Time for a new tax: This time pensions
I received this from the FSB today: From 2012 the government intends that every employer offers every employee a pension to which both the employer and employee will...
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Latest Film Reviews
- Ice Age 4: Continental Drift [Good] I admit I had got a little tired of the series after watching the third instalment, but saw the trailer for this in a TV store showcasing a new Samsung TV and decided it was worth a look. The action was consistently good and funny, the characters' interplay well developed and the dysfunctional family's arc nicely done. Didn't watch it in 3D, but it worked very well as a family movie with some top voice talent.
- edwardterry 14 days ago
Ice Age 4: Continental Drift [Good] I admit I had got a little tired of the series after watching the third instalment, but saw the trailer for this in a TV store showcasing a new Samsung TV and deci… Read More
- Rise of the Guardians [Average] The CG work was exceptional - as you'd come to expect from Dreamworks - though the plot felt a little lacklustre in places. A good family flick with potential for future instalments or prequels which show imagination and poignancy. The idea of this film is to find one's centre - a truism valid for each of us, told through a story. Maybe we can all take note and become better humans ;-)
- edwardterry 19 days ago
Rise of the Guardians [Average] The CG work was exceptional - as you'd come to expect from Dreamworks - though the plot felt a little lacklustre in places. A good family flick with potential for… Read More
- Skyfall [Good] This film grew on me. It's a reflection of the changing times, and closes the chapter on the old Bond style (they blew up the DB5) and ushered in the new with a reversion to skill of the agent in the field instead of a reliance on gadgetry. A much more human film, though tech did play it's part with electronic warfare (naturally), and the transition of M and Q were appropriate. Q felt a little too "IT Crowd" which seemed out of place, but holds promise for future instalments.
- edwardterry 19 days ago
Skyfall [Good] This film grew on me. It's a reflection of the changing times, and closes the chapter on the old Bond style (they blew up the DB5) and ushered in the new with a reversion to skill… Read More
- Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows [Average] More of the same from Guy Ritchie, Holmes & Watson. The originality of the first one has worn off, and while this is well implemented and visually stunning in places, it feels a little "grey". It's a good piece and Moriarty - well played by Jared Harris - is a good arch villain. I felt that Holmes' visualisation routine was a little overplayed, though the bullet time elements worked well. Enjoyable but not as much as the first.
- edwardterry 40 days ago
Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows [Average] More of the same from Guy Ritchie, Holmes & Watson. The originality of the first one has worn off, and while this is well implemented and visually stunn… Read More
- The Watch [Poor] Ben Stiller generally makes funny films. Though this seems more like a diversion from his usual form to be more edgy to appeal to the current audience with this film which prefers vulgarity over humour. Many times did I think "just stop swearing and get on with it". It seemed to borrow from B-movies but not elevate them with its quality cast. Nice idea, but poorly implemented. Sorry guys.
- edwardterry 58 days ago
The Watch [Poor] Ben Stiller generally makes funny films. Though this seems more like a diversion from his usual form to be more edgy to appeal to the current audience with this film which prefers vu… Read More
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