Distinct Chatter is 10 Years Old today! Well sort of. This year we changed from Views from the Sofa to Distinct Chatter (a play on my favourite subtitle feature [indistinct chatter]) and we helped celebrate by writing our 1000th review! … Continue reading Distinct Chatter Awards 2022
After being successfully inserted into The Journey, Fast and Furious and GI: Joe franchises, Dwayne Johnson was given the not unflattering moniker of Franchise Viagra. Although he has shied away from adding himself to new and existing franchises for a little … Continue reading Dwayne Johnson Month: Franchises that need “Viagra.”
Career Peak – The point in an actor, actress or director’s career when they have given their best performance, reaching a point they will probably never match again! The idea is to examine a person’s film or television career and … Continue reading What is their Career Peak? – Kate Winslet
There are hundreds of examples of “almost castings;” moments when the studio almost went in a completely different direction for a role and cast an actor we would not associate or even imagine in the role today. The most iconic ones … Continue reading What if?… OJ Simpson had been The Terminator (and other almost castings)
Terminator 2 is pretty much delivering the same movie as the 1984 original. It is a chase film. A machine from the future goes back to “terminate” someone from the past in an attempt to change a coming war. The rebellious … Continue reading Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991) Review
It’s a brave move making a sequel to a film that changes the tone, overall pace and direction, compared to the original. It’s an even braver move when you consider how good the original film actually is. James Cameron does just that though. The original film was the perfect mix of science-fiction and horror. It was dark, slow and took its time to build the tension. John Hurt going through the alien nest, slowly and carefully, then the reaction as the egg finally opened, was just one example of how Ridley Scott managed to invoke the terror in the audience … Continue reading Aliens (1986) Review
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