Monday, November 2, 2009

Movie Review 19

Zed, a prehistoric would-be hunter, eats from a tree of forbidden fruit and is banished from his tribe, accompanied by Oh, a shy gatherer. On their travels, they meet biblical characters and reach the city of Sodom where their tribe is now enslaved. Zed and Oh are determined to rescue the women they love, Maya and Eema. Can an inept hunter and a smart but slender and diffident gatherer become heroes and make a difference?

An absolute waste of time, with offensive material intended to be funny. Written, directed and produced by Harold Ramis (egon in Ghostbusters) is tongue in cheek and slightly strange, bringing to mind the creations of Mel Brooks.

On his latest expedition, Dr. Rick Marshall is sucked into a space-time vortex alongside his research assistant and a redneck survivalist. In this alternate universe, the trio make friends with a primate named Chaka, their only ally in a world full of dinosaurs and other fantastic creatures.

Typical Will Farrell film, this story was funny in parts but not as good as i had expected. Be prepared for silliness.


Wheelchair-bound WW2 bomber pilot Toby Jugg has a series of waking nightmares while recuperating in a remote Welsh mansion under the eye of sinister doctor Hal Burns. Jugg begins to suffer hallucinations, during which shadowy figures and crawling insects plague his mind. Are these brought on by the guilt of his destructive bombing raids over Dresden, or the strange behavior of Dr Burns which serves to increase his paranoia?

BBC produced psycological thriller. A creepy and strange story to be sure, adapted from the book 'the haunting of Toby Jugg'. The acting was good but definately had a creepy feel and the ending was unsatifying.

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