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by | 26/06/2009 · 1:13 pm

FILM REVIEW – Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen

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I am all for dumb, leave-your-brain-at the door cinema. No doubt about it, explosions and robots make me happy on some primal, base level. But this time, director Michael Bay has gone too far. Reverting back to what I can only imagine as a state of extreme teenage puberty, Bay has successfully managed here to create what ultimately amounts to two and a half hours of vigorously ejaculating male fantasy on screen, with total disregard for any of the usual, apparently needless stuff, that would stand in the way of his vision, like, oh I don’t know… a story perhaps? Continue reading →

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by | 18/06/2009 · 2:55 am

FILM REVIEW – Drag Me To Hell

By Marty Mulrooney

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Sam Raimi’s Drag Me To Hell is a roller-coaster ride of a film that has completely surprised me and caught me off guard. I am openly not a particular fan of horror films. I have admittedly enjoyed some, such as the recent Stephen King adaptation The Mist, and older classics such as Don’t Look Now, but the majority of modern mainstream, lets-see-how-vulgar-and-disturbing-we-can-be torture porn-fests do little to entice me.

So it was with some trepidation that I went to see Drag Me To Hell. I was with a good friend and thought it might be fun to see a horror film for once, even though there were alternatives such as the usual safe-bet comedies and throw-away action flicks. It was actually a last minute decision in the queue as it was quite late and all the last showings had started.  Regardless, I am glad I made the decision to see this film.

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by | 10/06/2009 · 4:34 pm

FILM REVIEW – Terminator Salvation

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After seeing Terminator Salvation last night, I was somewhat lost for words (unusual for me I can assure you.) The state I was in as I drove home was made up of both positives and negatives, all of which raced through my mind in some kind of self-loathing, fan-boyish frenzy.  As a long time fan of the Terminator franchise (not including the extremely disappointing T3), I had high hopes for the latest installment, against my better judgement.

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by | 24/04/2009 · 11:33 pm

The Final Page of Alternative Magazine

By Marty Mulrooney

I have finally, after 3 hours of photoshopping and trial and error, finished the final page of my magazine for my degree. I am very proud of the final result, and also the fact that it is now all so very close to being printed! Special thanks go out to my Lecturer Paddy Hoey who has been an excellent mentor this year, as well as my online colleagues Igor Hardy (who I did my first online article for) and Philip Jong (my Editor-in-chief at adventureclassicgaming.com, who has always encouraged me and has given me great experience working as a writer for his site.) And of course my girlfriend Kathryn for checking over everything I do! Good job on the quality control! I hope Alternative will continue to grow and that my writing continues to entertain. Thank you all.

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