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TMB's Superbad Review

John gives his quick review of Superbad Click To Play ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | August 19, 2007 at 11:31 PM | Comments (19)

TMB's Stardust Review

John gives his quick 3 minute review of Stardust Click To Play ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | August 12, 2007 at 04:50 PM | Comments (16)

TMB's Rush Hour 3 Review

John gives his quick 3 minute review of Rush Hour 3 Click To Play ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | August 12, 2007 at 04:40 PM | Comments (10)

TMB's The Bourne Ultimatum Review

John gives his quick video review of The Bourne Ultimatum Click To Play ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | August 04, 2007 at 08:33 PM | Comments (30)

TMB's The Simpsons Movie Review

John gives his quick video review of The Simpsons Movie Click To Play ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | August 04, 2007 at 08:27 PM | Comments (7)

TMB Reviews Renaissance

It's rare these days to come across a film that attempts to do or engage in something unique. Something you haven't seen done before. The uniqueness of Renaissance jumps out of you even before you put the dvd in the players. The film is basically entirely animated in black ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | July 26, 2007 at 08:42 PM | Comments (12)

TMB's I Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry Review

John gives his quick review of the new Adam Sandler, Kevin James comedy "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry". Click To Play ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | July 22, 2007 at 09:27 PM | Comments (13)

TMB's Hairspray Review

John gives his quick review "Hairspray" Click To Play ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | July 22, 2007 at 08:20 PM | Comments (32)

John Reviews The Contract

(Sorry for the lack of video on this one guys... problems with the camera) I'm a huge John Cusack fan. To this day I've never seen him give a bad performance. You'd also be hard pressed to find a lot of people who don't at least appreciate Morgan Freeman. ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | July 19, 2007 at 09:42 AM | Comments (6)

John Reviews Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Here's my quick review of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Click To Play ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | July 13, 2007 at 12:30 PM | Comments (36)

John Reviews No End In Sight

John gives his quick 3 minute review of the new documentary from Magnolia Pictures, "No End In Sight" Click To Play ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | July 10, 2007 at 12:21 PM | Comments (6)

John Reviews Ratatouille

John gives his quick review of Ratatouille Click To Play ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | July 02, 2007 at 06:13 PM | Comments (15)

John Reviews Transformers

John gives his quick review of Transformers Click To Play ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | July 02, 2007 at 06:10 PM | Comments (72)

John Reviews Die Hard 4

The Die Hard franchise ranks right up there with Indiana Jones as the greatest action/adventure franchises of all time. The characters have become iconic, the action the standard for which other action films are measured, and in a recent Entertainment Weekly the first Die Hard was proclaimed as the ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | June 28, 2007 at 10:45 AM | Comments (23)

John Reviews 1408

You know how sometimes nothing makes a GOOD meal taste even better than having a BAD meal just before it. It makes you appreciate the tastes, the flavors, the textures all the more because your previous negative experience makes you appreciate the good one you're having now all the ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | June 24, 2007 at 03:21 PM | Comments (26)

Sharon Reviews Black Sheep

Sheep, sweet, warm animals that children have sang about for generations and have lulled us to sleep when no dreams were in sight. But what if a flock of sheep went baaaad? Well this is the premise for the new hilarious comedy horror Black Sheep. It was directed and written ... Read the full story.
Posted by Sharon | June 22, 2007 at 02:07 AM | Comments (10)

Sharon Reviews A Mighty Heart

For those of you who don’t know A Mighty Heart is based upon one of the first of an unfortunate stream of violent kidnappings of American journalists and civilians that have begun happening since 9/11. It focuses on kidnapped Journalists Daniel Pearl and his wife and her support system ... Read the full story.
Posted by Sharon | June 21, 2007 at 10:55 PM | Comments (6)

Sharon Reviews Transformers

Transformers: talking alien robots that transform into cars and other human driven machines who want to destry/save mankind. Seems like a weird premise for a movie, or television show for that matter. But just as the TV show entertained millions in the eighties so, I am certain this movie will ... Read the full story.
Posted by Sharon | June 17, 2007 at 12:59 AM | Comments (115)

John Reviews Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

The first Fantastic Four film was disappointing, no doubt. But even though it wasn't a very good movie, it had the strange effect of still making me enjoy it a little bit. Yes there was some bad acting, terrible dialog and loads of cheese... but it was also kinda ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | June 16, 2007 at 06:31 PM | Comments (62)

John Reviews Primeval

I'm one of those sad monster movie suckers. I just can't get enough of them. I also have a soft spot for giant croc/alegator movies (if you haven't seen it yet... you absolutely MUST run out and rent Lake Placid sometime. Damn movie is freaking hilarious). So when I ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | June 13, 2007 at 01:57 PM | Comments (17)

John Reviews Hostel 2

Some call this new genre of filmmaking "Torture Porn", but I've always maintained, that if done and used correctly, torture and gore in horror flicks can be terrific tools in a directors belt in order to give the audience a fun experience. The first Hostel film was an example ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | June 09, 2007 at 08:50 AM | Comments (39)

John Reviews Mr. Brooks

It's been a long time since I've said "I'm looking forward to seeing that" about any Kevin Costner movie. The man really isn't nearly as bad an actor as some people like to say he is... but there is no denying that the degree of stench that has come ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | June 05, 2007 at 01:01 PM | Comments (14)

John Reviews Ocean's 13

Last night I had a chance to attend the LA premier of Ocean's 13 (which I had totally forgot about. I had JUST got in from seeing Mr. Brooks and was ready to just stay in and relax for the evening when my friend called to remind me last ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | June 05, 2007 at 12:16 PM | Comments (14)

John Reviews Knocked Up

Judd Apatow is quickly becoming one of my favorite filmmakers. The 40 Year Old Virgin is in my little opinion, the best comedy film of the last 5 years. It wasn't just hilarious, but it was also a smart film. Touching on real experiences and issues all while dealing ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | June 05, 2007 at 11:34 AM | Comments (10)

Doug Reviews Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End

I will not lie to you folks. Going into Pirates 3, I was expecting it to suck. I had a strong dislike for Pirates 2 and was not really expecting much from this one either. I have been wrong before, so I tried my best to remain a neutral observer. ... Read the full story.
Posted by Doug Nagy | May 28, 2007 at 02:51 PM | Comments (11)

Doug Nagy Reviews Shrek 3

I was not that big of a Shrek fan going into Shrek 3. I have no children and hate most childrens programming, but I am not averse to a good fairty tale or cartoon. I find fables to be delightful and a marvelous way to entertain and educate children at ... Read the full story.
Posted by Doug Nagy | May 21, 2007 at 11:18 AM | Comments (29)

Sharon Reviews Waitress

Waitress is a romantic, slightly dark comedy that, like any good waitress makes you want to stay for seconds . It stars Keri Russell, Nathan Fillion, Cheryl Hines, Jeremy Sisto,and Andy Griffith. It was written, directed and also starred the late Adrienne Shelly. It has been in limited release since ... Read the full story.
Posted by Sharon | May 08, 2007 at 07:16 PM | Comments (5)

John Reviews The Condemned

"WWE Films presents..." Does anything else really need to be said about any movie really? A motion picture staring Stone Cold Steve Austin and produced by the company that brings us WrestleMania every year. Did anyone have much hope for this movie? Did "The Condemned" have any chance at ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | April 29, 2007 at 11:56 PM | Comments (14)

John Reviews The invisible

When the first couple of trailers for "The invisible" came out, they didn't sit well with me. They looked a little too much like they were ripping off Sixth Sense and Ghost, only in a sort of "O.C." feel to it. Not to mention the film was being directed ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | April 29, 2007 at 08:46 PM | Comments (6)

John Reviews Next

You just have to accept you're usually either going to be hit or miss whenever Nicholas Cage is in a film. I like the guy as an actor in general, but wow can he pick some awful stuff to be in. So what about "Next". Well, you add a ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | April 29, 2007 at 07:21 PM | Comments (18)

John Reviews Vacancy

Small horror/thriller films are all the rage with the studios these days... mostly because you're almost guaranteed to make a little money with them and the fact that generally speaking they're pretty inexpensive to make. Add a little star power in there and you're well on your way. So ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | April 22, 2007 at 10:19 PM | Comments (9)

John Reviews Fracture

It doesn't matter what it is, or how it eventually turns out... when an Anthony Hopkins movie comes out, you pay attention. And thus here we have his new film that opened this weekend without an awful lot of fanfare... "Fracture" Adding to the potential hype is the addition ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | April 22, 2007 at 09:21 PM | Comments (13)

Doug Reviews The Tripper

The Tripper is a slash-tastic tongue in cheek horror delight! The Tripper is a movie about a serial killer who is obsessed with Ronald Reagan and takes on his persona. The hunt of choice for Ronnie is a woodland full of hippies that is freshly stocked every year thanks to ... Read the full story.
Posted by Doug Nagy | April 19, 2007 at 06:16 PM | Comments (11)

John Reviews Hot Fuzz

Flat out, Shaun of the Dead is one of my favorite films of the past couple of years. It was creative, funny, scrary... and single handedly created a new genre of film making: The Rom-Com-Zom (also known as the Romantic Comedy with Zombies). So imagine the great excitement when ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | April 19, 2007 at 05:43 PM | Comments (21)

Campea/Nagy Double Feature Review of Pathfinder

JOHN'S THOUGHTS ON PATHFINDER:It's been over a year since we first hear whispers of a possible "Vikings vs. Indians" movie that got a lot of internet movie fanboys (myself included) frothing at the proverbial mouth. Pathfinder is that movie, and when you add in there a talent like Karl ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | April 16, 2007 at 02:56 AM | Comments (10)

John Reviews "Perfect Stranger"

Halle Berry is one of those actresses that will bomb a lot... but then once in a while pulls a load of talent out of her ass and completely blows you away with a performance. She's done that to me a couple of times, and it usually comes along ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | April 15, 2007 at 05:19 AM | Comments (13)

Campea/Nagy Double Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film For Theaters Review

Back by popular demand comes the dynamic Campea/Nagy double feature review of the much anticipated "Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film For Theaters". As a side note going into this review... this was Doug's #1 most anticipated movie of 2007. Well we got to see the film a ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | April 10, 2007 at 06:42 PM | Comments (10)

Campea/Nagy Double Feature Review of Rodriguez/Tarantino Double Feature Grindhouse

(A Dark Deep Gruff cool sounding narrators voice) The Movie Blog is pleased to present a movie review event of a generation. CAMPEA (sounds of 3 gun shots), NAGY (3 more gun shot sounds), presents: "A Double Feature Grindhouse Review" JOHN'S THOUGHTS ON GRIND HOUSE Grindhouse has been one ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | April 08, 2007 at 08:07 PM | Comments (103)

Year Of The Dog Review

Year of the Dog is a film about Peggy (Molly Shannon) that is a shut in dog lady. In a short time the stage is set beautifully for us to understand how fucking bananas she is about dogs; and we then follow her life after the cataclysmic event of her ... Read the full story.
Posted by Doug Nagy | April 05, 2007 at 06:25 PM | Comments (4)

The Prisoner or: How I Planned To Kill Tony Blair

This evening we were invited out to the Los Angeles premiere of the new documentary "The Prisoner or: How I Planned To Kill Tony Blair". The story behind the movie is a very simple one... an Iraqi journalist and his brothers are falsely accused of planning to assassinate British ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | April 05, 2007 at 02:10 AM | Comments (5)

John Reviews TMNT

John gives his quick review of TMNT Click To Play ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | March 26, 2007 at 12:17 AM | Comments (16)

John Reviews Shooter

John gives his quick review of Shooter Click To Play ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | March 26, 2007 at 12:15 AM | Comments (8)

John Reviews Reign Over Me

John gives his quick review of Reign Over Me Click To Play ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | March 26, 2007 at 12:13 AM | Comments (3)

John's Thoughts on 300

Ok, I've been holding it in a bit debating if I should post this before or after the "official" release tonight, but I decided to post it now... let you see the movie, and then come back and throw your comments into the frey. So what did I think ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | March 09, 2007 at 10:28 AM | Comments (153)

Talk To Me Trailer

The new Talk To Me trailer has hit the web. This summer, a bunch of the streets in my neighborhood were shut down for filming Talk To Me. This film had my interest right away for 2 important reasons. Don Cheadle, who is just always pure money in the ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | February 28, 2007 at 11:33 AM | Comments (10)

Reno 911!: Miami Review

John gives his quick review of Reno 911!: Miami Click To Play ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | February 26, 2007 at 05:10 PM | Comments (12)

The Number 23 Review

Giovanni gives his quick review of The Number 23 Click To Play ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | February 26, 2007 at 02:58 PM | Comments (24)

Ghost Rider Review

Gio gives his quick review of Ghost Rider Click To Play ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | February 18, 2007 at 05:37 PM | Comments (32)

Breach Review

Gio gives his quick review of Breach. Click To Play ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | February 18, 2007 at 04:01 PM | Comments (6)

Bridge To Terabithia Review

Gio gives his quick review of the new Disney film, Bridge To Terabithia. Click To Play ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | February 18, 2007 at 02:31 PM | Comments (31)

John Reviews Abominable

Every once in a while I love coming across fun little films that flew under most people's radar. Abominable is one of those movies. I put up a post to it's trailer way back in September of 2004, but to the best of my knowledge it never got a ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | January 26, 2007 at 01:35 PM | Comments (10)

John Reviews Hellboy: Sword of Storms

I am a big fan of the Hellboy feature film and you can count me as one of those people who just can't wait for the next one. But, in the meantime, they're putting out a series of straight to DVD, not quite full length feature animated Hellboy films ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | January 26, 2007 at 01:02 PM | Comments (3)

Sharon Reviews Factory Girl

Factory Girl is about Edie Sedgwick Andy Warhol’s first “superstar” creation and a very confused, abused, poor little rich girl. The film is also a bit confused and abused. It starts off with Edie talking to her shrink and then it fades into her life, from her cheery college days ... Read the full story.
Posted by Sharon | January 24, 2007 at 05:14 AM | Comments (3)

John Reviews Pan's Labyrinth

John gives his quick 3 minute review of Pan's Labyrinth. ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | January 02, 2007 at 05:53 PM | Comments (38)

John Reviews The Host

John gives his quick 3 minute review of the Korean hit film "The Host" ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | January 01, 2007 at 02:22 PM | Comments (8)

Sharon reviews Notes On a Scandal

Notes On a Scandal is the tale of two teachers, one young, one heading to retirement and the secrets that bind them together, the biggest being an affair with a student. It stars Dame Judi Dench, Cate Blanchett and Bill Nighy. It is directed by Richard Eyre. The release date ... Read the full story.
Posted by Sharon | December 16, 2006 at 03:33 AM | Comments (66)

Sharon reviews Happy Feet

Happy Feet tells the tale of a penguin world where singing is the most important thing in life because that’s how you find your soulmate. The story follow a little penguin named Mumble (played by Elijah Wood) who can’t sing. But the kid can dance up a storm, tap dance ... Read the full story.
Posted by Sharon | November 14, 2006 at 03:25 PM | Comments (45)

Sharon reviews Little Children

Little children is a slice of suburban life. It follows two parents, Brad and Sarah who meet on a playground and fall for each other. It also shows the life of a released sex offender who has moved into the heavily child populated neighborhood. It stars Kate Winslet, Patrick ... Read the full story.
Posted by Sharon | November 14, 2006 at 02:31 PM | Comments (14)

John Reviews Borat

John gives his quick 3 minutes review (ok 4 minutes) of Borat. For only the 3rd time since starting The Movie Blog, I'm giving it a 10 our ot 10. ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | November 06, 2006 at 01:41 AM | Comments (29)

John Reivews Flushed Away

John gives his quick 3 minute review for Flushed Away. 7.5 out of 10. (Wow... I just watched it... and I look drunk. I swear I'm not drunk, just sleepy) ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | November 06, 2006 at 01:06 AM | Comments (4)

Sharon reviews Bobby

Bobby is not just a story about the day Senator Robert Kennedy was shot. It's about the the effects that Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination had on people during the time leading up to Kennedy’s death and it follows some very different people that were in close proximity to the ... Read the full story.
Posted by Sharon | November 04, 2006 at 01:37 PM | Comments (9)

John Reviews Saw 3

John gives his quick 3 minute review of Saw 3. 5 out of 10. ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | October 28, 2006 at 04:06 PM | Comments (26)

Sharon reviews Death of a President

Death of a President is a fictional documentary about what would happen if George Bush was assassinated, this year. It has had a lot of controversy surrounding it’s release. The largest American theater chains will not show the movie and the White House stated that the movie “did not dignify ... Read the full story.
Posted by Sharon | October 26, 2006 at 02:03 PM | Comments (12)

Sharon reviews Running with Scissors

If your childhood wasn’t perfect you are going to like Running with Scissors. If it was then maybe you will understand the rest of the world a little better. This movie captures the justification of insane behavior that goes on in abnormal childhoods perfectly. It does so with midnight black ... Read the full story.
Posted by Sharon | October 26, 2006 at 12:53 PM | Comments (10)

John Reviews The Departed

John gives his quick 3 minute review of The Departed. 9 out of 10. ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | October 10, 2006 at 08:57 PM | Comments (19)

Sharon Reviews Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker

I didn’t have high expectations for Alex Rider: Operation Storm Breaker . I thought it would be a Spy Kids or Agent Cody Banks rip off, but then again I didn’t know it was going to be British. This teen spy flick has reminded me that when it comes ... Read the full story.
Posted by Sharon | October 10, 2006 at 11:59 AM | Comments (2)

Sharon reviews The Last King of Scotland

. Sometimes I leave a movie feeling great, sometimes I leave feeling the same way I did coming in and once and a while I see something that makes me feel like I’ve walked away from a crime scene. I haven’t been this shaken by a movie in a long ... Read the full story.
Posted by Sharon | September 26, 2006 at 04:30 PM | Comments (9)

Sharon Reviews School for Scoundrels

If you mix Fight Club with Revenge of the Nerds you will have a good idea of what to expect from School for Scoundrels. Is it formulaic? Yes. Is it funny? Totally. The premise is this: A young guy short on luck, enrolls in a class to build confidence to ... Read the full story.
Posted by Sharon | September 22, 2006 at 10:53 AM | Comments (16)

John Reviews Crank

Sorry for the late review on this one guys... I was busy at that Fan Expo this weekend. Better late than never. Here is my quick 3 minute review of the new Jason Statham flick, CRANK. ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | September 06, 2006 at 05:13 PM | Comments (28)

Sharon Reviews The Illusionist

Hey there guys, John here.  Many of you will remember Sharon Dewit as a semi-regular guest on The Audio Edtion.  Well... she is now down living in Los Angeles and will be contributing to the site from time to time.  Here is her quick review of The Illusionist:The Illusionist is ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | August 28, 2006 at 01:17 PM | Comments (10)

John Reviews Snakes On A Plane

John gives his quick 2 minute review of Snakes on a Plane. ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | August 19, 2006 at 01:10 AM | Comments (27)

John Reviews World Trade Center

John gives his quick 3 minute review of World Trade Center ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | August 09, 2006 at 02:00 PM | Comments (18)

John Reviews The Descent

John gives his quick 3 minute review of The Descent (It's his favorite movie so far this year) ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | August 09, 2006 at 12:01 PM | Comments (23)

John Reviews Talladega Nights

John gives his quick 3 minute review of Talladega Nights. ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | August 08, 2006 at 06:17 PM | Comments (7)

John Reviews 13 Tzameti

John gives his quick 3 minute review of 13 Tzameti ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | August 08, 2006 at 05:46 PM | Comments (5)

John Reviews Clerks 2

John gives his quick 3 minute review of Clerks 2 ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | July 23, 2006 at 11:28 PM | Comments (13)

John Reviews Lady In The Water

John gives his quick 3 minute review of Lady in the Water ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | July 23, 2006 at 11:23 PM | Comments (1)

Darren Reviews Monser House

Regular Auido Edition Monday Round Table co-host Darren Conley has put up a review for the upcoming 3D animated film "Monster House": As a child of the 80s, there were certain life principles that I learned from television and movies at an early age: Transformers, GI Joe, and He Man ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | July 19, 2006 at 11:17 AM | Comments (11)

John Reviews Pirates of the Caribbean 2

John gives his quick 3 minute review of Pirates of the Caribbean 2 ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | July 07, 2006 at 12:40 AM | Comments (29)

John Reviews Superman Returns

John gives his quick 3 minute Superman Returns review. ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | June 28, 2006 at 01:30 AM | Comments (54)

John Reviews The Break Up

John gives his quick 3 minute review of the new Vince Vaughn/Jennifer Aniston comedy "The Break Up" ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | June 05, 2006 at 03:19 PM | Comments (7)

John Reviews X-Men 3

Here is John's quick 3 minute review of X-Men 3. ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | May 26, 2006 at 03:52 PM | Comments (121)

John Reviews The Da Vinci Code

John gives his quick 3 minute review of The Da Vinci Code ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | May 22, 2006 at 01:16 PM | Comments (32)

John Reviews The Sentinel

John gives his quick 3 minute review of The Sentinel. ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | April 21, 2006 at 11:10 AM | Comments (3)

John Reviews Scary Movie 4

Here's my quick 3 minute review of the latest spoof film, Scary Movie 4. ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | April 18, 2006 at 09:28 AM | Comments (13)

John Reviews Thank You For Smoking

Here's my quick 3 minute review for the new film Thank You For Smoking. You can see the review below, or you can view it over at Movie Blog TV. ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | April 17, 2006 at 02:23 AM | Comments (5)

John Reviews Lucky Number Slevin

Here's my quick 3 minute review for the new film Lucky Number Slevin. You can see the review below, or you can view it over at Movie Blog TV. ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | April 12, 2006 at 07:24 PM | Comments (4)

John Reviews The Benchwarmers

Here is my quick 3 minute review of The Benchwarmers. You can watch the review below, or you can view it over at Movie Blog TV. ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | April 12, 2006 at 06:24 PM | Comments (63)

John Reviews Ice Age 2: The Meltdown

Here is my 3 minute review (actually closer to 2 minutes) of Ice Age 2: The Meltdown. You can view the review below, or head over to the Movie Blog TV page. ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | April 01, 2006 at 09:04 PM | Comments (14)

John Reviews Slither

Here is my 3 minute review of the new Nathan Fillion, Elizabeth Banks film "Slither". You can view the review below, or you can view it over at Movie Blog TV. ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | April 01, 2006 at 07:34 PM | Comments (13)

John Reviews Inside Man

Over at Movie Blog TV I've uploaded my quick 3 minute review of the new Denzel Washington / Clive Owen heist film "Inside Man". Also appearin in the film are Jodi Foster and Wilem Dafoe. To see the review you can head over to the Movie Blog TV page, or ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | March 27, 2006 at 04:30 PM | Comments (15)

Brad Reviews: The Hills Have Eyes (2006)

Friday night my entourage and I headed out to the local Regal Cinema to catch the opening of Alexandre Aja's remake of Wes Craven's 1977 horror classic "The Hills Have Eyes". "The Hills have Eyes" was Wes Craven's second film. After the controversy of "Last House on the Left", ... Read the full story.
Posted by | March 13, 2006 at 11:34 AM | Comments (11)

Richard reviews The Island

The Island, supplied by LOVEFiLM DVD Rental, was nominated on The Movie Blog Readers Awards 2005 in the category of Worst Execution of the Best Plot, and for good reason too. The film may sound like a superb concept, but the realisation is pitifully poor and this DVD does nothing ... Read the full story.
Posted by | February 05, 2006 at 09:27 AM | Comments (10)

Richard reviews Sky Blue (Wonderful Days)

Sky Blue, or Wonderful Days, was a totally, and please forgive the pun, out of the blue choice for me and I chose it for no other reason than it popped up in my recommendations list for my DVD rental service. Something that shows how good the recommendation service is ... Read the full story.
Posted by | February 04, 2006 at 09:39 PM | Comments (3)

Richard reviews Munich

The controversy around Munich has been apparent from its announcement, and the unusual move by Steven Spielberg to not talk about it or pamper to the Press has raised expectation and the very controversy he has sought to avoid. Then we began to hear some negative comments about it, that ... Read the full story.
Posted by | February 02, 2006 at 02:46 AM | Comments (9)

Richard reviews Walk the Line

Yes, I'm back from an extended holiday, and kicking off with two strong reviews from movies to be released, and just released, in the UK. Going into Walk the Line it's fair to say I knew nothing about Johnny Cash other than the Ring of Fire song and one of ... Read the full story.
Posted by | February 02, 2006 at 02:39 AM | Comments (5)

Richard reviews Match Point

I'm not a big fan of Woody Allen, and I know that probably comes as a big surprise to anyone out there who is a movie journalist, writer or someone who really loves movies. It seems that you have to like Allen because there's some stigma attached to his movies ... Read the full story.
Posted by | January 08, 2006 at 03:30 PM | Comments (3)

DVD Flashback: Gremlins

12 Days of Christmas; Movie Blog Style. On the ninth day of Christmas my true love gave to me: Gremlins (1984) I know what you might be saying "this isn't a Christmas movie" but on the contrary my friends, Gremlins is set during the Christmas Holiday. Even the opening song ... Read the full story.
Posted by | December 22, 2005 at 04:54 PM | Comments (7)

DVD Flashback: Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas

12 Days of Christmas; Movie Blog Style. On the eighth day of Christmas my true love gave to me: Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) We all know this story, it's been told here and there. About a mean old Grinch, Christmas and how he learned to care. ... Read the full story.
Posted by | December 21, 2005 at 02:38 PM | Comments (7)

DVD Flashback: Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas & The Muppet Christmas Carol

12 Days of Christmas; Movie Blog Style. On the sixth and seventh days of Christmas my true love gave to me: Jim Henson's Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (1977) & The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) For these days I thought I would group two movies together. It may have been a ... Read the full story.
Posted by | December 20, 2005 at 01:32 PM | Comments (7)

DVD Flashback: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

12 Days of Christmas; Movie Blog Style. On the fifth day of Christmas my true love gave to me: Christmas Vacation (1989) A lot can be said about Chevy Chase's career. Successful, unsuccessful, his attitude and a number of other shots you could take but I know that for me, ... Read the full story.
Posted by | December 18, 2005 at 12:56 PM | Comments (4)

DVD Flashback: Santa Claus - the Movie

12 Days of Christmas; Movie Blog Style. On the fourth day of Christmas my true love gave to me: Santa Claus (1985) I take great pride in my DVD collection and when I'm shopping for new additions not only do I look for my personal favorites, I also pick up ... Read the full story.
Posted by | December 17, 2005 at 03:05 PM | Comments (4)

DVD Flashback: Elf

12 Days of Christmas; Movie Blog Style. On the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me: Elf (2003) OK I know I'm cheating with this one by back dating it for yesterday and all I have to say is "Christmas Party". My head is pounding with youltide ... Read the full story.
Posted by | December 16, 2005 at 11:00 PM

DVD Flashback: Badder Santa

12 Days of Christmas; Movie Blog Style. On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me: Badder Santa (2003) Another one of my new favorite Christmas movies is Bad Santa. Staring Billy Bob Thornton as Willie, a dirty, mean, safe cracking S.O.B who along with his little ... Read the full story.
Posted by | December 15, 2005 at 05:10 PM | Comments (3)

DVD Flashback: Scrooged

12 Days of Christmas; Movie Blog Style. It's the Holidays again. Time to wrap all those fruit cakes you got last year and pawn them off on your friends and relatives. Head out to the stores and wait in long long lines - dealing with cashiers that are grumpy as ... Read the full story.
Posted by | December 14, 2005 at 04:36 PM | Comments (4)

Richard reviews Night Watch (Nochnoy Dozor)

There's been a lot of talk of this series from Russia, much saying that it's the country's epic to match Matrix and that kind of thing. Well those comments really did fall on their face for me, I mean Matrix is nothing to be compared against. What did interest me ... Read the full story.
Posted by | December 06, 2005 at 09:51 AM | Comments (9)

Richard reviews Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

There are a number of things I have to say right up front. Firstly I don't read the Harry Potter books, secondly I know this is late but when I was in the Edinburgh Ocean Terminal Vue Cinema I couldn't believe how many people were still going to see this ... Read the full story.
Posted by | December 05, 2005 at 05:30 AM | Comments (12)

Richard reviews Transporter 2

The Transporter had a great idea for a movie and a superb character to build upon. A man who transported any type of goods for anyone, no questions asked, followed his own set of strict rules, and could seriously kick ass if anything got in his way. The premise was ... Read the full story.
Posted by | December 04, 2005 at 03:50 PM | Comments (2)

Richard reviews Flightplan

The reviews for Flightplan in the States were harsh. Frankly after reading some of them and seeing the ratings coming out I really did wonder if Jodie Foster had made a very big mistake with her movie choice, yet I was confused, I had read that she carefully chose this ... Read the full story.
Posted by | December 04, 2005 at 12:54 PM | Comments (3)

Richard reviews The Book of Cool - Part One

Having trouble finding a really great gift for someone? Do you know someone who has everything and you can't find something unique to get them? Well I've found the answer in the form of a DVD boxset called The Book of Cool, Part One. It's a whopping nine hours, three ... Read the full story.
Posted by | November 27, 2005 at 02:26 PM | Comments (3)

Richard reviews Ong Bak (Uncut, Original Ending VCD)

I was spoiled for choice of which version of Ong Bak to get from Moviesville, but eventually set on the VCD version featuring the original soundtrack, the original uncut film and complete with the original not so sweetened ending. This was a version I'd never seen before and it looked ... Read the full story.
Posted by | November 26, 2005 at 06:08 PM | Comments (4)

Richard reviews The Chumscrubber

I was lucky enough to receive a copy of The Chumscrubber prior to it's UK release...well actually there isn't a UK release as yet, and the US release is limited enough so that just makes me even luckier! Mainly because there won't be many UK viewings of it as yet, ... Read the full story.
Posted by | November 24, 2005 at 04:37 PM | Comments (2)

DVD Review: The Best There Is, The Best There Was, The Best There Ever Will Be

There are a few things that have come out of Canada that I as a proud American have grown to love living so close to the boarder. Pooteenes (french fries with gravy and cheese), all nude strip clubs, SCTV, B.C's, The Tragically Hip, of course The Movie Blog and wrestler ... Read the full story.
Posted by | November 23, 2005 at 03:28 PM | Comments (11)

John Reviews Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

I haven't been a big fan of the Harry Potter film franchise at all. I thought the first 2 were ok... but the third one was just a total steaming pile of dung. Oh I hated it. So here comes Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, the fourth installment. ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | November 20, 2005 at 09:35 AM | Comments (42)

Richard reviews Where the Truth Lies

There were three reasons why I wanted to see Where the Truth Lies, before I saw the trailer or heard anything more about it than the casting. Kevin Bacon, Colin Firth and the final one, Bacon and Firth together. Bacon is a superb actor, one that entirely smothers you in ... Read the full story.
Posted by | November 20, 2005 at 09:34 AM | Comments (2)

Richard reviews Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

While I was watching this movie I recognised a scene and a still photo that I had actually found on the Internet months and months ago, in fact it's so long I might even consider that it was close to a year. That's a long time I've known about Kiss ... Read the full story.
Posted by | November 19, 2005 at 01:06 PM | Comments (3)

Richard reviews The Constant Gardener

The Constant Gardener was a bit of a mystery for me, I had seen the trailer and some of the blurbs associated with it and it really did look like a great huge conspiracy thriller. I was expecting high talent and some edge of your seat. It's really pretty clear ... Read the full story.
Posted by | November 16, 2005 at 08:11 AM | Comments (3)

Richard reviews Initial D (Tau man chi D)

You know I'm a man and I like cars. There's nothing to be ashamed of there. I also liked The Fast and the Furious, it had some fun in there but it also had big, fast, shiny cars, and one like mine too. So when I heard that there was ... Read the full story.
Posted by | November 11, 2005 at 03:11 PM

Richard reviews Freaked

Firstly I have a big apology to make. I was given the DVD of Freaked starring Alex Winter, Keanu Reeves and Randy Quaid, some time ago to review. Unfortunately it's been relegated to the bottom of the pile time and time again, not because I didn't want to watch it, ... Read the full story.
Posted by | November 10, 2005 at 05:03 PM | Comments (1)

Corpse Bride review

One of my work friends has just gone to see Corpse Bride, and she's kindly written a short review of it for us, so big thanks to Louise Fraser for this. Have a read of it, see if you agree and let us know your thoughts. Especially let us know ... Read the full story.
Posted by | November 08, 2005 at 12:09 PM | Comments (11)

Richard reviews the Saw II soundtrack

I haven't seen Saw II yet, but the vein is similar to Saw. It's to be dark, tense, thrilling, unsettling, and above all, frightening. The movie is intended to take you out of your comfort zone and drop you into the minds of people trapped in a complex puzzle, to ... Read the full story.
Posted by | October 29, 2005 at 04:00 PM | Comments (3)

Richard reviews Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

I'm a big fan of Nick Park, from the days of Creature Comforts which were such a delight to watch, but his greatest creation without any doubt have been the superbly charming and hilarious couple Wallace & Gromit. Unfortunately we've had to wait a long time to see them come ... Read the full story.
Posted by | October 23, 2005 at 11:40 AM | Comments (5)

Richard reviews Profit

Profit poses many interesting questions, even before you watch the series. It was applauded by critics and failed when broadcast, so who got it wrong? The critics, well they do it a lot; the network for dumping it, its scheduling or lack of advertising, or perhaps it was the audience? ... Read the full story.
Posted by | October 16, 2005 at 02:35 PM

DVD Flashback: David Cronenberg's The Fly

Last week on The Movie Blog we posted a piece on David Cronenberg, this and the Halloween season has compelled me to bring Cronenberg's remake of The Fly to your attention. This movie is superbly done, maintaining the premise from the original but pushing the story into a modern setting. ... Read the full story.
Posted by | October 10, 2005 at 05:07 PM | Comments (7)

DVD Flashback: Peter Jackson's Dead Alive

With all the talk lately surrounding Peter Jackson, I thought it to be appropriate and add his 1992 horror flick Dead Alive -I will not call it Braindead- as a DVD Flashback. Dubbed as "the goriest fright film of all time" in some circles, this would be unrecognizable as a ... Read the full story.
Posted by | October 07, 2005 at 01:27 PM | Comments (7)

DVD Flashback: Stephen King's Pet Sematary

Pet Sematary is an adaptation of the best selling horror novel written by Stephen King. A story about a loving family who relocate from the busy city to a cozy country town with hopes of settling down with the perfect life. Dale Midkiff plays Louis Creed, a local doctor who ... Read the full story.
Posted by | October 06, 2005 at 09:26 PM | Comments (5)

DVD Flashback: Flatliners

Keeping in the spirit of Halloween -like I had mentioned before, I love this month- this DVD Flashback is honoring one of Joel Schumacher's better movies Flatliners. Flatliners is a sci-fi thriller which is set around the Halloween time of year. Five med school students embark on a research project ... Read the full story.
Posted by | October 05, 2005 at 08:30 AM | Comments (3)

DVD Flashback: Splash

This weeks DVD Flash back is Splash staring Tom Hanks, Daryl Hannah -who I heard wears a prosthetic finger; is there any truth to that?-, John Candy and we cant leave out Eugene Levy. Set in New York City, Allen Bauer (Hanks) meets a mysteriously odd women who captures his ... Read the full story.
Posted by | September 30, 2005 at 10:08 AM | Comments (1)

Richard reviews Prey Alone

I just caught a short movie over at Dark Matters, a site from a guy who's not unlike me in his likes and dislikes, and has a very cool site (unfortunately with no RSS Feed). I try to stop in and read Matt as much as I can, but reading ... Read the full story.
Posted by | September 24, 2005 at 08:29 AM | Comments (8)

Banlieue 13 Review

All righty, well the Toronto Film Festival wrapped up a number of days ago and while I didn't get a chance to see very much simply because I'm a poor, shell-of-a-man, I did manage to have open tickets to see as many midnight showings as I wanted. I managed to ... Read the full story.
Posted by | September 22, 2005 at 01:22 PM

DVD Flashback: The Complete Superman Collection

Today is my birthday, I am now 27 and still not grown up. Yesterday I recieved my birthday gift from my beautiful Grandmother, she knows me so well and I laughed with pleasure as I unwrapped the red paper to reveal the Iconic Superman logo framed in silver. This wonderful ... Read the full story.
Posted by | September 22, 2005 at 10:11 AM | Comments (1)

Richard reviews Sigaw (Echo)

I didn't know what to expect from this movie, having never visited Philippine Cinema before I had no real frame of reference. So a response to a post on the Movie Blog from the Director of Sigaw, Yam Laranas, was a welcome surprise. I had heard that this movie carried ... Read the full story.
Posted by | September 20, 2005 at 04:41 PM | Comments (7)

Brad Reviews Grizzly Man

This weekend I went to see Grizzly Man, written and directed by Werner Herzog, a documentary covering the death of Timothy Treadwell, a self proclaimed animal researcher/activist who lived with the Alaskan grizzly's for 13 seasons before he was mauled. The picture is a rather strange watch, a mixture of ... Read the full story.
Posted by | September 19, 2005 at 10:53 AM | Comments (23)

Brad Reviews the Soundtrack for Broken Flowers

After completing my review of Jim Jarmusch's Broken Flowers, I jumped right into the soundtrack. This collection of Jazz, Caribbean, Classical and Indie Rock; although very different from track to track, is smoothly consistant in its transitions. Ethiopian composer and musician Mulatu Astatke has put together a smooth collection of ... Read the full story.
Posted by | September 12, 2005 at 02:05 PM | Comments (1)

Richard reviews Jimi Hendrix: Deluxe Edition on DVD

First off, a huge apology to Christy for taking so long to do this review, and so many other people who are also waiting for my reviews to go online, life has been particularly busy since the Edinburgh Film Festival began, and so all my reviews have fallen by the ... Read the full story.
Posted by | September 12, 2005 at 05:30 AM

Richard reviews Wolf Creek

Here's another movie that carries a tagline of Based on true events, and this concerns me, and it's been concerning me for a long time in movies. I think it's that word based, and then seeing how much of the movie is actually real, and the thing that makes the ... Read the full story.
Posted by | September 10, 2005 at 02:25 PM | Comments (11)

Brad Reviews Broken Flowers

Broken Flowers is a story about Don Johnston (Bill Murray) a Don Juan has-been who goes on a trip visiting past girlfriends in order to collect clues and solve the mystery of his alleged son. After his current lover leaves him, Don recieves a letter notifying him of his 19 ... Read the full story.
Posted by | September 10, 2005 at 01:05 PM | Comments (3)

Richard reviews Crash

Mixed reviews on the Internet, big cast, multi-angled story, to me it sounded like a few other movies that have treaded the same ground but still very interesting. The talents of Paul Haggis and the exciting casting of Don Cheadle, Sandra Bullock, Matt Dillon, et al, attracted me to this ... Read the full story.
Posted by | September 07, 2005 at 02:28 PM | Comments (12)

John Reviews The Transporter 2

I was not a big fan of The Transporter, but for some reasons I've found myself really looking forward to The Transporter 2. Probably much better marketing this time around. Snagging my demographic isn't really all that hard. Show some amazing stunts, lots of fights with decent martial arts, and ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | September 05, 2005 at 10:36 AM | Comments (6)

John Reviews A Sound Of Thunder

I'm a sucker for Sci-Fi movies. It seems like no matter how bad they look, I'll still make sure I see them (often to my own peril). So here comes A Sound Of Thunder, a movie based (and I use that term loosely) on the short story by Ray Bradbury. ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | September 05, 2005 at 10:03 AM | Comments (4)

John Reviews The Constant Gardener

I personally has pretty high hopes for The Constant Gardener for a couple of reasons. 1) It's directed by Fernando Meirelles who also helmed City Of God. 2) Ralph Fiennes has never disappointed me with any of his performances. 3) I usually enjoy films that try to carry a strong ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | September 05, 2005 at 09:36 AM | Comments (1)

Richard reviews Dominion: A Prequel to The Exorcist

Having seen the second made but first to release Exorcist - The Beginning, the Renny Harlin version of the movie, I was very keen to see the original movie which the Studio saw and then scrapped, the Paul Schrader version. This I managed to do during the Edinburgh Film Festival ... Read the full story.
Posted by | September 04, 2005 at 03:41 PM | Comments (3)

Richard reviews MirrorMask

There is no doubt that Mirrormask is unlike any other around just now. The effects and unusual story line take control of the movie and it's these things that keep you watching, along with the able performance of the lead girl. Unfortunately I found that there was too much of ... Read the full story.
Posted by | September 01, 2005 at 01:47 PM | Comments (1)

Richard reviews The Dark

Sean Bean is such a lost talent, he's a great actor and never seems to be given a decent or lead role. Even in Lord of the Rings he was cast as the turncoat. So I was excited to hear that he was the lead man in this movie, although ... Read the full story.
Posted by | August 30, 2005 at 03:30 PM | Comments (3)

John Reviews The Cave

Very little expectation going in to seeing The Cave. On the one hand I was quite excited about seeing Piper Perabo again (oh my goodess that's an attractive woman)... but other than that... there wasn't much in the way of marketing to get me excited. It ended up being a ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | August 29, 2005 at 02:20 PM | Comments (3)

John Reviews The Brothers Grimm

Warning, hard core Terry Gilliam fans (and I'm a fan of his myself) are NOT going to like what I have to say in this review of The Brothers Grimm. This is a bad film, and I regretfully inform you that it is also badly directed. The Good: It's was ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | August 28, 2005 at 10:13 AM | Comments (15)

Richard reviews Serenity

For me the biggest movie to go and see at the Edinburgh International Film Festival was Serenity. Not just because of two of the most gorgeous looking women on the screen just now, Gina Torres or Morena Baccarin, but because of the excellent writing I had heard while watching the ... Read the full story.
Posted by | August 22, 2005 at 10:46 AM | Comments (36)

Richard reviews Voices of Iraq

When I really got into reading blogs I had a hunger for news from Iraq, and I joined sites aplenty from Soldiers and other Western personnel to Iraqi citizens themselves, it seemed that everyone had an angle, their own agenda and frame of reference for what they saw and what ... Read the full story.
Posted by | August 22, 2005 at 03:23 AM | Comments (2)

Richard reviews 36 Quai des Orfèvres at the EIFF

The second film of my EIFF experience, and here's where I have to be upfront, I am slightly peeved at the fact that this movie held me up and I missed the following A Bittersweet Life (Dal Kom Han In Saeng), but I will try my hardest to see that ... Read the full story.
Posted by | August 18, 2005 at 12:13 PM | Comments (4)

Richard reviews The Descent

Taglines like "the master of horror" have been banded around time and time again about many a Director or Writer, and they are sometimes right considering the genre and audience of the person the comment refers to. After all, there can be many masters depending on so many factors, particularly ... Read the full story.
Posted by | August 07, 2005 at 11:24 AM | Comments (9)

Richard reviews Twist of Faith

This is probably one of the hardest documentaries I've ever watched, it really does hit you like a punch in the face and almost from the outset. I can honestly say this film had me deep in thought, uneasy, laughing and crying, and that's what a movie should do. Unfortunately ... Read the full story.
Posted by | July 30, 2005 at 02:29 PM | Comments (6)

Richard reviews Dark Water

I've seen differing reviews of this movie, some which say it's okay and others which really go to town on it. I think the latter is very unfair and shows that there's still a gulf that exists between the style of Asian horror and Hollywood. A gulf that I can't ... Read the full story.
Posted by | July 26, 2005 at 07:33 AM | Comments (1)

Richard reviews Fantastic Four

All the production news, pre-release rumour and reviews were all pointing towards this being a bad movie. I was waiting for and expecting it, but as someone who has grown up reading comics, these years are the ones we are looking forward to. Our comic heroes are coming to the ... Read the full story.
Posted by | July 24, 2005 at 06:15 AM | Comments (11)

Richard reviews Batman Begins

It may be late, but for me this is an important review, especially picking up on the problems of the movie, and indeed many action movies coming from Hollywood just now, so better late than never. There are two important lessons to be learned from this movie. One is that ... Read the full story.
Posted by | July 10, 2005 at 02:41 PM | Comments (10)

War of the Worlds Video Review

So I went to see War of the Worlds yesterday. When I sat down to write my review I (being the lazy oaf that I am) decided it would take less energy to just video myself giving a review. So, if you'd like to see my 3 minute review of ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | July 02, 2005 at 08:26 PM | Comments (22)

Bruce Campbell, successful author

Bruce Campbell isn't just a pretty fa...an actor famous for the Evil Dead series you know, there's a lot more to his career, and with that a lot of stories to tell. So he's turned to the written word to get them across, probably because no one will ever make ... Read the full story.
Posted by | June 27, 2005 at 03:17 AM | Comments (7)

The Aviary

This is going to be a difficult review for me, the movies I review are usually big budget movies using Studio money and tend not to be the product of a few peoples hard earned money and time. There are a few I've already reviews, like Broken, but they've been ... Read the full story.
Posted by | June 21, 2005 at 08:27 PM | Comments (3)

John Reviews Batman Begins 8/10

Besides Revenge of the Sith, the new Batman Begins has been the one film I’ve been looking forward to more than any other this summer. On Tuesday I had a chance to catch it. Folks… it does not disappoint. The story wastes no time whatsoever. I love it when movie ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | June 15, 2005 at 11:22 AM | Comments (30)

Richard reviews Mr and Mrs Smith

It's interesting that I saw this on opening night and have since forgotten about writing a review about it, for me that says a lot about a film. You could feel it fading as you left the cinema and even talking about it with friends twenty minutes later you found ... Read the full story.
Posted by | June 14, 2005 at 03:43 AM | Comments (4)

Richard reviews Haute Tension \ Switchblade Romance

It struck me that I've seen Haute Tension or Switchblade Romance some time ago and that a lot of the US sites are just reviewing it now, so I'll copy up the review from my site on here. Big notice up front, this review is spoiler free, and therefore quite ... Read the full story.
Posted by | June 14, 2005 at 03:43 AM | Comments (5)

John Reviews Mr. & Mrs. Smith 8/10

A film like Mr. & Mrs. Smith has a high potential for let down. Big names. Big Explosions. Big marketing campaign. Yup… expectations were high. But I stand here before you now to tell you beyond any shadow of a doubt… IT DELIVERS!!!! I had my doubts going into this ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | June 13, 2005 at 12:50 PM | Comments (10)

The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse is garbage

I thought I wouldn't hold back on that post title, especially since I didn't write this review. Thanks to my mate Doug - not the comedian friend of John, but my friend from work - who wasted his money going to see it, then spent some quality time sending me ... Read the full story.
Posted by | June 09, 2005 at 01:42 PM | Comments (17)

Broken by Alex Ferrari

Recently Alex Ferrari sent me a copy of the short movie he's just completed along with his co-writer/producer Jorge F. Rodriguez, called Broken. Going by the trailer I'd seen on the site I wasn't sure what to expect, it looked slick, it looked high budget, but it was cut really ... Read the full story.
Posted by | May 19, 2005 at 05:57 PM | Comments (3)

Revenge of the Sith review by Richard

"Twenty eight years, I worked it out" said the guy next to me as we sat and waiting for the movie to start. For those of us who saw, and loved, the original Star Wars trilogy this has been a long wait, and the journey over the past few years ... Read the full story.
Posted by | May 13, 2005 at 04:23 PM | Comments (23)

Richard reviews Empire Square DVD

I know it's not strictly movies, and I wasn't going to post anything about Empire Square on the Movie Blog just my own site. That was until I watched it, laughed out loud and on my own - always a good sign - and was surprised (in a bad way) ... Read the full story.
Posted by | May 07, 2005 at 10:27 AM | Comments (2)

John Reviews Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (7 out of 10)

On Thursday I sat in a theater with about 150 other invited people (mostly press) to view a special screening of Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith, the film I had been waiting for since the first time I saw the original Star Wars as a kid. Let ... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea | May 06, 2005 at 08:06 AM | Comments (36)