District 9: I did not realise that a large part of this film was done in a documentary style – a style of filming that I’m not really very much of a fan. However, this film, even though it started quite slow, did manage to keep me interested in what was going to happen next. […]
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Film: A Knight’s Tale (2001)
A Knight’s Tale: A silly, but fun film about a peasant who becomes a knight. It’s comedy mostly, with an attempt to be a bit of a drama/romance. I give it 7/10
Film: We Were Soldiers (2002)
We Were Soldiers: A film about the first major battle in the Vietnamese war. It’s actually an amazingly good war film, yet again. Though it is definitely very ‘American’. The battle scenes did get to be very confusing – I really wasn’t too sure what was going on for chunks of the actual battle. I […]
Film: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: Everyone knows that this story is all about the action, not the story. However, the story wasn’t as bad as I imagined it might be. The action, like another Michael Bay film I saw recently, was fun, but, difficult to follow, with too much stuff happening at once, and I […]
Film: Tears of the Sun (2003)
Tears of the Sun: A film about troubles in Nigeria, and the US military trying to take some US citizens out of troubled areas. It concentrates on the rescue of one doctor, who will not let her patients be left to suffer against the rebels who would massacre them. It’s got some really brutal imagery […]
The Island (2005)
The Island: An action packed film – I had no idea what it was about, which helped. The film starts with a setting in a kind of utopian safe place. Everything seems very controlled, including emotions, and diet. It’s not clear to me what is going on, until almost halfway into the film. So I […]
Behind Enemy Lines (2001)
Behind Enemy Lines: A fairly standard action fare. Owen Wilson plays a pilot who is shot down over enemy territory, and has to escape to a safe zone. It gets a bit too American, especially near the end – sickeningly so. But, parts of the film are quite good. The action is quite good too, […]
Film: Shoot ‘Em Up (2008)
Shoot ‘Em Up: A film that seems to have been based on a failed video game story. Or, perhaps, a video game that’s based on a failed movie. Whatever. It’s full of violence, and silliness. It’s oddly amusing. I give it 6/10
Film: Punisher: War Zone (2008)
Punisher: War Zone: Just a mindless violent film. Potential was there for it to be better, but, really, it was just violence through and through. Fairly fun to watch. It’s about an ex special forces police guy who has his family killed by the Mafia, but, he survives. He turns into ‘The Punisher’ and lives […]
Film: Paycheck (2003)
Paycheck: A fairly odd premise – a smart guy works for companies, and then has his memory erased of what he did for them. One of the companies he works for, sets him up, and he ends up having to run away, with only a small bunch of items to help him. It’s almost like […]