Splat 2/5 |
St. Trinian's (2009) |
"A vulgar and charmless affair." |
Chris Laverty |
Tomato 4/5 |
Star Trek (2009) |
"The very definition of what a reboot should be." |
Chris Laverty |
Tomato 3/5 |
Terminator Salvation (2009) |
"Just about gets McG's head off the chopping block." |
Chris Laverty |
Splat 2/5 |
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) |
"Revenge of the Fallen is just like Transformers 1, only longer, and that makes it even more boring." |
Chris Laverty |
Splat 1/5 |
10,000 B.C. (2008) |
"If you absolutely must endure 10,000 BC, do as we did and take along a pencil - jabbing the nib in your eye might be the only way to regain a sense of feeling after the dumbest, naffest cinematic violation of your life." |
Chris Laverty |
Tomato 3/5 |
21 (2008) |
"21 rarely flags in its ability to entertain, but is never particularly convincing." |
Chris Laverty |
Tomato 3/5 |
21 (2008) |
"The counting cards doc looks like something you'd find on Sky Three in the middle of the night." |
Chris Laverty |
Splat 2/5 |
The Bank Job (2008) |
"It's difficult to remain interested when you feel you could leave the auditorium at any time and still take away the same experience." |
Chris Laverty |
Splat 2/5 |
Cloverfield (2008) |
"The persistently shaky camera sways to and fro so much the upshot is more nauseating than thrilling. Skip the nachos/ hotdog combo and opt for a packet of aspirin instead." |
Chris Laverty |
Tomato 5/5 |
The Dark Knight (2008) |
"Nolan has painted a richly vivid landscape of death and iniquity. The view is breathtaking." |
Chris Laverty |
Splat 2/5 |
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) |
"How can an out of shape man crying in the nude not be hilarious? It should be hilarious - it looked hilarious on the trailer." |
Chris Laverty |
Tomato 3/5 |
Get Smart (2008) |
"Anne Hathaway plays the straightest part, quite possibly well, we are not entirely sure. She is so incapacitatingly sexy we lost concentration during several of her scenes." |
Chris Laverty |
Splat 2/5 |
Hancock (2008) |
"With only an inter-personal story driving the picture, this becomes a sorry case of big concept, small movie." |
Chris Laverty |
Tomato 4/5 |
The Happening (2008) |
"An atmospheric tale that rewards with genuine shocks instead of big bang explosions and a hamburger tie in." |
Chris Laverty |
Tomato 3/5 |
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) |
"Brimming with inventive monsters and sets straight out of a fairy tale. Albeit an especially vicious one that would put most kids back into Huggies, but a fairy tale all the same." |
Chris Laverty |
Tomato 3/5 |
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008) |
"Amiable, but packs about as much punch as a Cliff Richard autobiography." |
Chris Laverty |
Tomato 4/5 |
In Bruges (2008) |
"A laid back trip with a wicked sense of humour, this is an unapologetically lyrical outing." |
Chris Laverty |
Tomato 3/5 |
The Incredible Hulk (2008) |
"As a blockbuster bone cruncher, The Incredible Hulk is likeable enough." |
Chris Laverty |
Tomato 3/5 |
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) |
"If disappointment has a name, it must be Indiana Jones." |
Chris Laverty |
Tomato 3/5 |
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) |
"This packed double disc DVD does address some of the film's missteps with candid looks at the pre, filming and post production process." |
Chris Laverty |
Tomato 3/5 |
Iron Man (2008) |
"Iron Man may be too stupid for adults and a mite slow for kids. Yet with Downey Jr's magnetism and some exciting CGI, it still rocks hard enough for both." |
Chris Laverty |
Splat 2/5 |
Jumper (2008) |
"For anyone over legal drinking age, Hayden Christensen dressed in a trendy jacket teleporting a building(!) from one side of the country to the other is just bloody stupid." |
Chris Laverty |
Splat 2/5 |
Jumper (2008) |
"Watching the movie again on DVD does it no favours - the plot seems even more bananas than ever." |
Chris Laverty |
Tomato 4/5 |
Kung Fu Panda (2008) |
"Kung Fu Panda is no frills frivolity and it kicks." |
Chris Laverty |
Splat 2/5 |
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008) |
"Hopefully one day we'll be able to sue for experiences like this. Until then just avoid them - because if you don't, Rob Cohen will keep making them." |
Chris Laverty |
Tomato 4/5 |
Pineapple Express (2008) |
"Awesome stuff, dude." |
Chris Laverty |
Tomato 4/5 |
Quantum of Solace (2008) |
"James Bond is back and he's pissed." |
Chris Laverty |
Tomato 4/5 |
Rambo (2008) |
"A literate, knowing audio commentary from Stallone is the extras highlight. If anyone still thinks this guy is just a mumbling idiot then they really need to open their ears and listen." |
Chris Laverty |
Tomato 4/5 |
Rambo (2008) |
"We need John Rambo. In an age of mistrust and bureaucratic cowardice, it is comforting to know there is a hulking great protector to keep the world in check." |
Chris Laverty |
Splat 2/5 |
Righteous Kill (2008) |
"Why on earth did these legends sign on board? Surely better scripts must get passed along the golf course?" |
Chris Laverty |
Splat 3/5 |
RocknRolla (2008) |
"Jackanory for Ritchie cronies." |
Chris Laverty |
Tomato 3/5 |
Sex and the City - The Movie (2008) |
"More power to Sex's creative team for making the girls' return so assuredly what the punters wanted." |
Chris Laverty |
Tomato 5/5 |
Son of Rambow (2008) |
"Buy Son of Rambow DVD for the film and view the extras as just that - add ons for the most warm hearted movie experience of the year so far." |
Chris Laverty |
Tomato 5/5 |
Son of Rambow (2008) |
"Son of Rambow is an adorable schoolboy nostalgia trip, a perfect example of everything independent cinema should be." |
Chris Laverty |
Splat 2/5 |
Speed Racer (2008) |
"This is not family time, it's boredom time. Whizz, whizz, whizz, yet another car zooms past and it's less exciting than building one from Meccano. Speed Racer is a snore." |
Chris Laverty |
Tomato 4/5 |
Step Brothers (2008) |
"If someone farts in your presence and it smells like 'ketchup and onions', do you a) snigger like a child, b) leave the room or c) vomit? If it's 'b' or 'c', do not see this movie. If it's 'a', book your tickets right now - you'll laugh yourself stupid." |
Chris Laverty |
Splat 2/5 |
The Clone Wars (2008) |
"This film avoid if any sense you have. Rubbish it is." |
Chris Laverty |
Splat 2/5 |
Tropic Thunder (2008) |
"Stiller can do battles and pyrotechnics, no worries there, Tropic Thunder has more explosions than Krakatoa, yet he can't make 'em laugh - not consistently and not for near on two ponderous hours." |
Chris Laverty |
Tomato 3/5 |
Vantage Point (2008) |
"This is satisfying Friday night popcorn fare - slick and noisy and utterly disposable." |
Chris Laverty |
Tomato 3/5 |
Vantage Point (2008) |
"Belongs at home with a tinny on the go." |
Chris Laverty |
Tomato 4/5 |
WALL-E (2008) |
"How could you not love Wall-E?" |
Chris Laverty |
Splat 2/5 |
Wanted (2008) |
"Wanted is all IBM and no FUN." |
Chris Laverty |
Splat 2/5 |
The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008) |
"There seems to be several scenes missing from the final cut - all the ones that make sense." |
Chris Laverty |
Splat 3/5 |
American Gangster (2007) |
"If it were not for some adept performances, American Gangster could almost be a particularly brutal made for TV movie." |
Chris Laverty |
Splat 3/5 |
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) |
"A lot of time and effort for very little dramatic reward." |
Chris Laverty |
Tomato 3/5 |
Atonement (2007) |
"Not a bad picture by any means, just way too fussy. Ladies will love it." |
Chris Laverty |
Tomato 5/5 |
Beowulf (2007) |
"This director's cut version features more gore on top of what was already a bucket of blood in the first place. 'Animated' or not, this remains pretty close to the mark." |
Chris Laverty |
Tomato 5/5 |
Beowulf (2007) |
"At one point Beowulf climbs through the bulging eyeball of a sea monster with all the nonchalance of getting out of bed. Respect is due." |
Chris Laverty |
Tomato 3/5 |
Bobby Z (2007) |
"An eleven minute 'making of featurette' that may have benefited from some beefing up." |
Chris Laverty |
Tomato 3/5 |
Bobby Z (2007) |
"Stupid and shameless, Bobby Z is an enjoyable romp that ticks along nicely." |
Chris Laverty |
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