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A 1956 style 'Iron Man'?

Advantages: Lon Chaney, Casey Adams, great 1950s LA location footage
Disadvantages: Looks low budget and a bit creaky, but so what, it's good

...ongoing deadpan voiceover narration throughout the film by Police Lieutenant Richard Chasen which seems to have been very much inspired by then-current popular police TV series 'Dragnet'. In San Quentin prison, notorious 'Butcher' Benton has been locked up for robbery and murder. His lawyer, Paul Lowe, is berating him for double-crossing fellow thugs Joe and Squeamy by having taken all of a large sum of stolen money for himself and hiding it, so ...
...about to go to the gas chamber. During their conversation it is revealed that Lowe the lawyer is crooked - he planned the heist and hired Butcher and his 'associates' to carry it out, and then stitched Butcher up and made him the fall guy. 'I'll have the satisfaction of knowin' that none'a you three crumbs is gonna spend it,' says Butcher, and continues 'I'm gonna kill you, Squeamy and Joe.' Lowe reminds him of his date with the gas chamber the next ...

thereddragon 20.11.2008 · Read full review
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Review of The Indestructible Man (DVD)

Young boys prefer hell ... Jennifer's Body

Advantages: Good strong leads
Disadvantages: Tried to hard to be cool

...helpless victims after falling under Jennifer's spell but it was also very pathetic to show that all teenage boys could easily be slayed by Jennifer (but hey maybe they could be!). Its hard to remember the film is a horror film at some points because of the witty one liners and out of place quips that some of the character come out with, again I think they try to hard to sound very hip and cool. But bearing that in mind some of the characters did ...
...the special affects scenes showing Jennifer's transformation were very well done. I openly admit i'm very jealous that even as a demon with a mouth the size of a grid and blood oozing everywhere, Megan Fox still looked very sexy. The film gradually built up tension from the start of the film and panned out quite well to the end. The finale was not what I expected, nor did it stand out as a fantastic twist but saying that it was a fitting ending to ...

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Review of Jennifer's Body

Team Jacob has arrived!

Advantages: Excellent acting of Taylor Lautner
Disadvantages: Some of the wolf shots are poor.

...sequel to the exceptionally popular Twilight was eagerly anticipated by fans worldwide. Based on the best-selling novel by Stephenie Meyer the advance box-office sales were tremendous but could the film live up to expectations? The Plot Bella Swan, a regular 17 year old had previously fallen in love with Edward Cullen a 17 year old vampire who had been around for over a hundred years, she was desperate to become immortal but Edward refused ...
...much of Edward as in Twilight which is a disappointment to all Team Edward fans. The majority of the time he appears it is through Bella imagination. Taylor Lautner plays Jacob Black. The 17 year old spent a lot of time body-building before this film. The Director, Chris Weitz, had contemplated changing the actor for this part as in the story Jacob changes physically a lot in a very short space of time. Lautner rose to the challenge and the film ...

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Review of Twilight Saga - New Moon

Romeo and Juliet.. with sharp, pointy teeth

Advantages: Visually striking in places, nice buff bodies.. if you like that sort of thing
Disadvantages: Little of interest to the uninititated

...its opening weekend and gave Twilight fans their latest fix of Bella, Edward, Jacob et al. I was dragged along on opening day, after my girlfriend had made herself watch Transporter 3, it was the least that I could do in return. I’m not the best qualified to comment on this film, having not read the series of books it is based on. Still, from a layman’s perspective (and Twilight really does seem to have reached cult status) I feel I can comment ...
...moments. Buuut… The Twilight unititiated will pick this film to pieces. Whilst the fans pick over which plot developments have been omitted or drool over Jacob and his other muscle beach buddies, the neutral viewer will be less than impressed. Whereas Mr Muscle has a certain amount of charm (and the most hypnotic white teeth) the other cast members make hold minimal thrall over the audience. Bella has no ambition and seemingly no interest outside ...

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Review of Twilight Saga - New Moon (DVD)

"I want my Son back!!"

Advantages: A Very emotional and moving filmm very well acted.
Disadvantages: It happened in real life.

THE CHANGELING (2008) "I used to tell Walter, "Never start a fight... but always finish it." I didn't start this fight... but by God, I'm going to finish it." This review is a 'film only' review as it is a film that I watched on Sky Movies. It is the 2008 film, 'Changeling', directed by Clint Eastwood and written by J Michael Straczynski. The film is actually based on real life events that took place in Los Angeles in 1928, wait that is wrong, it's ...
...story, even the names have stayed the same. I have to admit to starting to watch the film with a little aprehension, as Angelina Jolie is not an actress I am particularly fond of and I was a little in the dark about Eastwood's direction. As soon as the film started I have to say that I was very impressed with the setting and the vehicles, it certainly looked very authentic. THE STORY The story was about a single mother - Christine Collins, she worked ...

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Review of The Changeling (DVD)