Tropic Thunder (2008)
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Tugg Speedman (Ben Stiller), pampered action superstar, sets out for Southeast Asia to take part in...
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
Movie Watch
Wes Anderson's new film, THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL, recounts the adventures of Gustave H, a...
Only The Brave (2017)
Movie Watch
All men are created equal… then, a few become firefighters. Only the Brave, based on the true...
Replay
Book
At forty-three Jeff Winston is tired of his low-paid, unrewarding job, tired of the long silences at...
Tenth of December
Book
With an introduction from the New York Times by Joel Lovell George Saunders' most wryly hilarious...
Roll with the Punches by Van Morrison
Album Watch
Roll With The Punches – Van Morrison’s 37th studio album - sees him simultaneously hand-picking...
blues
The Great Jazz Guitarists: The Ultimate Guide
Book
The prolific Scott Yanow has outdone even himself with this book, the most comprehensive guide to...
Sarah (7798 KP) rated R.I.P.D. (2013) in Movies
Oct 24, 2018
Let’s start with this obvious: I know this is based on a comic, but this is such a blatant rip off of Men in Black, it’s just a shame it comes off as a much poorer relation. Everything about this from the plot progression to the deados just echoes MIB, and that’s high expectations to live up to.
The main humour from this film comes from how the characters look normally versus how they appear in the real world, which admittedly is pretty hilarious but this is the only decent attempt at humour. The plot is completely dull and the Kevin Bacon as the villain is uninteresting too. The special effects are surprisingly good in parts, but then ruined by the downright terrible effects used on the deados. The true saviours of this film are Jeff Bridges and Ryan Reynolds. The relationship and communication between their characters is the most entertaining thing about this film and Jeff Bridges is in fine form hamming it up to the max as Roy. He may be going a little over the top, but it’s damn funny to watch. Just a shame they couldn’t have put more effort into the rest of the story.
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Gabriel Ba and Fabio Moon
Book
Written by GABRIEL B! and F!BIO MOON Art by F!BIO MOON and GABRIEL B! Cover by GABRIEL B! "One of...
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go (1970)
Movie
A Chinese-Mexican power broker (Mason) and a hippy aspiring writer (Bridges) in Hong Kong find...