Tagged: Comedy
Ghostbusters Comes to Blu Ray!
OK, so I didn’t have this as one of my ‘Top10 films yet to come to Blu Ray’ choices. Maybe that was because I’d already heard it was soon to be released, I can’t remember, but it’s nearly here! What’s the film? It’s Ghostbusters of course! It’s got a final release date and there’s even [...]
Learn more...Undead or Alive DVD Review
Undead or Alive, A Zombedy Everything about this film screams comedy, from the full title “Undead or Alive, A Zomedy” through to a few funny written lines at the beginning telling us we won’t have to read for much longer. So genre wise it would be more like Shaun of the Dead than Day of [...]
Learn more...From the Collection: Snatch DVD Review
Periodically I will take a disc from my collection and review it, this week it is that Guy Ritchie classic Snatch. Snatch – R2 – 2 Disc Collector’s Edition There is so much happening in Snatch that it may be difficult to pin down what is going on, when its going on, and who it [...]
Learn more...Free Agents Series 1, DVD Review
Free Agents is a black comedy from Big Talk Productions that recently aired on Channel 4. The show centers around two characters, both of whom work for CMA, a talent agency. Alex (Stephen Mangan) is a thirty-something agent who’s life has taken a turn for the worst. He’s going through a messy divorce, misses his [...]
Learn more...Baby Mama, DVD Review
Kate (Tina Fey) is a 37 year old career woman. Up until now she’s taken her career over her personal life, and done very well at it, but her biological clock isn’t just ticking anymore, it’s Big Ben New Years Eve midnight bonging! Trying to find a man at short notice hasn’t gone well. They [...]
Learn more...Choke, News
Welcome to the twisted, perverse and vulgar mind of Victor Mancini Released on DVD on the 23rd March “A dirty minded, satirical – psychotic comedy” Entertainment Week “Very funny, very dark” 4 stars, FHM Overflowing with smart quips and sex-themed rants Choke tells the satirical tale of dysfunctional con-artist Victor Mancini. Available on DVD from [...]
Learn more...How to Lose Friends and Alienate People, DVD Review
The 2008 film How to Lose Friends and Alienate People is loosely based on the autobiographical writings of Toby Young. His book of the same name covers Toby’s five year struggle to make it in America as a contributing editor of Vanity Fair. For the film tha magazine has been changed to Sharps Magazine and [...]
Learn more...Burn After Reading, It’s Good To Have You Back Mr Coen’s
I finally got to watch Burn After Reading this week and what a great film it was. I’m a huge Coen Brothers fan and it’s good to see them back on form after the dip with Intolerable Cruelty and Ladykillers. After the amazing No Country For Old Men I was very enthusiastic to see this, [...]
Learn more...Ghost Town, DVD Review
Ricky Gervais has had a meteoric rise to stardom. I first came across him on the 11 O’Clock Show ten years ago. While his slot on there was supposed to be crude and shocking, I thought behind all that he had the potential to be a great comedian. Am I happy at being proved right? [...]
Learn more...Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest, DVD Review
I’m guessing that most people reading this review will be very familiar with the Family Guy world. For those that aren’t, we’ll have a brief review. Family Guy is an animated cartoon comedy series based on the dysfunctional Griffin family. Head of the family is Peter Griffin, a non-PC bumbling working class man. His wife [...]
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