NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN

2008 DIRECTORS: Joel Coen & Ethan Coen Winner of the coveted Best Picture Oscar for 2008, I really wasn't sure what to expect from his film. The Coen's sense of humour, whilst amusing me, often leaves me a little cold whilst their sense of irony and universal observations of human nature can begin to grate on…

THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT (DIRECTOR’S CUT)

2004 10/10 (Director's cut) 8/10 (Theatrical Version) DIRECTOR(S): Eric Bress, J. Mackye Gruber Having always being a fan of Time Travel and Science Fiction, I was always keen on seeing this film upon its initial release, seven years ago, now. But for one reason or another, this just didn't happen, leaving me to watch this…

WATCHMEN (DIRECTOR’S CUT)

2009 10/10 DIRECTOR: Zack Snyder I first watched the theatrical cut back in 2009 and though I was impressed, I knew that it required a second viewing to be judged fairly. This didn't happen until a couple of months ago when I was treated to the Director's Cut, a version  extended by approximately 25 minutes.…

CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN 2

2005 3/10 NOT A PART OF MY COLLECTION Will we be adding this our collection? No A typical example of why Steve Martin should quit while he is decidedly NOT ahead, in fact, 'passed it' would be a more apt description. The Man With Two Brains this isn't, and unfortunately Mr. Martin has fallen along…

SUNSHINE

2007 5/10 NOT A PART MY COLLECTION Unfortunately, this film suffers from a belief that it is doing something different when in fact it is openly trying to emulate the greats, namely 2001. This isn't a bad thing in its self, though, using such films as a template is perfectly fine in my book, but when…

KNOWING

2008 3/10 NOT PART OF MY COLLECTION With almost intolerably slow pacing, one of the worse performances I have ever seen from Mr. Cage, let alone the rest of the cast, this would have been a disappointment, if it was not sop obviously going to be so anyway. *** SPOLILERS *** With the first 35…

THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND

2006 4/10 NOT PART OF MY COLLECTION Forest Whitaker's performance was first rate, but that was certainly no surprise. Overall the film was well shot, moody, edgy and presented a real feel of the time and political climate of Amin's leadership. Graphic in parts, this was a good portrayal of Amin but I felt that…

THE GHOSTS OF GIRLFRIENDS PAST

2009 4/10 NOT PART OF MY COLLEC TION Not half as bad as it first looked and did have some laugh out loud moments...

LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA

2007 6/10 Much better than "Flags Of Our Fathers". This film focused almost entirely on the campaign, and whilst containing some well measured and balanced battle sequences, it also had a much stronger emotional impact. Good though it was, it was still slower than it needed to be and whist I do think it dealt…

THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH & THE WARDROBE

2005 5/10 A much better take than the appalling BBC effort that traumatised me during in my childhood!!! It ruined Xmas for me that year!!!! But the wooden performances by the children still lets this film down.