Tag Archives: action

Pete’s Peek |The vampire genre gets some new blood with Daybreakers

Posted on 30 May 2010 by peter

Back in 1979, there was a cool but flawed modern-day Australian vampire movie called Thirst, in which a secret society of bloodsuckers were trying to take over the world. Now I always wanted a sequel in which the vampires were … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato’s Action Agony (and a Michael Jackson moment)

Posted on 27 June 2009 by Beth Williams

I don’t like action movies for three key reasons: 1.    They glamourize violence. 2.    They don’t stimulate thought or imagination. 3.    They threaten the future of the screenwriter by relying on fast-paced spectacle at the expense of narrative. Hmm, controversial … Continue reading →

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The Matrix: love it or hate it?

Posted on 17 November 2008 by Beth Williams

COUCH POTATO PICKINGS You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video I find this trailer extremely confusing – it might give a taste of the sci-fi action nature of the film, but it tells me very … Continue reading →

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