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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies *** (2014, Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage) – Movie Review

Martin Freeman and Ian McKellen return as Bilbo and Gandalf for one last time in Peter Jackson’s final Middle-Earth action movie that turns the two sweet, thoughtful characters into lusty action heroes and the final episode of […]

Dec, 10

Bad Santa **** (2003, Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox, Brett Kelly, Lauren Graham, Lauren Tom, Bernie Mac, John Ritter) – Classic Movie Review 545

Oh, is it Christmas already? Then let’s go ho-ho-ho! In director Terry Zwigoff’s 2003 big comedy laughter-raiser, miserable conman crook Willie T Soke (Billy Bob Thornton) and his tiny Little Helper sidekick Marcus (Tony Cox) […]

Dec, 18

The Santa Clause **** (1994, Tim Allen, Judge Reinhold, Wendy Crewson) – Classic Movie Review 519

‘Down the chimney? You want me to take the toys down the chimney into a strange house, IN MY UNDERWEAR?’ – Scott Calvin. Fancy a seasonal caper? Director John Pasquin’s 1994 Walt Disney movie The […]

Dec, 14

Santa Claus: The Movie *** (1985, Dudley Moore, John Lithgow, David Huddleston, Burgess Meredith, Judy Cornwell, Jeffrey Kramer, Melvyn Hayes, Don Estelle) – Classic Movie Review 518

The genial and lavish seasonal fantasy Santa Claus: The Movie comes from producer Alexander Salkind and writers David and Leslie Newman (all from the 1978 Superman movie). It was filmed at the 007 stage at […]

Dec, 14

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug *** (2013, Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage) – Movie Review

Part two of The Hobbit, and Thorin (Richard Armitage) and the dwarves, along with the hobbit Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) and the Wizard Gandalf the Grey (Ian McKellen), continue their quest to reclaim their homeland […]

Dec, 11

Elf **** (2003, Will Ferrell, James Caan, Bob Newhart, Ed Asner, Mary Steenburgen, Peter Dinklage, Michael Lerner, Zooey Deschanel) – Classic Movie Review 497

The hilarious Will Ferrell brings enormous Christmas cheer as Buddy, a six-foot-three North Pole elf, who comes to New York City to find his real dad, his birth father, Walter Hobbs (James Caan). Funny, quirky, charming, […]

Dec, 10

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring ***** (2001, Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Viggo Mortensen) – Classic Film Review 26

The Fellowship of the Ring is the must-see first part of the £300 million adaptation of J R R Tolkien’s magic fantasy adventure trilogy of novels, The Lord of the Rings. In a huge financial […]

Jul, 06

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