WARNING: This article may contain spoilers I think this is something we all dread, a future that isn’t all bright and cheery. A lot of the films I’ve covered for this article I’m sure will touch home with a lot of the fears that are affecting us now, let alone the fears they had for …
The Tale Of Perseus and Andromeda
WARNING: This Review Contains Spoilers I’m going to start off by saying that neither of these films got this part of Greek mythology quite right but there is such a thing as creative licence and truthfully, that isn’t what we’re here to talk about. In 1981, Harry Hamlin took on the role of the demi-god …
OldBoy 2003 vs 2013
WARNING: This Review Contains Spoilers If you were locked in a room for nearly two decades with no explanation – what would you do? The following review will explain the comparisons between exactly this and the reactions of Oh Dae-Su and Joseph Doucett in each version of OldBoy. Reference to the Title It is …
Point Break 1991 vs 2015
WARNING: This Review Contains Spoilers When robbery meets extreme sports, there’s no telling what could go wrong. In 1991, we hit the waves with Johnny Utah in his pursuit of ‘The Presidents’ but little did we know, he was to resurface in 2015 with the thrills turned up a notch. All Too Convenient Something …
Stephen King’s Pet Sematary
WARNING: This Review Contains Spoilers Let me take you on another journey into the dark mind of possibly my favourite author, Stephen King. We have ventured down this road before when looking at the adaptations of his coming-of-age tale, Carrie, but today we will enter into the story of the Creed family. Written in 1983, …
On A Mission From God
WARNING: This Review Contains Spoilers Let’s talk about possibly the coolest films to come out of the 1980s (and then the 90s), and I’m not talking The Matrix style of cool – this is something very different. Introducing The Blues Brothers. Similar Concept This was something I was a little bit wary of going …
Nightmare on Elm Street 1984 v 2010
WARNING: This Review Contains Spoilers One, two Freddie’s coming for you. Three, four better lock your door. Five, six grab a crucifix. Seven, eight gonna stay up late. Nine, ten never sleep again…..but what if you don’t know when you’re sleeping and when you’re awake? Prepare yourself for … A Nightmare on Elm Street. What …
Bringing ‘The Racer’ To Screen
WARNING: This Review Contains Spoilers This article was originally supposed to look at the comparisons between Death Race 2000 and Death Race. However, from my recollection, Death Race is not a direct remake of the original film – whereas Death Race 2050 is exactly that. Based on the short story The Racer by Ib Melchior, …
Seven Sisters of Sorority Row
WARNING: This Review Contains Spoilers Two houses, both alike in criminality. Based on the screenplay Seven Sisters by Mark Rosman, two films have been made; The House on Sorority Row in 1983 (directed by Rosman himself) and its remake Sorority Row in 2009. The characters in each film were quick to learn that playing pranks …
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
WARNING: This Review Contains Spoilers Ever since I was a child, The Wizard of Oz has been one of my favourite films, to the extent that it was my go-to film when I was ill. Released in 1939, it brought L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz to the screen, with Judy Garland in …