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Tag Archives: 2.5/5
Of Unknown Origin 2.5/5
Man fights rat in a battle to the death. Yep, one rat. The only good thing about the movie is Peter Weller, the internal reference to The Old Man and the Sea, and the music. The ideas behind is, and … Continue reading
Cross of Iron 2.5/5
First watch for me, and not something I’ve ever rushed to see, but I do like a few Peckinpah movies, so I thought it was time. I found it very unengaging. The acting wasn’t great, except for Coburn (who was … Continue reading
The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 2.5/5
Rather childishly written CGI-heavy adventure by Robert Rodriguez. Some of the visuals are cool, some look very dodgy, and it plays like a techno-Oz story. Gets better as it goes.
Hitchcock 2.5/5
Whilst we get great performances from Hopkins, Mirren and Johansen, the story is like a final stage heroin junkie – thin, unfocussed and more than a little frustrating at times. Whole sections seemed to be injected into the main narrative … Continue reading
Land of the Lost 2.5/5
Very mildly amusing, and feels like you’re rushing through a much bigger story. Or seeing the edited highlights of a 6 hour miniseries. I guess they wanted to hit the main story points of the original TV series, but that’s … Continue reading
Lesbian Vampire Killers 2.5/5
Passably entertaining and benefitting from some good cinematography and sound design, and some quite great-looking ladies, giving it an old Hammer vibe, it could definitely have been funnier, but James Corden and Paul McGann as a potty-mouthed vicar and a … Continue reading
Treasure Planet 2.5/5
A middling Disney effort, with some effective, if maybe a little jarring, mixing of traditional animation and CGI. It’s too long (15 less would have been better), but the main characters are well developed and charming, there’s some fun stuff … Continue reading
Galaxy of Terror 2.5/5
Well, it’s really cheap, but nowhere near as bad as I was expecting, basically ripping off Alien and throwing in a good dose of Solaris as the driver for the mayhem. And some yucky alien-worm rape. However, to break it … Continue reading
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy 2.5/5
A lesser A&C comedy, with some of their typical gagging, but nowhere near as good as their best work. Passable.
Stalled 2.5/5
While extremely low budget and with some technical issues, it does have a certain charm that reminded me of Peter Jackson’s early efforts, like Bad Taste and Dead Alive, and the central performance was solid. The issues were some of … Continue reading
The Man With The Iron Fists 2.5/5
This movie had some real problems, and I was getting bored in the first act. It looked pretty, the action scenes were decent to very good, and you could tell care was taken over the look and feel. However, it … Continue reading
Friday the 13th 2009 2.5/5
Dark reboot of the original series, which is boring when Jason isn’t around, and pretty good when he is. There’s numerous references to the ‘classic’ movies, especially the first 3 (but there are definitely other visual references to other ones), … Continue reading
Friday the 13th Part 7: The New Blood 2.5/5
Ridiculous sequel where, even though people find corpses throughout the woods, they act as if nothing has happened and decide to get some air in the same woods. It’s not completely without charm though, as Kane Hodder’s reanimated Jason gives … Continue reading
Friday the 13th 4: The Final Chapter 2.5/5
pretty weak entry, with very little tension or decent dialogue, but bolstered by Marty McFly’s dad, and a pretty good final act where a kid takes the war to Jason – AND THAT KID IS COREY FELDMAN WITH A SHAVED … Continue reading