The Beatles. Whether you love them or think they’re overrated, you can’t deny the legacy they had on pop culture, almost writing the playbook that pop music is following today. When a parody film documenting their rise and fall was made in the 70s, it … Continue reading The Rutles 2: Can’t Buy Me Lunch (2002)
It is impressive what a brand name can do for a film’s chances to be seen, especially for a remake of a film not many people can claim to have seen before. Audiences want familiarity, so a fusion of a familiar brand name, with a … Continue reading Macabre Month 4 Part V: Tales from the Crypt Presents: Ritual (2002)
The film-going public is clamouring for fresh new ideas, yet familiar franchises keep, for lack of a better term, hogging the limelight. Yet, a franchise name power might be enough to get a cautious audience to take more of a chance on a novel idea. … Continue reading American Psycho 2 (2002)
Pinball has inspired a mania. Surviving countless decades through offering players of varying levels of competency: extraordinary high scores, an intoxicating balance of skill and luck, and relatively low barriers to entry. The classic game is no stranger to elaborate themes and styles, some revamping … Continue reading Groove is in the heart, baby! Part 6: Austin Powers Pinball (2002)
While it seemed hard to top the initial success that was the first Austin Powers, trying to one-up The Spy Who Shagged Me is going to be even more daunting. As the swinging sixties move further away and the disco-tinged 70s taking up the same … Continue reading Groove is in the heart, baby! Part 2: Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
Association football is a game that transcends cultures, ages, and other demographics to be a universally beloved staple, but it is not alone. Another property that achieves the same status is the colourful plastic bricks of Lego. Inspiring minds and imaginations for countless generations. In … Continue reading Lego Football Mania (2002)
The decade between the 1970s and the 1990s can be safely classed as iconic. V.H.S. and Walkman’s helped encapsulate the era in an almost mythical quality. But with the fashion and technology being so different from the following years, it can be wild to reminisce. … Continue reading That ’80s Show (2002)
Those of us in modern ‘civilized’ society would like to think that we have moved on from the barbaric blood sports of old. Yet violence remains a part and parcel of our entertainment, contact sports and life-threatening injuries have become commonplace, and corporate monopolisation and … Continue reading Rollerball (2002)
With the new millennium, a sense of danger and expressionism found its way into the purview of modern sports. This rise brought some underground pursuits to the forefront and obscure terms entered the vernacular, it was thanks to simulations of these sports, such as the … Continue reading Treehouse of Simpsons Spinoffs Part 4: The Simpsons Skateboarding (2002)
Five films ago Hellraiser set the horror world alight, with each film being a cinematic success story, With the films going further and further away from the simple premise that made it resonate, a certain reassessment is needed to make sure the franchise is on … Continue reading To Hell and Back Part VI: Hellraiser VI: Hellseeker (2002)
The Real Mr. Positive 