John Dies At The End DVD and Blu-ray Short Review

5 stars for this totally bonkers and unique film.

John Dies At The End is based on the cult novel of the same name written by David Wong and directed by Don Coscarelli (The Beastmaster, Bubba Ho-tep).

This is a comedy/ fantasy/ horror, not a combination you would expect to see, yet it manages to be all three of these things very well.

John Dies At The End is the story of Dave (Chase Williamson - Sparks) and his friend John (Rob Mayes - Ice Castles, Enough Said), two slackers who suddenly find themselves responsible for the fate of humanity.

After taking an experimental new drug known as Soy Sauce at a party, they discover that this is no ordinary drug. This is a dimension bending drug, causing all sorts of strange effects, including travel in time and dimensions, psychic abilities, hallucinations and the sudden ability to see demons hiding within the human population.

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Not Another Happy Ending DVD Short Review

4 stars for this quirky Scottish romantic comedy.

Not Another Happy Ending is directed by John McKay (Crush, We'll Take Manhattan) and written by David Solomans (Five Children and It).

This is the story of Jane Lockhart (Karen Gillan - Doctor Who, Guardians Of The Galaxy), a struggling first time author who finally lands a publishing contract with a Glaswegian publishing company run by Tom Duval (Stanley Weber - The First Day Of The Rest Of Your Life, Thérèse) and his capable assistant Roddy (Iain De Caestecker - Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D).

His company near to bankruptcy, Tom sees Jane as his potential saviour and immediately signs her to a two book contract and begins to help her to edit her first novel, The Endless Anguish Of My Father. But things begin to fall apart when he changes the title to Happy Ending without her consent and she refuses any further input from him, instead intending to fulfill her contract and sign elsewhere.

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Cheeky Short Review

3 Stars for the exploits of young love.

Tinto Brass (Frivolous Lola) shows his hand at the erotica that he is famous for.
The film starts with our heroine Carla, (Yuliya mayarchuck, Go Go Tales) strolling across a London park in the heat of a sunny summer day, taking in all the sights of couples, business men and a flasher, who for his trouble gets flashed back, so setting the scene for the film as we see Tinto’s trade mark close up of genitals and rear-ends.
Carla is in London looking for an apartment for her and her Venetian boyfriend Matteo, (Jarno Berardi his first full film.) who is still at college.
She wanders into a smart estate agents with a single woman behind the desk, Moira( Francesca Nunzi, Frivolous Lola). Moira tells Carla the prices of the apartments in the local area, and this comes as a shock to her, but Moira has designs on this young lady and says that she has a place that might suit her needs. She tells Carla to meet her tomorrow and they can go look at it.
Next day they arrive at the warehouse style apartment and Carla is dressed in short shorts and a little top and this confirms to Moira that Carla is the girl for her.

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Frivolous Lola Short Review Cert 18

3 Star Italian Titillation.
 
Directed by the King of erotica Tinto Brass, (Cheeky (Trasgredire)), even though his most famous film is the one he disassociated himself from (Caligula).

The film centres around 1950′s Italy, in a small town where everybody knows all about all.
Lola, (Anna Ammirati, Dark Love) and Masetto, (Mario Parodi, Cheeky) plan on getting married and Masetto has the views that Lola should stay a virgin until their wedding night, but Lola is yearning to find out if her intended is a good lover, if she is going to spend the rest of her life with him.
She rides around the town on her bicycle, wearing light clothing in the strong Italian sun, they waft about revealing her derrière to all, (see front cover).

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Romeo and Juliet DVD and Blu-ray Short Review

3 stars for this contemporary version of the Shakespeare classic.

This new adaptation of the well known play by William Shakespeare is directed by Carlo Carlei (The Last Legion, Fluke) and adapted for the screen by Julian Fellowes (Gosford Park, Downton Abbey), whose influence is clearly visible in the lavish settings and costumes.

In case there is anyone out there not familiar with the premise of Romeo and Juliet, it tells the story of two star crossed lovers, living in the fair city of Verona (beautifully depicted in this film).

Romeo (Douglas Booth - LOL, Worried About The Boy) is a member of the Montague family and Juliet (Hailee Steinfeld - Ender's Game, True Grit) is the only daughter of Lord Capulet (Damian Lewis - Homeland, Dreamcatcher), two feuding houses, whose members openly fight to the death (or try to) in the streets of Verona.

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Much Ado About Nothing (1993) Blu-ray short Review

4 Star Shakespearian Romp.

Kenneth Branagh (Henry V) who adapted this for the screen, directed and stars in this beautifully upgraded to 1080 romp in Messina.
This film has an amazing cast, taken from the best of the class 0f 1993.

Leonato, (Richard Briers, Peter Pan 2003) is out picnicking at his villa when he is told that prince Don Pedro, (Denzel Washington, Man On Fire) is returning after quelling an uprising by his half brother Don John, (Keanu Reeves, The Matrix).

By Pedro's side is his good friend Benedick, (Kenneth Branagh, Valkyrie), a sworn bachelor and a wit with his tongue, that he uses to fence with the bachelorette Beatrice, (Emma Thompson, Saving Mr. Banks) Leonato's niece.

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Force of Execution Blu-ray Short Review

3 Stars of middle ground Crime Lord Retirement.

Director Keoni Waxman (A Dangerous Man, Shooting Gallery) seems to thrive on doing mediocre action films, as is this one.

Even though the stars are well known, this film does not light any flames, as the martial arts and action are far too far apart and Steven Seagal's mumblings are far too close together. Keep your remote control close at hand as you will need to rewind whilst saying, "what did he say?"

Thomas Douglas, (Steven Seagal, Under Siege) has been the top dog of a crime family for years and it is wearing thin on him. He wants out but first there is work to be done.

Someone needs taking care of, but the snag is that they are in a secure wing of a prison. So Thomas sends in his trusted enforcer, Roman Hurst (Bren Foster, Maximum Conviction), who impersonates a prison officer and gains access to the recreation area and as he selects his mark, Ice Man, (Ving Rhames, Pulp Fiction), the contact on the other side of the glass tells him he has the wrong man and it's the man behind him, so he swiftly dispatches him and leaves.


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Available to Buy on Blu-ray and DVD on 3rd Feb