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10 Things I Hate About You
for 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
A neat updating of William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew, 10 Things I Hate about You isn't particularly revolutionary but it succeeds thanks to a great cast and enough good jokes and...
Written on May 29th, 2009 17:20
John Rambo is back
for Rambo (2008)
20 years had passed since John Rambo last rampaged through the jungle, kllling and yelling, when Sylvester Stallone decided to make this belated fourth installment in the franchise. Career...
Written on May 29th, 2009 17:23
A loving tribute to one of Hollywood's worst
for Ed Wood (1994)
The story of Edward D. Wood Jr, the auteur behind such awful films as Glen or Glenda, Bride of the Monster and his masterpiece (or should that be disaster-piece) Plan 9 from Outer Space, widely...
Written on May 29th, 2009 17:28
So Bizarre
for Zardoz (1974)
What possessed Sean Connery to follow his hugely successful run as 007 with this bizarre bizarre science-fiction mess from Deliverance director John Boorman? Could it have been the incomprehensible...
Written on May 29th, 2009 17:51
The Marx Brother's masterpiece?
for A Night at the Opera (1935)
Considered by some to be the Marx Brother's finest hour (and a half), A Night at the Opera is a very funny showcase for the trio's talents (this being the first film without Zeppo Marx). They...
Written on May 31st, 2009 21:10
A wasted opportunity
for AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004)
"Whoever wins, we lose". This is the tag line to AVP: Alien Vs Predator. And while the results are not quite that dire, this wouldn't exactly qualify as a cinematic victory either. Based on the...
Written on June 1st, 2009 14:51
The start of the Batman decline
for Batman Forever (1995)
The success (critical and commercial) of the first two Batman films paved the way for a third installment.A different director (Joel Schumacher), different actor playing Batman (Val Kilmer) and a...
Written on June 1st, 2009 20:23
Rock Candy!
for The Marine (2006)
The first film to be produced by World Wrestling Entertainment, starring the Hulk Hogan of the present day in John Cena, but thankfully The Marine shows Cena may have a more successful movie career...
Written on June 1st, 2009 20:24
McG done good!
for Terminator Salvation (2009)
The previous three Terminator films provided tantalisingly teasing glimpses of the much-referenced future wars, but never really provided the fans with what we wanted to see; humans vs the machines...
Written on June 3rd, 2009 20:45
