John pondered holding up a boombox to save the world Hollywood has a large number of easy targets for vitriol such as Jerry Bruckheimer or Michael Bay who produce loud, visually stunning movies that are devoid of any quality story or character development. As many people sagely state “Michael Bay likes blowing sh*t up!”, and [...]
A short while ago I wrote a post entitled Death of the Cinema, where I talked about how the movie going experience has been somehwat lost to me recently. Rising ticket costs and the fact that the sound and picture quality, combined with the fact I have to do at least a forty mile round [...]
Even now it seems almost impossible for me to comprehend that Arnold Schwarzenegger is the Governor of California. It’s like saying that Jason Statham will one day be the Prime Minister of England. Actually I for one would be totally fine with such a thing. But turning to the movie in hand, Terminator 3 has [...]
Ever since Doctor Who exploded back onto our screens TV companies have been aiming to capture the audience with shows that appeal to both adults and children (no doubt there are marketing meetings making extensive use of the word “demographic” taking place right now) in the Saturday tea time/early evening slot. Demons was originally shown [...]
The Day the Earth Stood Still (which shall from hereon be referred to simply as “Earth”) is a remake of the 1951 movie of the same name. I can’t talk with authority regarding the differences between the original and this ultra-slick, polished and extremely noisy remake given that I haven’t seen it. I will tiptoe [...]
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New year, new tech toys to play with. Here’s a brief look at what I’ve been investigating this week. First up, this all-in-one Sony VAIO desktop PC. Just before Christmas I installed the top of the range version of this machine for my boss. That one was £1,700 worth of the cream of the crop [...]
Before Michael Bay spent a gazillion dollars on the Transformers franchise he made a series of somewhat clichéd action movies, but the one that has always stuck out for me is Bad Boys (his first feature film). Give Bay a relatively small budget and a paper thin plot (two cops bust drug dealers and cop [...]
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