By Richard Haridy June 24, 2014 3 Days to Kill is an extraordinarily compelling film; unfortunately, in all the wrong ways. Several times over its strung-out two hours I stared at the screen, mouth agape, wondering what the hell I was watching. Directed by McG and co-written by Luc Besson, this is alternately a bombastic […]
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Under covers – This Means War review
July 6, 2012 
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This Means War – Starring Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine and Tom Hardy. Directed by McG. Rated M. Originally published February 13, 2012. By Simon Miraudo. This Means War is now available on DVD and Blu-ray in Australia. The creative team behind spy comedy This Means War might need to take a leaf out of the most recent Mission: Impossible’s book and initiate ‘Ghost Protocol’; they’ll no doubt […]
Continue readingOuija movie revived by massive budget cut
March 7, 2012 0 Comments
Universal resurrects Ouija after major budget cuts from $100 million down to $5 million, Deadline reports. The film version of the popular Hasbro board game was one slated as a Pirates of the Caribbean scale production shepherded by Michael Bay, directed by McG, and written by Tron: Legacy scribes Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz. Coming in at […]
Continue readingUnder covers – This Means War review
February 13, 2012 0 Comments
This Means War – Starring Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine and Tom Hardy. Directed by McG. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. The creative team behind spy comedy This Means War might need to take a leaf out of the most recent Mission: Impossible’s book and initiate ‘Ghost Protocol’; they’ll no doubt need to drop off the […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: This Means War
October 14, 2011 0 Comments
Chris Pine and Tom Hardy play BFFs/CIA agents whose friendship is tested by the object of their mutual affection (Reese Witherspoon) in This Means War. The trailer for the McG directed action-comedy has arrived online, and despite featuring a couple of groan-worthy jokes (and Chelsea Handler), the presence of the fresh and ultra-appealing leads Hardy […]
Continue readingHead to Head – Terminator: Salvation
December 15, 2009 3 Comments
Welcome to the latest edition of Head to Head, in which our Quickflix critic takes on our readers in a rip-snorting battle to the death! You pick the film, and we pick the fight! This week, Nigel Bridgeman went back in time to save Terminator: Salvation from a critical evisceration. For his troubles, he picked […]
Continue readingTerminated – Terminator Salvation DVD review
December 7, 2009 0 Comments
Terminator Salvation – Starring Christian Bale, Sam Worthington and Anton Yelchin. Directed by McG. Rated M. Originally published June 2, 2009. By Simon Miraudo. This is not the future James Cameron told us about. He promised us a sci-fi franchise that was as thoughtful as it was action packed. I’ve seen the new Terminator film […]
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