7 movie sequels that need to happen

7 movie sequels that need to happen

After 8 long years, the sequel to Frank Miller’s Sin City is released today. Hooray! The inspiring story of Sin City: A Dame To Kill For has given us hope that some other sequels we’d like to see made will eventually be released too. Here’s our wishlist. BEWARE: There are …

29/08/2014

Chris Smith

Movies

Are movie-based video games as bad as everyone thinks? We used science to find out…

Movie-based video games have a reputation for being terrible, and it’s not hard to see why. Over the years, gamers have been served up some real tie-in stinkers: the infamous ET, Fight Club and Street Fighter: The Movie (which is a game based on a movie based on a game) …

21/08/2014

Chris Smith

The Top 10 Traded DVDs

1. Game of Thrones – Season 1 2. Up 3. Prometheus 4. The Godfather Trilogy 5. The Expendables 2 6. Finding Nemo 7. Skyfall 8. Django Unchained 9. True Blood – Season 1 10. Avengers Assemble But why are people selling these DVDs? Here are a couple of theories… Game …

20/08/2014

Chris Smith

5 Cult Superhero Movies Worth Checking Out

Superhero movies are everywhere at the moment: Guardians of the Galaxy is dominating the box office, Captain America: The Winter Soldier is out on DVD, and Batman vs. Superman and The Avengers: Age of Ultron are filling the pages of movie magazines and blogs everywhere. That’s just the tip of …

18/08/2014

Chris Smith

Guns, guns, guns: the best movies made by the cast of The Expendables

Zimmer-frame mounted machine guns at the ready, everyone: the Expendables are back for another round of guns, glory and stunts that no man over the age of 50 should be attempting. The cast of The Expendables 3 reads like a who’s-who of action movies, with legendary muscle-bound stalwarts like Stallone …

15/08/2014

Chris Smith

Movies

The 5 ‘best’ worst videogame movies

Videogame movies are terrible. You might think that’s a sweeping generalisation but it’s actually been proven by science ”“ well, Rotten Tomatoes, at least. The highest score for a video game movie on the site is 44%, and that was for the barely bearable Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within. Yet, …

14/08/2014

Chris Smith

Our Favourite Inbetweeners Moments

The Inbetweeners 2 hits cinemas today and we’re more excited than a hyperactive schoolgirl at a One Direction meet-and-greet. The new movie sees Jay, Will, Simon and Neil backpacking through Australia, presumably getting into all kinds of hilarious and cringeworthy situations along the way. They may be older, but they …

06/08/2014

Chris Smith

7 awesome movies to watch on holiday

Holiday’s are great, aren’t they? Endless sunshine (if you’re lucky), quality time with your family (when you’re not arguing) and pure relaxation (when you’re not getting stressed out over checking-in, catching transfers and trying to sort out excursions); they really cannot be beaten. But occasionally, sitting by the pool all …

06/08/2014

Chris Smith

Movies

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