tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80749478634807109882026-03-09T14:23:17.687+00:00under the small umbrellaan everyday story of the ongoing quest of a carnivore to find and devour his lunch...the coyotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01504662213206392339noreply@blogger.comBlogger2356125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074947863480710988.post-30036226784656306432014-07-21T11:00:00.000+01:002014-07-21T11:00:01.249+01:00Naruto Shippuden Series 18 Short Review
4 stars of the continued adventures and trials of Naruto Uzumaki.
The usual spoiler alerts apply, this series carries on directly from the events of series 17!
The beginning of series 18 sees Naruto and Sakura back at the leaf village, where Naruto is forced to try to explain to the Konoha 11 why he must take the fight to Sasuke alone.
Kakashi is beginning his preparations to become the Roadrashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11302683130457506120noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074947863480710988.post-88493730413036964732014-07-21T09:00:00.000+01:002014-07-21T09:00:02.105+01:00Jormungand DVD Short Review5 Stars of the greyer side of life.
Taken
from the manga penned by Keitaro Takahashi and then turned into anime
back in 2012, directed by Keitarou Motonaga, He puts life into this well
scripted beautiful display of the loyalty that forms within a
tight-knit group and the things that they have to deal with. This is the
first full series on two disks.
Koko
Hekmatyar is the young daughter Roadrashfilmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08391607427700067214noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074947863480710988.post-48339707258155678922014-07-19T15:47:00.002+01:002014-07-19T15:47:57.322+01:00The Lego Movie 3D Short Review4 Stars of Awesome 3D CGI Lego Style.
From the Directors that brought you Cloudy with a chance of Meatballs, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller
once again collaborate to bring this ace Lego movie to the screens and
now to our TV's in Brilliant 3D. (2D comes with the 3D Blu-ray)
In the Lego world there is a weapon so powerful it can freeze any Lego figure to its spot forever. The wizard VitruviusRoadrashfilmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08391607427700067214noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074947863480710988.post-37658865994183517272014-07-16T13:59:00.000+01:002014-07-16T13:59:00.701+01:00Nead For Speed 3D Blu-ray Short Review5 Star High Octane High Performance Racing.
This is Director Scott Waugh's,
(Act of Valor) second venture into the feature film universe, but he is
well qualified to make a film about fast cars and the inherent danger
that lye's within. As he has 41 Stunts credits to his name, (We Were
Soldiers, Bad Boys II, Mr and Mrs Smith).
What he has created is a
petrol heads dream, whether you are maleRoadrashfilmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08391607427700067214noreply@blogger.com45tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074947863480710988.post-63490886328811202952014-07-16T09:30:00.000+01:002014-07-16T09:30:00.409+01:00Ashens And The Quest For The GameChild Short Review
3 stars for this hilarious but thoroughly weird adventure/buddy film.
Ashens is written by and stars Stuart Ashen, famous for his YouTube channel, in which he demonstrates, puts down and generally destroys random and worthless tat, (look him up, it's brilliant).
This film is essentially semi-autobiographical, as he plays his YouTube persona Ashens, who has been collecting for years and Roadrashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11302683130457506120noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074947863480710988.post-51562785922189255882014-07-15T15:20:00.005+01:002014-07-15T15:20:45.209+01:00Some Like it Hot Cinema Re-Release5 Star Super cast for a Super Film
A Classic Film returns to selected cinema's this summer, 55 years after its first release in the UK on the 17 May 1959.
From the great director Billy Wilder (Double Indemnity, Sunset Boulevard, The Apartment).
The
film starts in Chicago 1929, it's the middle of prohibition and
gangsters fight the police as they transport there illegal alcohol
across the cityRoadrashfilmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08391607427700067214noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074947863480710988.post-13539954800385202892014-07-15T11:49:00.001+01:002014-07-15T11:49:10.993+01:00Escape From Planet Earth Short DVD Review3 Stars for the Hero From Planet Baab
Escape From Planet Earth comes from the pen of Cal (Callan) Brunker
and this is his first major film. He has worked on some big films as a
storyboarder and the influence of those films show in this one,
(Despicable Me, Ice Age: Continental Drift).
Scorch Supernova, (Brendan Fraser, The Mummy) and his smaller brother Gary, (Rob Corddy,
Warm Bodies) both Roadrashfilmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08391607427700067214noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074947863480710988.post-3944686842221609132014-07-13T14:21:00.004+01:002014-07-13T14:21:57.306+01:00Unit One Series 4 Short Review
4 stars of gripping Danish crime thriller.
Unit One began its life in 2000 as Rejseholdet (Mobile Unit) and is a long running and extremely popular Danish crime thriller, featuring a small team of experts who travel the country assisting local police forces with difficult cases. It is being released in the UK with English subtitles under the Arrow Films Nordic Noir label.
Altogether Roadrashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11302683130457506120noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074947863480710988.post-78989809035961468732014-07-10T16:17:00.002+01:002014-07-10T16:17:45.959+01:00The Hooligan Factory Short DVD Review5 Star Laugh Out Loud British Comedy.
Nick Nevern, (Terry)
does it again, He wrote, Directed and Stars in this spoof of football
films such as The Football Factory, Green Street, The Firm and many
more. It was also produced by one of the other stars Jason Maza, (Welcome to the Punch).
Danny, (Maza) is an unhappy young man, he has been expelled from school and ever since his father Danny Snr, Roadrashfilmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08391607427700067214noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074947863480710988.post-36447974738141997122014-07-09T13:41:00.000+01:002014-07-09T13:41:01.677+01:00Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan S2 P2 Short Review4 Stars of Human and Demon vs Demon and World Annihilation.
Once again we are thrown into the complicated world of demon vs demon with the humans very much in the mix.
Following on from series 2 part 1
we get the conclusion of this arc Demon Capital, as Rikuo and his Night
parade of a hundred demons take on the Kyoto Yokai along with their
leader Hagoromo Gitsune's and her dream of giving Roadrashfilmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08391607427700067214noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074947863480710988.post-5815416955356894732014-07-09T09:00:00.000+01:002014-07-09T09:00:01.628+01:00The Trials Of Cate McCall Short Review
3 stars for a well written if slightly predictable courtroom drama.
The Trials Of Cate McCall is written and directed by Karen Moncrieff (The Dead Girl, Petals On The Wind) and tells us the story of Cate McCall (Kate Beckinsale - Underworld, The Aviator), a talented lawyer whose rise in her chosen career was matched by the fall of her private life, as her descent into alcoholism Roadrashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11302683130457506120noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074947863480710988.post-18701327285217596172014-07-07T11:50:00.003+01:002014-07-07T11:50:50.675+01:00Dragon Ball Collection 2 part 1 Short Review4 Stars as Goku battles the Red Ribbon Army.
Another great addition to the Dragon Ball story as Goku goes up against more nasty foes.
Now that the tournament is
over Goku and Krillin are at a loose end, with Master Roshi telling
them to take a break from training, but Krillin insists on spoiling
Roshi's pervy fun with Launch and goes to live on the island with him.
A
year has passed since Roadrashfilmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08391607427700067214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074947863480710988.post-87639053145504924332014-07-05T14:30:00.000+01:002014-07-05T14:30:00.535+01:00Absentia Short Review
4 stars for this tense and exciting horror/chiller.
Absentia is written and directed by Mike Flanagan (Oculus, Ghosts of Hamilton Street) and is a very intelligent and well written horror/ psychological thriller which offers an interesting new take on an ancient legend.
This film tells the story of Tricia Riley (Courtney Bell - Oculus, The Puzzle), wife of Daniel Riley (Morgan Roadrashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11302683130457506120noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074947863480710988.post-8475188983633029462014-06-30T10:00:00.000+01:002014-06-30T10:00:00.056+01:00Non Stop Blu-ray Release Short Review5 Star Neeson doing what he does best.
This
a tense and compelling film that shows the flaws of man and the
thoughts of those that think their country doesn't go far enough to
protect them.
Liam Nesson joins director Jaume Collet-Serra (Unknown) once again to bring you Non-Stop a film about the not so pleasant in flight entertainment.
Bill Marks (Nesson) is a Air Marshal but he is a flawed Roadrashfilmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08391607427700067214noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074947863480710988.post-14793308813925744072014-06-29T14:30:00.000+01:002014-06-29T14:30:01.833+01:00Expecting VOD and DVD Short Review
4 stars for this heartwarming and funny film.
Expecting is written and directed by Jessie McCormack (The Antagonist, The Amateurs) and deals with the tricky topics of I.V.F. failure and adoption and the ways in which they can affect people, in a way that is both bold and funny.
Lizzie (Radha Mitchell - Silent Hill, Pitch Black) is desperate to have a baby with her husband Roadrashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11302683130457506120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074947863480710988.post-37063792729777320562014-06-28T14:45:00.000+01:002014-06-28T14:45:00.618+01:00One Piece Movie: Strong World Short Review
5 stars of glossy swashbuckling adventures.
One Piece Movie: Strong World is the tenth One Piece film and is written by Eiichiro Oda (the creator of the original Manga) himself, the first of the films that he actually wrote the story for. The film is directed by Munehisa Sakai.
For those of you who are following One Piece using the releases from Manga UK, you will Roadrashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11302683130457506120noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074947863480710988.post-635102385766741502014-06-27T10:46:00.000+01:002014-06-27T10:46:11.866+01:00Thunderbolt and Lightfoot Blur-ray Short Review5 Star Bank Robbing Comedy.
From the writer (Michael Cimino, Deer Hunter) that gave us first Silent Running then Magnum Force comes his directional debut, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot.
He brings us a tale of bungled heists and the resolve of the robbers and the bright ideas of the young.
7 years ago a daring robbery took place, where an antitank gun was used to gain entry to the vault and Roadrashfilmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08391607427700067214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074947863480710988.post-13989453985380195312014-06-23T09:00:00.000+01:002014-06-22T11:49:10.680+01:00Camp Dread DVD Short Review
2 stars of unfortunately predictable Slasher/ Horror flick.
Camp Dread is written and directed by Harrison Smith (The Fields, 6 Degrees of Hell) and tells the story of Dead.tv, a reality TV show, the auditions for which form the opening credits of the film.
Julian Barrett (Eric Roberts - The Dark Knight, The Expendables) is a washed up horror film writer and director, who had a Roadrashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11302683130457506120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074947863480710988.post-55031159296834558772014-06-22T11:48:00.000+01:002014-06-22T11:48:30.666+01:00Tinkerbell and the Pirate Fairy Short Review
4 stars for this delightful and beautifully animated children's film.
Tinkerbell and the Pirate Fairy is brought to us by Disney and directed by Peggy Holmes (Secret of the Wings). It is the fifth film in the Tinkerbell series and continues the tale of the fairies of Pixie Hollow, a part of Never Land and the Peter Pan world.
The ability of a fairy to fly depends upon yellow Pixie Roadrashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11302683130457506120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074947863480710988.post-31844733910814146912014-06-19T11:38:00.001+01:002014-06-19T11:38:47.374+01:00Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero, The Complete Series Short Review4 Star Sword, Sorcery and Renkankei-kikou fun.
The
story starts where most stories end as Akatsuki Ousawa has killed the
Last Dark Lord. In the land of Alayzard, a place that young males and
females are occasionally whisked too through a portal from Earth.
Alayzard is a land of Swords, magic and Renkankei-kik, (Chi, the
training of the bodies inherent powers).
But
the Dark Lord had a Roadrashfilmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08391607427700067214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074947863480710988.post-19070057539915227162014-06-16T09:00:00.000+01:002014-06-16T09:00:06.841+01:00Porky's Blu-ray Short Review
4 stars of naughty eighties campus shenanigans.
Originally released in 1982, Porky's is written and directed by Bob Clarke (A Christmas Story, Baby Geniuses), a cult classic which was arguably the fore-runner of films like American Pie and The Hangover.
Set in 1954, Porky's tells the story of a group of college students, intent on helping their unfortunate friend Pee Wee (Dan Roadrashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11302683130457506120noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074947863480710988.post-33871242363960364052014-06-14T15:54:00.001+01:002014-06-14T15:54:34.786+01:00Nashville Dual Format Release Short Review4 Stars of life in Nashville 1975 style.
From the mighty director Robert Altman, (The Long Goodbye, Mash, Gosford Park) comes the tale of five days in the heart of country music, Nashville.
Where those who aspire to be famous in the Grand Ole Opera must travel to and those that already have it must maintain it.
Set at the time when the Vietnam War is still in the minds of all America and Roadrashfilmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08391607427700067214noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074947863480710988.post-44017975653844189652014-06-12T17:00:00.000+01:002014-06-12T17:00:00.940+01:00Bleach Series 13 Part 2 Short Review
5 stars of ongoing hostilities between Soul Society and the Arrancar.
Bleach Series 13 Part 2 carries on Fall Of The Arrancar and is set during the Fake Karakura Town arc (See Bleach Series 13 Part 1)
After the shock arrival of Wonderweiss and his revelations that the Espada are in fact still alive, the captains of the Thirteen Court Guard Squads must now also come to terms with the otherRoadrashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11302683130457506120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074947863480710988.post-50169576773450236822014-06-08T13:30:00.000+01:002014-06-08T13:30:00.766+01:00Cuban Fury Short Blu-ray Review4 Star Hilarious Fast Foot from the Heart Fun.
From the relative newcomer to film James Griffiths,
(Episodes (7)) brings a film of dashed dreams, a life of living in a
rut and a fire that is born in the heart of every Salsa dancing God.
A
13year old boy with fire in his heals has a dream, along with his
sister as his partner is to win the national championship in salsa
dancing, after winningRoadrashfilmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08391607427700067214noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074947863480710988.post-72043429526526349462014-05-28T09:30:00.000+01:002014-05-28T09:30:00.695+01:00Willow Creek DVD Short Review
4 stars for this engaging and tense found-footage film.
Willow Creek is written and directed by Bobcat Goldthwait (God Bless America, Sleeping Dogs Lie) and quite magnificently only has two main characters, Jim (Bryce Johnson - Sleeping Dogs Lie, God Bless America) and Kellie (Alexie Gilmore - World's Greatest Dad, Labor Day).
This young couple are following in the Roadrashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11302683130457506120noreply@blogger.com5