Casper
November 2, 2002
Quote: “Gritty realism is something that is very appealing to me, so any films that portray real gritty realism”, unquote. Here is an extract from my profile on Whatdvd.net. As you can see, I have stressed clearly that hard, gritty realism...
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”...
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
April 13, 2002
Robert Rodriguez is a one-man film studio. He writes, edits, directs, scores, shoots, works on the production design and does the special effects on all of his movies. He’s a hometown boy who has always worked outside of Hollywood in Austin, Texas....
Peter Pan
February 22, 2002
The tenth screen version of J.M Barrie’s classic tale about the adventures of a boy who doesn’t want to grow up. Does a story so often retold…well, need to be told yet again? This is reported to be the closest adaptation of the book...
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
February 21, 2002
Based on the excellent graphic novel of the same name, by Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is a beautiful looking mess of a movie. To anyone who has read the comic book, the film bears only a passing resemblance. The...
HULK
September 1, 2001
The last of the really huge comic properties gets its modern day movie magic treatment, and HULK is something of a strange result. If Universal were expecting a Spider-Man or X-Men styled actioner then they’ll be markedly disappointed, but then...
Avalon
July 1, 2001
When trailers for Avalon first appeared on the Ain’t-It-Cool-News website in 2001, it generated a moderate buzz. Beautifully choreographed, sepia-toned action sequences in the style of The Matrix (1999) certainly piqued a certain level of curiousity....
