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Underworld – Rise of the Lycans – A Review of the Latest Suck Fest

Posted on May 28, 2010 by Brad

The third installment in the Underworld franchise winds clocks back to the dark ages to trace the origins of the centuries-old blood feud between the aristocratic vampires and their onetime slaves, the Lycans. Here we see the origins of Lucien (Michael Sheen) the first lycanthorpe who has the ability to change into his werewolf form at will, his forbidden love with vampire Sonja (Rhona Mitra) and his fight for freedom against his vampire rulers led by Victor (Bill Nighy). Continue reading →

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Slumdog Millionaire (2008) Review

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Brad

Slumdog Millionaire is a journey, a trip down an individual’s memory lane as he recounts the struggles in his life that has, ultimately, given him his opportunity to win big amidst struggles to do with the fact he is suspected of cheating. The film is of the humbling variety, the uplifting and of the downbeat for good measure – chances are you’ll laugh; chances are you’ll cry and the chances are you’ll feel most everything else in-between. Continue reading →

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Star Trek the Motion Picture Movie Review

Posted on May 7, 2010 by Brad

Star Trek: The Motion Picture has an intriguing story to tell with some incredible visuals. Arguably, it’s the most ambitious of all the stories of the film series but unfortunately it’s laboriously executed. Continue reading →

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Rocky III Movie Review

Posted on May 7, 2010 by Brad

To give Sylvester Stallone credit, he’s done an exceptional job in milking the Rocky franchise out of its one-trick pony story idea. The first Rocky was a landmark, inspirational and memorable film. Rocky II was not really necessary (although to be fair, without that film we couldn’t have this installment). Continue reading →

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Psycho Movie Review

Posted on May 7, 2010 by Brad

“Psycho” can quite rightly be called the grand-daddy of modern horror films, and yet manages to trounce all that came after it. You’d be hard pressed to call any film perfect, and save one scene towards the end, this film is as close to perfect as you can get. Continue reading →

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