Film Reviews archive at Block17 - for love, not money.
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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