| 2003 viewing | ||
| The Lord of the Rings – Return of the King
A big finish to a big trilogy. Terrific special effects, solid performances, good pacing, and a palpable threat of darkness and evil pervades the story. The stupid elements should not detract from your enjoyment, much. Looking forward to the uncut DVD. |
 
cinema | |
| K-19 The Widowmaker
Yet another submarine movie. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow with attention to detail, this particular outing has heart, soul, and nasty radiation burns. |
DVD | |
| Jules and Jim / Jules et Jim
Directed by François Truffaut. Not totally successful, it's still amusingly candid, non-PC, and features great cinematography. The local DVD is fine. |
DVD | |
| The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)
It has some cool elements, but this is mostly a pointless rehash of a bona fide masterpiece. Lensed by the original cinematographer. |
cinema | |
| Fahrenheit 451
Shot by Nicholas Roeg, directed by Mr. Truffaut, based on a Ray Bradbury novel. So hip, Ministry sampled it in their classic 1990 album. Enough said. |
DVD | |
| Regarding Henry +
No fireworks here, just a methodical portrait of redemption. Harrison Ford is understated and Benning has some fine moments. Perfect if you can't sleep. |
DVD | |
| The Apartment / L'Appartement
A marvellous ballet of deceit, misjudgement and rotten timing. Frustrating and galling in all the right ways. Worth seeing for Cassel and Bellucci alone. |
DVD | |
| Japanese Story
A simple yet touching valentine set in the Australian outback. Take a box of Kleenex tissues. |
cinema | |
| Falling in Love +
Flirty romance played straight between straight characters in a prosaic setting. It is fun to see Streep and de Nero dagging it up. Goes down like a dry white. |
DVD | |
| Satyricon / Fellini's Satyricon
Worth seeing at least once without English subtitles. In fact I may never have them on again, opting instead to play a noise CD and dig the visuals. |
DVD | |
| Cabin Fever
A good start for 1980s-loving Eli Roth. Despite dishing-up reheated imagery from the classics, this flick has some tasty sequences. |
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| The 400 Blows / Les Quatre cents Coups
Famous for heralding the start of the French New Wave; today it still feels utterly modern. A minor masterpiece by cinephile, Françoi Truffaut. Who'd have thought? I love it, even with a kid protagonist. |
DVD | |
| An American Werewolf in London +
Purchased cheap on DVD. Familiarity has dulled its edge but it still holds up. Check out Innocent Blood too. |
DVD | |
| Black Sunday
Italian ace Mario Bava trowels on the atmosphere and more than a few gory treats. Damn good, although booze helps to spice it up. B&W. |
DVD | |
| Shrek +
See it too often and it drags, so make it an annual event with friends and laugh it up. The DVD image quality is sick. Will the sequel do it justice? |
DVD | |
| Bad Boys (1995) +
Forget the sequel. Michael Bay's first feature is both ridiculous and magical. Visually I love every frame – Miami looks amazing. Go the $uperbit DVD. |
DVD | |
| xXx
Neither Vin Diesel in a fur coat nor spag-horror poster girl Asia Argento can save this twaddle. Bad script, bad direction, bad humour, bad action choreography. |
DVD | |
| The Killer +
A sentimental favourite of many, this John Woo classic out-guns them all! Well, maybe not, but it still ranks among the top five Hong Kong action flicks ever made. |
DVD | |
| The Quick and the Dead
Viewed when I was drowsy, it deserves another spin. The dumb premise (gunslinger olympics) is leavened by hammy acting and Raimi's crisp direction. Go ahead and drawl! |
DVD |
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| Police Story +
Review pending. |
DVD |
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| The School of Rock
Review pending. |
Cinema |
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| Punch-Drunk Love
Review pending. |
DVD |
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| The Hulk
Review pending. |
DVD |
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| Kill Bill: Vol. 1 +
Review pending. |
Cinema |
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| The Matrix Revolutions
Review pending. |
Cinema |
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| The Core
Review pending. |
DVD |
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| The Animatrix
Review pending. |
DVD |
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| The Bunker
Review pending. |
DVD |
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| Dawn of the Dead: Argento Edit
Review pending. |
DVD |
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| Faust – Love of the Damned
Review pending. |
DVD |
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| The Ring
Review pending. |
DVD |
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| Final Destination
Review pending. |
DVD |
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| Ted Bundy
Review pending. |
DVD |
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| Marked for Death +
Review pending. |
VHS |
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| Cruising +
Review pending. |
VHS |
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| Dagon
Review pending. |
DVD |
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| Before Sunrise
Review pending. |
DVD |
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| Jaws the Revenge
Review pending. |
VHS | |
| What Women Want +
Review pending. |
TV | |
| X-Men +
Review pending. |
DVD |
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| X-Men II +
Review pending. |
DVD |
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| Freaks
Review pending. |
Cinema |
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| The Big Lebowski
Review pending. |
DVD |
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| Spriggan
Review pending. |
DVD |
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| Spider
Review pending. |
DVD |
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| Kill Bill – Vol 1
Review pending. |
Cinema |
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| Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals +
Review pending. |
DVD |
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| Swimming Pool
Review pending. |
Cinema |
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| The Matrix Reloaded +
Review pending. |
DVD |
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| The Fast and the Furious
Review pending. |
DVD |
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| Friday the 13th +
Review pending. |
DVD |
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| Squirm +
Review pending. |
DVD |
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| Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life +
Review pending. |
Cinema |
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| The Curse of the Jade Scorpion +
Review pending. |
Pay-TV | |
| The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Review pending. |
Cinema |
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| Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life
Review. |
Cinema |
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| Two Hands
Review pending. |
DVD |
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| Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Review pending. |
DVD |
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| Supernova
Review pending. |
DVD |
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| The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
Review pending. |
DVD |
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| Kate & Leopold
Review pending. |
DVD |
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| Turkey Shoot
Review pending. |
DVD |
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| Bad Boys II
Review. |
Cinema |
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| The Hot Chick
Review pending. |
DVD |
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| The Pianist
Review pending. |
DVD |
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| Once Upon a Time in America +
Review pending. |
DVD | |
| Cruel Intentions
Review pending. |
DVD |
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| Zombi III
Review pending. |
DVD | |
| Female Vampire +
Review pending. |
DVD | |
| Contamination +
Review pending. |
DVD |
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| The Bloodstained Shadow
Review pending. |
DVD |
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| Pirates of the Caribbean
Review pending. |
cinema | |
| Emanuelle in America
Review pending. |
DVD | |
| Evil Dead Trap
Review pending. |
DVD |
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| American Splendor
Review. |
Cinema |
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| Silent Night, Deadly Night +
Review pending. |
VHS |
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| Finding Nemo
Review pending. |
Cinema |
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| Agnes of God
Review pending. |
DVD | |
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28 Days Later...
Review pending. |
cinema |
| The Wraith
Review pending. |
DVD | |
| Undead
Review pending. |
cinema | |
| The Royal Tenenbaums
Review pending. |
DVD | |
| Ghost Ship
Review. |
DVD | |
| Black Books Vol 1 (TV series)
Review pending. |
DVD | |
| Training Day +
Review pending. |
DVD | |
| 28 Days
Review pending. |
TV | |
| Story of Ricky / Rikki-Oh +
Review pending. |
DVD | |
| Death Wish II +
Review pending. |
DVD | |
| My Fair Lady
Review pending. |
DVD | |
| The Man Who Sued God
Review pending. |
DVD | |
| Loser
Review pending. |
DVD | |
| Panic Room +
Review pending. |
DVD |
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| American Pie – The Wedding
Review pending. |
cinema | |
| Die Another Day
Review pending. |
DVD | |
| Bowling for Columbine
Review pending. |
DVD | |
| Frankie and Johnny +
Review pending. |
DVD | |
| Outland +
Review pending. |
DVD | |
| She's All That
Review pending. |
TV | |
| The Craíc
Review pending. |
TV | |
| Thank God he Met Lizzie +
Review pending. |
DVD | |
| My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Review pending. |
DVD | |
| Maid in Manhattan
Review pending. |
DVD | |
| Bride of Frankenstein +
Review. |
DVD | |
| Tootsie +
Review pending. |
DVD | |
| House on the Edge of the Park
Review pending. |
DVD | |
| Flavia the Heretic
Review pending. |
DVD | |
| Two Weeks Notice
Review pending. |
DVD | |
| Swept Away
Review pending. |
DVD | |
| Obsession
Review pending. |
DVD | |
| Robin Williams Live
Review pending. |
DVD | |
| Point Break +
Review. |
DVD | |
| In the Realm of the Senses
Review. |
DVD | |
| The Pit and the Pendulum +
Review. |
VHS | |
| The Recruit
Review. |
DVD | |
| Terminator III: Rise of the Machines
Review. |
cinema | |
| The Duellists
Review. |
DVD | |
| Brotherhood of the Wolf
Review. |
DVD | |
| Top Secret!
Review. |
DVD | |
| Happiness
Review pending. |
DVD | |
| Ken Park
Review pending. |
DVD | |
| A Bullet in the Arse
Review. |
cinema | |
| SS Girls +
Review pending. |
cinema | |
| Tokyo Decadence
Review pending. |
cinema | |
| U-571 +
Review pending. |
VHS | |
| Minority Report +
Review pending. |
VHS | |
| Angela's Ashes
Review pending. |
DVD | |
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FearDotCom
Review pending. |
cinema |
| Dog Soliders
Review pending. |
cinema | |
| Frailty
Review pending. |
cinema | |
| Below
Review pending. |
cinema | |
| Blood The Last Vampire
Review pending. |
cinema | |
| House of Wax 3D +
Review pending. |
cinema | |
| Dial M for Murder 3D
Review pending. |
cinema | |
| X-Men II +
Review pending. |
cinema | |
| Dreamcatcher +
Review pending. |
cinema | |
| Vampire Hunter D
Review pending. |
cinema | |
| Final Destination II +
Review pending. |
cinema | |
| They
Review pending. |
cinema | |
| Bully +
Review pending. |
DVD | |
| The Crow +
Review pending. |
DVD | |
| Ghost World +
Review pending. |
DVD | |
| Changing Lanes
Review pending. |
DVD | |
| Back to the Future +
Review pending. |
DVD | |
| Duets
Review pending. |
DVD | |
| Bats
Review pending. |
DVD | |
| Tron +
Review pending. |
DVD | |
| Roadtrip
Review pending. |
DVD | |
| The Church +
Review pending. |
DVD | |
| A River Runs Through It
Review pending. |
DVD | |
| Secretary
Review pending. |
cinema | |
| Waxwork +
Review pending. |
VHS | |
| The Maxtrix Reloaded
Review pending. |
cinema | |
| The Life of David Gale
Review pending. |
cinema | |
| Bedazzled
Review pending. |
TV | |
| Bare Behind Bars
Review pending. |
VHS | |
| Black Hawk Down +
Review pending. |
DVD | |
| X-Men II
Review pending. |
cinema | |
| Romeo + Juliet +
Review pending. |
DVD | |
| Star Trek II +
Review pending. |
DVD | |
| Star Trek III +
Review pending. |
DVD | |
| Star Trek IV +
Review pending. |
TV | |
| Johnny English
Review pending. |
cinema | |
| Fat Pizza
Review pending. |
cinema | |
| Dreamcatcher
Review pending. |
cinema | |
| Final Destination II
Review pending. |
cinema | |
| The Horse Whisperer
Review pending. |
TV | |
| Stargate – Director's Cut
Review pending. |
DVD | |
| The Case of the Bloody Iris
Review pending. |
DVD | |
| Frenzy
Review pending. |
DVD | |
| Shanghai Knights
Review pending. |
cinema | |
| Mad Max +
Review pending. |
DVD | |
| Near Dark +
Review pending. |
DVD | |
| Ned Kelly
Review pending. |
cinema | |
| Short Night of the Glass Dolls
Review pending. |
DVD | |
| Banished Women
Review pending. |
VHS | |
| Heist
Review pending. |
DVD | |
| The Perfect Storm
Review pending. |
DVD | |
| Flower of Flesh and Blood
Review pending. |
DVD | |
| Cradle of Fear +
Review pending. |
DVD | |
| Irreversible
Review pending. |
cinema | |
| Solaris (2002)
Review pending. |
cinema | |
| Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Review pending. |
cinema | |
| Star Trek Nemesis
Review pending. |
cinema | |
| Lawrence of Arabia +
Review pending. |
DVD | |
| Bully
Review pending. |
DVD | |
| Cradle of Fear
Review pending. |
DVD | |