Sixty Second Review

Short reviews on everything pop culture.

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We`re here to offer you our honest opinion of the popular and not so popular medium that is television. Maybe you agree maybe you don't. Let us know via the comments.

Farewell Skins

Monday saw the final episode of Skins, read my review. What did you think about Season Two? Want to know if Skins has been renewed for a third season? What do we currently know about season three? Skins returns in early 2009!

Showing posts with label movie. Show all posts
Showing posts with label movie. Show all posts

News: Jericho Reborn as Feature Length Film?

Sci Fi Wire are reporting that two cast members of the twice cancelled Jericho are hearing Rumours about a possible feature length film based on the Jericho Television Show. The film would continue on and possible conclude the Jericho story.

When Fans rallied for Joss Whedon's Firefly Fox owned show to be returned to the small screen. Universal came to the rescue allowing the show to be reborn onto the big screen and was rewarded with great success.

Will Jericho share a simlar fate? These are only early reports. But many fans have their fingers crossed.

Source: Sci Fi Wire.

Review: Movie: Cloverfield

"An incredible modern day monster movie told from a unique viewpoint."
Click to read review - may contain spoilers

Cloverfield is something different, something that hasn't been done before. A modern day monster movie similar to King Kong or Godzilla but told using a unique point of view similar to Blair Witch. This is what gives Cloverfield its edge, you feel as if you're watching things as they happen. You know as much as the characters do. As the story unfolds you discover everything as the characters with you.

The way that the monster is revealed slowly and the special effects aren't overdone leaves everything feeling raw and real. Clever online marketing built up the hype and tension towards the release of Cloverfield. With the first trailer being shown at the premier of Transformers and being left unnamed. We saw MySpace profiles for the character show up, other mysterious websites all linking into the plot somehow. This all added to the storytelling and is so much more successful than trailers and posters alone.

Cloverfield has so much to offer, everytime I watch Cloverfield I pick up something I missed the last time. The movie is paced perfectly, building up to a climaxes then coming back down for a breather right until the very end. There isn't anything that I didn't like about this movie.

A truly great effort from everyone involved. There is rumours about a second Cloverfield movie next year. They will most likely keep a tight lid on any information as they did for the first movie. But if we hear anything we will let you know.

If you haven't already seen Cloverfield, or if you have seen it only once - I recommend you watch Cloverfield.




News: Tintin Movie

In another blast from the past a TinTin Movie is going to be made due to be released in 2009.

I was first introduced to TinTin via the animated television series which aired here on the ABC network some years ago.

Steven Spielberg has owned the rights to produce a trilogy of feature length live action movies for quite some time. Peter Jackson is rumoured to be directing all three films in a joint venture between DreamWorks & Universal Studios.

Unconfirmed reports state that a large percent of the film will be CGI with the result intending to mimic the original comic.

In Tintin related news: An original piece of artwork from the popular comic Tintin has sold at a Paris auction for a record price of €764,200 ($1.67 Million Australian).

Sources: Wiki | CBC.ca

Review: Movie: Black Sheep

"A Baaa grade horror. A Baaa grade comedy."
Click to read review - may contain spoilers

There are more sheep in New Zealand than people. With this in mind I watched Black Sheep... I knew what to expect. In the foot steps of all things woolly, white & zombie.

I found myself pleasantly surprised, with likeable and believable characters this movie kept me watching while herds of zombie sheep chewed their way through the cast.

A tongue in cheek black comedy worth the watch if zombie sheep are up your alley.