Goggleboxing

Killing Room is a nice little psychological horror film. It's all about a weird murderous experiment run by a shadowy government organisation blah blah. There's some good acting and it's got plenty of tension though it's a loopy plot so I'd recommend disconnecting the old noggin. It does have this guy Stormare in it who gives good creepy.

Bigelow has a new Iraq war film out and it's not bad. The Hurt Locker follows a bomb disposal unit doing it's daily grind on the dusty streets of Baghdad. The action is well handled and it's all very realistic in a Gen Kill style and there's some terrific moments of tension. The acting is ok and there's a couple of decent cameos from Pearce and Fiennes but the whole thing kinda sputters out in the second half descending into cliches and the same old war film territory.

Virus, despite a decent cast this was a fairly tedious bit of post-apocalyptic cinema. Man-made virus wipes out the majority of the planet and the only survivors are scientists huddling in Antarctica. I watched the butchered version but to be honest I don't think it really mattered, it was just too 80's, too Cold War for me. Dunno maybe the long version does make a difference.

Another Corman and another little gem. The Secret Invasion is a little bit Great Escape and a fair amount of Dirty Dozen but is nonetheless is a great WW2 romp. A gang of professional criminals are recruited for a insane mission into Yugoslavia to rescue some Italian general. It's got a sweet cast and despite a limited budget Corman packs in plenty of action and suspense.

Batman Vs Dracula, a feature length special from the one of the more recent Batman cartoon adaptations. I've only caught a couple of eps from The Batman toon but this was a enjoyable 90 mins. The artwork is really quite nice and story managed to cram Penguin and Joker in alongside the Count. Not so keen on the look of the Joker though - what's with the teeth ?