Movie Gazette

Reviews Featuring Orlando Bloom

The Lord of the Rings: the Fellowship of the Ring
Awesome. All the bits of the film that should have been in there in the first place, a must for collectors and Tolkein fans everywhere. Gorgous packaging, sumptuous quality. Both editions are great value for money. If you’re like me, you’ll probably end up owning both.

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Breathtaking. Gorgeous locations, good (if not great) dialogue and some fantastic battle scenes. As always Gandalf (McKellan) is outstanding, as are the performances generally enhanced from the first movie. The ents don’t fail to disappoint, although I would have liked to have seen a lot more time devoted to them.

Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl
Swashbuckling good fun.

Pirates of the Caribbean: the Curse of the Black Pearl
An entertaining film with something for all ages - and Johnny Depp's best ever performance

The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers
Visually it’s even more impressive than the last movie, but in term’s of pure story-telling it falls ever-so-slightly short of its predecessor.

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Quite possibly the best movie ever made.

Ned Kelly
Think 'Braveheart' without the epic ambition or ‘Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves’ without the entertainment value.

Troy
Visually stunning, but totally hollow in every other department.

Troy
Impressive, if empty, spectacle - but a blind man has done better than this.

Black Hawk Down
A triumph of technique, a failure of storytelling.

The Calcium Kid
A boxing comedy minus the punch line.

Kingdom of Heaven
A powerful spiritualist epic that beats 'Gladiator' hands down in the Colosseum of ideas.

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
This is a fitting ending to one of cinema's best trilogies, which gives us all the characters and resolutions we needed and a whole bunch of Jack Sparrow—literally.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Nowhere near as good as the first but still a fun time, this Pirates installment keeps the story moving and gives us all the stuff we want and expect, even if it’s not as new as it used to be.

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Erotic-photo banker keeps his job
An Australian banker caught viewing erotic images in the background of a live TV interview will keep his job, his bank says.

Sundance line-up defies downturn
This year's Sundance Film Festival has a strong line-up of promising movies with big name stars despite the independent film industry struggling in the recession.

Morris jihadi comedy at Sundance
A comedy about jihadis by Brass Eye creator Chris Morris is shortlisted for competition at next year's Sundance Film Festival.

Group deny Hollywood burglaries
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