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Tony D, Hardcore Film Maniac's Published Articles
Movie Review: RocknRolla
If you told me a few weeks ago back in September that I would have lived to see my home team win the World Series and would have seen Guy Ritchie make a good movie again in the same week, I would have probably shanked you to death. But it’s happened — and I’m surprised like fuck. The Phillies, which is without a doubt the best team IN the league now (and try and fight that with me, because we can just look at the stats), win the World Series and everyone is surprised. Some of us probably still don’t believe that the Phillies have won the World Series this year.
I’m the person that still doesn’t believe that Guy Ritchie made such a film like RocknRolla.
Yes, remember that Guy Ritchie back in 1998 and 2000? Neither did I, until today. After Snatch he came out with one of the worst films that I’ve ever seen, the remake of Swept Away, starring none other than his soon-to-be ex-wife Madonna [...]
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Movie Review: Quarantine
The first-person tale only really became famous this year, but I remember back in 1999 when it was first introduced. The Blair Witch Project introduced the whole first-person camera shoot, and the film changed my life forever. For the first time in my life, I found something that displayed the meaning of life — the answer was film.
And throughout the years (actually, throughout THIS year), we have seen our share of first-person films. The year was kicked off with Cloverfield, which I still think is one of the best films of the year, and I got TWO ticket stubs to prove that. On the other hand, there was George A. Romero’s Diary of the Dead, which very well may just be one of the most disappointing films of the year. I get more disappointed the more I think about it.
I’m usually the one who is baffled whenever a film is remade, specifically horror films that are based off of foreign horror flicks, but this time I became very interested when I heard that the new horror film Quarantine was a remake of a Spanish film released sometime last year called [Rec] [...]
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Movie Review: Mamma Mia!
Meryl Streep, Amanda Seyfried, and Pierce Brosnan star in this big-screen adaptation of the musical based on the hits songs of ABBA.
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DVD Review: Witless Protection
Larry the Cable Guy, Jenny McCarthy, and Ivana Milicevic star in this comedy from director Charles Robert Carner.
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Movie Review: Speed Racer
Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, John Goodman, and Matthew Fox star in this Wachowski Brothers adaptation of the 1960s cartoon.
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Movie Review: Run Fatboy Run
Simon Pegg and Thandie Newton star in this romantic comedy by director David Schwimmer.
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Movie Review: Superhero Movie
Drake Bell, Leslie Nielsen, and Sara Paxton star in this superhero parody written and directed by Craig Mazin.
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Movie Review: 10,000 B.C.
Stay away — stay far way from this prehistoric tale from director Roland Emmerich starring Steven Strait and Camilla Belle.
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Movie Review: Vantage Point
Dennis Quaid, Matthew Fox, and Forest Whitaker star in this political thriller directed by Pete Travis.
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Movie Review: Charlie Bartlett
Anton Yelchin, Robert Downey, Jr., and Hope Davis star in this teenage comedy from director Jon Poll.
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Movie Review: Rambo
Sylvester Stallone wrote, directed, and starred in this fourth installment of the First Blood series.
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Movie Review: Strange Wilderness
Steve Zahn, Allen Covert, and Jonah Hill star in this R-rated comedy from director Fred Wolf.
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Movie Review: Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
John C. Reilly and Jenna Fischer star in this R-rated parody written by Jake Kasdan and Judd Apatow.
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DVD Review: Shoot ’Em Up
Clive Owen and Monica Belucci star in this action packed flick from director Michael Davis.
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Movie Review: National Treasure: Book of Secrets
Nicolas Cage, Jon Voight, and Diane Kruger return for this action-packed sequel that takes the treasure hunters to even more historic locations.
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DVD Review: The Kingdom
Jamie Foxx and Jennifer Garner star in this action-packed film by director Peter Berg.
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DVD Review: Arctic Tale
This documentary about climate change and global warming in the Arctic follows two families of animals in their declining natural habitat over the span of 15 years.
Posted in DVD Reviews, DVDs, Environment, Movies, Reviews | 2 Comments »
Movie Review: August Rush
Freddie Highmore plays an orphaned musical prodigy who’s searching for real parents in this film by Kirsten Sheridan.
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DVD Review: Guy X
Jason Biggs and Michael Ironside star in the multi-genre flick by director Saul Metzstein.
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Movie Review: Michael Clayton
George Clooney and Tom Wilkinson give stand-out performances in this law thriller.
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