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Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Crank: 1 of 10
In Jason Statham's latest action vehicle he has poison in his veins and vengeance in his heart.Sometimes the phrase 'over the top' can be a good thing for a movie, especially an action picture. That is certainly the case here. Written and Directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor the film focuses on Professional assassin Ch... More..
Entertainment > Movie Characters & Performances Performances that should have gotten nominated for the Oscar: 3 of 14
Here's my question. Why hasn't Jim Carrey ever won a best actor gong at the Oscars?Answer, because he once spoke out of his ass in that famous scene from Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, perhaps. Since 1998 Jim in my opinion has given three performances worthy of at the very least a Oscar nomination. The Truman Show (1998), Man On... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Cloverfield: 11 of 45
J.J Abrams monster movie is finally unveiled.One of the most highly anticipated films of the year has arrived in the form of Cloverfield; no mean feat when you consider a certain whip-cracking archaeologist returns this summer. The main reason for all the hype around Cloverfield though is a very different story indeed.It all ... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Spiderman 3: 27 of 80
The summer blockbuster season kicks off with the third entry in the Spiderman series. Director Sam Raimi is once again in the Directors chair and it looks more than likely that it will be his last.I am just going to jump straight in here and say that all though Spiderman 3 never quite manages to live up to the high standards ... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: The Departed: 18 of 48
How about this for an ensemble cast; Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone and Alec Baldwin. Not bad eh? Well that's the line up featured in Martin Scorsese's latest flick The Departed.The film centres on two recent graduated officers of the Massachusetts police academy whom ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Soccer Have Manchester United had their day?: 16 of 42
To even suggest that Manchester United have had their day is complete nonsense. Ok so the last two seasons has seen a major shift in power in the Premiership with Chelsea winning back-to-back league titles as well as lifting the Carling cup in the first of those two seasons. On the other hand, United have only won the Carling... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Meeting an extraterrestrial: 18 of 45
It just stood there staring at us as we approached, it didn't seem to move an inch. It was like it was in as much sheer wonder looking at us as we were looking at it. The spectacular structure of the Pyramid towered behind the thing; it was like all of a sudden the myth of Aliens coming to earth and building these magnificent... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Iron Man: 18 of 41
Marvel finally unleash their beloved character Iron Man onto the big screen.It's been a long wait for Iron Man fans but the Armour-plated hero finally makes his bow. The film also marks the first fully financed comic-book adaptation from Marvel entertainment. And it's very fitting that it is their most popular character that ... More..
Entertainment > Movie Remakes & Adaptations Evaluating the video game to film adaptation of Doom: 8 of 17
Video game adaptations have not gone down very well with most people (anyone actually remember Super Mario Bros?). However I have not been so critical myself, for example I loved Mortal Kombat and Tomb Raider, come on they are entertaining at the very least. I Even enjoyed Street Fighter (please don't throw anything at me).In... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: No Country For Old Men: 19 of 40
The Coen's are back, but don't tell them thatWhen you think of the two films, Intolerable Cruelty and The Ladykillers, its still hard to believe that they were actually written and directed by the Coen brothers whom before the aforementioned movies were on one of the biggest winning streaks in the history of motion pictures. ... More..