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Neverwas

July 19, 2007

Neverwas (2005) is one of those cinematic oddities that somehow managed to slip under the radar despite its star-studded cast. For whatever reason (usually internal politics), Miramax bought the film two years ago and decided not to get behind it. Reviews,... 

X:Men: The Last Stand

September 21, 2006

After two impressive outings, The X-Men franchise was handed over to Brett Ratner when Bryan Singer was unavailable due to his commitment with Superman Returns (2006). This caused fans to grumble due to Ratner’s less than stellar track record and reputation... 

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Extended Edition

July 4, 2004

As with The Fellowship of the Ring before it, this extended cut of The Two Towers brings us some welcome new scenes to the most epic story ever told. This isn’t so much a director’s cut as it is a simple re-intergration of segments that were... 

X-Men 1.5

November 29, 2003

If Batman and Robin (1997) didn’t nearly kill off the comic book super hero film, it did a great job of reducing the genre, in the public’s eye, to the stuff of silly camp. After such an embarrassingly awful effort, the only way to go was self-parody... 

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

October 15, 2003

For those who haven’t read the books, watching the middle film of a trilogy might seem like a frustrating, even unsatisfying experience. Not only does The Two Towers leave you on another year-long cliffhangar, but it also demands that you’ve... 

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

September 4, 2003

After watching Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings Daz is convinced he is a hobbit, he may have the shabby clothes and really bad foot odour but his six foot plus frame suggests otherwise. Every once in a while a film comes along that redefines everything... 

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

May 12, 2002

Is there a film any more tedious than this one? Readers let me warn you, do not expect a wonderful, praising review of how marvellous and spectacular ‘The Return Of The King’ is, I do not use any phrases like, “this film is a masterpiece”... 

Beyond the Movie: The Lord of the Rings

January 26, 2001

Capitalizing on the world-wide popularity of The Lord of the Rings film trilogy and the release of the final installment, The Return of the King (2003), National Geographic has released another episode of their Beyond the Movie series that focuses on... 

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