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Review of Red Heat (1988)

By Dawdlingpoet (1,123) on 28 Nov 2021

This is very much a stereotyped action thriller film of the late 1980s. The mock Russian accents are cringe-y, to say the least…

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Review of The Guardian (2006)

By Dawdlingpoet (1,123) on 28 Nov 2021

I found this movie to be slower than I had hoped and there isn't as much at sea action rescue scenes in it either, which was disappointing…

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Review of Premonition (2007)

By Dawdlingpoet (1,123) on 28 Nov 2021

This movie is quite claustrophobic and seems somewhat confused, both using some disturbing/semi scary scenes, as well as including some comforting…

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Review of Velvet Goldmine (1998)

By Dawdlingpoet (1,123) on 28 Nov 2021

The most memorable performances in this film, I felt, were from Christian Bale and Toni Collette…

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Review of Johnny English Reborn (2011)

By Dawdlingpoet (1,123) on 28 Nov 2021

This is a mildly amusing action/comedy film and a sequel to the original Johnny English film…

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Review of Disturbia (2007)

By Dawdlingpoet (1,123) on 28 Nov 2021

This movie is, as mentioned above, a pretty typical teen suspense/thriller fare…

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Review of Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)

By Dawdlingpoet (1,123) on 28 Nov 2021

This is a 'rom-com' with a serious, what I'd call (as may be expected given the main plotline), cringe factor…

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Review of High Spirits (1988)

By Dawdlingpoet (1,123) on 28 Nov 2021

This is a slapstick style comedy drama, which is quite amusing in parts…

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Review of X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)

By Dawdlingpoet (1,123) on 28 Nov 2021

This is a fantasy action film, with plenty of fighting scenes, fast camerawork and explosions to keep you glued to the screen…

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Review of Eulogy (2004)

By Dawdlingpoet (1,123) on 28 Nov 2021

This is a fairly light hearted, amusing comedy film about a family - a typical American dysfunctional family who are effectively forced in…

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Review of Australia (2008)

By Dawdlingpoet (1,123) on 28 Nov 2021

This is a historical drama, covering themes including racial inequality, acceptance, trust and determination…

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Review of Dirty Grandpa (2016)

By Dawdlingpoet (1,123) on 28 Nov 2021

This is a pretty cheesy and silly film…

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Review of The Ringer (2005)

By Dawdlingpoet (1,123) on 28 Nov 2021

Given the storyline, this is obviously not for the easily offended and when I originally heard of this, knowing Johnny Knoxville plays the…

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Review of Horns (2013)

By Dawdlingpoet (1,123) on 28 Nov 2021

This is a drama fantasy film, with horror elements and it features themes including flashbacks, the supernatural, anger and infidelity…

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Review of Taking Lives (2004)

By Dawdlingpoet (1,123) on 28 Nov 2021

This movie features quite a bit of violence and is a fair bit gruesome in parts, with decomposed bodies being shown and some scenes involving…

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Review of Mystery Men (1999)

By Dawdlingpoet (1,123) on 28 Nov 2021

This is a wacky fantasy comedy suitable for most of the family (read on for more on that), which covers themes including fitting in, companionship,…

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Review of Hunter Killer (2018)

By Dawdlingpoet (1,123) on 28 Nov 2021

This is a pretty bog standard action thriller film (which was sadly lacking in enough action scenes) set on a sub…

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Review of Run Fatboy Run (2007)

By Dawdlingpoet (1,123) on 28 Nov 2021

I don't know what it is about Pegg's movies that seems to attract me to watching them, I wasn't too keen on 'How To Lose Friends & Alienate…

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Review of Bright Lights, Big City (1988)

By Dawdlingpoet (1,123) on 28 Nov 2021

This movie is quite slow and depressing - the story surrounding Jamie and why he does what he does during his free time takes a while to build…

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Review of The Ladykillers (2004)

By Dawdlingpoet (1,123) on 28 Nov 2021

The dialogue is somewhat hard to follow at times and I found the start of the movie a bit confusing, with there being alot of smooth talking…

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