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Darren Humphries is a lifelong self-confessed sci fi freak and movie nut. He has contributed to the BBC my science fiction life website as well as being found on several science fiction forums and on Helium.
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Entertainment > Movie Genres Recommendations for comedic films: 15 of 40
"Make em laugh, make em laugh, don't you know all the world wants to laugh," sang Donald O'Connor in SINGIN' IN THE RAIN and it's true. There is nothing that makes you feel better than a good laugh. Comedy is, however, the hardest discipline to master. Ask Mel Brooks, director of both the peerless BLAZING SADDLES and the hor... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Resident Evil: Extinction: 5 of 13
When you buy a ticket to a RESIDENT EVIL film then you should already know what you're in for - Milla Jovovich killing hell out of a bunch of zombies before taking on a big, bad monster at the end. RESIDENT EVIL:EXTINCTION does absolutely nothing to buck that trend. The world has wasted away under the influence of the T viru... More..
Entertainment > Movies (Other) Is it better to watch movies in theaters or DVDs at home?: 24 of 62
There can be no doubt that watching a movie in a cinema is a far superior experience to that of watching the same film at home, even taking into account the developments in video and audio technology. Take the following example. I have been watching THE WIZARD OF OZ all my life on television. It was a staple of the Christmas... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: The Heartbreak Kid: 4 of 10
Comic actor Ben Stiller has appeared in some hilarious films (MEET THE PARENTS, THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY), but this isn't one of them. In fact it is easily the worst film that I can recall having ever seen him in and one of the worst comedies that I have seen for quite a long time (and that is no mean achievement). Ben p... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Worst cop-out ending to a film and what makes it the worst: 2 of 5
The most gobsmackingly stupid cop-out movie ending of all time was 1978's SUPERMAN-THE MOVIE. For two hours things had been going so well. Marlon Brando had mumbled his way through twenty minutes in a silly shining suit, Christopher Reeve had proved to be Clark Kent incarnate and a surprisingly stirring Man of Steel, Gene Ha... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World's End: 19 of 47
When PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN:CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL burst onto an unsuspecting world, expectations were low. After all, this was a movie based on a pretty dull theme park ride starring a well-regarded indie star with little box-office clout (Johnny Depp), a rising British starlet (Kiera Knightley) and a handsome young man... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: I Am Legend: 30 of 71
This latest adaptation of Richard Matheson's celebrated book has been hanging around the Hollywood offices of purgatory for decades. At one point slated for Ridley Scott to direct Arnold Schwarzenegger, it never managed to get off the drawing board. When a project is around for that long it usually ends up a masterpiece of a... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Blade Runner: 4 of 9
BLADE RUNNER is arguably the most influential science fiction film of all time. Sure STAR WARS has entered our popular culture heritage like no other and METROPOLIS has been influencing the genre for much, much longer, but look at almost any serious science fiction movie since the release of BLADE RUNNER and you will see its... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: 1408: 16 of 35
There are good Stephen King adaptations (THE SHINING, MISERY, CARRIE, STAND BY ME, SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION) and there are bad Stephen King adaptations (GRAVEYARD SHIFT, PET SEMATARY, THINNER, THE DARK HALF), but the number of the latter far outweigh the former. With 1408, however, the balance is restored by a number of one beca... More..
Entertainment > TV Show Reviews TV show reviews: Friends: 10 of 21
What could be simpler as the format for a show than the lives and loves of six friends who live in New York and hang out at a coffee house way too much? Simple it may have been, but FRIENDS has become one of, if not the, greatest comedy phenomenon that the world has ever known, successful in countries, and languages the worl... More..