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HOLMES & WATSON - REVIEW

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Review available on the new website .

RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET - REVIEW

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Review available on the new website .

KONG: SKULL ISLAND - VLOG 23/03/17

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I finally talk about Kong: Skull Island .

KONG: SKULL ISLAND - REVIEW

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With cinematic superhero crossover universes currently competing, so too it looks like monster universes are about to fight it out with The Mummy possibly being the first of a modern Universal Monsters reboot franchise and Godzilla facing Kong in an upcoming sequel. Kong: Skull Island introduces us to the mighty King Kong in a prequel of sorts where a group approved by the US government travels to the evasive Skull Island with a military escort in the 1970's. Don't expect Kong to get chained up and brought back to New York City where he climbs up the Empire State Building etc. in this one. There are some clever nods to these familiar events throughout the film but it's mercifully not just a straight-up retread and, stylistically, it is very different than Peter Jackson's King Kong from 2005. Kong: Skull Island owes a lot more to the likes of Apocalypse Now , Predators and the more over-the-top classic Kong sequels than the 1933 original or any remake. The ea

WRECK-IT RALPH - REVIEW

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After gobbling-up not only Marvel but also Star Wars, it seems that Disney is quickly taking over our entire childhoods (and the world). So far, though, I gotta say they're not doing such a bad job updating all that stuff for new generations. This time, Disney takes on retro gaming and arcade games in particular bringing some familiar game characters to life and adding their own creativity to the mix to create: Wreck-It Ralph . Much like Toy Story took place within the secret world of toys, this one takes place within the secret world of games where all your favourite characters interact and lead their own lives, treating the games themselves as a kind of job, Monsters Inc. -style. All the games in this arcade are linked through a power lead extension which, within that world, translates as Game Central Station, a common chill-out area for all the game characters to pass through and stick around. Among them, you get cameo appearances from the likes of various Street Fighter