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Should the tornado scene from Man of Steel have been pulled or are audiences totally fine with acts of God?

Posted in COMMENT with tags , , , , , , , on June 18, 2013 by Ross McD
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Clark Kent does some superheroing in the tornado scene from Man Of Steel

Poor Ross McD. He just can’t get this whole Superman/Jesus/God thing out of his tiny little mind. Fresh from angering half of Christianity last week with his diatribe on Superman being like Christ (well…. duh, McD), now he’s waxing on about God and Man of Steel below. Luckily, he asked MoS director Zack Snyder – who McD has now spoken to twice (that’s one more than Ryan Gosling) – what he thought of the whole kaboodle. Continue reading

Inspired by vampire flick Byzantium: Top Five claws in movies

Posted in TOP FIVES with tags , , , on May 28, 2013 by Ross McD

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The world needs another vampire movie like it needs a hole in the neck. Or two. Twilight haters could be forgiven for rolling their eyes at the trailer for Byzantium. It features another pale mopey teenager and a family of centuries-old vampires. But wait! It’s directed by Neil Jordan! And stars Saoirse Ronan! And best of all, the vampires seem to kill not by using their fangs, but with their gross pointy fingernails! Can they do that? I think they just did! Continue reading

Top Five… Facts about James T Kirk

Posted in TOP FIVES with tags , , , on May 14, 2013 by Ross McD

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Star Trek is back. And this time it’s dark. Except it isn’t really. Not at all, in fact. It has the word ‘darkness’ in its title, so that’s good. Kind of a misleading title though. Bit like X-Men Origins: Wolverine in that regard, which should have just been called Total Crapola. Anyway, here’s some things from Ross McD that you should know about James Tiberius Kirk. Continue reading

The Rock stars in Pain & Gain: Top Five performances by wrestlers

Posted in TOP FIVES with tags , , , , , , , on May 1, 2013 by Ross McD

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Can you smell what The Rock is cooking? A considerable acting wage, on top of his presumably astronomical wrestling fees. Before the days when the likes of Dwayne Johnson could just pick and choose the roles he prefers, you had to be a pretty special wrestler to make the crossover from TV into movies. As Michael Bay’s Pain & Gain, starring The Rock, steamrolls its way to the top of the US box office, Ross McD looks at some wrestlers who shone outside the ring. Continue reading

It’s the ‘tache, chicks love the ‘tache… Five reasons why I love Tony Stark/Iron Man

Posted in TOP FIVES with tags , , , , , on May 1, 2013 by Ross McD

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With Iron Man 3 currently tearing it up in cinemas, Ross McD gets all gushy and reveals the reasons behind his man crush on Tony Stark, played by Robert Downey Jr. Continue reading

What is your favourite Danny Boyle movie?

Posted in TOP FIVES with tags , , , , , , , on March 25, 2013 by Ross McG

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Danny Boyle, the man who won Great Britain all those Olympic medals, or something, is back. In his new film Trance, James McAvoy lets Rosario Dawson hypnotise him and do whatever she wants with him. The poor fella. Boyle has been hypnotising audiences (see what we did there?) for almost two decades across a range of genres. Let’s take a look at some of the common themes running through his work. Continue reading

Oh! Oh! Oh! It’s magic… The best magic tricks from movies

Posted in TOP FIVES with tags , , , on March 20, 2013 by Ross McD

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Magic hasn’t always been popular – they used to burn people who were any good at it at the stake. It’s all the rage now, a rage that lasts a thousand years according to Freddie Mercury. With the Incredible Burt Wonderstone in cinemas, Ross McD counts down the greatest magic tricks ever pulled on screen. Continue reading

Uh, who are you again? Top Nine moments of mistaken identity in movies

Posted in TOP FIVES with tags , on March 18, 2013 by Ross McG

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This week sees the release of Identity Thief, a new comedy with everyone’s second favourite Teen Wolf, Jason Bateman, and everyone’s favourite Bridesmaid, Melissa McCarthy. We won’t let the fact the film looks terrible get in the way of this week’s list, which takes a look at the most memorable moments of mistaken identity in movies. Continue reading