Tuesday, May 19th, 2009 at
4:00 am
Watchmen hit the silver screen in early 2009 and was instantly a massive hit.
An adaptation of a cult comic book classic, Watchmen follows the story of an alternate reality, where superheroes are commonplace and some people (good and bad alike) are blessed with unbelievable strength and intelligence.
But time has not been kind to the superheroes [...]
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009 at
3:56 am
Twilight is a teenage romance about a girl, Bella, who falls for a mysterious boy called Edward Cullen.
Bella has just moved to a new town to live with her dad, and has to start fresh at a new school.
The town is quiet and charming but after a couple of days she becomes disconcerted by the [...]
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009 at
3:54 am
Silence of the Lambs was perhaps the most compelling thriller of the 1990s.
The savagely scary Dr. Hannibal Lecter, played by Anthony Hopkins, caused nightmares across the world with cannibalistic kills and intense demeanour.
The story follows a budding FBI agent, Clarice Starling (played by Jodie Foster), who is trying to track down a serial killer called [...]
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009 at
3:52 am
Seven Pounds is a gripping drama that follows the story of Tim Thomas (played by Will Smith), a man who killed his fiancée and six other people in a car accident because he was using his mobile phone.
The story is one of heavy redemption for Thomas, as he tries to contribute to others who are [...]
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009 at
3:50 am
The James Bond dynasty continues with Quantum of Solace, the second movie to feature Daniel Craig in the lead role.
Quantum of Solace picks up where Casino Royale left off, with Bond preparing to question the captured Mr White with M.
The interrogation goes pear shaped, however, when M’s bodyguard turns out to be a traitor and [...]
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009 at
3:47 am
Iron Man follows the story of Tony Stark, a technical mastermind who has inherited his father’s incredibly lucrative weapons production business.
At the stark of the film, Stark is a ruthless cad only interested in making money. He treats the world as his playground and has no concern for the welfare of others, particularly those who [...]
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009 at
3:43 am
When the first Bourne film – The Bourne Identity (2002) – hit the cinema, critics all over the world lauded its originality and fantastic, realistic storyline.
Matt Damon was already famous for several other works, but the Bourne trilogy has been his most successful yet.
The three films follow the story of Jason Bourne, a former top-level [...]
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009 at
3:39 am
Bolt is the story of an American white Shepard dog that has lived his entire life on the set of a TV action show and believes he has super powers.
He does not in fact have super powers, but there is no reason for him to think otherwise until something goes wrong and Bolt ends up [...]
Wednesday, April 1st, 2009 at
9:47 am
Pinocchio is a classic children’s fairytale that is now being reprised in new bluray format for its 70th anniversary.
The famous Walt Disney animation follows the story of a young puppet boy who must learn real virtues in order to complete his transformation into a real boy.
One day on his way to school, Pinocchio is waylaid [...]
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009 at
9:17 am
Slumdog Millionaire was a box office smash in late 2008 and early 2009.
The story follows a young Indian boy, Jamal, who goes from rags to riches as miraculously pulls off a win on the Indian version of ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire’.
More important to the storyline, however, is his unrelenting love for a girl [...]