Upfront I’m going to say that I actually quite enjoyed 2009’s G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, from director Stephen (The Mummy, Van Helsing) Sommers. Although it seemed like the filmmakers lost their nerve in the final act and, fearful of being deprived a sequel, overstuffed the film to avoid loose ends, the first Joe film succeeded in an area …
Three films open in South Africa today. And it’s all about the escapism, baby! Last Updated: April 5, 2013
By now, Roland Emmerich must be the most hated man in America. He destroyed the White House when he FIRED HIS SPACE LASER in Independence Day, took down several national monuments in The Day After Tomorrow and pretty much screwed over the rest of society in 2012. Emmerich just might be the greatest villain who has ever lived. And now, …
When the first GI Joe film came out, I kinda dug parts of it. Despite the fact that it had Marlon Wayans in it. And Charming Taters, as Kervyn says when describing Channing Tatum. I liked parts of the film, you could say. Snake Eyes taking on Storm Shadow. That massive undersea battle. France getting COBRA-slapped. And Joseph Gordon Levitt …
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It’s a bumper week of new cinema releases in South Africa today. Five new movies open, each offering something different for moviegoers. Last Updated: March 8, 2013
Well, action films seem to be crawling out of the woodwork again and one of the big films ultimate-punching us in the face over the next few weeks is G.I. Joe: Retaliation, starring absolutely everyone, ever. Last Updated: February 19, 2013
Well would you look at the time? By now we should have had the GI Joe sequel on DVD, but plans changed last year when the film got pushed back nine months for reshoots and extra dimensions. There’ve been plenty of rumours in the interim as to why this was done, from Paramount not having much faith in director Jon …
Cloud gaming removed hardware barriers, but it replaced them with something less visible and …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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