Robert Downey Jr turns Sherlock Holmes into an action hero in Guy Ritchies new take on the famous character… And thus Warner Bros took a chance. It cast Robert Downey Jr in front of the camera, and put Guy Ritchie behind it. Its fair to say that it wins one gamble, and struggles more with the other. The first half of the film is where its at its weakest. Exaggerated bursts of speed?...
Lucy puts another PC casual game release to the test… Welcome toAvenue Flo, the first adventure-style game in theDinerTownseries. And I have to say, its not a bad thing. The plot of this game centres around weddings. However, Flos roommate Quinn star of theWedding Dashgames has a problem. Shes the one coordinating the wedding, and nothing is going to plan. The cake is all wrong, the rings have gone missing and the groom has been noticed acting suspiciously....
Yes, Ive actually done eight solo shows. I had one year off, maybe three or four years ago. You kind of spend your time avoiding finding out about Edinburgh then go might as well go to Edinburgh. What was the thinking behind the year off? I dont do a lot of new material nights. I think its less of a comics audience as well; its like real people. And Ill even go in with a clipboard and pads and paper and say its just some thoughts....
Salem is soon expected to take up the mantle to continue the fight against these archaic beings. There are also echoes of Victorian faerie fiction and the nightmare world of childhood and the Brothers Grimm. Confidently told and imaginatively realised, this is a haunting cosmically awareAlice In Wonderlandfor the new century. I suspect that there are more adventures to come afterAll Along The Watchtowers. For now, this is a spellbinding beginning....
The fourth Terminator movie arrives on Blu-ray. But is there much going on under the film’s often spectacular visuals? Every shot matters, declares a resolutely serious McG inTerminator: Salvations behind the scenes featurette. And McG wasnt kidding.Salvation, on Blu-ray especially, looks incredible. Every shot of it. True to their word, all of those dollars look like they went on screen. Terminators, both old and new, flood the desert. The apocalyptic future has never looked so good....
Has James Cameron changed the face of cinema? Michael Leader dons his 3D glasses and settles back to watch Avatar… And thats certainly true. The relationship between the nature-worshipping, tribal NaVi and the industrialist, expansionist humans is fraught. Into this melting pot comes wheelchair-bound ex-marine Jake Sully (Sam Worthington). So, once again we find ourselves at the cross-roads between science, business, the military and humanity. Sully, a soldier at heart, doesnt think twice before accepting Quaritchs mission....
Fox promised to show the whole season, but the whole dimension of should-it-get-another season is entirely moot here. Hes a slightly strange Doll, in that he genuinely is who he says. Theyve just turned him into an ambitious politician. At first were drawn to conclude shes purely a female form of Topher. But whats better than double geek? Yes, triple geek with chopped nuts! But this is theDollhouse; they can do anything!...
Rob has some things to say about the state of British TV right now. Its winter, and the telly is rubbish. The amount of dross on the telly grows as the weather worsens. could do to improve matters. Dont stop the flow of a film with the news. Ad content continues below This is something that has infuriated me for years. Why does ITV need to show the news at 10 in the middle of a movie?...
He also narrates (and occasionally stars in) quirky lifestyle documentaries. Ben Miller has been seen in programmes as varied asEcho Beach,Moving Wallpaperand Primeval. The BBC made a bold move when it brought Armstrong and Miller back to the sketch show format. The two had been a huge hit on Channel Four in the late nineties. So how do you follow a hit first series? With more of the same, of course!...
The film of Kevin Sampson’s Awaydays arrives on DVD… Everything seems too new, consequently the clothing seems far too clean for the period. The late Seventies, as I remember them, at least, were hardly a hotbed of fashion. Blue, green or brown parkas were the order of the day for most. Can you imagine a film set in 1990 obsessed with shell suit culture? Me neither, but, no doubt, the day will come....
Can Guybrush put an end to LeChuck once and for all? Aaron plunders an answer in the final tale. c’mon be warned, there arespoilerson the horizon. Rating: 4 out of 5
Special agent guinea pigs save the world in G-Force. It’s actually quite good… For two thirds of it, though,G-Forceis a nice surprise. The voice talent is strong too, with Steve Buscemi inevitably our favourite. But its genial and entertaining, right up until the final act begins. Thats whereG-Forcethrows much of the good work away. Ad content continues below The Disc The Blu-ray presentation is super, as youd hoped. The picture, too, is everything youd hope from an expensive blockbuster movie released just the summer past....
What goodies are hiding within your DVDs? Julian checks out the guide that claims to have the answers… Ultimately most, if not all, of the information given in the book can be found easily online. Each individual egg is given a rating out of five stars, indicating how worthwhile or entertaining it is. Its Berrys reviews, though, that will more than likely keep drawing you back. The only major drawback is Berrys choice of DVDs....
