Positive Movie Reviews ( boyd )
X-Men: First Class, Matthew Vaughn
" Like a Stella advertisement with explosions, superheroes, one liners, some good acting and continuity issues.. still worth watching. "
Bagdad Cafe, Percy Adlon
" Tourist abandoned by her husband changes a small community. Beautifully shot, brilliant characters, great story. Go find it. "
Four Lions, Chris Morris
" Dark comedy about the trials and tribulations of bungling suicide bombers from the legend that is Chris Morris. BOOM! "
Scott Pilgrim Vs The World, Edgar Wright
" Mario, Guitar Hero and The Matrix have a Love Triangle child with a soundtrack from Beck.. ACE! "
Tremors, Ron Underwood
" Underground worms eating people and shit.. And Kevin Bacon.. Hell yea! "
The Goonies, Richard Donner
" Most watchable movie ever, oh how I would have loved to be a Goonie.. "Hey you guys" "
The Last Dragon, Michael Schultz
" Martial arts kid trying to find the glow. (it's like a black belt plus one). "He ya mother fucker" "
Pusher, Nicolas Winding Refn
" A drug deal goes wrong and Frank is in the shit. This Danish movie will leave you gasping for breath. Hardcore! "
O Brother, Where Art Thou, Joel Coen
" Deep south 1930's, three escaped convicts looking for treasure while coming in contact with off the wall characters. "
Cool Hand Luke, Stuart Rosenberg
" "What we got here is failure to communicate" Luke wont conform. Can he keep getting up after being knocked down?
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Battle For Haditha, Nick Broomfield
" Forget Hurtlocker. This is where it's at for movies about the emotions of those involved in war. "
Kung Fu Panda, Mark Osborne
" Animals doing Kung Fu and shit! Bruce Lee would have kicked all their asses had he been alive. "
American History X, Tony Kaye
" Ex Neo-Nazi trying to prevent his brother from making the same mistakes. Brilliant portrail by Edward Norton. "
Blues Brothers, John Landis
" Best movie soundtrack of all time, FACT. Best car chase, FACT. I guess this is a musical I like! "
Deep Blue Sea, Renny Harlin
" Ridiculous, super-intelligent sharks, fucking shit up! And whaddyacallhim's in it...LL Cool J and Samuel L Jackson. Oh yeah! "
I Love You Phillip Morris, Glenn Ficarra
" A rom-com I like! Bassed on the life of con artist Steven russell. Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor at their best "
The Men Who Stare At Goats, Grant Heslov
" Off the wall comedy about a journalist who follows a man through Iraq for a story about paranormal powers! "
Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, Michel Gondry
" This movie changed my opinion of Jim Carrey's acting ability. Mind wiping love story with an ace script. "
Machete, Ethan Maniquis
" A killing machine goes on a killing spree.. Blood guts, guns and stuff.. Brilliant form start to finish! "
Trollhunter, André Řvredal
" Student journalist following some crazy old dude hunting trolls in Norway. Bit like blair witch project but 10 times better! "
The Big Lebowski, Coen Brothers
" Watched this again recently and forgot how bloody good it is. Haven't seen it? You really are missing out. "
In America, Jim Sheridan
" Eh... I am not crying, there's something in my eye. Watch on your own to avoid embarrassment. Brilliant!! "
I'm Still Here, Casey Afleck
" Joaquin Phoenix is possibly the best actors of my era. This mocumentary is crippling to watch. "
Human Traffic, Justin Kerrigan
" This film convinced me what I was doing on weekends was fine. The Milky Bars are on me! "
Rango, Gore Verbinski
" Rango the chameleon ends up in the wild west to save the town folk. Sick animation and well worth watching. "
Star Trek, J.J. Abrams
" The Future Begins is AWESOME! Top performances from all the cast, which is unusual. What's next? GEEK ALERT! "
Religulous, Larry Charles
" Bill Maher takes on religion. Found this too dumbed down. Wanted harder questions asked being a militant atheist. Still quite funny. "
The Departed, Martin Scorsese
" Matt Damon not running about so much in this movie and not being as Matt Damonie.. Slick gangster stuff.. "
Ip Man, Wilson Yip
" The best martial arts movie i have scene in 10 years. Fights so well choreographed, great story, HEEE YAAA! "
Senna, Asif Kapadia
" A documentary of Ayrton Senna's racing career in F1. A must watch even if you are not into F1. "
Attack The Block, Joe Cornish
" Lets get tooled up and kill some fucking aliens. Believe me blood. Brilliant movie. "
The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, Morgan Spurlock
" Made me smile from start to finish. A movie funded by advertisers about advertising in movies. Best yet from Morgan Spurlock. "
Everything Must Go, Dan Rush
" A few days in an alcoholics life after he looses job and his wife kicks him out. Will Ferrell is excellent. "
Negative Movie Reviews ( boyd )
Avatar, James Cameron
" Why James Cameron spent ten years remaking Ferngully is beyond me. I hear they are making two more. shoot me! "
G-force, Hoyt Yeatman
" Don't ever let anyone convince you to watch this movie. Lucky for us Hoyt Yeatman has not directed anything else. "
Paul, Greg Mottola
" Not as good as I was hoping for. Paul does have some amusing ideas but is not very fluid. "
Kill The Irishman, Jonathan Hensleigh
" Worst gangster movie ever. Diabolical acting, diabolical irish accents and I know who ate all the pies, fucking Val Kilmer! "
Essential Killing, Jerzy Skolimowski
" Oh, Isn't it so well shot, a thought provoking film, Bla bla bla, fuck off! What a steaming pile! "
The Adjustment Bureau, George Nolfi
" I am not going to get those two hours of my life back. Has anyone else noticed Matt Damon can't run? "
Taken, Pierre Morel
" How Liam Neeson got a key to my fair city and not a nice little parcel bomb is beyond me. "
Unknown, Jaume Collet-Serra
" He's back, but has no idea who he fucking is. Is he who he thinks he is? Actually... Who fucking cares? "
Triads, Yardies And Onion Bhajees, Sarjit Bains
" Possibly the worst British movie I have ever seen.. Terrible acting, script and direction. This won awards. FUCK ME! "
Blitz, Elliott Lester
" Didn't expect much from this movie but was surprised until the last 20 minutes. Way to kill a flick! "
Positive Album Reviews ( boyd )
A Sufi And A Killer, Gonjasufi
" An adventure in sonic bliss. Psychedelic, beautiful, spaced out and not of this world. "
Humdrumm Virtue, Denis Jones
" First album from the Mancunian, electronic, one man band, modern folk musician. Do yourself a flavor and look him up! "
Shake A Bone, Son Of Dave
" SOD fourth solo album. Raw foot tapping blues from the ex crash test dummies man. Best track = Brokedown Lincoln. "
Gloss Drop, Battles
" Battles do it again! Gentle melodies, syncopation and utter destruction and that's just track 1. "
Passing, Brian Robinson
" Recorded between 03-06, my collage teacher made something sonically amazing and forged a musical memory I will never forget. "
Swim, Caribou
" "Swim" lets everyone into Caribou. Much more accessible than previous albums without loosing value musically. Favorite Track "Bowls". "
Totems Flare, Christopher Clark
" This guy never fails me. Absolutely mental electronica that will rip you a new arse hole and you will like it! "
Denies The Days Demise, Daedelus
" My favorite album of lovely button pushing dandy. Think of what you can't, and you may be there. "
Homework, Daft Punk
" 15 years since its release and this house/techno album is still as fresh as a daisy. Fav Track Rollin' & Scratchin "
Belle Isle Tech, DJ Assault
" Some brilliant funk driven Ghetto-tech.. Some people think rap is offensive, get this shit in your ears! "
Cosmogramm, Flying Lotus
" Young Californian who produced lots of music for the animated series "adult swim" puts out another album of nonconforming electronica. "
Fields, Junip
" The band that includes Jose Gonzalez finally releases an album after 13 years, boy was it worth the wait. "
Flight 602, Aim
" The 6th album from the London born hip-hop/ambient producer. Bliss summer time beats, for your head and feet. "
Tragic Epilogue, Antipop Consortium
" Dark glitch-hop from a bunch of New York poets who got together and created the epic Antipop Consortium. "
Drukqs, Aphex Twin
" AGHHHHHHHHHHHH! I can pronounce any of the tracks on the album and I can describe it either.. YES! "
Balancing Lakes, Barry Lynn
" Before Boxcutter there was Barry Lynn.. This first album is made up over a few years before Boxcutter-Glyphic. Beautiful shits yo! "
Post, Bjork
" If I could only have one album to listen to the rest of my life this would be it. "
Volta, Bjork
" With Mark Bell of LFO on board Bjork sings beautifully on top of Marks extreme electronics. http://youtu.be/igOWR_-BXJU "
Ride The Lightning, Metallica
" Metallica at their best.. FACT! "
Music Has The Right To Children, Boards Of Canada
" Still surprises me when people have not heard of BOC. Yet you will have heard them. Analogue warmth and floating strings. "
Body Riddle, Christopher Clark
" The most easy listening of Clarks albums but so detailed you can nearly touch it. Best introduction to his work. "
Paranoid, Black Sabbath
" Dark, menacing and filled with tortured souls.. Get your air guitars out and turn up "War Pigs" Deep fried bat anyone? "
Ma Fleur, Cinematic Orchestra
" Stunningly produced album. "To build a home" used to much on TV. However, still brings a tear. Beautiful! "
Body Mapping, Cristian Vogel
" Break neck, groovy, undoubtedly interesting techno. No pussy foot shit. Music for your mind first, then your feet. "
No Name, Danny Drive Thru
" This guy is unsigned and has no album but you should check his shit.. Getting plays from radiohead's Thom Yorke http://soundcloud.com/drivethru "
Antique Electronic Synthesizer Greats 1955 - 1984, Fluorescent Grey
" Genius synth cuts and a free album from http://www.acroplane.org/content/antique-electronic-synthesizer-greats-1955-1984-part-1 "
In Rainbows, Radiohead
" No point in telling anyone about Radiohead but, those who think they are depressing may enjoy this album. "
Medicine Babies, No Surrender
" Like a cross between Von Sudenfed (mouse on mars and Mark E Smith) and Antipop Consortium. Avant-garde flip-flops anyone? "
Listening Tree, Tim Exile
" Tim Exile is a fucking genius, end of... For all you "oh he just plays with computers" types.. Blow me! "
Muddlin Gear, Jamie Lidell
" First and best album of Jamie's solo work. Seriously groovy, messy, electronica. With a flutter of the voice now so recognisable. "
Tromatic Reflexxions, Von Sudenfed
" Mark E Smith and Mouse on Mars!! An acid filled trip through a barnyard orgy while eating boiled chicken. "
Rushup Edge, The Tuss
" Is it Aphex Twin?? Who knows. What I do know is this is exceptional electronica that you need to own. "
Gone Ain't Gone, Tim Fite
" Sample based country, hip-hop, folk thingymajig or something. All samples came from records bought for under a dollar. Love it! "
We Hear You, Luke Vibert
" This mans talent has no bounds.. Put this album on and turn it the fuck up. I said UP yo! "
I Done A Album, Beardyman
" Beatbox maniac rips out a crazy album of multiple generas, quirky edits and his usual comedy shits!! "
Love To Make Music To, Daedelus
" A more commercial album from one of my favorite artists. First listen I wasn't convinced.. Now... Different story. "
The Double Gone Chapel, Two Lone Swordsmen
" Andy Weatherall and Keith Tenniswood create a dark, squelshy, acid bass, rocky thingy. hmmmmmm.. "
Negative Album Reviews ( boyd )
Viva La Vida, Coldplay
" How many songs can you make sound the same? Coldplay, bringing me ever closer to suicide since 96. "
Invincible, Michael Jackson
" Evidently he is not invincible and lets be happy for that. "
One Life Stand , Hot Chip
" Would rather do a bit of felching with Jocelyn Wildenstein than listen to this hipster dribble. "
D'demonstrator, Shobaleader
" Squarepushers Band. Hmmmmm.. Might change my mind on the negative result after another listen but I just can't take auto-tune vocals. "
Positive Book Reviews ( boyd )
Keeping Britain Tidy, Steve Hollyman
" Gripping, shocking, brutal and heartrending. Couldn't put it down. Can't wait to see what comes next from this author. "
Bill Hicks - American Scream, Cynthia True
" A remarkably well researched book about Hicks from a boy to his death. Made a serious impact on me. "
Of Mice And Men, John Steinbeck
" One of the first books that I read in school and found gripping and made me go to English lessons. "
A Kestrel For A Knave, Barry Hines
" My mum gave me this book as a kid. It was my introduction to turning the TV off. Poetic stuff. "
Negative Book Reviews ( boyd )
Bible, God
" What a crazy, homophobic, racist, bigoted, slave loving, son killing, bush burning, woman hating, apocalyptic read that was! "
The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown
" Apart from the time I lost the other pain for me is that people actually believe the book is educational. "
Positive Television Reviews ( boyd )
Angry Boys, BBC 3
" Chris Lilly = genius. Taking the piss out of every stereotype. "Slap my el slap my bow" - S-Mouse! "
Dexter, SKY?
" How can you like a serial killer so much.. So good I downloaded and watched a season in a day. "
Family Guy Season 9, BBC3
" FUCK YEA! That is all... "
Boardwalk Empire, Sky Atlantic
" The life of gangster/politician Nucky Thompson. A brilliant cast and eye-watering detailing to sets, they can do no wrong. "
My Name Is Earl, Channel 4
" Don't believe in karma but I do believe in this show.. Love my two hour dose every week night. "
Summer Heights High, BBC3
" My first introduction to Chris Lilley and his amazing characters. This is a must watch! "
Come Dine With Me, Channel 4
" Probably the best social experiment on TV. Compulsive viewing, great commentary. Think waiting for the omnibus is best! "
Total Wipeout, BBC1
" Richard Hammond is as funny as a 300mph car crash resulting in serious head trauma. Total Wipeout Wipeouts however.. :) "
Negative Television Reviews ( boyd )
The Oreilly Factor, Fox News
" Unfair and biased news from Americas NO.1 news channel. Bill O'Reilly is compulsive viewing however. What a tit! "
Dr Who, BBC2
" What a steaming pile of bollocks. This is what I don't pay my TV license for? Brilliant theme tune though! "
Britains Got Talent, ITV
" Maybe Britain does have talent but it sure as hell isn't on this show. "
John Edwards Crossing Over, Sky Somewhere
" Seriously hate this man. He will lie to vulnerable people for his own gain. Hopefully he will crossover soon. "
The Marriage Ref, ITV 1
" I hate myself for watching this and laughing! I'm also disturbed by the fresh, doll-like, porcelain face of Jimmy Carr! "
Eastenders, BBC1
" Hate londoners, hate soaps, hate the crap acting, hate their grating accents, hate my girlfriend, still not paying my tv licence. "
Neighbours, Channel 5
" Crap. "
Dinner Date, ITV
" Who comes up with the idea for this crap? Some idiot who bums Coldplay. "
Positive Games Reviews ( boyd )
Angry Birds, Some Douche
" Most addictive game on the planet... someone please throw my phone in the bath and delete my itunes account. "
Negative Games Reviews ( boyd )
There are currently no negative reviews.
