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Review of Kick-Ass (2010)

By Garth Franklin (268) for Dark Horizons (452) on 12 Apr 2010

Big on energy and boasting some fine performances, Kick Ass is also too juvenile in its irreverence and too enraptured in its bloodletting…

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Review of Clash of the Titans (2010)

By Garth Franklin (268) for Dark Horizons (452) on 31 Mar 2010

A few admirable elements are lost amidst a cacophony of digital set pieces, horrendous scripting, and a grim self-serious tone that's more…

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Review of Edge of Darkness (2010)

By Garth Franklin (268) for Dark Horizons (452) on 29 Jan 2010

Disappointingly neutered in its own right, but considering the talent and material involved it's almost heart breaking…

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Review of Edge of Darkness (1943)

By Garth Franklin (268) for Dark Horizons (452) on 29 Jan 2010

Disappointingly neutered in its own right, but considering the talent and material involved it's almost heart breaking…

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Review of Avatar (2011)

By Garth Franklin (268) for Dark Horizons (452) on 12 Dec 2009

A technical groundbreaker, if not a cinematic one, James Cameron's long-awaited return delivers on its promise to be a fully immersive, rousing…

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Review of Avatar (2009)

By Garth Franklin (268) for Dark Horizons (452) on 12 Dec 2009

A technical groundbreaker, if not a cinematic one, James Cameron's long-awaited return delivers on its promise to be a fully immersive, rousing…

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Review of The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)

By Garth Franklin (268) for Dark Horizons (452) on 19 Nov 2009

Considering Lautner's acting improved so much sans shirt, I wonder if there might have been Oscar buzz had he taken off his pants…

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Review of Whiteout (2009)

By Garth Franklin (268) for Dark Horizons (452) on 25 Sep 2009

The film's biggest crime is that no obvious effort was made here, everything flows with the rigidity of a check list of genre cliches and safe…

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Review of G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)

By Garth Franklin (268) for Dark Horizons (452) on 05 Aug 2009

As a cheesy, mindless kid blockbuster it's perfectly mediocre, those already labeling it a highlight of the Summer need to get their heads examined…

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Review of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)

By Garth Franklin (268) for Dark Horizons (452) on 22 Jun 2009

Bay's most unrestrained and ridiculous to date. The male teenage cinematic equivalent of snorting cocaine off a hooker's ass…

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Review of Terminator Salvation (2009)

By Garth Franklin (268) for Dark Horizons (452) on 10 Jun 2009

Falls mighty short against James Cameron's filmmaking proficiency and the sharp blade of fickle fanboy nostalgia…

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Review of Star Trek (2009)

By Garth Franklin (268) for Dark Horizons (452) on 12 Apr 2009

Reintroduces critical elements the franchise has not seen in years - cultural relevance, suspense, and a fresh sense of wonder…

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Review of Knowing (2009)

By Garth Franklin (268) for Dark Horizons (452) on 21 Mar 2009

A few may find revelation in this awkward fusion of 'Left Behind' meets 'Close Encounters', but most will simply find grave disappointment…

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Review of Watchmen (2009)

By Garth Franklin (268) for Dark Horizons (452) on 27 Feb 2009

A wildly ambitious, often frustrating, but ultimately successful experiment that will divide audiences…

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Review of Quantum of Solace (2008)

By Garth Franklin (268) for Dark Horizons (452) on 15 Nov 2008

Nothing less than a crushing disappointment - a barely plotted, poorly filmed, hyper-edited and most of all utterly flat vehicle…

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Review of Eagle Eye (2008)

By Garth Franklin (268) for Dark Horizons (452) on 05 Oct 2008

An overcooked, far-fetched, break-neck paced thriller that has plenty of action but little time for anything else…

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Review of Lakeview Terrace (2008)

By Garth Franklin (268) for Dark Horizons (452) on 05 Oct 2008

Drums up the odd moment of effective mild suspense before succumbing to standard genre shenanigans…

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Review of Death Race (2008)

By Garth Franklin (268) for Dark Horizons (452) on 10 Sep 2008

Like a monster car rally without a Truckosaurus in sight, this is more about the smashes and crashes than the vehicles themselves…

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Review of Bangkok Dangerous (2008)

By Garth Franklin (268) for Dark Horizons (452) on 10 Sep 2008

Neutered, but pretty, and lacking any real development, this is the cinematic equivalent of a eunuch whose voice unfortunately broke pre-castration…

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Review of TransSiberian (2008)

By Garth Franklin (268) for Dark Horizons (452) on 10 Sep 2008

This is a slow, deliberate and carefully thought out piece for adults who like to savour rather than devour their thrills…

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