Category Archives: Film

by Guest/Previous | 16/03/2010 · 12:00 pm

FILM REVIEW – Halo Legends, Part 2

By Stewie Sutherland

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Released worldwide on both DVD and Blu-ray, Halo Legends takes one of the most popular franchises of our time and spins seven short films about it. It goes without saying that in something like a war for survival, there are many interesting stories to tell. When that war for survival is scattered across colonies, planets, star systems, space stations, artificial constructs and alien worlds, you get an appreciation of just how many of those stories are out there. 343 Studios and Warner Brothers intend to bring new and old fans of the Halo series a handful of those tales to their living rooms.

Last month, AMO reviewed the first half of this set, which had been already previewed to the public on Xbox Live. Now, we complete it by reviewing the other four films and the Blu-ray release of this compilation.

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FILM REVIEW – The Hurt Locker

By Joseph Viney

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War is hell, as they say. As time progresses and military technology becomes sharper and more devastating the chances of getting equal footing on an already rocky battleground are receding further and further away.

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by Guest/Previous | 26/02/2010 · 12:00 pm

FILM REVIEW – The Lovely Bones

By Joseph Viney

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There’s nothing that endears a film to its audience like the rape and murder of a child. Arguably it’s the post-modern take on the ‘Boy Meets Girl’ theme. However, outside of American Werewolf In London I have never come across a film trying to make a ‘heart-warming’ story about murder.

Suffice to say this film is one that sets its stall out very early. Those of you who have read the 2002 novel of the same name will be familiar with its premise.

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FILM REVIEW – The Princess And The Frog

By Marty Mulrooney

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The Princess And The Frog is Disney’s 49th feature film and their first traditional 2D animation since 2004’s Home On The Range. Loosely based on the Brothers Grimm fairy tale ‘The Frog Prince’, Disney seems keen to shake things up from the usual formula they have stuck to in the past. Case in point: this is the first Disney film to feature an African-American princess. Taking my seat in the cinema, my main hope was that this bold simultaneous return/departure from Disney tradition would amount to more than a mere gimmick.

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