Continuing Neil White's attempt to watch every film released in 2011,
he takes a look at Marvel's attempt to bring the mighty Thor to the big screen, but with a cast including
Anthony Hopkins, Natalie Portman and Idris Elba, can it deliver what it promises?
Colin Firth prepares to read out The King's Speech on Blu-ray...
Out today:
Just as Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt made the exceedingly dumb decision to scrap the UK Film Council, an organisation
which brings in five pounds for every pound it invests, here comes one of it's biggest successes to date:
a true story about George VI (Colin Firth) trying to overcome his stammer with the help of Lionel Logue
(Geoffrey Rush). The film won Oscars for Best Director, Best Film, Best Original Screenplay and Best
Actor for Colin Firth. But is it any good?
Once again, we look at a few titles in more detail which are due out next week, including titles such as
Waking the Dead Series 9, The Green Hornet, Rock & Chips: The Complete Collection and Star Trek: The Original Series Complete.
A Scream too four? (far) Scream 4 at the cinema...
Out now:
Continuing Neil White's attempt to watch every film released in 2011,
he takes a look at the fourth installment of Wes Craven's slasher-thriller series, starring Neve Campbell
and Sidney Prescott. Is it a worthy addition to the franchise or is it a bit of a 'stab' in the dark?
Get back on the road with Fast & Furious 5 at the cinema...
Out now:
Continuing Neil White's attempt to watch every film released in 2011,
just how many more of films can be made in this racing franchise featuring Vin Diesel, Paul Walker and now
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson? Well, given that it's topped the UK charts in its first week with £5.33m in box-office
receipts and the movie at No.2 with Rio with £0.88m, then there'll be many more to come, with No.6 hinted
at in the end credits...
Revisit an Atari VCS classic: Yars' Revenge on Xbox 360...
Out now:
Does the name Yars' Revenge sound familiar? If it does, then that's probably because you're also hovering around 40.
Yars' Revenge was always a curious oddity. You couldn't stop playing, but you literally had no idea what was
going on. That basically continues in this remake, but does it have what it takes to bring the memories flooding
back?
This review also contains high-definition gameplay footage.
Yars' Revenge
is online and out on Xbox 360 now and available from Xbox Live Arcade.
Press releases: Star Wars on Blu-ray: Extras Revealed!...
Bring home the adventure and share Star Wars™ with your whole family – when STAR WARS: THE COMPLETE SAGA comes to Blu-ray Disc from Lucasfilm Ltd. and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment! To be released beginning on September 12 internationally and on September 16 in North America, the nine-disc collection brings the wonder of the entire Saga direct to your living room, where you can revisit all of your favorite Star Wars moments – in gorgeous high definition and with pristine, 6.1 DTS Surround Sound. Dive deeper into the universe with an unprecedented 40+ hours of special features, highlighted by never-before-seen content sourced from the Lucasfilm archives.
Introducing Neil White and his attempt to watch every film released in 2011,
the original 1981 movie with Dudley Moore and Liza Minelli, about a millionaire playboy falling for what was
deemed to be the wrong kind of girl, was an instant classic, so with the penchant for remakes always on the cards
and Russell Brand's star on the rise, the two go together like... chalk and cheese.
Crysis 2: The Ceph take New York... on Xbox 360...
Out now:
Crysis 2 is like what would happen if you were in New York and the full effects threatened by the 2012 movie
were felt... and then the aliens came, too, to blast seven shades of shit out of what was left. A first-person
shooter taking place in a dystopian landscape? Can this release rectify where Homefront went wrong?
This review also contains high-definition gameplay footage.
Once again, we look at a few titles in more detail which are due out next week, including titles such as
Waking the Dead Series 9, The Green Hornet, Rock & Chips: The Complete Collection and Star Trek: The Original Series Complete.
Homefront: Korea invade your home town, but will you survive? It's out now on Xbox 360...
Out now:
Kim Jong-il is dead - hurrah! But his song, Kim Jong-un has taken over - boo! But he's managed to unite Korea
- hurrah! But then he's invaded Japan and now he's heading for you in the U.S. - boo! So grab your weapons and
kick ass against the GKR: Great Korean Republic.
Extreme boarding on Sonic Free Riders on Xbox 360...
Out now:
Well, is it extreme air-boarding or an extremely boring game? There's only one way to find out and that's to read
the review as Sonic steps up and zooms off into the distance...
Once again, we look at a few titles in more detail which are due out next week, including titles such as
The Tourist, a-ha: Ending On A High Note - The Final Concert, Lewis Series 5 and Burlesque.
Youtube Highlights: Snooker Loopy 2: Give it a rub with a cloth...
It's a new mash-up, this time based on the Welsh Open back in February, and online in time for the latest snooker
tournament. And it's even more rude in a Welsh accent...
Youtube Highlights: David Tennant talks about United and Elisabeth Sladen...
A double-dose of Doctor Who-ness now, first up, with David Tennant not only talking about United, but also the sad
passing of Elisabeth Sladen, aka Sarah Jane Smith.
Youtube Highlights: Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill talk about the new series of Doctor Who...
And here's both 'Amy' and 'Rory' talking about the new series of Doctor Who, which is due to start this Saturday
at 6pm. Note that this interview was recorded prior to the death of Elisabeth Sladen, hence why it doesn't get
a mention during it.
They just screwed with the wrong Mexican: Machete on Blu-ray...
Out now:
That's almost how it's phrased in the film, but Machete Cortez is a man who's been done a big wrong by evil drug
kingpin Rogelio Torrez (Steven Seagal) when he killed his wife. Danny Trejo leads a great cast who
all turn in a cool performance, including Jessica Alba, Robert De Niro, Michelle Rodriguez, Jeff Fahey,
Cheech Marin and Don Johnson.
Oh, and Lindsay Lohan turns up and gets her tits out, too.
Val Kilmer in his best ever film role, as Jim Morrison in The Doors: 20th's Anniversary Special Edition on Blu-ray...
Released today:
Val Kilmer takes on Jim Morrison, iconic frontman of The Doors, a wonderful but, sadly, short-lived group from the
late 60s and early 70s, following his passion for drink and drugs. Kyle MacLachlan, Kevin Dillon, Frank Whaley
and Meg Ryan co-star in this biopic which saw Kilmer at the height of his career, something which he's never
managed to replicate since.
Once again, we look at a few titles in more detail which are due out next week, including titles such as
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Tron Legacy, Little Fockers
and Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders.
Val Kilmer in his best ever film role, as Jim Morrison in The Doors: 20th's Anniversary Special Edition on Blu-ray...
Released next Monday:
Val Kilmer takes on Jim Morrison, iconic frontman of The Doors, a wonderful but, sadly, short-lived group from the
late 60s and early 70s, following his passion for drink and drugs. Kyle MacLachlan, Kevin Dillon, Frank Whaley
and Meg Ryan co-star in this biopic which saw Kilmer at the height of his career, something which he's never
managed to replicate since.
Having rumours spread about your sex life is one thing, but spreading them yourself? That's a little warped...
so why does Olive want everyone to know she lost her virginity when she's still a virgin?
Emma Stone co-stars with Amanda Bynes, Thomas Haden Church, Patricia Clarkson and Stanley Tucci in this
new comedy.
Four great classics in the Sega Dreamcast Collection on Xbox 360...
Out now:
Four great games from days gone by on the Sega Dreamcast: Crazy Taxi, Sonic Adventure, Space Channel 5 Part 2
and Sega Bass Fishing. All are available separately on Xbox Live Arcade, but you can buy them here in one package.
Is it worthy of your money?
David Bowie is loving the alien in The Man Who Fell To Earth on Blu-ray...
Released today:
A Blu-ray premiere for a classic piece of kitsch from the mid-70s, mixing one of the most eccentric directors,
Nicolas Roeg, with one of the most inventive music maestros, David Bowie, who crash-lands to Earth and wants
desperately to return, but with a source for water, a commodity that's long since deserted his home planet.
Rip Torn, Buck Henry and Candy Clark co-star.
As of April 2009, Blu-rays and DVDs reviewed by the editor are watched on a Panasonic TH-37PX80B
37" Plasma TV with a Sony BDP-1500 Blu-ray player and played through a Yamaha DSP-AX820 amplifier.
PC games reviewed by the editor are on:
Since Jan 2011: Intel Quad Core Dell XPS 8100, i7 CPU 860 @ 2.80Ghz, 8Gb RAM, nVidia GeForce GTS 240, Windows 7
Since Nov 2005: Intel Pentium D 830 3.0Ghz, 1Gb RAM, 128Mb nVidia GeForce 6700XL, Windows XP
Since Aug 2003: Intel Pentium 4 2.66Ghz, 512Mb RAM, 128Mb GeForce4 MX440 graphics, Windows XP
Since May 2003: Intel Pentium 4 2.6Ghz, 512Mb RAM, 128Mb ATI Radeon 9600TX graphics, Windows XP
Since Jun 2002: Intel Pentium III 600Mhz, 384Mb RAM, Windows 98 SE, 64Mb ATI Radeon 8500LE
Since May 2000: Intel Pentium III 600Mhz, 384Mb RAM, Windows 98 SE, Voodoo 3 3000 AGP
