Some day this website is going to transform from a fledgling blog to the biggest force on the interweb. Until that day comes, we’re just going to have to make do with watching these… Continue reading
Top Five… transformation scenes
Posted in TOP FIVES with tags An American Werewolf In London, Disney, Movies, Pinocchio, Snow White, Top Five, Tranformers, transformation, Val Kilmer, Willow on September 10, 2009 by Ross McGGreat Scenes… Tootsie
Posted in GREAT SCENES with tags Dustin Hoffman, GREAT SCENES, Movies, Sydney Pollack, Tootsie on September 8, 2009 by Justin Michaels
Bizarrely, the best scene in this cross-dressing movie doesn’t have Dustin Hoffman in drag. What it does have is the actor arguing with his director, Sydney Pollack. Thankfully, someone put a camera in front of them… Continue reading
Happy Trails Hans: Inception
Posted in HAPPY TRAILS HANS with tags Christopher Nolan, Hans Gruber, Inception, Leonardo DiCaprio, Movies, Trailer on September 4, 2009 by Hans Gruber
Yes, I am back. And this time I’m reviewing the teaser trailer for the new film by Christopher Nolan. I wanted this to be professional, efficient, adult, co-operative. Not a lot to ask… Continue reading
Top Five… worst taglines
Posted in TOP FIVES with tags GI Joe, Jaws: The Revenge, Movies, Sisterhood Travelling Pants, Taglines, The Avengers, The Manchurian Candidate on September 1, 2009 by Ross McD
A few weeks ago Ross McG gave his verdict on the best movie taglines and the response was tremendous, thanks to you all and the good people at IMDb. As a special treat, now Ross McD has named his least favourite taglines. We can’t wait to hear yours… Continue reading
Happy Trails Hans: Avatar
Posted in HAPPY TRAILS HANS with tags Avatar, Hans Gruber, James Cameron, Movies, Sam Worthington, trailers on August 27, 2009 by Hans Gruber
I’ll get you Harry Potter… I’ll get you Robin Hood… I’ll get you John McClane… I must apologise: where was I? Ah yes, a new trailer. This one looks like its been in more films than I have… Continue reading
Top Five… jokes
Posted in TOP FIVES with tags Catch Me If You Can, Clint Eastwood, Desperado, Gran Torino, jokes, Movies, Quentin Tarantino, The Aristocrats, Tom Hanks on August 25, 2009 by Ross McD
‘Comedy’ is a term used all too loosely nowadays. Can you even count the number of films you’ve seen, purporting to be ‘the funniest film of the year’, which have just left you depressed/suicidal/in a blind frothing rage? Scriptwriters take note: none of the following films are comedies, but that doesn’t stop these haymaker punchlines… Continue reading
Great Scenes… Grosse Pointe Blank
Posted in GREAT SCENES with tags Comedy, Dan Ackroyd, Grosse Pointe Blank, John Cusack, Movies, Scenes on August 18, 2009 by Justin Michaels
A gun in a brown bag, omelette technicalities and jokes about dead dogs. John Cusack and Dan Ackroyd sit down for breakfast. Pull up a chair. Continue reading
Top Five… best taglines
Posted in TOP FIVES with tags Deliverance, Godzilla, Movies, Patrick Swayze, Road House, Taglines, The Fly, The Thing on August 13, 2009 by Ross McG
They are normally just one sentence long, yet they can entice you into seeing a movie. Today, most taglines are needless marketing crap, but there have been a few down the years that are just as memorable as the films they helped advertise. Continue reading
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