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Movie Review: Quantum of Solace
by terminaljunkie on November 29th, 2008

Directed by Marc Forster whose only film prior to this that I can recall off the top of my head was ‘Stranger than Fiction’, Quantum of Solace begins immediately after the ‘Casino Royale’ timeline, with…..

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Movie Review: Taken
by terminaljunkie on November 08th, 2008

Directed by Pierre Morel best remembered for ‘The Transporter’ and written by Luc Beeson (he of ‘Leon’ fame), this is a contemporary action film based on a slave-trader kidnap scenario. First based in the USA,…..

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Movie Review: Death Race
by terminaljunkie on November 03rd, 2008

Anyone remember the original with David Caradine and Sly Stallone? This is billed as a remake, but it is so loose a remake that you have in effect a different take on the whole premise……

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Movie Review: Burn After Reading
by terminaljunkie on October 30th, 2008

The Coen Brothers have a history of bringing movies with an immediate impact to the screen, drama being their forte, with a lower number of comedy capers. If you count early hits such as ‘Blood…..

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Movie Review: You Don’t Mess With the Zohan
by terminaljunkie on September 14th, 2008

Another in the long list of Adam Sandler farces; this time out a rude trip into the land of hair stylists and parody, with particular references to the Travolta moves, crude Jewish / Palestinian references,…..

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Movie Review: X-Files 2 - I Want to Believe
by terminaljunkie on September 03rd, 2008

I was a huge fan of the series. Not because it always made sense, nor was I a believer, since I am too much a sceptic to go down the conspiracy road. But hey, we…..

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Movie Review: Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
by terminaljunkie on August 17th, 2008

The first in the series, Harold and Kumar go to White Castle was a hoot, two stoners, one sensible and one carefree, who had a series of misadventures as they attempted to get a meal…..

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Movie Review: Hellboy II - The Golden Army
by terminaljunkie on August 14th, 2008

I’m a big fan of Mike Mignola’s anti-hero, and Guillermo del Toro has not done too much wrong recently so his second outing at the helm of the Hellboy franchise was much anticipated as much…..

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Film Review - Jeepers Keepers
by terminaljunkie on August 12th, 2008

One for the hard core horror fan this upcoming effort from Southgate, as he takes a chance on a long hard road ahead, with a couple of new faces, a hatful of novices and some…..

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Movie Review: Doomsday
by terminaljunkie on July 17th, 2008

Directed Neil Marshall (The Descent, Dog Soldiers) is a post-apocalyptic movie in the Science Fiction / Thriller genres and sports a pretty good cast and plotline, but will the meld of previous film influences subvert…..

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