Tomb Raider: another failed video game movie
Tomb Raider should have been a great film. I wanted to watch it because I like films with bows and arrows in them, and Tomb Raider has an arrow in the logo. I fell asleep.
Tag: films
How editing can refocus a bad film franchise
Big film franchises keep dragging out stories over 2 or more films when they only have enough story for a single movie. Some fans, such as actor Topher Grace, are fighting back.
Review: Casino Royale
Bond returns to his roots in this reboot of the franchise. But is Daniel Craig a diamond in the rough or just a thuggish interloper?
Review: Die Another Day
There’s no way Pierce Brosnan’s final entry in the Bond franchise can be as bad as Moonraker, can it? Can it?
Review: The World Is Not Enough
Pretty but stupid: Denise Richards as a metaphor for The World Is Not Enough.
Review: Tomorrow Never Dies
Bond battles Rupert Murdoch in this strange addition to the franchise.
Review: Goldeneye
Pierce Brosnan explodes onto the screen in Goldeneye, the first Bond film I ever saw at the cinema. How does the film hold up today?
Review: Licence To Kill
Bond has his licence to kill revoked… but what about his licence to thrill? Read the sixteenth part of my challenge to find my favourite Bond film.
Review: The Living Daylights
Timothy Dalton steps up to the plate in his first of two Bond films. But is he a good antidote to the camp of the Roger Moore era?
Review: A View To A Kill
Roger Moore’s 007 swansong was made when he was 53 years old. New tricks for old dogs or in need of a facelift?