[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B008OGHUFK][/pullquote] 2000 AD's iconic character Judge Dredd has had a somewhat disappointing relationship with film adaptations. Sylvester Stallone's 1995 incarnation was roundly panned for straying too far from the source material, while there have been several … [Read more...]
Review: Star Trek (2009)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00450AG9G][/pullquote] Star Trek is as recognisable an entertainment brand as Star Wars, Lord of the Rings or Twilight. It has fans with a passion to match anything that the other brands have to offer too. Starting as a television show in 1966 it charts the … [Read more...]
Review: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B003AQC1CQ][/pullquote] Having done the seemingly impossible and turned J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, into a feature film Peter Jackson set about editing The Two Towers ready for release in 2002. He had filmed the three films … [Read more...]
Review: Priest (2011)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B003NVM5GU][/pullquote] The success of films like Sin City and 300 have lead to a spate of graphic novel to film adaptations, some of which were commercially successful (Kick-Ass) and some not so (Scott Pilgrim vs. The World). Priest comes from similar graphic novel … [Read more...]