REVIEW: Gunmen (1994)
GUNMEN, Sally Kirkland, 1994. ©Miramax Films ‘How come every one around here got a damn gun?’ *spoiler alert* Christopher Lambert (Highlander) and Mario Van Peeples (Posse, New Jack City) make a...
View ArticleREVIEW: The Conjuring 2 (2016) [DVD]
The DVD of this movie came through my letterbox this morning from Warner Bros, something I wasn’t expecting so it’s probably better to review it, even if it isn’t strictly falling under our niche...
View ArticleREVIEW: USS Indianapolis: Men Of Courage (2016)
Running Time: 128 Mins Rated: R What To Expect: A movie that isn’t as bad as they say, but too long and cheap looking Director Mario Van Peebles has stuck his head back out of TV-land, where most of...
View ArticleREVIEW: In A Valley Of Violence (2016)
Running Time: 104 Mins Rated: R What To Expect: Awkward comedy that doesn’t quite work, traditional vengeance arc I must not have been keeping up with this movie too well because I didn’t realise it...
View ArticleREVIEW: Highlander III: The Final Dimension (1994)
‘400 years is a long time to hate’ *Spoilers Below* Connor MacLeod (Christopher Lambert) is the highlander, an immortal being and master swordsman from 16th century Scotland. After the death of his...
View ArticleReview: Operation Mekong (2016)
For the action movie lover, a staple that’s always a favourite is the “rumble-in-the-jungle” kind of action-adventure. Missing in Action, Rambo: First Blood Part II, Predator… the kind where a group...
View ArticleREVIEW: The Bourne Identity 4K UHD Blu-Ray
The ManlyMovie foray into 4K continues, with mixed results. Some of the early material is impressive but some of it is equally disappointing. There’s going to be a ton of this stuff in December as...
View ArticleREVIEW: The Bourne Supremacy UHD 4K Blu-Ray
This ‘Bourne’ stuff has been going for a while now, around 15 years, although that obviously doesn’t include the novels or the 1980’s TV movie (The Bourne Identity – the first incarnation). Having...
View ArticleREVIEW: Spectral (2016)
Run Time: 100 mins Rated: PG-13 What To Expect: Aliens meets the X-Files, just not hugely entertaining I wonder how much exposure this movie got or if anyone but Netflix can see how many buys it has...
View ArticleREVIEW: The Hollow Point (2016)
Run Time: 98 Mins Rated: R What To Expect: A film with realistic and confident violence, but a wasted cast I’m actually kind of sad over what came out of this movie. It’s a film with a good score,...
View ArticleREVIEW: Extreme Measures (1996)
‘I’m doing medicine, no one’s ever dreamed of.’ *Spoiler Alert* Bursting out of a building onto a deserted alley in New York City, two disoriented men, naked and delirious run for their lives. The men...
View ArticleREVIEW: Redemption (2013)
It’s always good to remember that Jason Statham started out as an actor – and a pretty good one too – rather than a straight up action man. Since then he’s carried the torch for old school action and...
View ArticleReview: “Kong: Skull Island” (2017)
Few will disagree that the original King Kong released in 1933 has been one of the most influential films in the history of Cinema. Its influence and success made a lot of people go into the world of...
View ArticleREVIEW: Black Butterfly (2017)
Black Butterfly is a movie acquired by LionsGate some time ago, a remake of the French TV movie Papillon Noir, a 2008 movie that actually starred Eric Cantona. In this U.S.-set remake, Brian Goodman...
View ArticleREVIEW: Wheelman (2017)
Rated: R Run Time: 85 Minutes What To Expect: A gimmick movie, where everything is filmed from inside the car – it doesn’t work because of this If you’re going to try the gimmick of filming an entire...
View ArticleREVIEW: Terminator 2 4K UHD Blu-Ray
Run Time: 137 Mins Rated: R What To Expect: An underwhelming and lazy release It’s one of those times again when a new format is released and you eagerly await the big guns, having put up with the...
View ArticleREVIEW: Renegades (2018)
Run Time: 10 Mins Rated: PG-13 What To Expect: Average movie, but nowhere near as bad as they say You’d think they’d do this type of film more often, the whole Kelly’s Heroes thing. I only recall it...
View ArticleREVIEW: Acts Of Violence (2018)
Run Time: 87 Mins Rated: R What To Expect: Surprisingly mediocre, Willis hardly in the movie as usual I’ve scaled back the reviews of VODmit on here. I think I engaged in too much self flagellation...
View ArticleREVIEW: Manhunt (2017)
John Woo is without a doubt one of the finest action filmmakers alive, so it comes to no surprise that whenever his name is attached to a new project, eyes of action film fans widen. Unfortunately,...
View ArticleREVIEW: Braven (2018)
Run Time: 94 Mins Rated: R What To Expect: A movie where the second half descends into sloppy mediocrity, wasting a good and willing cast Here’s another VOD movie, although one of those ones where...
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