As a rule I’m not into trying to find deeper meaning to a movie which appears as just simple entertainment, but occassionlay you get a movie which works on more than one level. One such movie is the 1954 western “Johnny Guitar” which on face value looks like a simple tale of a town forming Read More… »
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» Movie Review – Joy Ride – Steve Zahn, Paul Walker, Leelee Sobieski
Also known by the name of “Road Kill” “Joy Ride” is a movie which draws on both “The Hitcher” and “Duel” using elements of both to create a highway horror. Lewis Thomas (Paul Walker) secretly loves Venna (Leelee Sobieski) so much that he cashes in his plane ticket home from Uni to buy a second Read More… »
» DVD Review: My Fake Fiance – Melissa Joan Hart, Joseph Lawrence
“My Fake Fiance” stars Melissa Joan Hart as Jennifer who whilst attending her friends wedding is introduced to Vince (Joseph Lawrence) an in debt gambler who she finds arrogant and annoying. But when all of her possessions are nicked during moving into her first apartment she comes up with a plan which will solve all Read More… »
» Movie Review – Local Hero – 1983
Released in 1983 “Local Hero” tells the amusing tale of ‘Mac’ MacIntyre (Peter Riegert) who is sent on a mission by the American Oil Corporation which he works for to buy up a sleepy Scottish village. More use to doing deals over the phone and by Telexes Mac finds the culture of the village both Read More… »
» Movie Review: The Green Berets starring John Wayne, David Janssen
There are very few John Wayne movies which I genuinely dislike but “The Green Berets” happens to be one of them. The reason being is that whilst there is a storyline about a Colonel heading to South Vietnam and taking on a couple of dangerous missions that is really not what “The Green Berets” is Read More… »
» Movie Review: Love Me Tender (1956) starring Richard Egan, Debra Paget, Elvis Presley
In “Love Me Tender” Elvis Presley stars as Clint, the youngest of the 4 Reno brothers and the one who stayed at home to help run the farm whilst his brothers went off to fight in the Civil War. And whilst they were way and having heard news that his brother Vance (Richard Egan) died Read More… »
» Movie Review: Charlie Wilson’s War starring Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts
Charlie Wilson (Tom Hanks) enjoys the little luxuries that being a Texan congressman bring, as in the parties and play mates, but he’s also aware of world affairs especially when it comes to what is going on in Afghanistan. Troubled by what he sees going on he starts to use his political power to gwt Read More… »
» Movie Review: Forrest Gump starring Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise
“Run Forrest, Run” is what Jenny (Robin Wright) would tell Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks) whenever the school bullies picked on him. But that one bit of advice lead to a whole new world for Forrest who over the years played American Football, became a war hero, ran back and forth across America as well as Read More… »
» Movie Review: Carry on Matron starring Hattie Jacques, Sid James
In “Carry on Matron” Sid James stars as the crooked Sid Carter who comes up with a cunning idea to steal the stock pile of contraceptives from Finisham Maternity Hospital, except he needs to find a way to do it. And so Sid gets his son Cyril (Kenneth Cope) to dress as a female nurse Read More… »
» Movie Review: Terminator Salvation starring Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Anton Yelchin
In the 4th “Terminator” movie “Terminator Salvation” Christian Bale stars as John Connor, a powerful voice in the resistance who finds himself in opposition to General Ashwdown (Michael Ironside) who wants to bring Skynet down with a new weapon, a new weapon which makes Connor suspicious. Connor also has his father on his mind, or Read More… »