Posted on July 25, 2010. Filed under: Ramblings | Tags: Ace Ventura, actors, Aladdin, Batman, Heath Ledger, iconic characters, Iron Man, Jack Nicholson, Jim Carrey, Johnny Depp, Pirates of the caribbean, Robert Downey Jr, Robin Williams, The Dark Knight, The Joker, The Mask, Tom Hanks, Toy Story |
Some movie characters are iconic. In some cases the reason for that is more to do with the actor playing the role than the character itself. There will always be parts that you couldn’t imagine anyone else playing, but arguably some characters are so wrapped up in the identity of the actor that they would [...]
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Posted on January 7, 2010. Filed under: Ramblings | Tags: Avatar, Bill Nighy, Cinema experience, Eternal Sunshine, Iron Man, Judging Movies, Mamma Mia, Marvel, Pirates of the caribbean, Robert Downey Jr, The Dark Knight, The Matrix |
Sounds clever doesn’t it? Don’t worry, it’s not. Basically, I am of the belief that you cannot form a proper opinion about a movie until you’ve seen it twice. Case in point: if you look back you’ll see that when I watched Iron Man for the first time I said that I liked it but [...]
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Posted on March 7, 2009. Filed under: Movies to see before you die | Tags: Christian Bale, DC Comics, Gary Oldman, Heath Ledger, Marvel, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, The Dark Knight |
Tonight I found myself with some free time on my hands, which is becoming increasingly unusual for me, so I decided to re-visit the most hyped film of last year: The Dark Knight. Raving about the brilliance of the film is old news, but I realised as I was watching it that there was no [...]
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Posted on January 22, 2009. Filed under: News | Tags: 2009, awards, Benjamin Button, Heath Ledger, Iron Man, nominations, Oscars, predictions, Slumdog Millionairre, The Dark Knight |
It’s that time of year again. Here’s the nominations for this year’s Oscars (thanks to Oscar.com) and who I think will win. Time to find out how psychic I actually am…. Best picture The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Frost/Nixon Milk The Reader Slumdog Millionaire It’s gotta be Slumdog. Best director Danny Boyle – Slumdog [...]
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