Reviews

Reptisaurus is something else, a truly outstanding example of low budget film making done right. The premise of the film is typical, and not too original but where the film really starts to shine are the quiet moments where director Christopher Ray takes the time to develop his characters. For example, Commando #1, and Guard were exceptionally convincing, almost to the point of tears. Though small parts I find that it is the collective weight of small but powerful performances that coalesce into a solid piece of art and help define a film worth watching. Also pulling her weight is Caroline Attwood, who proves that she is more than just a pretty face. She also starred in the ICP classic 'Death Racers' which was another fantastic film, and proof that the ICP and their juggalo clowns are a fierce artistic force to be reasoned with.

In conclusion, Reptisaurus is a fine film with a predictable premise but Caroline Attwood's face and some excellent performances. It could have done with some more ICP and maybe some nudity but otherwise I liked this even more than Baise Moi

GI:Joe Rise of Cobra is a good dumb fun action film that offers plenty of bang for your buck. Forget plots, character development or plausibility. What this film offers, and it offers it in droves, is high impact thrills and action set pieces that every kid in their sandpit could only dream of creating.

However, even though the film appears to cater for the easily pleased, action saturated market of juvenile kids and young adults in denial of their age, the film falters at various stages, both on a technical level, and also as a functional and engaging film. While he is no doubt a talented and successful actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt is absolutely terrible as 'The Doctor.' His voice is off, the performance is stale, and it seems that he is completely uninterested in the material. A shame. Sienna Miller's Baroness offers some sweet sex appeal, but her character goes through one of the most unnecessary changes of heart i have ever seen. It is almost as though the film is afraid to keep its baddies for fear of scaring the little ones. Finally, while they may be passable when dealing with action figurines, some of the character names (Snake Eyes, Storm Shadow etc...) just sound silly when spoken by actual actors in a live action film. This is made worse by the fact that most of the characters are so shallow that the only way the audience can get to know them is through these campy combat names.

Some of the action sequences also lose their intensity. This is in part because of the frenetic, almost incomprehensible nature of some of the larger battles, but also because it is all so obviously CGI at times. It is hard to care for the action (as pretty as it may be) when there is little to no emotional investment in the characters and when it is clear that at no point in the making of the film was any actual person in any actual danger.

But that is to be pretentious with a film that is merely aiming to entertain. And it succeeds. Worth watching on a big screen with big speakers and a big bucket of popcorn.

This film is brilliant... Probably. It stars Stephen Mendel, one of my all time favourite actors. There are lots of things to like about this movie. there is acting, and cinematography, and even some special effects that are so subtle it is almost as though they aren't there at all. There is a plot of some description, presumably. I assume some events happen during the runtime of the film and it concludes at the end. Probably. Some laughs may be had by some people.

Francis Megahy really does a good job of capturing the mood of the film. Being both a director, writer and actor means that the film is always focused. Focused on the laughter, this being a comedy and all. The twist at the end involving the pumpkin wasn't really necessary, but maybe someday society will grow to accept it as an innovative moment in film. Give it a chance, I enjoyed it To conclude: this is a good rental, but not something I would buy on Blue Ray. Perhaps on betamax.