Scooby-Doo
July 10, 2003
Go back to your childhood as you sit cross legged in front of the TV on a school day afternoon and watch the continuing adventures of Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy and of course Scooby-Doo. Irony has become very much a theme in Hollywood in recent years...
Time Bandits
June 27, 2003
Handmade Films, controlled by the late great George Harrison, are responsible for a wealth of cheap cult classics. None more renowned, successful or full of short people as Gilliam’s Time Bandits. Ex Pythons Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam combined...
American Pie Box Set: The Complete Pie
June 4, 2003
Get yourself in the school dinner queue for a double helping of pie as American Pie 1 and 2 are released in a double disc set. But is this a veritable feast of a pie or just some stale leftovers from a long since devoured meal? American Pie follows in...
Cop on the Edge IX: Prelude to Justice
May 21, 2003
When it comes to director’s first films you need to give a little leeway. Robert Rodriguez’ El Mariachi had great sequences and stylish direction but as a film was rather dull and plodding. The dialogue too was as derivative as it comes. Peter...
The Lion King Special Edition
May 20, 2003
At last, after just over 10 years since it’s worldwide release at the cinema, Disney’s The Lion King comes to dvd. One of the most successful Disney feature-length films of all time has been released on a special 2-disc edition dvd. And it’s...
Big Fish
May 20, 2003
Tim Burton’s adaptation of Daniel Wallace’s book about a big man, a big story and a big fish. You would be forgiven for worrying that Tim Burton was losing his mojo, what with the less than exceptional remake of Planet of the Apes and an entire...
Army of Darkness
May 15, 2003
As a self confessed Evil Dead fan with an eight inch figurine of Ash towering over my PC I jumped at the chance to review the Army of Darkness Collectors Edition. But then I have a lot of toys on top my machine, including a He-Man, Jar-Jar Binks, Mr....
Stuck On You
May 8, 2003
Over the years, the Farrelly brothers have amassed an impressive body of work that makes them a unique breed of filmmaker—comedic auteurs. In a time when Todd Phillips is wrongly touted as an auteur by the studios, the Farrellys (and also Kevin Smith...
The Simple Life
March 12, 2003
When asked to look at a DVD featuring Paris Hilton, I was naturally interested. After all, as I’d spent countless hours downloading footage of her I may as well see what she looks like without the grainy poor quality video image. Unfortunately, what...
Mona Lisa Smile
March 11, 2003
Once upon a time Julia Roberts was the queen of the 90’s romantic comedy who reinvented herself via Steven Soderbergh in 2000 as an Oscar-winning actress. Mona Lisa Smile fails Roberts in both these categories, never once throwing up a surprise...
