Sharpen your sword and slip on your sandals – it’s the battle everybody wanted to see (well, two of you did). Russell Crowe takes on Brad Pitt. In skirts. What we do in this battle, will echo in the comments section… Continue reading
Gladiator v Troy
Posted in BATTLES with tags Brad Pitt, Gladiator, Joaquin Phoenix, Movies, Oliver Reed, Orlando Bloom, Ridley Scott, Russell Crowe, Troy, Wolfgang Petersen on May 29, 2009 by rossvrossGreat Scenes… Witness
Posted in GREAT SCENES with tags Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis, Movies, Peter Weir, scene, Witness on May 26, 2009 by Ross McG
In the first of a new series here at RVR, we are gonna pick our favourite scenes from our favourite movies. Let’s kick things off with a nice thick dollop of Harrison Ford, as he romances Kelly McGillis to the sounds of Greg Chapman (not Sam Cooke) in Witness. Sit back and enjoy… Continue reading
Top Five… fairgrounds
Posted in TOP FIVES with tags Big, Hitchcock, Joel Schumacher, Kiefer Sutherland, Movies, Orson Welles, Something Wicked This Way Comes, Strangers On A Train, The Lost Boys, The Third Man, Tom Hanks on May 21, 2009 by Ross McG
It’s got to beeeeee… perfect. So sang late 80s chart-toppers Fairground Attraction. They obviously hadn’t been on some of these scary rides. Here are five memorable cinematic funfair escapades. Continue reading
Top Five… exaggerations
Posted in TOP FIVES with tags Darth Vader, Dirty Harry, exaggerations, LA Confidential, Leonardo DiCaprio, Movies, Napoleon Dynamite, Russell Crowe, Star Wars, The Quick and the Dead, Uncle Rico on May 19, 2009 by Ross McD
Embellishments are everywhere in movies. Just check the taglines, they usually boast of The Ultimate this, The Final that, The Only him and The Greatest her. And just under that it will usually say ‘Directed by Michael Bay’. But it’s not just those behind the camera who are partial to the odd game of Hyper-Bowl, as these characters will attest… Continue reading
The Shining v The Thing
Posted in BATTLES with tags Horror, Jack Nicholson, John Carpenter, Kurt Russell, Movies, Stanley Kubrick, Stephen King, The Shining, The Thing on May 14, 2009 by rossvross
They both hate snow. They both hate shaving. They both hate the fact that their respective film titles are not very frightening. They both hate each other – and they’re about to go head to head. Read the arguments and decide which one is scarier. Heeere’s… JOHNNY!! And Ross McG. Oh, and Ross McD as well. Continue reading
Top Five… terrible nightclubs
Posted in TOP FIVES with tags Blade, Casablanca, Collateral, Movies, Nightclub, Saturday Night Fever, Top Five, Wayne's World 2 on May 13, 2009 by Ross McG
Have you ever been to a nightclub where the volume was at just the right level so you could hear everything the person next to you was saying? Didn’t think so. Here are five places you don’t want to go boogying on a Saturday night. Continue reading
Toy Story v Finding Nemo
Posted in BATTLES with tags Buzz Lightyear, Cartoon, Finding Nemo, Movies, Nemo, Pixar, Toy Story, Woody on May 8, 2009 by rossvross
Pixar doesn’t really make movies. It simply makes your life better. But which of these two greats is the top toon? Read the arguments and decide. Remember: we can see everything! So play nice… Continue reading
Goodfellas v The Departed
Posted in BATTLES with tags Goodfellas, Jack Nicholson, Joe Pesci, Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Scorsese, Matt Damon, Movies, Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, The Departed on April 30, 2009 by rossvross
As far back as we can remember, we’ve always wanted to do a Martin Scorsese movie battle. Swearing, shouting, shooting and Gimme Shelter by The Rolling Stones – it’s all here. Read the mother****ing arguments and decide. Warning: this battle may contain some bad language. You think that intro’s funny? Funny how?! Continue reading
Ross v Ross 