Wednesday, February 8, 2012

review: The Mechanic (2011)

February 8, 2011 by  
Filed under 6.5/10, action, Latest, Reviews

I had high hopes for The Mechanic. Well, kind of… I mean, I knew it was an action film starring Jason Statham. I may love Jason Statham but you can only hope for so much from his movies. In this case, unfortunately, I hoped for a little too much. In that I hoped for a [...]

feature: The Mechanic (2011)

January 8, 2011 by  
Filed under Clips and Trailers, Features, M, T

Those who know me – or follow the blog on facebook or twitter – will know that I’m a big fan of Jason Statham. So much so that I bought my 2010 office Secret Santa gift-receiver* a Jason Statham calender because he once said he liked one of his flms. Damnit, Statham’s just plain cool. [...]

review: Crank: High Voltage (2009)

May 9, 2009 by  
Filed under 8/10, action, cinema reviews, cult, Reviews

After watching Crank the other week, I was really looking forward to Crank: High Voltage. Crank was one of the maddest films I’d ever seen… it wasn’t THE maddest film; I’d have to review the IMDb list to be sure but The Spirit, which I saw earlier this year, is definitely a contender; but it [...]

review: Crank (2006)

April 19, 2009 by  
Filed under 9/10, Best of the site, DVD reviews, Reviews

Saw this on DVD the other day in preparation for Crank: High Voltage. Gonna be a short review this one… Crank is great film. It’s just completely ludicrious. It’s so over the top it’s hilarious. I know I generally stay away from plot details but let’s face it, nobody’s gonna Crank for the plot. Jason [...]