Greetings fellow human beings, Professor Magic Xylophone here, expert in all things science. The Rosses have called on my extraordinary brain once again to protect you innocent movie-goers from evil movie producers and their pseudo-science. This week they also claim clairvoyance! Well I claim shennanigans! Let the science begin! Continue reading
Magic Xylophone: 2012
Posted in MAGIC XYLOPHONE with tags 2012, Movies, plot holes, Roland Emmerich, Science on November 30, 2009 by Professor Magic XylophoneGhost v Dirty Dancing
Posted in BATTLES with tags Dirty Dancing, Ghost, Jennifer Grey, Movies, Patrick Swayze, Whoopi Goldberg on November 27, 2009 by rossvross
Sadly, the dirty dancer is now a ghost for real, but before he left us he made some of cinema’s most iconic films. Would you rather sway with Swayze or make pots with Patrick? This is the first in a new series of battles we are doing for our pals at Metro.co.uk. To read this Swayze battle, click HERE.
Top Five… Guilty Dislikes
Posted in TOP FIVES with tags Apocalypse Now, Movies, Pulp Fiction, Star Wars, TOP FIVES on November 26, 2009 by Lester Square
A few weeks ago, RvR writer Lester Square gave a rundown of his favourite guilty pleasure movies. Now he reveals the movies he’s been told to love but just can’t help hating. Not sure he feels too guilty, mind… Continue reading
Ripley’s Game: Musicals
Posted in RIPLEY'S GAME with tags Ellen Ripley, Mamma Mia, Movies, Musicals, Pierce Brosnan, Singin' in the Rain on November 25, 2009 by Ellen
Move over Hans Gruber, the bitch is back. And she’s writing for RvR. In the first of a new series where she gives her movie views, alien slayer Ellen Ripley rips into Mamma Mia. Man, she’s tough… Continue reading
Great Scenes… About A Boy
Posted in GREAT SCENES with tags About A Boy, GREAT SCENES, Hugh Grant, Movies, Nicholas Hoult on November 24, 2009 by Justin Michaels
Hugh Grant, the king of awkward British comedy, goes into awkward overdrive thanks to some guitar strumming, a bit of Roberta Flack and a pair of closed eyes. Oh, and an apple. Continue reading
Magic Xylophone: 28 Days Later
Posted in MAGIC XYLOPHONE with tags 28 Days Later, Danny Boyle, Movies, plot holes, Science on November 23, 2009 by Professor Magic Xylophone
Hello there fellow human beings: I’m Professor Magic Xylophone, an expert in all things science. If it’s Microbiology, Geology, Botany, Physics, Chemistry, Zoology well… you get the idea, I know it all. I’m going to use my extraordinary brain to stop you being deceived by the devils in Hollywood who use phoney science to fool innocent movie-goers. Let the science begin! Continue reading
Ross v… Video Game Movies!
Posted in RADIO BATTLES with tags Mario Bros, Mortal Kombat, Movies, Street Fighter, Uwe Boll, Video games on November 19, 2009 by Ross McD
Great plot: check. Great characters: check. Great music: check. Great enemies: check. Great video game movies:………. hello? It should be a straightforward conversion, but decades on and gamers still await the arrival of a decent film adaptation. What gives? Ross McD and We Love Movies’ Gordon Hayden look over some of the travesties… Continue reading
Top Ten… Roles Against Type
Posted in TOP FIVES with tags James Dean, John Travolta, Matt Damon, Movies, Russell Crowe, Zac Efron on November 18, 2009 by rossvross
Movie guru Gavin Burke from Phantom 105.2’s Cinerama show is back. This time he has his sights set on ten actors who gave audiences great performances – just not the performances they were expecting. Continue reading
Ross v Ross 