<\/p>\r\n","post_title":"Thor: Love and Thunder Review","post_excerpt":"Thor returns","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"thor-love-and-thunder-review","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-12-05 12:20:11","post_modified_gmt":"2024-12-05 12:20:11","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207906","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207524,"post_author":"3","post_date":"2022-02-23 14:49:25","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-23 14:49:25","post_content":"
Starring:<\/strong> Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Ben Mendelsohn, Monica Dolan, Mark Benton<\/span><\/p>\r\n Director:<\/strong> Joe Wright<\/span><\/p>\r\n Release date:<\/strong> 25th February 2022<\/span><\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n Cyrano de Bergerac (Peter Dinklage) is a talented poet and soldier in the French army, whose best friend since childhood has been Roxanne (Haley Bennett), a beautiful and well-to-do woman who is way above his social class. Cyrano has been a loyal and trusted friend to her for the majority of her life and offers advice when needed. Thing is, he harbours feelings for her that he feels she can never know.. he thinks she could never love someone who looks as he does.<\/span><\/p>\r\n One day she comes to him to say she is in love. His heart jumps for joy but then she reveals it\u2019s with a guy named Christian (Kelvin Harrison Jr.) who has just joined the army. She asks him as a fellow soldier to help Christian in any way possible and keep an eye out for him. Cyrano is heartbroken but agrees.. How will he handle knowing that the woman he loves only has eyes for another? All he can do is obey Roxanne\u2019s wishes and become a friend to Christian..<\/span><\/p>\r\n A brand new adaptation for the big screen of the story of Cyrano de Bergerac, sees Peter Dinklage reprise the role he played in the Off-Broadway stage version of \u2018Cyrano\u2019 back in 2018. The story is a very well known one, with most people probably remembering Steve Martin\u2019s take on the story in the 1987 movie, \u2018Roxanne\u2019 starring Daryl Hannah. The premise was very different but the core story was the same.<\/span><\/p>\r\n The new movie is a full-on musical adaptation of the original 1897 play by Edmond Rostand, which will have you riveted from start to finish. The songs, mostly written by the band, The National are earworms as soon as you hear them and there are some fantastic cameos by some very well known vocal performers too.<\/span><\/p>\r\n A totally immersive and spectacular movie, lovers of musical theatre will thoroughly enjoy \u2018Cyrano\u2019 from start to finish. It will also hopefully appeal to watchers of Peter\u2019s other movies and TV series.<\/span><\/p>\r\n I have to say though that this feels like a totally Oscar worthy performance from Peter Dinklage.<\/span><\/p>\r\n Make sure to watch this on a big screen. I can guarantee it will be one that you\u2019ll watch more than once..<\/span><\/p>\r\n Overall:<\/strong> 8.5\/10<\/span><\/p>\r\n","post_title":"Cyrano Review","post_excerpt":"Poet and soldier","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"cyrano-review","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-12-05 12:20:49","post_modified_gmt":"2024-12-05 12:20:49","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207524","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207227,"post_author":"3","post_date":"2021-11-19 18:58:24","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-19 18:58:24","post_content":" Starring:<\/strong> Paul Rudd, Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace, Logan Kim, Celeste O\u2019Connor, Annie Potts, Dan Aykroyd<\/span><\/p>\r\n Director: <\/strong>Jason Reitman<\/span><\/p>\r\n Release date: <\/strong>18th November 2021<\/span><\/p>\r\n After the death of her estranged father, a woman and her two teenage children go to his old house in Summerville to pack up his stuff and sell the property. The town is like nothing they\u2019ve ever seen before.. The two teens, Trevor (Finn Wolfhard) and Phoebe (Mckenna Grace) have only ever known the city and so the new town is a bit of a culture shock. Trevor gets a job in a local diner, and Phoebe spends her time reading and with scientific pursuits. One day, Phoebe finds a mysterious box hidden under the floorboards and decides to try and find out more about it. She recently made a new friend in school, who calls himself Podcast and the pair spend a lot of time together. Their mum is beginning to find out new things about her dad and how he was regarded by the rest of the town. He was known as the Dirt Farmer because nothing ever grew on his land. Time passes and strange phenomena starts happening around the site of the old mine shaft. Phoebe slowly begins to realise that there was a lot more to her Grandad and his mysterious work..<\/span><\/p>\r\n This is in theory the third film in the Ghostbusters story. Following on from the second movie, back in 1989, the Ghostbusters have all gone their separate ways and grown apart from one another. Characters from the old movies that we all know and love are back and have to save the world all over again. <\/span><\/p>\r\n Fans of the original two movies should be very happy with this brand new chapter in the Ghostbusters franchise. With everything that went on with lockdown and the movie\u2019s release being postponed, we were all playing a waiting game. I know that I have been counting the days since the last release date was announced, hoping that nothing would put it back again. <\/span><\/p>\r\n Not wanting to give spoilers can be very hard, especially with all the videos etc that are floating around on the internet, so all I will say is that if you love the Ghostbusters, you will love this movie. The last 10mins or so had me almost in tears (in a good way) and it stirred up emotions felt when seeing the first movie as a kid back in 1984. Even the sound of Ecto 1\u2019s siren will stir up memories and transport you to another time.<\/span><\/p>\r\n If you can afford to spend a bit more cash, then go see this in IMAX. I can pretty much guarantee that you will want to see this film more than once. <\/span><\/p>\r\n Overall: <\/strong>9\/10<\/span><\/p>","post_title":"Ghostbusters: Afterlife Review","post_excerpt":"Ghostbusters are back","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"ghostbusters-afterlife-review","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-12-05 12:21:33","post_modified_gmt":"2024-12-05 12:21:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207227","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207046,"post_author":"3","post_date":"2021-10-15 22:09:45","post_date_gmt":"2021-10-15 21:09:45","post_content":"Starring:<\/strong> Tom Hardy, Woody Harrelson, Michelle Williams, Naomie Harris, Stephen Graham<\/span>\r\n\r\nDirector:<\/strong> Andy Serkis<\/span>\r\n\r\nRelease date:<\/strong> 15th October 2021<\/span>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nThe year is 1996 and in St Estes Home for Unwanted Children, lives a psychopathic teen named Cletus Kasady. His crimes are horrific and terrifying and he will never be released back into society. Also living in the home is his girlfriend, Frances Barrison, a girl with a particularly unearthly skill. One day she is taken away from the home and moved to a maximum security prison\/ Institute, and this goes down extremely badly with Cletus..<\/span>\r\n\r\n Starring: <\/span><\/strong> L.Q. Jones, Strother Martin, Charles Bateman, Ahna Capri, Charles Robinson<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n Directed by<\/span><\/strong>:<\/strong> Bernard McEveety <\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n Licensed by<\/span><\/strong>:<\/strong> Arrow Video<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n Release Date:<\/span><\/strong> Released on Blu ray on the 30<\/span>th<\/span> of August 2021. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n \u00a0<\/p>\r\n A family road trip suddenly comes to a halt, for a recent widowed Ben (Charles Bateman) with his newly girlfriend Nicky (Ahna Capri) and Ben\u2019s young daughter K.T (Geri Reischl), when they come across a car accident on the highway. After witnessing the car accident, the family heads to the isolated town of Hillsboro to report it to the local sheriff (L.Q. Jones). After trying to report the incident, the family is met with violent locals and with the failure of trying to leave this crazy town, they\u2019re warned by the sheriff (L.Q. Jones)., deputy Tobey (Alvy Moore), the local physician Doc Duncan (Strother Martin) and the local priest (Charles Robinson), of the strange occurrences, that has left the locals paranoid in fear, due to several gruesome murders and the mysterious disappearance of eleven local children gone missing. This soon becomes reality for Ben and Nicky, when Ben\u2019s daughter K.T suddenly goes missing and is believed through the local priest, that a dangerous satanic cult of Satan worshippers are behind it all.<\/span><\/p>\r\n \u2018\u2019The Brotherhood of Satan\u2019\u2019 (1971) is an American low budget horror movie, that surrounds a family consisting of Ben (Charles Bateman), who\u2019s wife died years prior is now on a road trip with his newly girlfriend Nicky (Ahna Capri) and Ben\u2019s young daughter K.T(Geri Reischl), who are on their way to visit K.T\u2019s grandmother\u2019s house to celebrate K.T\u2019s birthday, which unfortunately for them soon comes to a halt, when they come across a brutal car accident on the highway, leading them to go to the small town of Hillsboro to report the accident they came across to the local sheriff. This film starts with a bizarre opening that may cause confusion to audiences on what is going on, as before we are introduced to our main protagonists Ben and his family, the film shows what had happened that had lead to the car accident Ben and his family had witnessed the aftermaths of, in which the opening of the film shows a continuing theme within this movie, which is children\u2019s toys coming to life and killing those within the town, as a toy tank is shown being brought to life and destroying a car with a family inside, which continues to be even more creepy, as a child is seen walking away from the crash with the toy tank in his hand, indicating something sinister is happening, Ben and his family soon experience the strange occurrences themselves, when they try to leave but are forced to stay, due to a mystical force, that is not letting them or any of the locals leave the town. While the local sheriff (L.Q. Jones).and some of the other locals try to come up with a logical explanation for not being able to leave or the reasoning behind all the gruesome murders and missing children within the town, they all laugh at the local priest (Charles Robinson), who suggests their dealing with witchcraft, but they\u2019re soon proven along with Ben and Nicky, that the priest maybe onto something, when K.T (Geri Reischl), becomes the next child to suddenly go missing and more dead bodies start piling up.<\/span><\/p>\r\n The film introduces our main protagonists Ben (Charles Bateman) and his newly girlfriend Nicky (Ahna Capri), as a loving couple, due to them holding each other\u2019s gazes throughout and their first scene within the film is them passionately having a private moment, before they\u2019re interrupted by Ben\u2019s daughter K.T (Geri Reischl and a sudden pouring down of lashing rain. Ben\u2019s newly girlfriend Nicky (Ahna Capri) is portrayed from the very start to have been treating Ben\u2019s daughter K.T (Geri Reischl) as if she was her own, as despite K.T not being hers by blood, Nicky is shown being affectionate towards her and K.T seems to reciprocate the same affection, showing there is trust between them, as Nicky\u2019s character isn\u2019t portrayed as a cruel step mother but a doting one instead. The locals within the town of Hillsboro are firstly introduced as crazy town\u2019s people, as they turned dangerously violent the minute Ben and his family showed up, as due to all the strange occurrences and the mystery behind no one being able to come in or out of the town, has caused the locals to become paranoid, as they became suspicious of Ben and his family, as they were the first outside people to get into the town. The character of the local sheriff (L.Q. Jones) is shown in most of his scenes to be smoking, which indicates he might be using it as a copying mechanism, as character traits like this has made his character stand out, as he shows more emotion and presence on screen than our lead protagonist, as he has moments where he loses it, due to the stress of how he can\u2019t solve the mystery, which is even more frustrating for him, as his niece is one of the missing children and even though he is sceptical at first, he does step up, when he finally comes to terms and believes the priest (Charles Robinson), that there is something satanic at play. The character that stood out the most was the cult leader (Strother Martin), due to his performance being quite eccentric, as he embodied the craziness and evilness of a satanic worshipper with the pride and egotistic mind of a leader, who wants those to bow down to him and kiss his hand.<\/span><\/p>\r\n This ambitious low budget horror film was a truly entertaining watch, with its unique visual ideas that were quite well executed while others were not. This film had one of the most strange openings, that involved a toy tank destroying a car with a family inside, with the film showing the back and forth of seeing a toy tank to the tank becoming life size and with no context on why or how this is happening, it will keep audiences intrigued to see how this ties into the overall plot. Along with the toy tank, the film also has other toys come to life, that were visually quite well executed, such as the film showing the contrast between a toy of a knight on a horse reflecting in the shadow on the wall behind it to seeing the same knight on a horse brought to life and having their shadow reflect the image of the killing of its victim. One of the killings that wasn\u2019t executed visually as well as some of the others, was where a creepy doll is about to murder a couple but the scene comes off more laughable that creepy, as it looks as though someone was just shaking the doll in front of the camera and edited to look as though it had killed their victim. The most visually striking scenes were those with the satanic cult, as due to the creepy imagery that is shown describing horrific events and the red lighting that helps set up a more gothic feel, it causes those scenes to stand out, as it visually looks as though it\u2019s not in the same contemporary setting, as the rest of the movie with our main protagonists. The character of the cult leader (Strother Martin) stood out from the rest of the cast, as the actor Strother Martin, who is mainly known as a character actor, looked as though he had the most fun with his role, as he had brought much needed life into the film. Other than the character of the cult leader (Strother Martin) giving a more of a memorable performance, there is a sense of disconnect for our other characters such as our main protagonists Ben (Charles Bateman) and Nicky (Ahna Capri), as they don\u2019t really get much to do, other than having a sweet family dynamic and it\u2019s the same with the characters of the sheriff (L.Q. Jones) and the local priest (Charles Robinson), as it felt as though they were all doomed from the start.<\/span><\/p>\r\n I highly recommend watching \u2018The Brotherhood of Satan\u2019 (1971), as I guarantee you will be surprised by how quite ambitious the film tries to be, as despite it being low budget, the filmmakers tried to make something unique, which is evident especially in it\u2019s opening scene and even though the film doesn\u2019t always perfectly execute all their visual ideas, it will leave audiences with chills from the film\u2019s fiery satanic bloody ceremony to the eyes of those staring back in its dark unsettling end.<\/span><\/p>\r\n \u2018The Brotherhood of Satan\u2019 (1971) is a mix between the horror film \u2018Children of the Corn\u2019 meets \u2018Rosemary\u2019s Baby\u2019 , as the children in this film are used as pawns by something satanic and the film also indicates towards a sickening reason behind those involved in the satanic cult. \u2018The Brotherhood of Satan\u2019 (1971) is directed by Bernard McEveety, who famously directed Jodie Foster\u2019s first film Disney\u2019s \u2018Napoleon and Samantha\u2019 in 1972.<\/span><\/p>\r\n Special thanks to Vertigo Releasing, who has announced that \u2018The Brotherhood of Satan\u2019 (1971) will be available on Blu ray with a broad range of special features including new audio commentary and much more, to be released on the 30<\/span>th<\/span> of August 2021. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n Overall: <\/span><\/strong>7\/10<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n <\/p>\r\n","post_title":"The Brotherhood of Satan Review","post_excerpt":"A family road trip","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"the-brotherhood-of-satan-review","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-12-05 12:24:06","post_modified_gmt":"2024-12-05 12:24:06","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=206835","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":206788,"post_author":"3","post_date":"2021-08-19 20:53:34","post_date_gmt":"2021-08-19 19:53:34","post_content":" Starring:<\/strong> Rebecca Hall, Sarah Goldberg, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Evan Jonigkeit, Stacy Martin<\/span><\/p>\r\n Director:<\/strong> David Bruckner<\/span><\/p>\r\n Release date:<\/strong> 20<\/span>th<\/span><\/sup> August 2021<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n A young woman named Beth (Rebecca Hall) recently lost her husband, Owen. A week earlier, he rowed out on the lake behind their house and shot himself. Beth is devastated and can\u2019t believe that her husband of 14 years would do such a thing. It\u2019s not long before strange things start happening.. bloody footprints, loud knocking on her front door, loud music blasting from the stereo. Beth begins to wonder if she\u2019s losing her mind and her best friend thinks it\u2019s just the grief taking its toll. Owen was a very talented architect who built the house by the lake for Beth, but just as she is tidying and going through Owen\u2019s belongings she begins to discover books and things that she\u2019s never seen before. Was Owen who she thought he was or was he hiding some secrets of his own? This and some very bizarre dreams start a chain reaction which will change everything. <\/span><\/p>\r\n A tale of loss, grief and secrets, \u2018The Night House\u2019 is psychological rollercoaster of a film which starts off slowly enough but it\u2019s not too long before strange supernatural things start to happen and the pace changes. Beth begins to think that she\u2019s losing her mind and is wrong to distrust her husband who she thought she knew so well. It\u2019s not until much later in the film that we discover Owen\u2019s true motives.<\/span><\/p>\r\n A little bit confusing in places, I\u2019m sure that given another watch the story could become a lot clearer. It\u2019s not really one of those movies that you can give a clear explanation of the plot, but it\u2019s definitely one of secrets being revealed and questions answered. <\/span><\/p>\r\n A really enjoyable film with a lot of brilliant special effects and plot twists, \u2018The Night House\u2019 will keep you guessing right up until the end. <\/span><\/p>\r\n Overall:<\/strong> 8\/10<\/span><\/p>","post_title":"The Night House Review","post_excerpt":"A tale of loss, grief and secrets","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"the-night-house-review","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-12-05 12:24:58","post_modified_gmt":"2024-12-05 12:24:58","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=206788","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":206655,"post_author":"38","post_date":"2021-08-03 15:20:05","post_date_gmt":"2021-08-03 14:20:05","post_content":"Starring:<\/strong> Jack Rowan, Louisa Harland, Nigel O\u2019Neill, John Lynch<\/span>\r\n\r\nDirector:<\/strong> Chris Baugh<\/span>\r\n\r\nRelease Date:<\/strong> 6th August 2021 in UK and Irish cinemas<\/span>\r\n\r\nSurely you have all heard of Dracula, the renowned gothic horror novel by Dublin born author Bram Stoker. Famous around the world for his creation of a Vampire Lord, but where did this inspiration for the tale hail from? Well in the village of Six Mile Hill, a quiet countryside town somewhere in Northern Ireland. They believe the character was inspired by a local legend, known as the Abhartach. An evil creature known for draining people's blood dry, whose grave lies in the middle of a field, marked by a mound of stones.<\/span><\/em>\r\n\r\nThe truth of the legend is about to be tested, when tragedy strikes the small village. Against the residents wishes, a new bypass is to be built in the same field the gravesite is located. The first task is to destroy the Abhartachs gravesite - but are they willing to deal with the undead that rise against them?<\/span><\/em>\r\n\r\n![\"cyrano1\"](\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/cyrano1.jpg\")
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\r\n\r\nFlash forward to present day and Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) is still trying to co-exist with the alien symbiote known as Venom, who continuously makes his daily life as difficult as possible. Through his job as a reporter, Eddie is called by Detective Mulligan (Stephen Graham) to go and speak with Cletus Kasady (Woody Harrelson) in jail and see if he can get him to reveal the locations of the people he murdered. Eddie is the only person that Cletus will speak to so he agrees to go and see what he can find out.. Cletus is on death row and has nothing left to lose. There\u2019s an altercation during the visit and Cletus bites Eddie\u2019s hand, drawing blood. During his execution, Cletus escapes and goes on the run. Everyone is now in extreme danger from the psychopath with enhanced skills..<\/span>\r\n\r\nThis is the second film in the Venom series, with the first movie released back in 2018. We were initially introduced to Venom back in 2007 in the Spider-Man 3 movie, which starred Tobey Maguire in the title role. Peter Parker\u2019s rival at the time was Eddie Brock and he became the symbiote\u2019s host after following Peter up onto a church bell tower.<\/span>\r\n\r\nThis second installment looks more into Eddie\u2019s connection with Venom and how they co-exist, though not really willingly on Eddie\u2019s part. All Venom wants to do is eat human brains but Eddie has made a bargain that means he only eats chicken and chocolate.<\/span>\r\n\r\n![\"Venom_](\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Venom_-Let_1.jpg\")
\r\n\r\nA really great movie, with a cast full of British actor cameos, Andy Serkis has done a fantastic job directing it. The fight scenes are particularly entertaining and Eddie Brock\u2019s relationship with Venom is full of comedic asides and bickering.<\/span>\r\n\r\nRated 15a and running at just over an hour and a half, it\u2019s just the right length for you not to lose interest at any point. Go see this on a big screen and get the full visual experience. I\u2019ll definitely be giving it another watch.<\/span>\r\n\r\nOberall:<\/strong> 8.5\/10<\/span>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n ","post_title":"Venom: Let There Be Carnage Review","post_excerpt":"Let the carnage begin","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"venom-let-there-be-carnage-review","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-12-05 12:22:11","post_modified_gmt":"2024-12-05 12:22:11","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207046","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":206954,"post_author":"3","post_date":"2021-09-30 22:29:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-09-30 21:29:28","post_content":"Starring:<\/strong> Daniel Craig, Rami Malek, Ben Whishaw, Lea Seydoux, Lahana Lynch, Ralph Fiennes, Christoph Waltz, Naomie Harris, Rory Kinnear<\/span>\r\n\r\nDirector:<\/strong> Cary Joji Fukunaga<\/span>\r\n\r\nRelease date:<\/strong> 30th September 2021<\/span>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nA young girl witnesses her mothers murder by a masked assailant, and runs for her life. Desperate to escape, she runs across a frozen lake but unfortunately as she runs she sees the murderer following her and then there\u2019s a crack and she falls through the ice. One minute later the masked man is there and shooting at her through the ice.. a hand reaches down and pulls her from the frozen water..<\/span>\r\n\r\nJames is now retired from his 007 life and he and Madeleine Swann are very happy together, enjoying a trip to beautiful Italy. It feels as though all is right with the world.. It\u2019s not long though before everything kicks off and the pair are being chased through the narrow Italian streets by men in cars and on mopeds. They manage to escape by the skin of their teeth but James now believes that Madeleine has betrayed him. He puts her on a train and says she will never see him again...<\/span>\r\n\r\n![\"notimetodie1\"](\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/notimetodie1-1024x683.jpg\")
\r\n\r\nFive years pass and a top secret research lab in central London is raided by masked assassins. Everyone is killed apart from an MI6 scientist called Obrechev, who is dragged away into the night, along with his research project. Unbeknownst to everyone, the project is called \u2018Heracles\u2019 and it is a deadly bioweapon that could kill millions of people, using just their dna.<\/span>\r\n\r\nBond is now living an easy life in Jamaica and it\u2019s not long before he is approached by a new 00 and also by an old friend. He must track down the missing scientist and find Project Heracles before it gets into the wrong hands...<\/span>\r\n\r\n![\"notimetodie2\"](\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/notimetodie2-1024x683.jpg\")
\r\n\r\nWe\u2019ve been waiting what seems like forever for this latest installment in the Bond franchise, with the films original release date back in March of 2020. After three postponements we finally get to see Daniel Craig\u2019s swansong as James Bond and it\u2019s a total rollercoaster from start to finish. Originally just called Bond 25, \u2018No Time To Die\u2019 is pretty much everything we all wanted it to be. Running at 2hrs 43mins, it\u2019s an epic and long old movie but you needn\u2019t worry about losing interest in the story at any point. Everything that happens happens for a reason and it all adds up at the end to an epic finale.<\/span>\r\n\r\nDefinitely go and see this on a big screen (IMAX if you feel like pushing the boat out) but just make sure you have a wee beforehand. You\u2019re not going to want to miss a minute of this colossal movie that we\u2019ve waited so long to see.<\/span>\r\n\r\nOverall:<\/strong> 8.5\/10<\/span>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n ","post_title":"No Time to Die Review","post_excerpt":"007","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"no-time-to-die-review","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-12-05 12:22:55","post_modified_gmt":"2024-12-05 12:22:55","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=206954","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":206887,"post_author":"3","post_date":"2021-09-10 14:14:24","post_date_gmt":"2021-09-10 13:14:24","post_content":"Starring:<\/strong> Gerard Butler, Frank Grillo, Toby Huss, Alexis Louder, Ryan O\u2019Nan<\/span>\r\n\r\nDirector:<\/strong> Joe Carnahan<\/span>\r\n\r\nRelease date:<\/strong> 10th September 2021<\/span>\r\n\r\nA frantic car chase ends and the runaway driver sees a well lit Casino complex in the distance. At the casino a massive fight has just broken out and two cops are sent in to break it up. The lady cop, Valerie jumps into the middle of it but it\u2019s not long before she is sucker punched in the face by an unknown assailant. The assailant immediately admits to his crime and asks to be arrested and taken to the nearest police station. It is the runaway driver and he seems desperate to be taken away. The two police officers chuck him in the back of their car and take him to the nearby Gun Creek City Police Station to be processed and detained. Once they get there, the man is put into a cell and it\u2019s not too long before a \u2018drunk\u2019 guy in another cell starts talking to him... Who is this mysterious man and why was he so desperate to get arrested?<\/span>\r\n\r\n![\"copshop1\"](\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/copshop1.jpg\")
\r\n\r\nA real rollercoaster of a movie from start to finish, Copshop<\/em> is exactly what you\u2019d expect from a Gerard Butler shoot-em-up movie. From the very start you know that you\u2019re going to be watching a really entertaining and fun film. There\u2019s mad psychopaths, bent coppers, gun fights, car chases, a murder mystery and so much more.<\/span>\r\n\r\n![\"copshop2\"](\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/copshop2.jpg\")
\r\n\r\nGerard Butler has in the past been a little bit hit and miss for me as an actor but he really seems to have come into his own in recent years as a great leading man. Alongside the always rugged looking Frank Grillo, they make a fantastic pairing in this movie. Toby Huss is spectacularly creepy and scary as one of the guys who comes into the police station to add to the drama which is already unfolding and add his own unique stamp on proceedings. There\u2019s a lot of guessing as to some characters true motives, but it all adds to the story and its climax.<\/span>\r\n\r\nIf you love a good action movie with all the aforementioned elements, then this could very well be the next movie you see. Don\u2019t try and guess the end because you will be wrong. :)<\/span>\r\n\r\nOverall:<\/strong> 8.5\/10<\/span>","post_title":"Copshop Review","post_excerpt":"A real rollercoaster","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"copshop-review","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-12-05 12:23:29","post_modified_gmt":"2024-12-05 12:23:29","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=206887","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":206835,"post_author":"38","post_date":"2021-08-30 17:14:19","post_date_gmt":"2021-08-30 16:14:19","post_content":"![\"brotherhoodofsatan1\"](\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/brotherhoodofsatan1.jpeg\")
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\r\n\r\n\u2018The Boys from County Hell\u2019 was such a surprising watch. Although at times it appeared quite cheesy, it was also very relatable in how the characters reacted to each of the horrific situations. Perhaps it\u2019s because I share the same kinship as the characters, as we all live on the same land although we are from either ends of the border. I feel that Irish viewers would get the best kick out of this movie, as I can\u2019t say how well it would be received by other nationalities. Would a British or American viewer get the same joke? Would they share the same humor as the characters? Do they know how culturally normal it is to go across fields home at night from the pub with a bag of cans in hand? Or even how \u2018normal\u2019 it was for fathers and sons to have a very bravado relationship. How many young people from nearly every village in Ireland once left their homes to travel abroad for work - from Australia to England, even the USA. This film certainly speaks to a generation and I\u2019m not afraid to say that it is in fact my own.<\/span>\r\n\r\nSo we begin with the trio of friends - Eugene, William and Claire. All of which are in their early twenties I would imagine, trying to get by in a small rural village. After a short fight on the way home between the two lads, a gruesome death happens to one of them. As the town mourns the loss of one of their young men, the family and friends are distraught. It isn\u2019t long after that the construction work for the new bypass has to begin in the same field that the Abhartach\u2019s grave is located. Aside from the three amigos, we are introduced to their wider family. From their parents, to the local drunkard, the Undertaker and the all important Barman! Above all we can never forget the very charismatic grizzly of a man - SP McCauley. Truly the best mate and drinking buddy an Irish man would ever need!<\/span>\r\n\r\nSo the comedy certainly comes from the characters and their reactions, to the intense violent attacks that continue to put their lives in danger. The horror lies in the details, how blood just pours from peoples eyes, out of houses and onto the streets. Its nightmarish how it all occurs. Not to forget the 'locals' that become 'infected\u2019 turn into feral creatures that just attack our construction crew. If we suddenly discovered that creatures like the undead existed, this film would be deemed so realistic it would be classed as a documentary into the events that took place in Six Mile Hill.<\/span>\r\n\r\n![\"boysfromcountyhell4\"](\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/boysfromcountyhell4.jpg\")
\r\n\r\nThis isn\u2019t the first venduring for The Boys From County Hell, as it was originally a short film of the same name back in 2013. Director Chris Baugh and producer Brendan Mullin successfully crowdfunded a campaign for the 17minute short film that had a very similar story. Since then they have rewrote the script, got backing for a full length film and recast the majority of the roles, wth just Nigel O\u2019Neill from the original short returning for the role of Eugene's father.<\/span>\r\n\r\nThis \u2018Boys From County Hell\u2019 film had a fantastic cast, including Jack Rowan (Peaky Blinders, Noughts + Crosses), Louisa Harland (Derry Girls), Nigel O\u2019Neill (The Clandestine), and John Lynch (The Banishing, Isolation). The film was also recently played at this year\u2019s Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival.<\/span>\r\n\r\nSo not only did this film cover some comedic moments, some savage fight scenes, gore, missing limbs and Daddy issues. It was also good craic to watch. I know it\u2019s cheesy at times, but sometimes that's all you need in a film. \u2018Boys From County Hell\u2019 could very well be the Irish version of \u2018Shaun of the Dead\u2019 in my books!<\/span>\r\n\r\nOverall:<\/strong> 8\/10<\/span>\r\n\r\nReview by Vixen Ninetails<\/span>\r\n\r\n![\"boysfromcountyhell2\"](\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/boysfromcountyhell2.jpg\")
\r\n\r\nIn the sleepy Irish town of \u2018Six Mile Hill\u2019, famously claimed by locals to have once been visited by the Irish author Bram Stoker himself, lives Eugene Moffat, a young man who mostly spends his days drinking pints with his friends or out of boredom, pranking tourists who come by to visit the gravesite of the ancient Irish vampire \u2018Abharlach\u2019, who is believed to be what inspred Bram Stoker\u2019s Dracula. But due to a personal tragedy, Eugene is forced to work with his no nonsense father, as part of his father\u2019s crew of road workers. All hell begins to break lose, when Eugene and the crew tears down a cairn, that is famously believed to be \u2018Abharlach\u2019s\u2019 final resting place, which causes Eugene alongside his father and the rest of his father\u2019s crew to soon realise, that they have now accidently awakened the ancient Irish vampire \u2018Abharlach\u2019. This suddenly becomes apparent, when they find one of their crewmates having been infected, so in order to survive the night, they must be forced to fight for their lives and for those living in their small Irish town.<\/span>\r\n\r\n\u2018\u2019Boys from County Hell\u2019\u2019 (2021) is a horror comedy vampire film, that is set in Ireland, within the small Irish town of \u2018\u2019Six Mile Hill\u2019. Easing the tension caused by the intense gore filled start to the film, we are shown the beautifully peaceful landscapes of Ireland. The film soon introduces our main protagonist Eugene Moffat (portrayed by English actor Jack Rowan from Peaky Blinders), a young man who mostly spends his time with his friends in \u2018\u2019The Stoker\u2019\u2019, a local pub named after the Irish author Bram Stoker, who was rumoured to have once visited their local town. Eugene alongside his best friend William decides to con a tourist couple, who entered the pub, by offering to give them a tour to see the gravesite of a local myth by the name of \u2018Abharlach\u2019, an ancient Irish vampire, who was according to Eugene to be what inspired Bram Stoker\u2019s Dracula. When tragedy strikes, Eugene is forced to work with his critically distant father, as part of his father\u2019s crew of road workers. The film gives a mixture of horror, comedy and even drama elements, as it deals with serious topics such as coping with loss. The film starts to become action packed with some hilarious witty dialogue throughout, when Eugene and the crew tear down a cairn that is believed to be \u2018Abharlach\u2019 final resting place causing evil to break free. As one of their crewmates becomes infected, they with some hesitation at first on whether they are dealing with a vampire or a man high on drugs, soon will come to realise, that they must together fight off the evil and uncover how to end what they believe they accidently caused before it gets too late.<\/span>\r\n\r\nThe film first introduces the main protagonist Eugene Moffat (Jack Rowan) as a somewhat of an unlikeable character at first, due to him and his friend William Bogue coning a tourist couple of their money, by offering to give them a tour to see the gravesite of the ancient Irish vampire \u2018Abharlach\u2019, which ended with them scaring the tourists for a laugh. Eugene is also shown at first to be quite hypocritical in his opinion, when he talks about his distaste for Bram Stoker\u2019s Dracula without even having read it. The film soon makes you sympathise with Eugene\u2019s character, making him more likable, especially as the movie goes on, we learn more about his life, such as a personal tragedy he had experienced and the distant relationship he has with his father, while also being blamed for things he had no control over and when he is forced to step up and fight, he becomes a leader and therefore someone to root for. The character of Eugene\u2019s father, Francie Moffat (Nigel O\u2019 Neill) comes across as a man who doesn\u2019t share his feelings, which has caused a strain in his relationship with his son, as he finds it difficult to show his softer side, as he can\u2019t even hug his own son, so instead he criticises his son\u2019s every move. The title of this film may also fool you, as the character of Claire McCann (portrayed by Irish actress Louisa Harland from Derry Girls) steals the show with her quick wit, as she is able to think on her feet and is a great ally to the rest of the crew. The comedic relieve is mostly delivered by the character of SP McCauley (Michael Hough), as through witty dialogue and his hilarious responses to what is going on around him, his character will give the audience a lot of chuckles in between the more serious moments.<\/span>\r\n\r\n![\"boysfromcountyhell3\"](\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/boysfromcountyhell3.jpeg\")
\r\n\r\nI truly enjoyed this film, from its strangely intense gore filled opening to its hilarious witty Irish humour, that is delivered by a wonderful cast, whose relationships within the film feel real and aren\u2019t forced, making the film feel more realistic in tone. I loved that the film made the development of the characters have a realistic progression, especially with the relationship between Eugene and his father, as the movie doesn\u2019t have the usual movie trope of having a relationship fully change overnight, so this choice made the film have a sense of realism. The practical makeup affects looked frightening on both those who were infected and the ancient Irish vampire \u2018Abharlach\u2019. The film also showed quite well how strong those affected and \u2018Abharlach\u2019 himself were, from their quick attacks to hearing a loud thump when \u2018Abharlach\u2019 hits the ground, making him seem so strong, that it will be more of a challenge to defeat him. The film beautifully sets up its Irish tone, through showing the idyllic landscape of Ireland and through its wonderful mostly Irish soundtrack that includes songs such as \u2018Joyce County Celi Band\u2019, performed by the Irish rock band the Saw Doctors. While not only having Irish songs, the film surprisingly thrown in \u2018\u2019Dream Warriors written by Dokken, which is mainly known for being associated with Nightmare on Elm Street 3. The film was ultimately entertaining with a few twists and witty dialogue throughout, that was hilarious to watch, but at times I did feel that the more serious moments were pulled back with some of its witty dialogue, taking over those scenes. I was very impressed with the design of \u2018Abharlach\u2019, but with that I wanted to see more of him, which is both a negative aspect, while also being a positive aspect, as the film makes you stay in the moment, that you just don\u2019t want it to end too quickly.<\/span>\r\n\r\nI highly recommend watching \u2018Boys from County Hell\u2019 (2021), as I guarantee you will be kept engaged to the screen from start to finish, from its bloody intense gory action with witty comedic dialogue written throughout, that will ease the tension, that the drama aspect provides. This film is differently a unique take on the vampire genre, that will suck you back in, as this film shows that the vampire genre is not dead, as it can be taken surprisingly in new directions.<\/span>\r\n\r\n\u2018Boys from County Hell\u2019 is \u2018\u2019a surprisingly unique gore filled witty twist on the vampire genre\u2019\u2019, that is directed by Chris Baugh, who directed 2017\u2019s Northern Irish Crime Thriller \u2018Bad day for the cut\u2019.<\/span>\r\n\r\nSpecial thanks to Vertigo Releasing, who has announced that \u2018Boys from County Hell\u2019 will be getting a theatrical release on the 6th of August 2021 in UK and Irish Cinemas.<\/span>\r\n\r\nOverall:<\/strong> 8\/10<\/span>","post_title":"Boys from County Hell Review","post_excerpt":"Horror comedy","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"boys-from-county-hell-review","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-12-05 12:25:34","post_modified_gmt":"2024-12-05 12:25:34","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=206655","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":25},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_22"};
