Short Circuit was released at a time when the world was fearful of a potential US/Russia nuclear war. As the film begins, five little robots, created by Newton Crosby (Steve Guttenberg), are unveiled to the …
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London Film Festival 2012 Part 3: The DVDfever Awards (Oct 10th-21st 2012)
AND (DRUM ROLL) THE AWARD GOES TO… London Film Festival 2012 Part 3: The DVDfever Awards Once again DVDfever has boldly gone to lots of movies so you don’t have to. In other words, we’ve …
Continue readingThe London Film Festival 2012 Part 2: Global Hotspots (Oct 10th-21st 2012)
GLOBAL HOTSPOTS… London Film Festival 2012 Part 2 (Oct 10th-21st 2012) Hola, bonjour, guten tag, g’day and welcome to the second part of DVDfever‘s London Film Festival retrospective. In part one we looked at the …
Continue readingSkyfall – The DVDfever cinema review
Casino Royale was a corker, while Quantum of Solace was lacking any real direction, so all hopes were high for the 50th Anniversary movie, Skyfall. And my hopes were proved right up until the opening …
Continue readingThe London Film Festival 2012 Part 1: Major Players (Oct 10th-21st)
The London Film Festival 2012 Part 1: We’re going to mix it up a bit for this year’s look back over the London Film Festival. In fact, we’ve got so much to say that DVDfever …
Continue readingE.T.: The Extra Terrestrial on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
When there’s a lot of grunting in the bushes in front of a 10-year-old boy, it’s not Jimmy Savile, but E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial. This is quite definitely one of the most well-known films ever …
Continue readingCockneys Vs Zombies on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
Cockneys Vs Zombies is a film which, pretty much, does what it says on the tin. It’s also one which I really wanted to see at the cinema, but, despite 20-odd screens at the Trafford …
Continue readingResident Evil: Retribution 3D – The DVDfever Cinema Review
Resident Evil: Retribution 3D, Apocalypse, Afterlife…. When I went to see the latest film in the series, I just asked for “Resident Evil”, as I lose track of the suffix. All you really need to …
Continue readingSome Guy Who Kills People on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
Sometimes life sucks, especially when you’re Some Guy Who Kills People. Ken Boyd (Kevin Corrigan) is an odd-looking chap, with eyes that appear to bulge out, who has recently been released from a mental institution. …
Continue readingLooper – The DVDfever Cinema Review
Looper is, in short, an assassin. The year is 2044 and, as we’re told, time travel doesn’t yet exist, but it will do in the future. 30 years from now, when someone wants to dispatch …
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