Honest Reviews

Knocked Up

2008-08-14T07:26:00.000-07:00

Entertainment: 8/10
Did not look at my watch once during the entire film.

Comedy: 9/10
Hilarious film. Quite a few laugh out loud moments.

Romance: 5/10
Your average love story. Nothing too impressive here

Action: 0/10
What did you expect?

Overall: 7/10
Does exactly want you want it to.

Ratatouille

2008-08-14T07:18:00.000-07:00

Entertainment: 3/10
Not many redeeming features here.

Comedy: 2/10
Only about one funny joke.

Action: 2/10
Again, another lame attempt at excitement.

Romance: 2/10
Feels like the "romance" was there purely because it had to be.

Overall: 2/10
Quite a boring film. Took me several attempts to watch all the way through.

Hellboy

2008-08-14T07:08:00.000-07:00

Entertainment: 8/10
Good, well told story. It all moves along at a fast pace.

Action: 8/10
Loads of spills and thrills.

Violence: 7/10
The kind of stuff you would expect from an action film.

Comedy: 6:10
Hellboy has some very good one liners.

Overall: 7/10
Check it out.

Stardust

2008-08-14T06:57:00.000-07:00

Entertainment: 7/10
Quite a fun film. Definitely worth a watch or two.

Action: 7/10
Don't be fooled into thinking this one is just for the ladies.

Violence: 3/10
Keep in mind it is aimed at a younger audience.

Romance: 8/10
Very intriguing love story will keep all in suspense until the very end.

Overall: 7/10
Don't miss this one.

Rec

2008-08-14T06:48:00.000-07:00

Entertainment: 8/10
Very entertaining indeed.

Action: 6/10
Quite an impressive amount of action considering the whole thing is set in a single building.

Violence: 9/10
Some rather shocking scenes of violence. Not for the feint of heart.

Comedy: 1/10
Far too tense to have much comedy.

Overall: 8/10
Everything the Blair Witch Project wanted to be.

Die Hard 4.0 (Live Free and Die Hard)

2008-08-14T05:25:00.000-07:00

Entertainment: 9/10
Wall to wall action. What more could you want?

Action: 9/10
Very good action. Wait until you see the final scene!

Comedy: 7/10
Typical Die Hard one-liners.

Violence: 6/10
Explosions and gun fights, but not much on-screen stuff.

Overall: 8/10
Great fun. Most definitely recommended!

Ocean's 13

2008-08-13T09:08:00.000-07:00

Entertainment: 4/10
Nothing new or exciting here.

Action: 4/10
Same old same old.

Violence: 3/10
Minimal.

Comedy: 4/10
Dry.

Overall: 4/10
Wet.

The Simpsons Movie

2008-08-13T08:59:00.000-07:00

Entertainment: 8/10
It's the Simpsons.

Comedy: 8/10
It's the Simpsons.

Action: 6/10
It's the Simpsons.

Violence: 0/10
It's the Simpsons.

Overall: 7/10
It's the Simpsons.

Mamma Mia!

2008-08-13T08:41:00.000-07:00

Entertainment: 5/10
Very very cheesy, but what do you expect from an Abba based film.

Comedy: 7/10
Light hearted humour.

Romance: 7/10
Ladies Pierce Brosnan and Colin Firth in a film together....its what dreams are made of.

Action: 1/10
Bits and bobs, not really sure if you can call it action though!

Overall: 6/10
Generally a film for the ladies.

Hancock

2008-08-13T07:46:00.000-07:00

Entertainment: 5/10
Bad film, Will Smith!!!

Action: 3/10
Boring.

Comedy: 2/10
Even More Boring

Violence: 2/10
A few bits here and there.

Overall: 3/10
Bad form, Will Smith!!!

Wall-E

2008-08-13T07:28:00.000-07:00

Entertainment: 6/10
Not bad, but felt like it dragged in places. Was happy to see the end of it.

Comedy: 7/10
Cute family comedy.

Violence: 0/10
None. This is a Disney movie after all.

Action: 6/10
Quite exciting for a family film.

Overall: 6/10
Not a Dreamworks classic, but will do for this summer.

Step Brothers

2008-08-13T06:58:00.000-07:00

Entertainment: 9/10
Laugh a minute!

Comedy: 7/10
Good, robust Will Ferrell Comedy. You know wether you like it or not. (We do)

Violence: 0/10
Nothing more than hillarious falls.

Action: 0/10
No surprises here.

Overall: 7/10
Typical Will Ferrell film.

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

2008-08-13T06:34:00.000-07:00

Entertainment: 4/10
Don't pay money to watch it. Watch on TV at your own peril.

Action: 6/10
Your run of the mill action scenes. If you've seen the previous installments, you've seen them all.

Comedy: 3/10
Usual tongue in cheek crap that falls flat with every lame attempt.

Violence: 8/10
Quite a violent film. Watch out if you are easily offended.

Overall: 3/10
Not a complete waste of time, but... oh wait, it was.

Pineapple Express

2008-08-13T06:24:00.000-07:00

Entertainment: 8/10
Good film. Take your friends (if you have any).

Comedy: 9/10
Quite dark at times. Many drug references if you're into that kind of thing.

Action: 6/10
Good, but nothing compared with Batman.

Violence: 7/10
Surprising amount of gore.

Overall: 7/10
Very funny. Good way to kill a couple hours.

Batman: The Dark Knight

2008-08-13T06:04:00.000-07:00

Entertainment: 10/10
Very entertaining indeed. Managed to keep me amused, even though it lasted 2:35. Not an easy task.

Action: 9/10
Pretty much wall to wall action. What you'd expect from an excellent action film.

Comedy: 3/10
Not much comedy, but when it happened, it was funny.

Nudity: 0/10
None. (Shame)

Violence: 6/10
Some violence, but most of it is implied. Probably not suitable for younger audiences.

Overall: 9/10
Watch it!