The Somewhat Ambitious

You always got the feeling that Godzilla was treated a little unfairly by movie makers. One minute the scourge of humanity, the next their saviour, no-one ever seemed to stop and think about what it might be that Godzilla himself was feeling. What was his internal monologue? Surely something had to be fuelling all that [...]

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From all reports, Paul is becoming slavishly addicted to the new Star Trek MMO (especially now that his WoW account has been hacked and his favourite character Stormbarrow has been reduced to a mere herb-farmer in the northern reaches – a travesty), so I thought this would be a good opportunity to throw down some [...]

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I never really got to experience Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood – as a child, I was more inclined to NOT watch creepy dudes emerge from behind train sets. In fact, I really didn’t know all that much about the show until I watched this clip which, let’s be honest, is awesomecrazy terribad. The show itself ran [...]

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Jamie Bolton, clearly a shiny little genius, has utilized minimalist design aesthetics and principles to re-imagine movie posters for some classics. I particularly enjoyed his interpretations of the Back to the Future trilogy and The Shining, although I can’t help but feel his Jurassic Park poster ought to have had Jeff Goldblum’s oiled nipples staring [...]

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Yes, I’m referring to Philip Michael Thomas of Miami Vice fame. I went through a bit of a vintage Miami Vice phase a year or so ago, but if you really want to delve into the deep, steamy heart of this shiny lothario, you need look no further than these two clips. Now, if someone [...]

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I come to you today with the tragic and unexpected news that Super Mario… is dead. No, not that awful Bob Hoskins knock-off, I’m talking about the real, the original Super Mario: Captain Lou Albano. Who? This man:

Seriously, the Princess wanted to marry him? Although, if I were Bowser, the prospect of that guy coming [...]

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Now, I really just don’t know how this makes me feel. On September 17, NBC is premiering a new show called ‘Community‘ that just so happens to be directed by Joe and Anthony Russo, the dudes who directed Arrested Development. Which is itself a show that, in terms of human achievement, I generally rank up [...]

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Anyone ever seen Fantastic Planet?
Yeah, I know. It sounds ridiculous. Thing is, I was raised on it. There was no better way for young Paul to trip balls (apart from the prolific amounts of toxic plants which grew under my house, which I ingested with gusto on more than one occasion. I was a sick, [...]

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While I was as partial to the works of Roald Dahl as any kid is, I must admit my more obsessive loyalties tended to lie with the venerable back-catalogue of Enid Blyton. Evidently I enjoyed my child-like whimsy with a healthy subtext of Aryan super-race (the phrase “black as a nigger with soot” really takes [...]

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A movie for people who enjoy:
- Top knots
- Tea pouring
- Men doing manly things. Like killing.
- Killing
- Stern looks
- Winsome looks
- Eyes
- The gentle art of noble sacrifice
- Burning
- Chinese nationalism
- War drums
- Declarative sentences
- Pyrrhic victories
- The use of caprice as a pivotal narrative device
Not a movie for people who enjoy:
- Coffee
- Sophisticated character [...]

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