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Publications:: Dark Horizons

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Rating	T-Meter	Title \| Year	Add Date
	66%	The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)	" Repetitive and pointless action scenes fill out an already bloated runtime, but not to the level of indulgence that we saw on 'King Kong'." — Dark Horizons Posted Dec 21, 2012
	61%	Jack Reacher (2012)	" An efficient mesh of a 1990s John Grisham-esque thriller procedural with a 1970s vigilante movie. A confident and well-paced crowd pleaser." — Dark Horizons Posted Dec 21, 2012
	92%	Skyfall (2012)	" Aptly demonstrates you can have a blockbuster of thematic depth and emotional significance that is still loads of fun." — Dark Horizons Posted Nov 3, 2012
	29%	Bel Ami (2012)	" The film is far too concerned with its 'costume' and not nearly enough with its 'drama'." — Dark Horizons Posted Jul 6, 2012
	73%	The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)	" Perfectly serviceable in its own right, but frustratingly never reaches beyond the adequate." — Dark Horizons Posted Jul 5, 2012
	34%	Battleship (2012)	" This so-called tribute to the Navy is about as welcome as a post-shore leave shipwide outbreak of the clap." — Dark Horizons Posted May 15, 2012
	93%	Marvel's The Avengers (2012)	" There may be weightier, deeper or richer films this year - but there probably won't be any that are as much fun." — Dark Horizons Posted May 5, 2012
	93%	Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol (2011)	" Proves that there's still a lot to be said for formulaic action when it's handled with such aplomb. The best in the series thus far." — Dark Horizons Posted Dec 8, 2011
	82%	Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)	" Some ambitious and clever stuff going on here gets cut down by some awkward choices, economic limitations, and a mostly wasted group of human actors." — Dark Horizons Posted Aug 7, 2011
	36%	Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)	" The result is still like being urinated upon, but at least this time Michael Bay was considerate enough not to ingest asparagus first" — Dark Horizons Posted Jun 29, 2011
5/10	82%	Super 8 (2011)	" Ultimately comes apart in its attempts to fuse an earnest and sweet coming-of-age tale with a far less effective sci-fi/horror creature feature" — Dark Horizons Posted Jun 9, 2011
	88%	X-Men: First Class (2011)	" Smartly scripted, smoothly directed and well-acted. Not just the best film in the series, but the best adaptation of a Marvel comic title yet" — Dark Horizons Posted May 30, 2011
	77%	Thor (2011)	" The trickiest of the Avengers line-up to translate to the screen, 'Thor' deserves a lot of praise for getting right something that could have gone wrong so easily." — Dark Horizons Posted Apr 22, 2011
—	23%	P.S. I Love You (2007)	— Dark Horizons Posted Apr 5, 2011
—	3%	The Haunting of Molly Hartley (2008)	— Dark Horizons Posted Apr 5, 2011
	90%	Hunger (2009)	" Not just the toughest film of the year but amongst the toughest ever made." — Dark Horizons Posted Apr 5, 2011
	87%	Hellboy II: The Golden Army (Hellboy 2) (2008)	" hile the production design, creatures and many visuals benefit greatly from del Toro's unabashed imagination being allowed to run free, the script is even more enslaved to the mechanically cobbled together conventions of everyday Summer blockbusters." — Dark Horizons Posted Apr 5, 2011
—	——	Blood Oath (Prisoners of the Sun) (1990)	— Dark Horizons Posted Apr 5, 2011
—	11%	Halloween - Resurrection (2002)	— Dark Horizons Posted Apr 5, 2011
—	13%	First Sunday (2008)	— Dark Horizons Posted Apr 5, 2011
—	36%	Transporter 3 (2008)	— Dark Horizons Posted Apr 5, 2011
—	58%	The Secret Life of Bees (2008)	— Dark Horizons Posted Apr 5, 2011
	94%	Gone Baby Gone (2007)	" A truly stellar directorial debut by Ben Affleck." — Dark Horizons Posted Apr 5, 2011
—	37%	Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (2007)	— Dark Horizons Posted Apr 5, 2011
—	64%	Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)	— Dark Horizons Posted Apr 5, 2011
—	11%	8 Heads in a Duffel Bag (1997)	— Dark Horizons Posted Apr 5, 2011
—	61%	Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)	— Dark Horizons Posted Apr 5, 2011
—	46%	Sex Drive (2008)	— Dark Horizons Posted Apr 5, 2011
—	25%	Four Christmases (2008)	— Dark Horizons Posted Apr 5, 2011
—	0%	House (2008)	— Dark Horizons Posted Apr 5, 2011
—	59%	Flash of Genius (2008)	— Dark Horizons Posted Apr 5, 2011
—	——	Je suis né d'une cigogne (Children of the Stork) (1999)	— Dark Horizons Posted Apr 5, 2011
—	35%	Pride and Glory (2008)	— Dark Horizons Posted Apr 5, 2011
—	73%	Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008)	— Dark Horizons Posted Apr 5, 2011
	88%	Rango (2011)	" A welcome change from formula as it travels on tangents that vary from the crazed to the surreal" — Dark Horizons Posted Mar 15, 2011
	68%	Black Death (2011)	" A tedious road trip movie early on turns into a more interesting battle of wills in the second half. Worth a viewing." — Dark Horizons Posted Mar 15, 2011
	51%	Vanishing On 7th Street (2011)	" It's a stylish thriller that falls apart under any serious scrutiny, the lack of explanation equally frustrating and compelling at the same time" — Dark Horizons Posted Feb 20, 2011
	56%	Unknown (2011)	" The action beats, when they hit, are fine but in the end this is only a serviceable thriller that's easily forgettable." — Dark Horizons Posted Feb 20, 2011
	4%	In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (2006)	" It's not bad enough to warrant burning copies of, rather it'll sit on the back of video store shelves for the rest of its time and that's where it should stay." — Dark Horizons Posted Dec 28, 2010
—	77%	I'm Not There (2007)	— Dark Horizons Posted Dec 28, 2010
	89%	Let Me In (2010)	" A solid work that may be a needless retread, but one that is respectful and smartly done." — Dark Horizons Posted Oct 2, 2010
	63%	Predators (2010)	" The return of some much needed intensity, excitement and darkness to this game of hunter vs. prey" — Dark Horizons Posted Jul 11, 2010
	46%	Constantine (2005)	" An enjoyable revelation." — Dark Horizons Posted Jul 7, 2010
	81%	Hellboy (2004)	" Inventive but derivative, well performed yet slightly hokey, visually lush yet over-stylised." — Dark Horizons Posted Jul 7, 2010
	10%	Elektra (2005)	" Some comic properties should just be left on the page." — Dark Horizons Posted Jul 7, 2010
	93%	Superman (1978)	" Arguably still the most solid 'origin' and emotion-churning superhero story on the big screen." — Dark Horizons Posted Jul 7, 2010
	45%	Daredevil (2003)	" Justice may be blind, but the only enjoyment to be had out of this is to be blind drunk." — Dark Horizons Posted Jul 7, 2010
	87%	X2: X-Men United (2003)	" This has set the standard very high for this Summer and it will be interesting to see what, if any films, can match its calibre." — Dark Horizons Posted Jul 7, 2010
	89%	Far From Heaven (2003)	" One of the most beautiful looking and surprising films of the year." — Dark Horizons Posted Jul 6, 2010

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