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Review: The King’s Speech (2011)
When it was released at the beginning of 2011, The King's Speech was a somewhat unknown quantity. It seemed to be another British historical piece with a good cast and a healthy dollop of patriotic jingoism that would carry it to moderate success at the box office. Imagine the audiences surprise when they sat down and so a simmering epic character piece, with one of the most … [Read more...]
Review: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B0058H9LZU][/pullquote] You best start believing in ghost stories Miss Turner, ˜cos you're in one! comes the chilling line that encapsulates exactly what Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl is all about. Based on a theme park ride at Disneyland, it … [Read more...]
Review: Green Lantern (2011)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B007X4SOQI][/pullquote] The DC Universe's latest offering to the silver screen is Green Lantern. Based on a comic book of the same name, it is the first in a new slew of DC films being released and is the first not to include the ˜big two' of Batman and Superman. It … [Read more...]
Review: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B0058H9LZU][/pullquote] When it was first released in 2003, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl became an unexpected blockbuster success. It launched the careers of Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley and reintroduced Johnny Depp into the mainstream … [Read more...]