Taylor Kitsch has had some ups and downs since his transition to the big screen. He was in the brilliant John Carter, which failed horribly at the box office, X-Men Origins: Wolverine which I’m not even going to talk about, and Battleship, which was just a hot mess by all accounts. Thankfully, it looks like his agent has done a …
The last time writer-director Peter Berg and Taylor Kitsch got together, it resulted in the kind of absurd and silly movie where navy battleships can do handbrake turns like your cousin’s Ford Escort. But with The Kingdom though, Berg showed that when he keeps the military bits in the realm of reality, he can make pretty effective pew-pew action-dramas. Now Berg is …
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 …
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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 …
Welcome to The Extras! A daily dose of all the smaller movie related news, clips and just plain cool stuff that you might have missed! Last Updated: May 18, 2012
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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