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24: Redemption

Keifer Sutherland plays Jack Bauer a former member of CTU (Counter Terrorist Unit) who during the film is currently residing in a children’s home in an African country. The country is being torn ... Read More

3:10 to Yuma

3:10 to Yuma is brought to you by James Mangold that director who brought us Oscar winning Walk the Line. 3:10 to Yuma is set in the late 1800’s, it’s a time when unlawful gun men are a menace and ... Read More

Apocalypto

Mel Gibson brings us this film from Mayan culture. Apocalytpo follows the story of Jaguar Paw as he is captured and taken to a Mayan city to be offered as a human sacrifice, but left behind is his is ... Read More

Appaloosa

Written, directed and starring Ed Harris. Appaloosa is set in 1882 New Mexico, chaos is brought to a town called Appaloosa when the sheriff and his deputy are shot by Bragg (Jeremy Irons) and his men ... Read More

Babylon A.D

Vin Diesel plays Toorop an ex-army veteran turned mercenary. In Babylon A.D Toorop takes on a high risk job of escorting a girl from Russia to America. With a lot of money and his life at risk he ... Read More

Band of Brothers

This TV mini-series follows a group of soldiers during the Second World War. Starting off with the recruits going through training the film follows their story all the way through to the end of the ... Read More

Batman: The Dark Knight

This Batman film is my favourite by far. The Batman films directed by Tim Burton are good, but Heath Ledgers performance as The Joker in this movie blows them out of the water. This is one of his ... Read More

Black Hawk Down

From the multi-award winning director Ridley Scott comes Black Hawk Down, which is based on true events in Mogadishu, Somalia on 3rd October 1993. This action film follows American soldiers which ... Read More

Body of Lies

Ridley Scott brings Body of Lies to our screens and it’s great. Roger Ferris (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a CIA operative in the Middle East trying to uncover where a terrorist leader is. With Roger ... Read More

Bronson

Bronson is a true story based on Michael Petersen who later in life became known as Charles Bronson. Michael Peterson wanted to make a name for himself and become famous so the best he thought to do ... Read More

Casino Royale

Casino Royale takes James Bond 007 back past all the cheese that has gone into it over the years. Right back to the start. Daniel Craig makes his first appearance as James Bond 007 in Casino ... Read More

Defiance

Defiance is set during World War II in Belarus this true story is about three Jewish brothers who escape to the Belarusian forests when the Nazi’s start killing thousands and thousands of Jews in ... Read More

Eagle Eye

With modern technology it is possible that Big Brother is watching and listening into everything we are doing on CCTV, telephones and what we do on the internet. When Jerry (Shia LaBeouf) and many ... Read More

Get Smart

Get Smart is an action comedy about an analyst for CONTROL, eager to become an agent he keeps taking the test year after year. This year is his year. He becomes Agent 86. He teams up with Agent 99 ... Read More

I am legend

Will Smith is alone in New York in I am Legend, not only in New York but possibly the world. Well not entirely alone he is kept busy by the mutants that roam the dark alleys and streets at night ... Read More

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

After 19 years yes 19 years Indiana Jones is back. Set in 1957, the Soviets are after Indy and turn at the university where he works and is forced to leave his post. Upon leaving the town where he ... Read More

Jarhead

Directed by Sam Mendes and based on the book by Anthony Swofford (played by Gylenhall) this is an action film like no-other set during the Gulf War, there is no fighting with the enemy in any ... Read More

Knowing

Now is it just me, or does someone else think it as well, why does Nicolas cage keep on getting jobs as an actor he is just awful! Despite him being in Knowing it’s a very good film. In the 1950’s ... Read More

Max Payne

I have to say I never played Max Payne the video game so not sure what I was expecting when I sat down to watch it. Max Payne is a cop trying to figure out why his wife died and by whom, and has ... Read More

Paul Blart Mall Cop

Paul Blart (Kevin James) is the mall cop and takes his job very seriously, however being over weight and mild mannered not many people notice of him, but his job is his life. So much so he is still ... Read More

Planet of the Apes

Tim Burton brings back Planet of the Apes from the 60’s, and does a cracking job. Mark Wahlberg plays the main character, on a mission in space; one of his monkeys gets sent out on a mission and ... Read More

Quantum of Solace

James Bond is back in Quantum of Solace. In this dark James Bond film he is after revenge for the death of the woman he loved. James Bond goes after Dominic Greene, a famous developer of green ... Read More

Righteous Kill

Righteous Kill follows two New York detectives both with 30 years of experience they have seen everything and are two of the best detectives, with retirement on everyone’s mind, they get to re-open a ... Read More

Snakes on a Plane

Snakes on a Plane, the title says it all doesn’t it! However it’s not actually that bad. When Sean (Nathan Phillips) witnesses a murder by a man who is wanted by the police, and he’s the only witness ... Read More

Star Trek I-!X

Star Trek: The Motion Picture – The crew of the Enterprise are brought back together and must go on a mission which will end up with them saving Earth. Kirk now an admiral is back on the Enterprise ... Read More

Star Trek XI

Well I have to say that I am a Star Trek fan before we get started, so get your mocking out of your system. It has been seven years since the last Star Trek film and now it’s back with a new ... Read More

Starship Troopers

Hate bugs? Well this is the film for you, watch the troopers shoot and kill giant bugs. If you don’t like blood and guts you may need to look away at a few points. You follow the story of Rico, he ... Read More

Taken

Liam Nelson plays Bryan Mills a former spy. When his daughter turns 17 she wants to go to Paris. Not happy with this Bryan is uneasy because he knows what the world is like, and doesn’t want her to ... Read More

Team America World Police

Team America will change you perception of puppet films for the rest of your life! Brought to you by the people who made South Park, you can kind of gist from that? Team America World Police are a ... Read More

The Spirit

The Spirit is a comic book brought to our screens and comes from the same director of Sin City and has the same feel and look about it. The Spirit (Gabriel Macht) is a police man who was shot and ... Read More

Total Recall

Total Recall is a film based in 2084. Douglas Quaid (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is happily married and has a stable job, until he starts to have recurring dreams about being on Mars. Fascinated by this ... Read More

Transformers

If you grew up during the 80’s then this is one of the films to watch. Remember those days sat in front of the TV watching the cartoon of Transformers and thinking how good it was well this film is ... Read More

Tropic Thunder

Tropic Thunder follows a high budget war film being made. With an all star cast this is a very funny film. Set in Vietnam Things don’t go to plan when the novice director can’t control the actors. ... Read More

Vantage Point

The President of the United States of America is in Spain ahead of a summit against global terrorism, where he is due to make a public appearance. As always there is always a threat of him being in ... Read More

Watchmen

The year is 1985 and the government have brought and end to the days of men and women dressing up and being ‘superheroes’ a few are left, but one of them is murdered and an investigation gets ... Read More

Wing Commander

Anyone play the Wing Commander games? I certain did and I really enjoyed them, hence why I like this film. Two new pilots get sent out on there first post to the Tiger Claw a battleship on the far ... Read More