Tag Archives: Transformers

Film review | Battleship – Taylor Kitsch & Rihanna get that sinking feeling

Posted on 13 April 2012 by Jason Best

If you reckoned the Transformers movies were dumb, catch a load of Battleship, an alien invasion movie whose stupefying idiocy will leave you shell-shocked. For Hollywood the notion of turning a set of shape-changing toys into a blockbuster film franchise … Continue reading →

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Pete’s Peek | From The Smurfs to Fright Night, when will the 1980′s remakes come to an end?

Posted on 24 August 2011 by peter

You can’t move these days without being reminded of the 1980s. Fashion, music, hairstyles – even men’s moustaches – seem a throwback. And when it comes to film and TV – well, where do I start? From The Smurfs to … Continue reading →

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Film review | Transformers: Dark of the Moon – Whiny Shia drowned out by awesome robot smackdowns

Posted on 1 July 2011 by Jason Best

Transformer: Dark of the Moon, the third sci-fi blockbuster inspired by the shape-changing toys, is here and it’s everything you’d expect – and more. The explosions are bigger, the special effects more spectacular – and Shia LaBeouf is even more … Continue reading →

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New Year, New Releases: Part One

Posted on 1 January 2011 by Movie Talk

The dawning of a new decade brings with it much of the ‘same old’ coming to a cinema near you. That means sequels for the Transformers, X-Men, Spy Kids, Sherlock Holmes, Paranormal Activity, Twilight, Final Destination (for the love of … Continue reading →

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News Muse – Heading towards a New Moon and feeling darn fangtastic!

Posted on 30 October 2009 by Adele Craciun

You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Devastation and despair! Haven’t you heard? Hugh Jackman has turned down hosting the 2010 Academy Awards. ‘Whyyy,’ you howl? ‘But, he was such a brilliant host,’ I wail. … Continue reading →

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The Best view | The Hurt Locker – Kathryn Bigelow’s nerve-shredding Iraq war movie blows away her macho rivals

Posted on 28 August 2009 by Jason Best

People often make a fuss about Kathryn Bigelow’s status as a female director of action movies as if it’s her gender that makes her special. Yet the remarkable thing about Bigelow isn’t that she’s an action director with breasts, it’s … Continue reading →

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