Some News

After several months dedication and assistance to the blog, it has been decided Chris is going to depart from the blog. I want to take this opportunity to thank him for the work he;s put into this and I will be posting a link as soon as possible to his new project which I'm sure will be starting up soon.

It's onwards and upwards on here, however. I'm really going to go for it from here on in and I may or may not have some exciting news in a few days.

Until next time.

Tom.
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So... much... work...

I'm so sorry I have let things slip.
I am now about to attempt what I can only assume is a record for the most number of film reviews in one nihgt. They'll be short and sweet, but I mean every word.

Tom

Oh and, FYI, I have discontinued the DVD corner. It's getting too long to read.
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A moment of your time, please

Find things quicker and easier with the new naviagtion feature, just go to the sidebar and look! Snazzy categories to select from. The archive will remain, mind in case you can't find what you;re looking for.
Don't forget to leave your comments on what your reading :)

Oh, and if you could click your mouse once in a desired spot for our poll, I'm sure we'd appreciate that plenty, too!

Remember, still early days and we are just two students. not too much is going to get covered around here just yet.

Tom
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Give a hoot!

Support the blog!
Follow in the footsteps of 2 people and leave a comment on one of our pieces of work, it gives us a little perspective and even makes coming to the blog more enjoyable for us!

thanks for coming here in the first place, leaving a few words on what you think really does make all the difference to us Blogmasters. I appreciate we're spotty on coverage on plenty of things, bear in mind we're just two people both with part-time jobs and full-time education timetables.

Thank you, again and remember, make yourself heard! I'd happily review any film someone suggested and more, we're all about the interaction :).

Tom.
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Summer

I'd like to thank Chris for his reviews while I've been away, I'd been meaning to review Hancock for a while and his Pan's Labyrinth review was nothing short of amazing. I'd like to take the time to say Del Torro has to be my favourite filmaker of the moment, Hellboy II is an incredible work (review coming soon!) and we can only begin to imagine where he'll take The Hobbit.

Look out for me in the upcoming issues of Sky Sports magazines, I've got a few articles in the September and October releases.

I'm also going to review some concerts! Just for a bit of fun. I was at Muse's gig in Dublin on Wednesday and will be going to V Festival tomorrow (where Muse are headlining)

See you all on the other side of V, I hereby promise reviews of Muse In Dublin, V Festival and Hellboy II by the end of the week. I'll also talk TV, why chick flicks aren't all that bad and why Chicken Run is overrated.

TTFN

Tom.
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The birthday post

Ahh happy birthday to me.
And how else to celebrate than giving my first no-star rating to a film I saw yesterday.
The Happening: -/*****
That's right, not one star, not one single measly star. I've also decided that in the event of a no-star film being seen, I will review the experience in everything BUT the film. So, to summarise, I will be reviewing the cinema food, the queues, the seats and the view. Obviously in an ironic and hopefully humorous manner. Anyway, I'll save my review of this poorly-acted
shambles of a D-Movie until later.

I thought at it's my birthday, I'd go for a little self absorption and give a rundown of my top 10 favourite films ever.

10. Liar Liar ****+
9. Ace Ventura 2 ****+
8. Donnie Darko ****+
7. Superbad ****
6. Hot Fuzz ****+
5. Airplane ****
4. Anchorman ****
3. Planes, Trains and Automobiles ****+
2. Shaun Of The Dead *****
1. V For Vendetta *****

8/10 of those are comedies.
What can I say? I appreciate humour.

Update: 8th April.
Wow, reviewing films really does make you change fast. What was I thinking putting Anchorman and Superbad in my top 10?
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Welcome Chris!

Chris Bone will now be a secondary contributor to the site.
He will start off by reviewing Horton Hears A Who, as he is convinced it deserves 4 stars.

Good luck and welcome, Chris!

Things I will do for the blog today:
-Sweeney Todd Review
- Finish watching Futurama: TBWABB
That is all, I'm a very busy man.
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The week ahead

This week I will address:
- My take on 2008 in films so far.
- Films I'm looking forward to.
- Reviews of films seen in 2008, this will most likely take a while, but here are the ones I'll need to do:

-The Happening -

-The Incredible Hulk ***
- Indiana Jones IV ***
- Forgetting Sarah Marshall ****
- Cloverfield ****
- Sweeney Todd ****
- Jumper *
- Juno ***
- Speed Racer / Jack II ***
- Iron Man ***+
- Horton Hears A Who ***
(Chris' rating ****)
- Vantage Point / Jack: The Movie **
- Run, Fatboy, Run ****

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Day one

And so it begins!

I guess it would be polite to outline exactly what I want to achieve with this here film blog.
In a nutshell, I enjoy writing, and I enjoy films. what a charming collaboration of these elements i hope my blog can become.

Over the next few months I will do my best to update this site regularly. I will be reviewing films I've seen both in the cinema and on DVD and indeed through other methods should they present themselves.
As well as this I'll most lilkely indulge myself with writing about films I've seen before that I've enjoyed, and possibly even branch (concisely, this is a films blog) into other areas of media.

To be honest, I'll take it as it comes and write what I feel like, within reason.

I hope you enjoy reading, feel free to let me know if there's a particular subject you want discussing and I will do my very best.
Thank you very much and enjoy.

Tom.
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