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Earlier Film Reviews

These are reviews of some older genre films.

Film Reviews

The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy (2005) directed by Garth Jennings
3 star rating
Wherever you go in the galaxy, somebody wants you to fill in a form.
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Stealth (2005) directed by Rob Cohen
3 star rating
An AI controlling a stealth fighter plane goes haywire, bringing the world to the brink of a major war.
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) directed by Alfonso Cuaron
4 star rating
Will Harry's third year at Hogwarts see his worst fears realised?
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Spider-Man 2 (2004) directed by Sam Raimi
4 star rating
The web-slinger gets ready to throw in the red and blue suit.
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I, Robot (2004) directed by Alex Proyas
4 star rating
Robots are all the rage in the future.
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The Stepford Wives (2004) directed by Frank Oz
4 star rating
This update of Ira Levin's novel explores the sinister side of housework.
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Hellboy (2004) directed by Guillermo del Toro
4 star rating
Big, red, hellish and likes kittens seeks similar for warmth and friendship.
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Howl's Moving Castle (2004) directed by Hayao Miyazaki
4 star rating
A girl is cursed with old age, and a wizard has no heart in this animated fantasy.
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The Chronicles of Riddick (2004) directed by David Twohy
3 star rating
The anti-hero Riddick returns to fight the Necromongers.
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Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) directed by Kerry Conran
3 star rating
Steampunk has never looked so glamorous.
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Appleseed (2004) directed by Shinji Aramaki
3 star rating
Is it time for mankind to make way for a new race?
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The Day After Tomorrow (2004) directed by Roland Emmerich
3 star rating
Climate change sparks a series of disastrous weather events, heralding the dawn of a new ice age.
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Van Helsing (2004) directed by Stephen Sommers
2 star rating
The legendary monster hunter takes on Dracula.
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The Lord of the Rings : The Two Towers (extended edition) (2003) directed by Peter Jackson
5 star rating
The epic fantasy is now 42 minutes longer, but is it worth buying for that?
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The Matrix Reloaded (2003) directed by Andy and Larry Wachowski
5 star rating
The machines fight back. Will Neo be able to stop them and save Zion?
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The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King (2003) directed by Peter Jackson
4 star rating
The third part of the Peter Jackson's adaptation of Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy.
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X-Men 2 (2003) directed by Bryan Singer
3 star rating
Nightcrawler, Lady Deathstrike, Wolverine's hair. Who will save the world this time?
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Underworld (2003) directed by Len Wiseman
2 star rating
Vampires and werewolves slug it out underneath New York.
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Terminator 3 : The Rise of the Machines (2003) directed by Jonathan Mostow
2 star rating

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Paycheck (2003) directed by John Woo
2 star rating
Ben Affleck forgets all about payday in this futuristic John Woo flick.
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) directed by Chris Columbus
5 star rating
The boy wizard begins his second term at Hogwarts.
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Equilibrium (2002) directed by Kurt Wimmer
4 star rating

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Minority Report (2002) directed by Steven Spielberg
4 star rating

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Attack of the Clones (2002) directed by George Lucas
4 star rating
Anakin and Amidala: the other use for lightsabers explained.
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Reign of Fire (2002) directed by Rob Bowman
4 star rating
A 20th century dragon movie.
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The Time Machine (2002) directed by Simon Wells
3 star rating

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Solaris (2002) directed by Steven Soderbergh
1 star rating

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Queen of the Damned (2002) directed by Michael Rymer
1 star rating
Other vampires turn in their graves as Lestat becomes a rock star.
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A Knight's Tale (2001) directed by Brian Helgeland
5 star rating

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Evolution (2001) directed by Ivan Reitman
3 star rating

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Final Fantasy : The Spirits Within (2001) directed by Hironobu Sakaguchi
3 star rating

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K-Pax (2001) directed by Iain Softley
2 star rating

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AI Artificial Intelligence (2001) directed by Steven Spielberg
2 star rating

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Pitch Black (2000) directed by David Twohy
4 star rating
On a desert planet where night arrives only once every 22 years, the natives make the most of it.
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Razor Blade Smile (1998) directed by Jake West
2 star rating
The vampire Lilith Silver tools up and sharpens her fangs when a secret society are on her trail.
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Beowulf (1998) directed by Yuri Kulakov
1 star rating
An animated version of the epic Anglo-Saxon poem.
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Darkdrive (1996) directed by Phillip Roth
0 star rating

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Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (1988) directed by James Signorelli
2 star rating
Elvira shakes things up in the small, conservative town of Fallwell when she arrives to claim her inheritance.
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The Running Man (1987) directed by Paul Michael Glaser
3 star rating
Ben Richards has to run for his life in a sinister game show.
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Labyrinth (1986) directed by Jim Henson
4 star rating
When Sarah
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