Film Reviews archive at Block17 - for love, not money.
Movie Review: District 9
by terminaljunkie on September 06th, 2009

What do you get if you mix ‘Predator’ like aliens, with ‘Starship Troopers’ like gore, throw in ‘The Fly’ some shaky camera-work (don’t worry we are not talking ‘Cloverfield’ here) and then give it a…..

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Movie Review: State of Play
by terminaljunkie on August 15th, 2009

The TV series was very good indeed but part of that was down to the well balanced cast, good character definition, and exceptional attention to storyline detail. However, this all took half a dozen hor…..

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Movie Review: The Boat That Rocked
by terminaljunkie on August 13th, 2009

Challenges around the home (new kitchen & Utility room), plus a rush on completing vocational exams means I just got around to watching some movies again, so I think I’ll put a personal view on…..

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Movie Review: Vicky Cristina Barcelona
by terminaljunkie on February 16th, 2009

Both written and directed by Woody Allen, this is described as a frothy spoof on Don Juan, but Allen’s recent work has been shot through with unevenness and in some cases guilty of being just…..

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Movie Review: RocknRolla
by terminaljunkie on February 11th, 2009

Directed by Guy Ritchie, and after a number of poor efforts, and I’m thinking about the mind boggling ‘Revolver’, and its abysmal predecessor (starring his then wife Madonna) ‘Swept Away’, we have another ‘mockney’ gangster…..

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