Film Review: The Expendables 3

Common Hollywood theory states that sequels are an exercise in diminishing returns, possibly due to the plethora of witless and by-the-numbers follow ups in the horror and action movie genres during the 70s and 80s (for the best example of this rewatch Jaws and then suffer through the sequels, or the Halloween series, the last …

Book Review: Total Recall by Arnold Schwarzenegger

I'm a massive Arnie fan, so I really wanted to check this book out, even though I was wary as autobiographies can often really effect how you view a person and their work (I've got considerably less affection for Peter Kay after I read his book), an even greater risk given some of Arnie's history …

Movie Review: The Last Stand

10 years. That's how long Arnold Schwarzenegger went between films where he played the lead. After 2003's Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, he left our screens and became the Governator. Sure, there were cameos along the way to keep us Arnie fans going (Welcome to the Jungle aka The Rundown, Around the World in …

Why I can’t take the Royal Marine Commandos seriously

First of all, I mean no disrespect to the military, but from a personal perspective the latest recruitment ad for the Royal Marine Commandos totally fails. The ad goes on about how much of an honour wearing the green beret is. Now, I'm sure the Commandos are a pretty tough bunch, and are probably quite …

My Favourite Films #13: The Terminator

Warning! The following contains spoilers, however, the film is over 27 years old and a classic, so if you haven't seen it, sort it out! It's sequel, Terminator 2: Judgement Day gets a lot of praise and love, and don't get me wrong, it's a good movie, but for me, the 1984 original is the …

Movie Review: Total Recall

I've never read the Phillip K Dick story "We Can Remember It For You Wholesale" that inspired this movie and the 1990 Arnold Schwarzenegger/Paul Verhoven version, so I have no idea whether they're true to the original story (having read Dick's "Do Androids Dream of Electronic Sheep" which inspired Blade Runner I'd imagine that it …

Movie Review: The Expendables 2

The all-star action sequel to 2010's The Expendables sees even more old school action legends join the party. The film kicks off with Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone) and his right hand man Lee Christmas (Jason Statham) back in action with their misfit mercenaries (Dolph Lundgren, Jet Li, Terry Crews and Randy Couture) along with new …

Movie Review: The Hunger Games

Warning! There are a few, minor, spoilers in this post, also its a bit of a long post so you may want to make a cuppa first. A few weeks ago, to coincide with the release of this movie the channel Film Four decided to show three other films that are based around death matches- …