Film Archive

  • It took me a while to get around to buying and watching The Men Who Stare at Goats as I do with a lot of movies that get heavily promoted. Sadly, I tend to ignore films that get a lot of big name actors as the films are usually quite...

    Off the Shelf – The Men Who Stare At Goats

    It took me a while to get around to buying and watching The Men Who Stare at Goats as I do with a lot of movies that get heavily promoted. Sadly, I tend to ignore films that get a lot of big name actors as the films are usually quite...

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  • It has been a long time that Jason Vorhees has been scaring the living daylights out of audiences with his hockey mask and machete. Strangely enough, he was not the scary perpetrator in the original flick that gives credence to the theory of six degrees of separation from Kevin Bacon....

    Off The Shelf – Friday the 13th

    It has been a long time that Jason Vorhees has been scaring the living daylights out of audiences with his hockey mask and machete. Strangely enough, he was not the scary perpetrator in the original flick that gives credence to the theory of six degrees of separation from Kevin Bacon....

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  • With the Hangover 2 well and truly released and not as good as the first I thought it would be a good time to look back at the original. This was a classic bucks party, guys wild night out type of situational comedy that may not be intelligent but it...

    Off the Shelf – The Hangover (Original)

    With the Hangover 2 well and truly released and not as good as the first I thought it would be a good time to look back at the original. This was a classic bucks party, guys wild night out type of situational comedy that may not be intelligent but it...

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  • Akira is a classic Japanese animation movie that explores the usual themes of futurism expected by these movies. The movie has been out for a long time now but has not aged too much but may seem a little over dramatic. Akira came out in 1988 and has enjoyed cult...

    Off the Shelf – Akira

    Akira is a classic Japanese animation movie that explores the usual themes of futurism expected by these movies. The movie has been out for a long time now but has not aged too much but may seem a little over dramatic. Akira came out in 1988 and has enjoyed cult...

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  • The classic movie “Fletch” features Chevy Chase in one of his best roles and probably most famous except for the National Lampoons Vacation series. This movie is all eighties from the clothing right down to the sound track! The girls have big fashion, big hair and the disguises are fantastic!...

    Off the Shelf – Who is this “Fletch”?

    The classic movie “Fletch” features Chevy Chase in one of his best roles and probably most famous except for the National Lampoons Vacation series. This movie is all eighties from the clothing right down to the sound track! The girls have big fashion, big hair and the disguises are fantastic!...

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  • Matrix may have been much more popular than Keanu Reeve’s earlier effort in Johnny Mnemonic but it is a humorous for a sci-fi flick. Along with Keanu “I have one voice for all my characters” Reeves the movie also pulls in the amazing acting talents of Ice-T and Dolph Lundgrin....

    Off the Shelf: Johnny Mnemonic the Original Matrix

    Matrix may have been much more popular than Keanu Reeve’s earlier effort in Johnny Mnemonic but it is a humorous for a sci-fi flick. Along with Keanu “I have one voice for all my characters” Reeves the movie also pulls in the amazing acting talents of Ice-T and Dolph Lundgrin....

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  • Children of the Corn was originally written by Stephen King and like most of his writing translated well into film. While this movie has aged a little the madness of the plot and the general violence of the film remains watchable. The story revolves around Issac, a young boy who...

    Off the Shelf – Children of the Corn

    Children of the Corn was originally written by Stephen King and like most of his writing translated well into film. While this movie has aged a little the madness of the plot and the general violence of the film remains watchable. The story revolves around Issac, a young boy who...

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  • With all of the content I have on my bookcase (shelves and shelves of DVDs) it seemed a good idea to start sharing some of my favourites and unfavourites! After all, part of the reason I started this site was to share some television and movie reviews with everyone. I...

    Off The Shelf – Classic Movie and TV Reviews

    With all of the content I have on my bookcase (shelves and shelves of DVDs) it seemed a good idea to start sharing some of my favourites and unfavourites! After all, part of the reason I started this site was to share some television and movie reviews with everyone. I...

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  • Here is the hot new trailers for the new Xmen movie: Xmen: First Class. The story revolves around the early years of Magneto and the Professor as they “come out” of the mutant closet for the first time. The movie looks action packed but about as plot driven as the...

    Hot New Xmen Movie Trailer!

    Here is the hot new trailers for the new Xmen movie: Xmen: First Class. The story revolves around the early years of Magneto and the Professor as they “come out” of the mutant closet for the first time. The movie looks action packed but about as plot driven as the...

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  • Admittedly I loved the first Final Destination movie, it was semi-original about a group of school kids that were all meant to die in a plane crash but somehow avoided death. Then they kept making them like the Fast and Furious movies… and they got worse and worse, so how...

    Final Destination 5. Why God Why?

    Admittedly I loved the first Final Destination movie, it was semi-original about a group of school kids that were all meant to die in a plane crash but somehow avoided death. Then they kept making them like the Fast and Furious movies… and they got worse and worse, so how...

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