The Complex DVD Release Short Reveiw

1 star for this extremely disappointing Japanese horror.

The Complex is directed by renowned director Hideo Nakata (Ring, Dark Water) and as such I was expecting great things. However, this is his first film for almost a decade and shows no sign of his former brilliance.

The film is set in an old and dilapidated Japanese apartment complex, into which Asuka (Atsuko Maeda - Seventh Code) moves with her family.

As her friends at nursing college take great delight in telling her, the complex has a reputation for being haunted and she soon begins to see the evidence of this, hearing strange scratching noises behind her bedroom wall and an early morning alarm that won't stop.

Asuka finally plucks up the courage to enter the apartment next door, where she finds the dead body of her neighbour, who has been scratching at the wall.

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Sword Art Online Part 2 Short Review

5 Star SAO turns up the heat.

It's been 2 years since SAO went online and Kirito has reached level 74, the highest level anyone has really gone to, as now it seems that only 500 of the 6000 people in Aincrad are actively clearing levels to end their entrapment.
Whilst on level 74 Kirito finds and kills a Ragout Rabbit which is a S-rank animal which is the tastiest of all animal types. He heads back to Agil's store where he plans to sell the meat, but in the store Asuna shows up and informs them that she has topped-out her cooking skill and Kirito decides that it would be a shame to waste such a good ingredient.

This does not sit well with Asuna's escort Kuradeel, who does not trust Kirito as he is a Beater. Asuna ignores him and the pair head for Asuna's home on level 61. They discus the way everybody has settled into their lives in the construct.

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Available to Buy on DVD and Blu-ray from 27th Jan.

The General Short review

4 Star Keaton at his Best.

Lovingly restored in 4K by the Cohen Film Collection is back in the Cinemas.


Johnnie Gray, (Buster Keaton, Sherlock Jr) is the engineer on the steam train 'General'. it's spring 1861in the small town Marietta when the Western and Atlantic Flyer steams into town, there is a kerfuffle within the citizens as war has been declared with the North and the start of the Civil War and Johnnies girlfriend is eager for him to enlist.
Johnnie rushes to enlist and be the first in line and when he gets to the kiosk he gives his name and occupation as the engineer of the steam train, the man behind the screen thinks hard then asks his superior who tells him that he is to valuable to be given a gun and his application is to be rejected.
Johnnie is thrown from the building with being told of his importance, dismayed he goes to Annabelle, (Marion Mack, The Carnival Girl) who tells him bluntly that until he is in uniform she will never talk to him.

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Wings Short Review Dual-Format.

5 Stars of First World War aviation, rivalry and friendship.
A classic from 1927, remastered in 1080. This epic story of love, rivalry and World War from the brilliant talent of William A. Wellman, (A Star is Born) who went on to direct 83 films with many nominations, but this film stands in history as the first winner of the Best picture Oscar, the only silent film to do so.
This film is more American than apple pie, but can be forgiven due to what it took to make it. (see Special Features disk).
Jack Powell, (Charles 'Buddy' Rogers, My Best Girl) dreams of speed and taking to the sky like a shooting  star, so he strips his car down to the bare bones to get the best speed, so that he can take out his dream girl, Sylvia Lewis, (Jobyna Ralston, College Days). But the girl next door has her own designs on Jack, Mary Preston, ( Clara Bow, It) is a game girl and she helps Jack strip down his car not knowing that it will be Sylvia that will be riding by his side. Much to the annoyance of the well to do David Armstrong, (Richard Arlen, Island of Lost Souls) who already has the affections of the lovely young Miss Lewis.

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Available to Buy on Dual-Format Now.

Goats DVD Release Short Review

4 stars for this quirky and unique coming of age film.

Goats is based on the novel by Mark Poirier (Smart People, Hateship Loveship) and is the directorial debut of Christopher Neil.

This is the story of Ellis Whitman (Graham Phillips - The Good Wife, Evan Almighty), a fourteen year old boy living with his unorthodox family in the foothills of Tucson.

Ellis lives with his neurotic mother Wendy (Vera Farmiga - Source Code, The Departed) and Goat Man (David Duchovny - The X-Files, Californication), a local goat-herder who tends the family pool and garden (growing enormous amounts of marijuana on the side) and is, in return, allowed to live with them.

There is nothing Goat Man and Ellis like more than to take extended hikes with their goats, Freda and Lance and smoke large amounts of dope, so when Ellis makes the decision to leave Tucson and head to Gates Academy on the East Coast there are a lot of changes for everyone to adjust to.

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Dragon Ball GT Short Review

4 Star Super Saiyan's vs the rest of the galaxy.

This is the third instalment of the DragonBall and GT takes place in the same universe as series two but it does not follow the manga but has all the old characters. First aired in 1996 and in the US  2003.

Goku and Uub have been training inside Dende's lookout and as they wreck the place Emperor Pilaf uses this as a distraction and climbs into the inner chambers where he discovers the Black Star Dragon Balls, he dreams of what he do with that power as Goku and Uub say their fond farewells.
Goku stumbles upon Pilaf who has summoned the dragon, he is annoyed at being interrupted and finding a grown up Goku and the trouble that would be in fighting him inadvertently wishes that he was small again.

Oops.

With the bargain struck the dragon leaves and the dragon balls disappear.
Unperturbed at being young again he resolves to grow up again, much to the dismay of his wife and children. But this feeling is shattered when King Kai informs them that if the seven dragon balls are not returned to the planet where the wish was made, it will explode.

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"Computer Chess" Dual Format Release Short Review

2 stars for this exceedingly bizarre retro style film.

"Computer Chess" is written and directed by Andrew Bujalski (Mutual Appreciation, Funny Ha Ha), who is known for his strange film making ideas. This is certainly no exception.

The film is set in the early 1980's and revolves around one weekend at a conference where the current big names in programming bring their chess computers to do battle with those of their rivals.

We follow the various teams through their stay at the hotel and their endeavors in the competition. There is also another convention taking place at the same hotel, a new-age self-help group, whose presence should lend more humour to the piece, yet somehow manages not to.

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