Category Archives: New Zealand

Review: Top Of The Lake (2013)

Posted on January 30, 2014 | 4 comments

top of the lake

I live near a railroad station, so not quite at the top or near a lake!

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Posted in 2010s, 400+ Word Reviews, Australia, Garth Davis, Jane Campion, New Zealand, United Kingdom

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Retro Week In Cinema: May 16-22, 2013

Posted on May 23, 2013 | 5 comments

southland tales

How could I hate a movie that is so willing to be batshit crazy!

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Posted in 1990s, 2000s, France, Germany, New Zealand, Peter Jackson, Retro Week In Cinema, Richard Kelly, Ruben Fleischer, Sydney Pollack, Tim Burton, United States Of America

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Review: The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King (Extended Edition, 2003)

Posted on February 4, 2013 | Leave a comment

the lord of the rings: the return of the king

When they say extended, they mean extended!

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Posted in 2000s, 400+ Word Reviews, New Zealand, Peter Jackson, United States Of America

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This Week In Cinema: January 20-26, 2013

Posted on January 27, 2013 | 3 comments

the queen of versailles

If I had the money to build a 90,000 square foot mansion, I’d build myself a cozy four bedroom house (with a theater room being my one excess of course) and save the rest, but I’m just crazy I guess!

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Posted in 1950s, 2000s, 2010s, Bill Condon, Denmark, France, Gaspar Noé, Germany, Japan, Jörg Wagner, Lauren Greenfield, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peter Jackson, Stefan Prehn, This Week In Cinema, United Kingdom, United States Of America, Yasujirô Ozu

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This Week In Cinema: December 02-08, 2012

Posted on December 9, 2012 | 3 comments

image courtesy of moviefone.com

I’m not stealthy enough to illegally immigrate from anywhere, I’d rattle a bush right in front of border patrol with all my stealthy prowess!

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Posted in 2000s, 2010s, Brett Morgen, Cary Fukunaga, Dennis Dugan, John Whitesell, Lynn Shelton, Mexico, New Zealand, Ron Shelton, Steven Spielberg, This Week In Cinema, United States Of America

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This Week In Cinema: December 18-24, 2011

Posted on December 25, 2011 | 4 comments

Merry Christmas everyone, and nothing says Christmas like Kermit the Frog!

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Posted in 1950s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Brian Henson, Canada, Chris Columbus, Christopher Nolan, David Dobkin, Federico Fellini, France, Gary Halvorson, Germany, Gregg Araki, Italy, John Carpenter, John Putch, New Zealand, Peter Jackson, Terry Gilliam, This Week In Cinema, Trey Parker, United States Of America

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Review: The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers (Extended Edition, 2002)

Posted on November 21, 2011 | 14 comments

Peter Jackson’s epic was almost as long as the six month wait for me to get the disc from Netflix!

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Posted in 2000s, 400+ Word Reviews, New Zealand, Peter Jackson, United States Of America

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List Of Shame: The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring (Extended Edition, 2001)

Posted on June 8, 2011 | 4 comments

The third entry in my List Of Shame has to have the longest end credits of all time!

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Posted in 2000s, 400+ Word Reviews, List Of Shame, New Zealand, Peter Jackson, United States Of America

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This Week In Cinema: May 22-28, 2011

Posted on May 30, 2011 | Leave a comment

More movies expiring on Netflix instant, will it ever end?

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Posted in 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1990s, 2000s, Brazil, Brian Hecker, France, Italy, Jacques Tati, Jim Sheridan, Kevin Costner, Kevin Reynolds, Kurt Neumann, Marcel Camus, Marcel Carné, Morocco, New Zealand, Peter Jackson, Pier Paolo Pasolini, This Week In Cinema, United Kingdom, United States Of America

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Horror Month 2009: Braindead (Dead Alive, 1992)

Posted on October 27, 2009 | 5 comments

braindead

Horror Month 2009 welcomes into its ranks quite possibly the goriest film to ever grace the big screen!

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Posted in 1990s, 400+ Word Reviews, Horror Month, New Zealand, Peter Jackson

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