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Silent Hill film review

Saturday, February 17th, 2007 | Reviews

The plot: Rose takes her crazy daughter to a town named Silent Hill hoping it will cure her. However when she loses her in the town and goes in search of her things get weird.

The good: I love Silent Hill because it was a franchise designed to by scary. The movie adaption is quite good at this.

The bad: Could have been a bit scarier. It was very creepy but things like mysterious noises, dark rooms you can’t see into were missing a little. The movie was more about the story.

Conclusion: I loved it but if you’re not a fan of the game you probably won’t like it as much. That doesn’t mean you won’t enjoy it, it’s still a really good horror movie and a cool idea.

Rating

Reviewed by Greg. I gave this movie a 7.9 out of 10.

The Shawshank Redemption film review

Saturday, February 17th, 2007 | Reviews

The plot: A tale of two men who become good friends in prison and eventually find redemption.

The good: Very moving, great storytelling, Morgan Freeman.

The bad: Not much to say here really, it’s a drama and over two hours long to it’s a substantial movie but I never got bored when watching it.

Conclusion: Fantastic movie.

Rating

Reviewed by Greg. I gave this movie a 8.8 out of 10.

Shaun of the Dead film review

Saturday, February 17th, 2007 | Reviews

The plot: Zombie’s begin to take over the streets and it’s down to Shaun to lead his friends to safety. Set in a romantic backdrop, Shaun of the Dead is the original Rom-Zom-Com.

The good: It’s funny, it really is. It has some great moments. That’s it, it’s just very funny.

The bad: Although it calls itself a “rom-zom-com” it’s obviously all about the comedy with very little horror or romance. The humour might be a little British-y.

Conclusion: As I’ve already said, it’s funny. Worth a watch.

Rating

Reviewed by Greg. I gave this movie a 7.2 out of 10.

Road Trip film review

Saturday, February 17th, 2007 | Reviews

The plot: When Josh accidentally mails a tape of him with another girl to his long distance girlfriend, four friends set out on a road trip to get it back before she sees it.

The good: Very, very funny.

The bad: Typical teen humour, going even further than American Pie to the point some people may just walk out in disgust.

Conclusion: If you liked American Pie you absolutely have to see this movie. If you thought American Pie was crude and unfunny you will want these 90 minutes of your life back.

Rating

Reviewed by Greg. I gave this movie a 7.0 out of 10.

Resident Evil: Extinction film review

Saturday, February 17th, 2007 | Reviews

The plot: The T Virus has escaped and now it’s the end of the world – zombies have taken over the planet, the whole world has been turned into desert and the only survivors are either people on the run, or Umbrella executives sat in their underground labs.

The good: It’s never a bad thing to see Milla Jovovich’s face.

The bad: All you really get to see is Milla Jovovich’s face. Also not a great deal happens.

Conclusion: If you like the franchise, it is an OK sequel, otherwise it’s a pretty poor effort. Literally, nothing happens.

Rating

Reviewed by Greg. I gave this movie a 3.8 out of 10.

Resident Evil: Apocalypse film review

Saturday, February 17th, 2007 | Reviews

The plot: A small group of survivors led by Alice from the first movie attempt to escape the confines of Racoon City before the Umbrella Corporation clears up it’s mess.

The good: Lots of zombies, some kick ass action, lictors.

The bad: A bit wider than the original and so a little less focused on the surival horror than the first. Terrible, terrible ending.

Conclusion: It’s a great movie but what happens at the ending really drags it down. Luckily it’s not the very end which doesn’t finish too badly so you won’t feel like you wasted your time, it’s just it’s not as good as it could have been.

Rating

Reviewed by Greg. I gave this movie a 6.2 out of 10.

Resident Evil film review

Saturday, February 17th, 2007 | Reviews

The plot: When the computer of a secret underground facility goes homicidal a team go in to investigate. What they find is that the staff are not as dead as they first appeared.

The good: It’s probably the first zombie move to put a really good explanation behind why zombies are suddenly walking around trying to suck people’s blood.

The bad: Very little.

Conclusion: As zombie movies go, this is one hell of a movie.

Rating

Reviewed by Greg. I gave this movie a 8.3 out of 10.

Rat Race film review

Saturday, February 17th, 2007 | Reviews

The plot: An eccentric casino owner challenges a group of people to a race across America – the first one there gets $2,000,000 cash.

The good: Fantastic cast including Rowan Atkinson, Breckin Meyer (Josh from Road Trip), Cuba Gooding Jr., Whoopi Goldberg, Seth Green and John Cleese. Very funny.

The bad: While it is a funny comedy, it’s a fairly standard Hollywood comedy layout, there isn’t much original here. Lots of bad science too.

Conclusion: It is worth a watch just because of the amount of great people in the firm. You aren’t missing anything if you don’t see it though.

Rating

Reviewed by Greg. I gave this movie a 6.5 out of 10.

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl film review

Saturday, February 17th, 2007 | Reviews

The plot: Action packed piratey adventure. Captain Jack Sparrow tries to recover his lost ship, The Black Pearl, that was taken from him in a mutiny, while the mutineers try and rid themselves of a curse.

The good: Great action movie, doesn’t take itself too seriously, Johnny Depp is brilliant.

The bad: Keira Knightley is, at minimum, partially clothed through the entire film.

Conclusion: Not much to complain about really, great action film that is funny as well.

Rating

Reviewed by Greg. I gave this movie a 8.2 out of 10.

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides film review

Saturday, February 17th, 2007 | Reviews

The plot: Jack turns up in London where he discovers that an imposter is pretending to be him and recruiting and ship and crew to go find the Fountain of Youth. The problem is, that the English and the Spanish are racing there too.

The good: Riding on the Pirates of the Caribbean legacy makes for a reasonably good film to watch, on its own.

The bad: It felt like a parody of itself. Being in London, running round the king’s court, it almost felt like some kind of slapstick Carry On film. It runs the fantasy.

Conclusion: A disappointing fourth film in the series. How exactly is it “in the Caribbean” when they spend so much of the film in London?

Rating

Reviewed by Greg. I gave this movie a 4.8 out of 10.

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