November 2010
9 posts
FILM 09
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SUPER MARIO BROS. - REVIEW 01
After a summer of begging my dad to take me to this he finally relented and took me to the Clapham Picture House one afternoon. After a second viewing I can see what a traumatic experience this must have been for him. Now I usually like bad spin off kids’ movies anyway and there was plenty of memories and to get my nostalgia buds going. But for my father,...
FILM 08
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CODE 46 - REVIEW 02
A sci-fi love story that lacks in both sci-fi and love, a rather interesting failure.
RATING - 1.5/5
GORDON ARMSTRONG
FILM 07
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DOOM GENERATION - REVIEW 02
Gregg Araki succeeds in his second installment of his “Teen Apocalypse Trilogy” with The Doom Generation throwing you straight into a bermuda love triangle style relationship that grows between three rather dysfunctional youths drifting at pace across 90s suburban America; creating a cult movie that is brutal, humourous, sexually fuelled with Rose...
FILM 08
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CODE 46 - REVIEW 01
The most interesting thing about this movie for me was the choice of locations. Instead of spending a fortune on new sets they’ve chosen buildings and areas worldwide that already look ahead of their time, for example the Jubilee Line extension stations. This creates an exciting real world, and I can’t wait to see how it dates. The efforts they’ve made on language...
FILM 07
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DOOM GENERATION - REVIEW 01
I first saw this late at night on Channel 4, back when it was worth watching, but could only hazily remember the shocking ending. While I still squirmed at this, I found the rest an absolute blast. I could write heaps about how much I liked the shoe string sets, the gore, the Ted Theodore Logan doppelganger; but my favourite aspect was the stream of profane but...
