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Written by John Payne
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Sunday, 04 July 2010 14:35 |
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“Force of Five” concerns the dazzling exploits of four very young and fearless Thai boxing students who come to the aid of their friend Wun, who has chronic heart disease. As the end nears, a donor heart is located but tragically the hospital in charge comes under siege from a group of ruthless terrorists. Wuth, Catt, Jib and Pong must breach the terrorists’ perimeter, locate the heart and get it back to Wun in time for his operation. Krissanapong Rachata’s movie comes from the same stable as “Ong Bak”, “Chocolate” and “Raging Phoenix” which means that, despite it featuring a much younger cast than those adult hits, it still features thrilling acrobatics, spine-crunching combat and boundless energy. Like “Home Alone”, though, the movie has a more family-oriented flavour and there are plenty of pratfalls, high jinks and light comedic touches. |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 04 July 2010 14:37 )
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Written by John Payne
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Sunday, 04 July 2010 14:31 |
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The title of this movie could easily be misconstrued as something cheeky to do with skating. The ice in question is, however, used by a boiler-suited freak to keep his dead or stunned victims from going ripe or escaping. As you would guess from the other half of the title, the majority of his prey are skimpily-clad young ladies. Said bus-load of ladies happen to roll up at a seemingly abandoned, rundown gas station, on the way to a fund-raising bikini carwash at the beach. Their bus has broken down, leaving them temporarily stranded. By day, they opt to wash some cars to pass the time. By night, they get slaughtered one by one by Moe, the aforementioned demented mechanic who evidently ran out of Head and Shoulders a long time ago! |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 05 July 2010 16:03 )
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Written by Alex J Geairns
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Sunday, 27 June 2010 14:45 |
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Who dares to walk the line between life and death? In 1972, Pinewood Studios was the home of this intriguing production. Star Trek icon Leonard Nimoy and British treasure Susan Hampshire starred in this eerie story of revenge and murder from beyond the grave. Baffled is an ITC pilot for a never-commissioned series, is directed by Phillip Leacock – an established film and TV regular, with credits that include Gunsmoke and The Wild Wild West. As it was executive-produced by Norman Felton as an Arena Production for ITC, it means it had the same pedigree as the earlier cult series Strange Report. Tom Kovack is a hard-nosed devil-may-care racing driver, until a sudden supernatural vision during the Pennsylvania 500 Mile Special race causes him to lose control of his car as he hurtles off-track at 140 miles per hour. Michele Brent is the woman who convinces Tom that his apparitions are significant. When she leads him to the manor house of his vision, he meets glamorous film star Andrea Glenn and her daughter, Jennifer, whose screaming image was the last thing he saw before his near-fatal crash. |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 27 June 2010 19:16 )
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Written by John Payne
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Sunday, 27 June 2010 17:29 |
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The original 1958 version of “The Hidden Fortress” was directed by Japanese legend Akira Kurosawa, and was apparently heavily referenced in George Lucas’s “Star Wars” movies. Fifty years on, this new version seeks to update the production values of the original whilst holding true to its classical storylines and characters. The allied nations of Hayakawa and Akizuki are at war with the invading forces of Yamana. The titular fortress is under siege and Princess Yuki (Masami Nagasawa) and her loyal Samurai bodyguard Rokurota (Hiroshi Abe) must flee before enemy forces breach their defences. They dupe a couple of morally suspect rogues into helping them transport some gold back to friendly territory whilst pretending to be humble bandits. Shinji Higuchi’s remake is a fun, mildly thoughtful and action-packed adventure yarn about caste, honour, greed, humanity and salvation. The two rogues - Takezo (Jun Matsumoto) and Shinpachi (Daisuke Miyagawa) - are the bumbling comic relief in an otherwise quite earnest and bloody movie, but during their journey they realise there might be more to life than their mantra of “Women! Liquor! Food!”. |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 27 June 2010 17:31 )
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Written by Alex J Geairns
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Sunday, 27 June 2010 18:57 |
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Clive Owen who had found earlier TV fame with Chancer (as Stephen Crane) brings a 1990s down-at-hill vibe to the role of private detective Nick Sharman in a stylish drama based on the best-selling novels by Marc Timlin. Blending classic film noir elements with hard-hitting realism and explosive action, Sharman helped to further pave the way to Owen’s forthcoming superstardom. The series features rapidly paced storylines from, among others, Tony Hoare (The Sweeney, Minder), Guy Jenkin (Outnumbered, Drop The Dead Donkey) and award-winning Paul Abbott (Shameless, Touching Evil) Nick Sharman is a disillusioned, down-at-heel private investigator. An instinctive loner with a shady past, he can also be charming, quick-witted, determined and, despite his faults, he has an undeniable attraction for many of the women he encounters, while dealing with the fallout from a failed marriage. For his part, there’s only one ‘woman’ who is a constant in his life - his young daughter Judith. Although his line of work seemed a natural choice after his promising Metropolitan Police career fell apart, it is starting to feel like a dead end. |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 27 June 2010 19:00 )
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