Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

0 Comments. 329 Views. Posted 12 Jan 2012 @ 1:40pm.
Doyle’s heroes recreated by Guy, Crosses Pirates with Withnail & I, This sequel is bigger, More puzzles to figure, But a third could see the fun die. Rating: B+ For more reviews, visit The Limerick Review. As with all sequels these days, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows brings more exotic destinations, more laughs and more action. This seems to be the on-going trend with all movie franchises, whether they’re pirates, alien robots or secret agents. Guy Ritchie returns with his adaptation of the characters from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s short stories, revolving around the unorthodox... Read More!
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The Future chris bright, column, arts.
0 Comments. 569 Views. Posted 18 Nov 2011 @ 11:57am.
While the lead tries too hard to be weird, As a couple these two seem sincere, And as rom-coms go, It’s more than so-so, With a narrating cat left to steer. Rating: B+ For more, visit The Limerick Review website. Miranda July understands what quirky is, perhaps better than any other director/actor working today. She understands the type of awkward situations, odd relationships and minor... Read More
Our Idiot Brother chris bright, column, arts.
0 Comments. 683 Views. Posted 3 Nov 2011 @ 3:31pm.
Ned's a nice guy but he's slow, And after jail he has nowhere to go, So his sister's take turns, And each of them learns, How to cope with their idiot bro. Rating: A Find more at The Limerick Review. Paul Rudd is a very loveable guy. But after his big break as the dorky older brother in Clueless it took a while for him to find a role that people would notice – that role came in the form of Brian... Read More
Drive chris bright, column, arts.
0 Comments. 601 Views. Posted 31 Oct 2011 @ 10:21am.
This isn’t a Paul Walker flick, But a classic that’s stylish and slick, Gosling’s impressive, Quiet/aggressive, Extreme violence could make you feel sick. Rating: A For more, visit The Limerick Review. I feel sorry for that woman who is trying to sue the promoters of Drive. Basically, she was expecting it to be more like Fast & Furious. Drive is everything that Fast & Furious is not… and... Read More
The Three Musketeers 3D chris bright, column, arts.
0 Comments. 619 Views. Posted 21 Oct 2011 @ 1:15pm.
Not as good as O’Donnell and Sheen’s, But will appeal to more than just teens, Plenty of fighting, 3D, it’s exciting, It’s Pirates lacking Depp in the scenes. Rating: C+ For more, visit The Limerick Review. They could have just named this Pirates of the Caribbean: The Three Musketeers. After all, it’s clearly replicating the basic formula – the story even revolves around flying pirate ships... Read More
The Hunter chris bright, column, arts.
0 Comments. 757 Views. Posted 21 Oct 2011 @ 11:19am.
Bear Grylls ain't got nothing on Willem, Who's hunting a tiger to kill 'em, But in TAS he's the stranger, Now he’s also in danger, Making objectives hard to fulfil 'em. Rating: B+ Check out more at The Limerick Review Based on the acclaimed novel by Julia Leigh, The Hunter tells the story of Martin (Willem Dafoe), an American mercenary in search of the last remaining Tasmanian Tiger. Martin is... Read More
TT3D: Closer to the Edge chris bright, column, arts.
0 Comments. 755 Views. Posted 20 Oct 2011 @ 1:46pm.
Even if you’re not into bike racing, You’ll still find this film quite amazing, With each twist and turn, Your stomach will churn, But what fate are all these riders facing? Rating: A For more, visit The Limerick Review. Forget about Real Steel, TT3D: Closer to the Edge is the best movie about man and his machine you will see all year. In fact, it’s easily the best sports movie I’ve seen in a... Read More
Contagion chris bright, column, arts.
0 Comments. 611 Views. Posted 20 Oct 2011 @ 9:43am.
Contagion: Review (Film) One touch and you will get infected, Then death is what’s to be expected, But as most try avoid it, There’s some who exploit it, In these stories all inter-connected. Rating: A For more, visit The Limerick Review You know when someone talks about head lice and you involuntarily start scratching? Contagion does the same thing with coughing. While sitting through the... Read More
The Cup chris bright, column, arts.
0 Comments. 573 Views. Posted 17 Oct 2011 @ 11:46am.
When his brother died from a fall on the track, Most thought Oliver would never bounce back, And while this story is tragic, The ending is magic, Want emotion? Give this one a crack. Rating: B Find more at The Limerick Review. You don’t have to know much about horse racing to enjoy The Cup. Sure, it features a lot of racing’s big names but at its core it’s very much like any other sporting movie... Read More
Crazy, Stupid, Love: Reviewed in Limerick chris bright, column, arts.
0 Comments. 753 Views. Posted 29 Sep 2011 @ 10:54am.
When Carrell is dumped by his wife, He tries to accept single life, Gosling helps him slick up, So that he can pick-up, Which eventually gets them both in strife. Rating: A Check out more at The Limerick Review. Before watching Crazy, Stupid, Love, you wouldn’t be wrong in thinking that you’d seen it all before. A romantic comedy with Steve Carrell learning how to date women, Ryan Gosling... Read More
13 Assassins: Reviewed in Limerick chris bright, column, arts.
1 Comments. 1,004 Views. Posted 7 Sep 2011 @ 5:52am.
Honour's not something that's bought, But from family and peers it is taught, Now these men of the sword, Must kill a war lord, As for blood and laughs, it’s not short. Rating: A For more, check out The Limerick Review website.   Much like honour and courage, the Japanese samurai epic is something that cannot be bought with money – no matter how much some Hollywood studios are willing to... Read More
The Green Lantern: Reviewed in Limerick chris bright, column, arts.
0 Comments. 835 Views. Posted 5 Sep 2011 @ 9:26pm.
Ryan Reynolds is Maverick with powers, Who joins a galactic army that cowers, His wise-cracks worn thin, Like the clothes Lively’s in, Avoid this and you’ll save yourself hours. Rating: C- Check out more at The Limerick Review. Just when you thought Hollywood was done investing in Ryan Reynold’s cocky routine or comic book movies in general, DC has finally decided to stop hiding behind their... Read More
MIFF Week Two: Reviewed in Limerick chris bright, column, arts.
0 Comments. 964 Views. Posted 10 Aug 2011 @ 2:13pm.
Well, MIFF is over for another year and after 12 films across the two weeks I'm almost movied-out... almost. Below is a quick review of the movies I saw during week two. Feel free to upload your own or check out more here. The Future (US) While the lead tries too hard to be weird, As a couple these two seem sincere, And as rom-coms go, It's more than so-so, With a narrating cat left to steer.... Read More
MIFF Week One: Reviewed in Limerick chris bright, column, arts.
0 Comments. 944 Views. Posted 1 Aug 2011 @ 9:17am.
We've almost hit the halfway mark of the Melbourne International Film Festival - how many films have you seen? While I'm only just getting started, here's a quick review of the films I've seen so far. Feel free to send in your own limerick reviews or visit The Limerick Review for regular festival updates.   13 Assassins (Japan) Honour's not something that's bought, But from family and peers... Read More
Hanna - A Natural Born Thriller chris bright, column, arts.
0 Comments. 1,196 Views. Posted 27 Jul 2011 @ 7:54pm.
When it comes to avenging dead mothers, Hanna’s up there with Batman and others, But is she hunted or hunting? In amidst all that running, To a score by The Chemical Brothers. Rating: B-   Hanna opens with the main character (Saoirse Ronan) shooting a deer with a bow and arrow, standing over the wounded animal explaining, “I just missed your heart”, before shooting it in the head. This kind... Read More
The Deathly Hollows: Part 2 - Reviewed in Limerick chris bright, column, arts.
0 Comments. 1,118 Views. Posted 21 Jul 2011 @ 10:27am.
Enjoy this last hunt for the Hollow, 'Cos we know that there's nothing to follow, And for Harry and gang, It all ends with a bang, With millions of fans left to wallow. Rating: B Check out more at www.thelimerickreview.com   The final Harry Potter was not the epic spectacle I was hoping for but it did allow the franchise to bow out with its credibility intact. Harry... Read More
Make Like A Tree (Of Life) and Leave (The Cinema) chris bright, column, arts.
0 Comments. 1,496 Views. Posted 14 Jul 2011 @ 12:09pm.
A snapshot of life and what’s after, Does not produce sadness or laughter, Just random events, Without making sense, However Mallick is a beautiful crafter. Rating: C- This is the most beautiful piece of shit I’ve ever seen. And apart from the subject matter itself, the most confusing thing about The Tree of Life is the reaction it received. For some reason people have failed to overlook that... Read More
X-Men - First Class: Reviewed in Limerick chris bright, column, arts.
0 Comments. 1,247 Views. Posted 16 Jun 2011 @ 11:39am.
Before they came to resent one another, Professor X saw Magneto as a brother, And to stop Bacon and Jones, They recruit freaks with hormones, A good way for the franchise to recover. Rating: 3.5/5 Check out more at www.thelimerickreview.com The original X-Men movie, with Hugh Jackman and Halle Berry, kicked off Hollywood’s comic book obsession and still remains one of the best yet. X2... Read More
Snowtown: Reviewed In Limerick chris bright, column, arts.
0 Comments. 1,979 Views. Posted 9 Jun 2011 @ 1:54pm.
Snowtown’s not for the faint-hearted, “Bodies In Barrels” and how it all started, But where credit's due, Is the director's debut, Going places that should be uncharted. Rating: 4/5 Check out more at www.thelimerickreview.com There has been some memorable shower deaths in movie history, like the chainsaw scene in DePalma’s Scarface or the string-assisted stabbing in Hitchcock’s Psycho. But... Read More
The Hangover Part 2: Reviewed in Limerick chris bright, column, arts.
0 Comments. 2,195 Views. Posted 31 May 2011 @ 7:31pm.
After Vegas you’d think grog would be banned, But the wolfpack are back in Thailand, It’s the exact same old tricks, Just more monkeys and dicks, Funny, without getting too out-of-hand. Rating: 3.5/5 Check out more at www.thelimerickreview.com 2009’s smash hit The Hangover raked in over $467m worldwide, so there was never any doubt that director Todd Phillips (who also did Road Trip, Old... Read More
Thor: Reviewed In Limerick chris bright, column, arts.
0 Comments. 1,278 Views. Posted 11 May 2011 @ 1:43pm.
A superhero straight from down under? From Summer Bay to play the God of Thunder, But he can’t use his hammer, To nail Nat Portman’s glamour, Can Avengers live to the hype? I wonder. Rating: 3.5/5 Check out more at www.thelimerickreview.com I’m a bit late with this one, and I know that three other reviewers have already covered Thor but after all the crap that I’ve seen, I wanted to review... Read More
Source Code: Reviewed in Limerick chris bright, column, arts.
0 Comments. 1,262 Views. Posted 10 May 2011 @ 3:58pm.
Source Code: Reviewed In Limerick To prevent a train from being blown away, Send Donnie Darko on his own Groundhog Day, It’s sci-fi well done, By Dave Bowie’s son, See, clever action is possible Mr. Bay. Rating: 4/5 Check out more at www.thelimerickreview.com I had almost lost all hope of Hollywood’s willingness to produce movies that could make you think. It seemed that every movie I had... Read More
Arthur: Reviewed in Limerick chris bright, column, arts.
0 Comments. 888 Views. Posted 21 Apr 2011 @ 11:23am.
A parentless drunk spending money, Is a rather cold theme that’s made sunny, But it requires no thinking, A good watch after drinking, Just a shame he couldn’t buy jokes more funny. Rating: 2.5/5 Check out more at www.thelimerickreview.com To be honest, I walked into Authur with pretty poor expectations – so I was pleasantly surprised that it didn’t entirely suck. I wouldn’t go as far... Read More
Scream 4: Reviewed in Limerick chris bright, column, arts.
0 Comments. 1,213 Views. Posted 14 Apr 2011 @ 2:14pm.
It's been over a decade since the original three, But Ghostface is back, for the blood of Sid-ney, The teens may look nicer, But they're not any wiser, Just who will the real killer be? Rating: 2/5 Check out more at The Limerick Review Scream 4: The Review Firstly, I want to point out that there are no spoilers in this review. Secondly, I want to make it clear that I’m not really a... Read More
Sucker Punch: Reviewed in Limerick chris bright, column, arts.
0 Comments. 1,164 Views. Posted 8 Apr 2011 @ 2:20pm.
Four hotties and Malone in a fight for their lives, A quest for freedom, involving lighters and knives? Inception-style dreaming, But without any meaning, The only outcome: fuelling teenage sex-drives. Rating: 1/5 Check out more at www.thelimerickreview.com    Review: Sucker Punch What a steaming pile of shit... was the first description that came to mind after watching Zak Snyder... Read More