Peter Berg hasn’t had a good time at the cinema lately. Battleship was… well about as good as a movie based on boardgame could be. So for his next gig, Berg has decided to ditch the Fong Kong Iron-Man ripoffs and leapfrogging space/aqua/whatever-the-frak-ships, and keep things a whole lot more realistic. True story realistic even, as he’s written and directed …
I love bad movies. Not watching bad movies, mind you. No, I often feel like taking to my eyeballs with a spoon-shiv while doing that. I mean that as somebody who writes about movies, there are very few muses as efficient as an absolutely terrible film. And with all these awards being handed out for the truly great films, it’s …
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From Universal Pictures and toy makers Hasbro comes a big budget blockbuster based on a board game. With such a stupid concept what could possible go right? Well, a surprising amount actually. By no means is Battleship great, but as a popcorn flick – particularly when you enter the cinema with rock-bottom expectations – it delivers the crowd-pleasing goods. It’s …
Apart from a couple of more contemplative movies, it’s a macho weekend at the box office – bringing big explosions and buckets of blood for your viewing pleasure. Battleship: Leave your brain at the door for this spiritual successor to Transformers, also from toy company Hasbro. Loosely based on the board/pen-and-paper game, Battleship pits a small naval fleet – in …
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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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