2006

Cool action film, better than the second. It has plenty of action from all around the globe with a true gritty style to it. One of the best action films in recent years!!

Cool film with the master teaching the new rookie type plot. It was very enjoyable with some good action scenes and sfx!

Another quality film as good as the first with a good on screen chemistry between the 3 main leads.

A very gory 3rd installment, better than the second I thought with more twisted 'games'. Reveals a bit more from the first two films as well.

A great crime drama with great performances all round. If you like Donnie Brasco, Heat, Goodfellas you'll love this.

A cool film with a few good twists along the way.

A good blockbuster big budget action film. If you can forgive the silly idea of having a portal that allows them to look back in time 4 days to any point, from any angle and even indoors!?!? Then this is an otherwise very good action film if a little predicatable.

One of the best game to film adaptations. Very odd, strange and creepy but altogether a good horror film that may surprise you.

A teenage Jame Bond in the making.

A good horror film but overhyped. Didn't think it was any more gory than most other recent horror films. Seen far more gore in many low budget horrors.

A great funny film with a feel good feel to it.

Probably the best game to film adaptation so far. Really keeps the feel of the game with flashy graphic scenes just like playing the game. The charaters are true to the game and the fights very impressive. Complete with the sexy female charaters and it couldn't be any more like the game.

A great film dealing with so many issues around the diamond trade and life in general in Africa. Full of action and great acting, a moving film and brutally violent at times to.

Another great X Men film with great special effects.

A very good suspense film, but the end will leave you wanting more!

More of the same in this sequel with a similar plot to the first. This is slightly more bloody and sexed up from the first.

A great film, with some fine actors and a great story that has a bit of a twist as well. Just as good as The Prestige and just as entertaining for different reasons. If you enjoyed that you should like this as well!

A cool popcorn version update of the original.

Just as much fun as the first, all ages will enjoy it. No doubt there will be a third before long.

Good fun for all ages with a strong voice over cast, which Ian McKellen excels at as the posh Toad with a devious plan. Very well animated as well.

A very funny film. More like the first 2 films with crazy things going on, wild parties and hot women. If you like the others you will love this.

A very good love story with fine acting. Some seem to question the whole time travel side of it a bit too much and it may confuse some. It's a great story and quite similar to Sandra Bullock's other recent film Premonition.
If you can ignore or get your head around the time travel theory of using information in the present to change the past etc then you will enjoy this romantic movie!

I've not read the book but heard it was good so thought I'd see what the fuss was about. Panned by critics but the film is quite good in a puzzle solving way.

Some great scenes but didn't live up to the hype for me.

Typical teen horror film, again with another cool opening to the film. Lots of inventive, gruesome deaths.

A cool high octane action film that keeps the adrenalin pumping just like in the movie, if totally over the top.

Very bloody at times but not as scary as I thought it would be. Still very good though.

A great film that is fun for all the family. Quite a simple story really but it's great seeing everything come to life at night. Has a few laughs and the effects, especially for the T-rex skeleton, are great.

A pretty good action/thriller if a little short. Bit hard to make out what Mos Def is saying at times though.

Stumbled across this after seeing a trailer. An ok teenaged aimed film which is a bit of of a mix of The Craft, The Lost Boys from the producers of the Underworld, it shows. It has some cool SFX and a thumping soundtrack. Pure popcorn fun to switch your brain in to auto pilot for!

A very good modern horror, quite gory to. Better than most I have seen lately.

A great low budget UK comedy/ horror. If you liked Shaun of the Dead you should like this.

A very good sequel if on a lower budget. Not as violent or dramatic as the first, but sexed up a little. Overall an enjoyable film.

Not quite as good as the first two but still plenty of high speed action and cool cars.

I really liked this low budget horror. If you love playing survival horror video games like Resident Evil, you should enjoy this. People start dying after they play a video game, exactly the same way as they die in the game. Is there a link and how can they survive before they are all killed off?

A pretty good martial arts film that just slows down a bit too much in the middle. However the fights are great.

A pretty good action film with an over the top story line. Don't take it seriously and just enjoy the ride!

Quite a good thriller with a bit of a twist. Think the same idea has been done before though?

A very good spoof film making fun of The Grudge, The war of the worlds, Saw and The Village. It has a good mix of slapstick, visual jokes and great spoofs of the films mentioned. A lot like the 3rd installment. This is the type of film you love or hate!

A bizarre film, very tongue in cheek. Lots of over the top gore. A bit like Wrong Turn but more comic than scary.

An ok horror/thriller based on a Japanese film. It starts ok and you get a real sense of doom and gloom in the way it is made. However it seems to lose direction towards the end. You should like this if you like White Noise, The Ring or Dark Water.

Wasn't sure what to expect with this, but it's not like the The Ring or Grudge. Very short at just 76mins and not a great deal happens until the last 20mins. However after a slow start the ending makes for a good film with a slight twist, but not scary at all.

A cool very detailed animation film, good fun but aimed more towards younger ages I felt.

Not as good as I hoped it would be, but still entertaining.

Tagged as an old school American horror this definitely felt like watching an older horror film along the lines of Friday the 13th. However mixed with some very over the top gore from more recent horror films and you get this. Featuring cameos from Robert Englund, Tony Todd and Kane Hodder. There are plenty of jokes, gore and all the other ingredients that horror fans love about slasher films in this.

A run of the mill modern day slasher film. Plenty of gore and gorgeous girls but the story is a bit lame and wanders of back into the past quite alot. Could have been a lot better, but it's enjoyable for fans of the genre.

Has its good moments but it is a bit drawn out really. A missed opportunity really. It won't make any sense if you haven't seen the first as well!

A very well made film with great visuals, locations. All very artistic, but the actual stroy is quite straight forward. It does get a bit odd towards the end. A good drama and by no means is this a horror or thriller if having Murderer in the title made you think that.

A very good thriller with a well chosen cast, hits all the right spots for this type of thriller. If you liked Hostage, Panic Room you should enjoy this as well.

A very good horror but almost identical to the recent remake version. Doesn't go indepth at all to show "The beginning"

A good film if a bit on the slow side and not quite as dramatic as I was expecting to be honest. A good tale based on true events about overcoming hardship.

A good film, with some good acting talent. A tale of 2 people that meet and start ana affiar to escape their normal everyay lives. Although the sub plot of a child abuser being released back into their community didn't really fit in with the rest of the film.

Not a bad sequel considered it was torn apart by critics. Doesn't quite have the same steaminess of the original or quite as good a plot. However if you are a fan of thrillers you should enjoy the little twists in this. Also shows off some of London for a change.

Better than Open Water as it is a bit more dramatic but seemed quite easy to get back on the boat eventually?

Pure all out explosive, action fun.......and easy on the brain!

A Disney film all the family will enjoy. Especially fans of dogs, Huskies. The dogs are left behind in Antartica as a snow storm moves in. Will they be able to survive the harsh conditions, or be rescued in time?

Not the greatest of films to watch, but due to the fact it is based on one of the most shocking events in recent history makes it compelling viewing. It's not ladden with tons of news footage from the day but caputures the shock and scale of what happened very well.
Made from the point of view of 2 port authority workers who get trapped under the World trade centre and how they coped until rescued.

This 3rd installment takes a different direction to the first two. Still pretty good for a low budget straight to DVD film, has its moments.

A good film, well made if a little confusing at times. Similar to L.A. Confidential.

Not as good as the first one. It's Just basically more of the same, but second time round you know what to expect, some scenes were nearly identical to the first. Leaves too many loose ends as well, better off just watching the first. At least that feels more complete than this. Not scary at all.

Low budget UK horror, looked great from trailer but bit of a let down overall, had great potential. Very gory.

A pretty good horror/thriller as some friends get trapped on a remote island with a pack of wild rabid type dogs after them. Not scary or gory but pretty good overall. If you want more blood and guts try the very bloody Wilderness, where I think they got the idea for this from!

I was hoping for a lot more. If anything this has a bit too much cgi, although it helps with a comic book feel to it. Some scenes will make you think you're watching a computer game. It's a mix of Aeon Flux, Blade and Kill Bill but without the blood or gore of the last two. Could have been better.

Another camp horror that feels more like a spoof than anything else. Will keep gore fans happy though.

Didn't live up to my expectations. Maybe it was meant for a younger audience, didn't really feel like a true epic fantasy story.

This was straight to DVD release and it shows. The first was great, this is very average. It does has some gory moments though.

Started brilliantly, slowed a little in the middle but overall was enjoyable. Much grittier than other James Bond films.

Disappointing really, was hoping for something along the lines of Heat. Not a great deal of action, quite serious in tone and didn't seem to tie up all the loose ends. Bad Boys 2 seems very similar but with better action and a few laughs to.

Another pretty bad Uwe Boll film, but not his worst! Had a lot of promise with a strong cast and based on a cool vampire hack and slash game. However this is pretty poor, none of the "stars' give a half decent performance and the fight choreography is very lame compared to most films of today, no energy or passion, very slow. There is a fair bit of blood, a Meat Loaf cameo and half decent CGI and that is it! Stick with Blade!

Not very good at all. Very slow film with very little happening in it all based around one plot idea. Based on true events, however at 76 mins long there just isn't enough to interest you.

Very cool film with a good twist, if you like assassin films you should like this.

A very good horror, although not as scary or gory as I thought it was going to be. Similar theme to hostel in that some backpacking tourists run into trouble off the beaten track and soon wish they never left home. If you liked Hostel or the Texas chainsaw massacre remake this is similar to those in many ways.

Great little known thriller. If you like Goodfellas you should like this!

A very good if short thriller about 5 guys who wake up in a warehouse with short term memory loss. They deduct that 2 of them are hostages and 3 are kidnappers, but who is who?
Great idea for a thriller and it has a fine cast and a couple of twists along the way as you try to guess who the bad guys are. Worth checking out.

A strange film set in the future with a confusing plot with deals with alternative energy, politics, world war 3 and the 4th dimension!! A bit long it has some good moments but a few lows as well. Overall just a bit odd.

This is quite a good horror film that does borrow a lot from other films like Bloody Mary, Cabin Fever and a few others. It's a little slow to start and it won't please gore fans, but it was much better than I expected it to be.

I'm really surprised at a lot of the average reviews for this. Maybe the hardcore horror fans were expecting a lot more gore, higher death toll, or maybe it's because this doesn't even feel like a true horror film. However I really enjoyed it and felt it was quite original with a great ending. It does remind me of another film with a similar ending but can't remember it right now. This is a very good film, well shot, with a good cast and a rememberable ending!

A low budget sequel to the quite enjoyable 2001 film starring Gene Hackman. The original is head and shoulders above this. I would watch that or Black Hawk Down again instead of this. Though there are quite a lot of familiar faces in this. Catch it if it's on TV.

A very silly spoof film, poking fun at other comedies?! Not sure it really works, has it's funny moments and gross ones to. Mainly making fun of the meet the parents/ fockers, Hitch, and a whole bunch of rom-coms. If you like spoofs you might like it.

A fairly decent turn at a rom-com with a difference. Has some funny scenes with a super hero girl who turns nasty after being broken up with. Anna Faris is good in this. Worth a watch next time it's on TV.

A pretty decent if predictable action film. It works ok as a sequel although I don't think there are any character connections? Just the same style of plot but brought up to date. Some pretty good choreographed fight scenes make this slightly above average.

A very enjoyable film, that is well directed and has all round good production levels. It's almost like two films in one running side by side. It would have been a bit more interesting to see more of the fantasy characters and their world in which they live in. The film can be quite bloody and violent at times to which was a surprise, this is definitely for an adult audience.

A good film, although classed as a comedy there are not many laugh out moments. One more for the girls I guess or if you are really into fashion. An enjoyable film but it could have done with a better ending I thought.

A very funny Rom-com without being too soppy. A lot of funny scenes that both sexes should enjoy as a couple try to get back at each other over their break up. A film many will relate to as the plans to out do each other keep escalating all the time as neither want to leave their apartment. Have to say though I think Jennifer had a body double for the nude scene, well some of it! Similar to War of the roses, What happens in Vegas.

A great little comedy about a dysfunctional family making a road trip to a beauty pageant. Along the way all sorts of bizarre things happen. A great feel good comedy film.

A sort of mix of a few ideas from a few more successful rom-coms I felt. Has a few funny moments and a strong cast who are from some good comedies. Worth a watch but not a patch on the likes of Meet the parents.

A very good teen rom-com with a cool young cast. It has some good getting back at your ex jokes and scenes. Funnier than I thought it would be. A bit like Mean girls but on a lighter note.

A very well made film and interesting idea. I just felt it was a bit too drawn out and didn't have the impact of something like Crash. Good story but might not be for everyone.

A surprisingly good part animated comedy based on the Garfield comic strip. I liked this one more than the first one. This has plenty of other animals being voiced over by a range of well known actors including Bob Hoskins as a British bulldog and Vinnie Jones as a rottweiler, what else? With Bill Murray voicing Garfield. Perfect for kids and older fans of Garfield.

Easy going, fun, light hearted comedy set in a huge super size shop! Quite a good setting for a comedy and it has some good cheesey laughs!

I really thought I would like this. It has a good idea for a story with a vampire race living along side humans in an alternate world. That was one of the let downs as the alternate world is like a mish mash of Victorian times mixed with 60's technology, steam powered cars? Why this setting? Could have been a lot better along the line of Underworld, Equilibrium.....but falls way short.

One of those low budget horror films that almost feels like it could have been made in the early 80's. Very cheesey, quite funny in a way. It could almost fit the it's so bad it's good category. One for the low budget horror fan.

A very average film, a remake of a classic that I have yet to see. Not an awful lot happens and you can guess what will happen about halfway through any way. Could have been a lot better, apparently the original is much better!

A very funny film showing the cultural divide between the two countries. Some of it is a bit gross, in poor taste but mainly just plain silly. It can be a bit hit and miss at times. Although the scenes and reactions of some of the people he meets on his journey are very funny, very hard to believe they generally took him seriously!

A very slow paced eerie horror. It has an ok cast with some well known faces, the idea and location seem a good setting. However this didn't live up to expectation for me. The ending did feel rushed and seem to leave a few loose ends not really explained. It's ok nothing great.

Cheesy grins all round. Finally checked it out as it was on TV. Felt like a modern day Grease but for a younger audience. It was ok well put together, but not really my thing.

One of those really low budget, cheesy slasher films that are so bad they almost become quite good in a funny way. Looked liked it was made in the 80's not 2006, maybe that was on purpose? Silly story, bad effects, hammy acting make this good for a laugh rather than a scare. For low budget slasher fans only!

A touching, heartfelt drama as two old semi retired actors lives are turned upside down upon the arrival of the niece of one of them. Peter O'Toole becomes infatuated with her and has a strange friendship with her. A film with a certain charm, if a bit odd at times, but the acting talent on show steals the day.

A decent original take on the slasher genre. In this world Myers, Voorhees and Krueger are all known as famous serial killers. A small documentary crew join a man destined to become the next big name! It's good how it starts by trying to explain what it takes to be one of these characters. Also how they go about their trade and revealing the answers behind so many slasher cliches. There are some good cameos from well known horror actors like Robert Englund in a Dr Loomis type role. A nice slight twist as the story progresses as well before we get to the finale on the old creepy deserted farm! Definitely one for slasher fans who will pick up the in jokes along the way. Top marks for ideas and effort make for a pretty decent film.

A charming little British comedy, originally a short film that won a lot of awards. So they decided to just expand it a lil to a full length film. Starring Michelle Ryan in a small role, the cast is largely unknown. It also caused a stir when released as it featured a topless model (Keeley Hazell) although very briefly. It does have a few nude scenes, but they are actually quite artfully done. It's a good story, with some nice ideas right from the opening break up scene. It uses a lot of different techniques film wise, the idea of freezing time is done well. It is quite funny, add a great soundtrack and I have to say I prefer this over 500 days of summer which was a bit similar in theme. Check it out.

A great little English film with a great English casting line up. Including Kelly Reilly a very good actress on the rise, who will be well known to UK audiences in Above Suspicion, as the star of a West end show where the girls perform naked. Set during the 2nd world war, it shows the quirky, eccentric and fighting spirit of the people at the time. The film whizzes by very quickly, with a great cast, lovely girls this was a quirky comedy/drama that was more entertaining than I expected.

A strange film very different to anything else. Good SFX but overall little action in this, rebel against the big bro government of the future film.

A pretty good comedy, similar in style to the American Pie films as a brother tries to help his Bro get laid over the weekend.....while his brother has to come up with the perfect ad campaign to save his job! Has some funny moments and situations but not quite as good as the earlier Pie films.

A very good Russian film, the first in a triology about the battle between good and evil. Has some great SFX, if you like vampire films etc you should like this. A little weird at times but a very stylised film.

I preferred the first, this tries to take it self seriously when it is so cheesey beyond belief. Based on a shooting game and barely has any shooting!?

A great romantic comedy. One of the best I've seen right up there with Love Actually. It has a great cast and just has a quality feel about the whole film. A very entertaining feel good film. So if you normally avoid rom-coms you may have missed out on this little gem.

A great cat and mouse thriller in a way, just leaves you guessing who is the cat and the mouse. Some might find it a bit dark in subject matter etc, with some of the scenes as well. How far is the girl prepared to go with her scare tactics. Almost like the little red riding hood tale with the roles reversed, notice her top? Great acting from the leads and quite thought provoking.

A so-so comedy about rival neighbours overdoing the Christmas celebrations. Good cast and it has funny moments, one to watch over the festive season if nothing much else is on.

Thought this was a western not sure what you class it as, quite an odd film.

A decent entry to the Pixar garage of films. This did feel aimed a lot more at a younger audience, where their other films have something for all ages. A good voice cast and shiny motors with some impressive animation again. I loved the "Cars" versions of Toy Story, Monsters Inc at the end when the credits roll!

A fun doc on the history of Slasher films from the early voyueristic films like peeping tom and Psycho right up the remakes of Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Hostel. It's not that indepth but it is good how it charts how the studios wanted to cash in on the success of Halloween, Friday the 13th. Then there were tons of low budget stuff in the 80's before it picked up again in the 90's with bigger budgets and a twist to the genre with the likes of Scream. Also covers make-up artist Tom Savini and interview with all the best directors of the genre. The DVD also has a few quizzes and true or false to play with, a nice touch!

A very gory and funny horror comedy! For a low budget the gore effects are good, gruesome and it's generally quite funny most of the time! You'll never think of sheep the same way again! If you liked Shaun of the Dead give this a go.

Hubble, Bubble throw a mix of Carrie, Craft, I know what you did last summer into a cauldron and you get this low budget slasher. Borrows ideas from several films and then does it in a similar way on a lower budget. Very predictable, but if you're a fan of slasher films it might just have enough going for it to make it worth a watch once.

A very good animated film about a house that is actually a living monster! It has a different type of animation style to most, no cute characters and bright colours here, which is in keeping with the story. It's still well animated with a good sense of depth adding a feeling of 3D space in the film. It's a little slow to start but soon picks up. It's a mix of a children's adventure with a Twilight zone story.

I was a little worried this would be quite a lame chick flick that would appeal more to the teenage generation. No doubt that is the target audience, but with a decent cast including a surprise show up of Vinnie Jones (Ex-Pro footballer) and high production backing, this is actually quite funny. Amanda Bynes was great, don't think I've even heard of her before? It might be too cute for some still, but I actually ended up laughing a good few times and enjoyed it. They even had some Chelsea posters in the bedroom!!

I need to see this again, rings a bell, sequel to the first TV film 10.5 with Dean Cain starring from the New Adventures of Superman!

I was disappointed to be honest, I had hoped this would be as good as Hero. Visually it is stunning, bright and colourful with great attention to detail. However on the action and fighting side it is a let down. Not much happens for the first hour, there are some good fights towards the end but didn't live up to expectation!

A very good film with some young English actors. I'm not sure if this was a film made for TV but it has that feel to it. It's raw, gritty and brutal showing the life of a group of teenagers in West London. Unfortunately some scenes are quite true to what is going on with inner city teenagers today and the gang culture. Fades a little towards the end but still a good watch.......now to see the sequel adulthood.

A good if gritty, raw film film about a runaway girl and a prostitute she befriends trying to get away from a small time gangster. Very short but it makes a big impact, although it was getting predictable towards the end. Great film for a shoe string budget.

A decent crime drama based on a true story of a murdering couple in the 1940's and 50's. It has an exceptional cast, but wonders between crime drama and the sub stories a bit too much. A slow paced film without a lot of action. ok but could have been a lot better.

Classed as an erotic thriller, unfortunately failing on both counts. Kelly Brook does get naked for about 2 mins of the film and that's it. There isn't mush tension, or scares and it has a daft voodoo sub-plot. A similar and much better film, also starring Billy Zane, is Deep Calm.

A great British film, gritty and hard hitting and made on a shoe string budget. It doesn't matter the story and acting make this a very powerful film and it deserves all the awards and accolades it has received.
A young boy bullied at school joins the local skinheads in early 80's Britain, but the fun and games soon start to turn nasty and violent.

A very poor low budget comedy with Thomas Ian Nicholas of American Pie. It has a few familiar faces, but this is just a rather odd film. It tries to be a bit cheeky and border on a sex comedy but fails pretty bad. Some scenes are just totally random?! Stick to the American Pie series or some of the better known comedies of recent years for more laughs.

A very good bleak look at the future. A well made film, with a good cast. I found it a little slow to get going, but the modern look of London was interesting and technology. The best scene was a battle scene in a run down part of town as the activists clashed with the military. All the while Clive Owen is dodging bullets and trying to protect the only child on earth. It really draws you into the thick of a battle, caught in the middle trying to stay alive. After all the build up I felt the film finished a bit short, not the conclusion I was hoping for.

I've not seen the original to be honest, so I can't compare them. I have to say though this was quite slow moving, more creepy than scary. The original has quite a reputation, which might be a little dated now. This just didn't deliver any scares, jumps or action for me, shame as it has a very good cast!