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The Lawnmower Man was a film version of the short story by Stephen King which saw Dr. Lawrence Angelo (Pierce Brosnan) trying to increase the intelligence of simpleton gardener Jobe (Jeff Fahey, right with Brosnan) …
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Reviewer of movies, videogames and music since 1994. Aortic valve operation survivor from the same year. Running DVDfever.co.uk since 2000. Nobel Peace Prize winner 2021.
Room in Rome on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
The title, Room in Rome, sets the scene for the sole location in this film where two women are seen from the balcony, standing outside after having an evening out and wondering how to make …
Continue readingThe Evil Dead Special Edition on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
The Evil Dead is a film I first saw aged 11, in 1983, on pirate video. It didn’t scare any of us, but it was fucking brilliant! The plot is simple. Five friends take a …
Continue readingMemento Special Edition on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
Memento centres on Leonard Shelby, a man who has no short-term memories since an incident and has to leave himself notes for everything, hence the title. Leonard (Guy Pearce, below) has tattoos all over his …
Continue reading30 Days of Night: Dark Days on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
30 Days of Night: Dark Days picks up from where the original 30 Days of Night ended, which is a bit difficult in a way as the lead actress changed, due to Melissa George not …
Continue readingFour Lions on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
Four Lions, the feature-length directorial debut for Chris Morris (here listed as Christopher Morris), takes a sideways look at suicide bombers supposedly focussing on being part of the mujahideen, i.e. terrorists, and wanting to blow …
Continue readingLegion on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
Legion: Christmas time, but there’s no mistletoe and wine in this film, where Michael (Paul Bettany, right), an angel who’s had enough of his lot, comes to Earth to warn mankind of the oncoming doom, …
Continue readingClash of the Titans (2010) on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
Clash of the Titans 2010 starts with Mythology 101: We learn that the Titans were powerful but their reigns were ended by their sons, Zeus, Poseidon and Hades. Zeus got Hades to create a strong …
Continue readingFrank Sidebottom (aka Chris Sievey) – Obituary
Frank Sidebottom, aka Chris Sievey, was a hero of mine and I was very sad to learn of his death yesterday at the age of just 54. No-one ever seemed to know the exact age …
Continue readingDistrict 9 on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
District 9 begins with the news that the aliens first arrived in 1982, in what is basically an opening documentary-style piece. A large alien ship appears over Johannesbourg, rather than a major city, hovered there …
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