[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00A6HL7S6][/pullquote] The staggering success of Twilight meant that the sequel was green-lit almost immediately after release. The Twilight Saga: New Moon recasts Kristen Stewart as moping, angst-filled teenager Bella and Robert Pattinson (R-Patz) as brooding, … [Read more...]
Review: Twilight (2008)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00A6HL7S6][/pullquote] After the staggering success of Lord of the Rings and the Harry Potter franchises, it was only a matter of time until Stephanie Meyer's insipid Twilight Saga was put on the silver screen, with the usually capable Catherine Hardwicke chosen to … [Read more...]
Review: South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00AEBB8TM][/pullquote] South Park is an award-winning TV show from creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker that debuted August 13th 1997. It immediately caused controversy because of it's anti-PC content, including ridiculing and satirising religions, celebrities and … [Read more...]
Review: The Losers (2010)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B004XIQW70][/pullquote] Based on a Vertigo comic book series of the same name, The Losers is a film that has its tongue firmly planted in its cheek. It straddles the line between comedy and action beautifully and director Sylvain White has finally got a good film to … [Read more...]
Review: Straw Dogs (1971)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B001E6Q0VW][/pullquote] Its 1971 and the US is in great turmoil. Domestically, Americans of different races are at war “ The Civil Rights Movement having be on going for over a decade now is heading towards its end. On an international front, The Vietnam War has begun … [Read more...]
Review: X-Men: First Class (2011)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B006E09G1E][/pullquote] When George Lucas and Steven Spielberg released Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom in 1984, they successfully popularized the term ˜prequel' being a film that predates it's original in chronological order. Since then prequels have become an … [Read more...]
Review: Spider-Man (2002)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B007I1QUYE][/pullquote] Director Sam Raimi cut his teeth in the film world with the cult horror trilogy Evil Dead. His blend of horror and comedy worked perfectly for the low budget adventures of Ash, but in 2002 his skill was tested with a bigger budget and the start … [Read more...]
Review: Blade (1998)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B0057OCLHY][/pullquote] If Tim Burton's Batman began the comic book film revolution in Hollywood, then it was Blade that acted as the proof of the genres popularity. Released in 1998, helped into creation by Wesley Snipes' production company, Blade proved a solid box … [Read more...]
Review: X-Men 2 (2003)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B002DWAYSG][/pullquote] Bryan Singer, man known for The Usual Suspects, was handed the reigns of one of Marvel's biggest potential film franchises, the X-Men, in 2000. His first film was populated with an all-star cast of young up-and-comers and British thespians. … [Read more...]
Review: Source Code (2011)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B005IVLVAO][/pullquote] Source Code is the second feature film directed by Duncan Jones, who has, sadly, dropped his given name of Zowie Bowie. Folllowing his critical success with Moon, Jones was given a bigger budget and a Hollywood A-lister (Jake Gyllenhaal) to be … [Read more...]