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So you've bought a High Defintion player, a TV that's capable of 1080p and your sound system rocks the block when you turn it on. No? Mine neither but that doesn't stop me from enjoying a good flick. Join in me digging through the bargains available and see what treasures we can find together...

Planet Terror

June 23rd 2008 01:46
Grindhouse meets Kill Bill Vol 1
Can a B grade movie about B Grade movies actually B B B B good?

Plot Synopsis
Errr what plot? This movie's all about hot chicks, blood, gore and a silly plot that is only there to facilitate all that. But if you really must know.....

Cherry's a Go-Go dancer with lots of "Useless Talents" who aspires to greater things. Things for Cherry go a bit awry when she's involved in an accident and has her leg removed by some rather odd people. The rest is history......

Personal View
Trying to watch Planet Terror is, well, a grind. After all it is a bad (even though intentionally so) movie about B Grade horror flicks (ya know, the ones with no plots, sexy chicks in skimpy clothes and more swearing than actual dialogue). What probably seemed like neat little tributes to the director only seem to be annoyances to me. Things like the grainy video effect, scratched reels effect and the "missing reels" only seem to detract from the movie.

Cherry gives the crew a "leg up"


The rest of the action is Kill Bill Vol 1 style (this movie originally screened in a double feature with a movie by Tarantino) with plenty of blood, guts and gore thrown liberally around. Not to mention the body limbs which seem to outnumber actual bodies. Basically this goes for shock factor and I can't really say that impresses me (then again Kill Bill never really impressed me that much either although some of the fight sequences were excellent but the overuse of blood didn't seem to add anything for me other than contraversy).


Rose McGowen (as Cherry) is certainly nice eye candy. But you can get plenty of her from Charmed which in my view is a much better watch.

My Rating : 2/5 (Grindhouse doesn't get it's name for nothing)

Main Cast
Rose McGowen
Freddy Rodriquez
Josh Brolin
Marley Shelton
Bruce Willis

Release : 2007
Rating : MA15 (Should be Ri I reckon)
Genre : Horror
Price : $9.99 (Second hand from Video Store)

We mean business.... No Really
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Best Places to Buy Budget

March 10th 2008 06:29
Being a pensioner and legally blind has it's benifits. Gettinginto Hoyts for nothing is one of them (though without subtitles and the ability to pause often it is a bit dull). But let's look at home entertainment and the best place to buy your flicks....

EzyDVD Online

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S1m0ne

March 9th 2008 09:32
Celebrity obsessed over Virtual Reality
Will there be a point in time when we can't tell the difference between something that is real and something created in the Virtual World?

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The Matrix

March 7th 2008 11:01
Some Rules can be bent, Others can be broken..."
Think you know what The Matrix truly is? We'll show you what you really didn't expect it to bed.

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Favourite Five Flicks

March 6th 2008 09:32
Ok, everyone has their favourites including me. Althoug I must admit it was rather difficult to narrow them down to 5 . These aren't in any particular order....

Duets

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Lethal Weapon 4

March 5th 2008 23:40
The whole city's insured against them
Mel Gibson and Danny Clover combine once again to bring you an action packed comedy.

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A Few Good Men

March 3rd 2008 03:44
In the line of duty...
Are you ready to back the law? Or instead take on the US Navyand its traditions in ensuring their men are fit for duty? Will you challenge the tier of Command?

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Heads up on HD DVD's

March 3rd 2008 02:50
For those of you who already HD DVD players and are looking at filling out your collection rather than dumping it...

EzyDVD is having a sale on at the moment with HD DVD's starting from $9.95. Considering these are new discs as opposed to often second hand ones at Ebay it might be worth a look at snapping up some of your favourites.

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The Legend 2

March 2nd 2008 10:46
Old School Martial Arts
The Legend 2 brings old school martial arts to the current day in a similar style to "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". An odd mix of Hollywood style cinematics and old style martial arts (if you've ever watched any of Bruce Lee's or JackeChan's old movies you know what I mean). Where the fight scenes aren't just about what looks good but there's actually a fight that lasts more than 5 seconds.

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High Definition on a Budget

March 2nd 2008 07:17
Toshiba's HD-EP10 1080p capable HD player
I spoke yesterday to some extent about the possibilities of High Definition content for the budget oriented movie lover. About how the loss of HD DVD as a format might provide us with a cheap alternative until Blu Ray reduces in price.

After doing a bit of searching on Ebay Australia it would seem that such a thing might actually be realistic. With people desperately trying to offload stock of HD DVD players and HD DVD movies. Combined with a pretty decent release list of movies it should be able to satisfy your need for High Definition content without putting big dents in your wallet


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