Hands, for example, make tea-making a joy and writing is an absolute pleasure. But what happens when, in the place of hands, you have weapons? Its probably best not to offer to shake his hands either, just on a practical level. Robert Patrick in Terminator 2 If only the next generation Terminator had been a good robot. Can you imagine all the wonderfully useful solid metal items his hands could have become?...
Strike one for justice! In the same story we also meet a character called Simm who bears an uncanny resemblance to Philip Glenister. Sorry, I mean John Simm.Andhes dressed like Deckard fromBlade Runner! (Again, not a bad thing!) Ill be adding that one to my repertoire! But the high point of the collection is by far the pulsating finale. These stories mingle and draw on previous stories to deliver a cliffhanger ofDoctor Whoproportions....
You find me a tree and I will hug it while my heart bleeds into the bark. It is, of course, true thatThe West Wingbegan during the Clinton presidency. Political reality in the United States at the time was in stark contrast to that ofThe West Wing. President Bartlet was a Nobel Prize-winning man of true intelligence. Along with his brain power he brought grace and a sense of deep morality to the office....
Mark takes his Tiger tank and drives it over Kelly’s Heroes… In coming back to classic movies, its often to reminisce about the first time you saw it. But with this one I had an entirely different and unexpected reaction. It had never stuck me before, but this is a strange movie on so many different levels. A variation on war is hell, this is war is crazy. Its never quite sure if its a black comedy or quirky war movie, or even both....
Hes like the Jim Jarmusch of S&M. After all, he had success with it in the past. Nothing could go too wrong, right? She tells him she wants to know the truth, so he begins his journey to find it. When he does, the three burn the film and kill Max anyway. Before he kills him he takes off his mask, revealing a very unremarkable man underneath. Im going to say straight off the bat,8MMis probably one of my least favourite Schumacher pictures....
He can make a poor film worth watching. He elevates the good to the great. Its an underappreciated movie and an underappreciated performance. That ideas been done to death nowadays, with theAmerican Piegang taking the lead. By complete contrast, this is actually a very sweet little film. Being John Malkovich A lovely little film, this. What it didnt know was that it would be such alarmingly good fun along the way....
Well, before Infinity Ward had its say, anyway. This is all about fast, skilful play and mastery of the maps and weapons. Battles can be extremely hectic, and can quickly swing to tactical chess matches in certain game modes. So, whats new to the world ofHalo, and does it work? Well, I should first start with the player, and the tools made available. These loadouts start you with set weapons and armour ability....
Horror fanatic Duncan checks out the remake of A Nightmare On Elm Street. Does the new Freddy Krueger cut the mustard? It was perfect, and a joy to share the sheer terror with another generation. You suffer a slow and painful demise and witness one of the most awful films of recent times. The anger and shock prove too much, your head explodes. Okay, so maybe your head doesnt literally explode, but everything else is true....
Which are the movies that have most influenced the look and feel of videogames? Here are Ryan’s suggestions… Hollywoods angry with its public. La-La land is losing its grip on popular culture, and its not happy. Sorry, beam katana.
The movie with blue people is out on Blu-ray disc. So what will Mark, an Avatar-virgin, make of James Cameron’s blockbuster? I know, Im a film reviewer and yet, I never saw it on the big screen. But instead its pure spectacle and relatively little else. Because there are no extras on the Blu-ray whatsoever, zilch, nada. With all that space used on the movie, it looks stunning, for the most part....
Something strange in the woods. A stinker of a movie. Dave checks out Backwoods Bloodbath… Disturbed by a sound effect, they both end up dead and bloodied. Thus beginsBackwoods Bloodbath: Curse Of The Black Hodag. This something is called the Hodag, a creature that has evolved over centuries and hunts mercilessly. So, the student types get up to all sorts in their shack in the woods. Theres plenty of history between these characters and they seem to want to share it in every other sentence....
A really good little movie, but with no extras on the disc to speak of. Through a series of flashbacks, we find that things dont appear to have gone well for the boss. As the truth slowly comes out, Eddie realises that theres more to this story than meets the eye. Rock, on the other hand, has a far better idea. With the boss out of the way, its a perfect time to take control of the underworld....
Can William Shatner rescue Luke in the midst of his Roger Corman marathon? Here’s his review of Big Bad Mama… William Shatner. So, knowing that Shatner has been waiting at the end of all of that is reassuring. Especially when it re-teams him with Corman, the two having first worked together on 1962sThe Intruder. Forty-eight years on, he still hasnt topped it. AlthoughAirplane II: The Sequelcomes very close. ButBig Bad Mamapulls a bit of a fast one in having Shatner take top billing....
