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About Martin Mulrooney

I am a professional writer and editor from the UK. I graduated with a B.A. (Hons) degree in Media and Film in 2009, specialising in Print Journalism and Advanced Screenwriting. I created Alternative Magazine Online soon after.
by | 03/12/2009 · 12:00 am

GAME REVIEW – Fallout (1997)

By Marty Mulrooney

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Having recently played Fallout 3 on my Playstation 3, I decided I wanted to go back to where the series first started on PC. Fallout is a game that was perhaps before my time (I was only 9 when it came out!) but that I still knew of in my early gaming days regardless. It is truly a cult classic of 90’s gaming.

Revisiting it today, it is amazing in retrospect how the basic blueprint of Fallout 3 follows the original so closely! (Especially since the original was made by Black Isle Studios and the latest instalment was made by Bethesda Softworks…) Obviously, much of what worked then still works now. But just how well has the original aged?

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by | 01/12/2009 · 12:00 pm

REVIEW – Nintendo Wii Limited Edition Console Bundle With Sports Resort Pack

By Marty Mulrooney

Okay, so I am a total hypocrite. After years of ranting about how the Nintendo Wii isn’t a real games console, I went and bought one. A black limited edition Wii no less, perfectly matching my launch 60gb PS3. Here are my thoughts:

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by | 30/11/2009 · 12:00 pm

INTERVIEW – In Conversation With Gary Goldman (Don Bluth Productions)

By Marty Mulrooney

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Logo ALTERNATIVE SPEAKS EXCLUSIVELY TO THE STUDIO CO-FOUNDER ABOUT THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE OF DON BLUTH PRODUCTIONS…

Continuing onwards with the resurrection of articles taken from the original print edition of Alternative Magazine (the inspiration for this site!) I am proud to present a chat that took place earlier this year between myself and Gary Goldman, one of the founding fathers of the world-renowned Don Bluth Animation Studio, responsible for such timeless classics as An American Tale and All Dogs Go To Heaven. There is also some exciting new artwork to see from Don Bluth’s achieves, so I hope you all enjoy this exclusive interview!

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by | 28/11/2009 · 12:00 pm

FILM REVIEW – Harry Brown

By Marty Mulrooney

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I knew from the trailers for Harry Brown that it could end up being amazing, a British Gran Torino, Michael Caine’s swansong, a sharp commentary on British society and gang culture. I also knew that it could potentially be a complete disaster… not everything Caine touches turns to gold and this is director Daniel Barber’s first feature film after all.

To be honest, first impressions were not so good. Shaky camerawork shows a gang of thugs in an underpass, darkly lit, showing off guns and doing drugs. I HATE shaky cams and I was nearly ready to zone out, when I suddenly realised this was actually being recorded from the point of view of an unseen member of the gang on his mobile phone.

We then cut to what has to be one of the most shocking opening scenes I have seen in years, as said thug videos a high speed bike ride from behind one of his friends, before doing something completely chilling to a young, terrified mother in a public park. Once we cut to regular celluloid, Harry Brown has arrived. I knew it wasn’t going to be pretty. But I now had hope that it could actually turn out to be a decent little flick.

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