on the edge of their seat. However there are a couple of embarassing and very poorly written moments.
12 min read
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Richard reviews The Constant Gardener

Title=The Constant Gardener Score=6 Summary=Strong story with a great ending and a huge agenda. Unfortunately there's style overload and both the agenda and the moral ending could have been toned down slightly to make for a much better movie. It also seriously needs an injection of pace to retain the audience attention. Weisz is superb in this, with Huston firing in another superb performance as a close second. A beautiful view of Africa in some of the scenes.
9 min read
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Richard reviews Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Title=Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit Score=10 Summary=Superbly rich and very funny entertainment with jokes and references for all ages. This is possibly the best and definitely biggest outing for Wallace & Gromit. Filled with lovable characters to whom you get attracted without realising, and some of the bizarrest storylines and inventions you'll ever see. Superb comedy, excellent fun, I can't fault it.
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DVD Flashback: Splash

Title=Splash Score=7 Summary= Great comedy about falling in love, doing what ever it takes to be with the one you love, and mermaids. Stars Tom Hanks, Daryl Hannah, Eugene Levy and the late great John Candy. A great old flick that is fun from start to finish. Revisit these stars to when they were begining there carriers and see what it was that made them who they are today.
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