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Equilibrium (2002)
Excellent Sci-Fi
Having seen this movie twice over the weekend im compelled to say that it is a very strong entry into the genre. The action and story was terrific, believingly portraying an emotionless society - delivering glimpses of what it would be like if we could not love, hate, fear etc..
The acting was top-notch, Christian Bale has another standout performance here, showing some ultra-cool moves while showing a man going from being emotionless to being able to feel convincingly, Taye Diggs is another actor I like a lot, he was pretty cool in this - one minor point though, he was supposed to be emotionless but still manages to smile?? hmm?
There are action sequences that will blow you away, OK maybe not as much as the Matrix but they are still very cool!
Nice to see a film with so many British Actors and actresses prominent - Bale, Emily Watson, Sean Bean, Angus Macfadyen, Sean Pertwee and others.
I give this 9/10, bit slow to get going but once it gets to top speed - it doesn't let you go!
Resident Evil (2002)
Top-Notch Zombie Movie
Regardless of what anyone says about this film, I enjoyed it. It had me jumping out of my seat and held my attention with ease. The acting was a little shaky and the dialogue wooden but the action set-pieces were great. If I had one criticism for the film is that it wasn't gory enough - for Zombie movies to fill their potential, you have to show them to be at their most frightening, which involves feeding and just generally gory stuff they get up to a la Romero, In Resident Evil you don't really see the zombies feed - they are just there to be shot.
Paul Anderson does a more than good attempt at a world-renowned game, but with a bigger budget and a better script, it could of been up there with the likes of "Night of the Living Dead". So Im hoping with the sequel he can put right all the little niggles in it.
9/10
Thumb Bandits (2001)
Funny computer games show with a sarcastic wit
"Thumb Bandits" is a computer games show by Channel 4 which features the amusing presenters Iain and Alex. The programme is shown with a sarcastic view on things - the good games are praised and the bad games are panned. The two don't hold any punches back. Alex can get a bit annoying sometimes but if you want a TV programme which focuses only on computer games then "Thumb Bandits" is for you.