John Meredith's Blog

Yahoo Shadowlocked is reporting that Ridley Scott’s plans for the mooted Alien prequel include not just one film, but a whole trilogy, on top of getting the 3D treatment. Original Alien Art Director Roger Christian is quoted as saying “Ridley told me some of his ideas when we were here in Toronto. He has a [...]

I don’t know what everyone is getting het up about. Really….what do people expect TF2 to be? Some sort of intergalactic Shakespearean drama? I went to see it the other night and expected a few things: Robots. Big ones. Hitting each other. A straight forward narrative. A good laugh. What did I get? All three. [...]

I know it sounds a little over the top, but The Curious Case of Benjamin Button has changed my life. Never in a million years did I think that a film could have such an impact on me. It is a little hard to define in words the true scale of this as both a [...]

I have been trying to get my head around the prospect of “Twilight” for some time. The movie which is based on Stephenie Meyers book, has received a huge amount of fanfare, primarily from its “target audience” (and I use that term loosely) of teenage girls. I will come back to the problem I have [...]

Ah….they don’t quite seem to get it do they? The WSJ is printing a story that Warner’s are trying to combat Marvel’s dominance in the comic book adaptation area with trying to formulaically copy the Batman franchise to other comic properties such as Superman and Wonder Woman. This just smacks of blatant stupidity. “Like the [...]

I saw You Don’t Mess With The Zohan on the weekend, and really enjoyed it. Classic Sandler…rude, funny but with a real human touch. OK, it won’t solve the Middle East crisis, but it has a bloody strong point. What is the fighting for? Hate for hate’s sake? Anyway, if you don’t like Adam Sandler [...]

I have pondered over what I think about the latest Batman film for a couple of weeks now. I saw it the day after release, and have not been able to stop thinking about it. Firstly, is it a great film? Hmmmm. Maybe. It’s definitely a good film. But it leaves you with an odd [...]

I honestly cannot wait for The Dark Knight to get released. And these reviews aren’t helping! Rolling Stone called said the film “brings pop escapism whisper-close to enduring art”, while Time intrigued me further with comments on Director Christopher Nolan’s “subversive agenda”. I hope this is everything I think it will be. For one thing, [...]

Looking forward to C4′s Kubrick season very much! It’s a damn shame that Sky.com won’t let me remote record the whole think now…their listings only go 7 days in advance which is bloody silly! Regardless, the Guardian reports that C4 have recreated a 65-second promotional film which recreates the set of Kubrick’s classic horror film, [...]

Can someone explain to me why Guillermo del Toro’s Cronos is in part English, and part Spanish? I dunno…weird. Enjoyed it though! Very much. And Ron Perlman looks like a monkey.