Saw V (Review)

Within the opening 5 minutes, I already had my rating for Saw V figured out. No, I didn’t stop watching the film at this point like Roger Ebert remorsefully did recently. I watched it throughout, but like I predicted, my rating stated exactly the same. I was able to do this because I knew exactly what to expect after seeing the opening “game”. You see, being the 4th sequel, It doesn’t take a genius to notice that every Saw [...]

Eagle Eye (Review)

I’ve come to the conclusion that originality doesn’t sell movie tickets anymore. If it’s not a sequel, remake or adaptation topping the box office, then it’s most probably a film that borrows heavily from a range of superior films. The importance of the word to filmmakers has clearly been replaced by the term ‘quantity’. To sell a film nowadays it’s got to have an abundance of chase sequences, gun fights, explosions, flipping cars and CGI. When making the action/thriller Eagle [...]

Quantum of Solace (Review)

The legend that surrounds the MI6 spy continues to gather momentum after 2006’s Casino Royale-inspired resurgence. A film that gains all kinds of Internet speculation from the announcement of the title seems interesting in itself, but when it concerns one suave man and his martini it’s another story. James Bond is nothing short of a cinematic marvel. Whether you grew up watching the Connerys and Moores or are recent converts with Daniel Craig’s first foray, it’s hard to be oblivious [...]

Lift your Game, Hollywood:
4 Reasons Why Game-to-Movie Adaptations Suck

Super Mario Bros, Street Fighter, Hitman, Doom, Tomb Raider and more recently Max Payne. What do all these gaming greats have in common? They’ve all become feature films that are a whole lot like the product of our trips the porcelain throne. In layman’s terms, they’re Shit.

It begs the question; how does Hollywood continually manage to take a great gaming franchise and turn it into a film that’s about as enjoyable as running face [...]

Max Payne (Review)

It’s no secret that videogame to movie adaptations are rarely any good. As an avid gamer myself, it’s almost painful to helplessly look on as Hollywood continually manages to strip out everything that made the game fun and produce a movie that is best suited to a bargain bin at a petrol station. Considering that novels and comics have been successfully adapted for years, it’s about time that Hollywood gave videogames the care and attention they deserve.

Yet one would [...]

Bond vs. Bond

In celebration of the latest outing of the world most famous spy in Quantum of Solace, which hits Australian cinemas next week, IGN put together a funny little video that pits ex-Bond Pierce Brosnan vs.  Daniel Craig.

Who would you rather win?

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBg1DE0EZMo