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Movie Reviews
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SPL!NG Movie Review: Avatar (2009)
16 Dec 2009 by SPLING / 3 Comments
Avatar is the space between dreams and reality, fantasy and science fiction, “Cowboys and Indians”… I think you get the picture. Simply put… James Cameron’s latest film since Titanic is a dazzling spectacle of computer-generated photographic imagery and vivid contrasting themes. It’s basically like G.I. Joe vs. Thundercats (with a touch of Smurfs)… I mean […]
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THE 2OCEANSVIBE DVD IS OUT!! BUY YOURS ONLINE NOW!!
10 Dec 2009 by Jasmine Stone / 12 Comments
I know what you’re thinking. How can it get to this level? It’s quite silly, really – it’s like we’re playing this game on “easy” mode.. Behold, the ULTIMATE Christmas gift.. Due to the overwhelming amount of awesome videos on 2oceansvibe, you can’t be expected to watch it all – and let’s face it, not […]
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SPL!NG Movie Review: Invictus (2009)
09 Dec 2009 by SPLING / 1 Comment
Invictus attempts to capture the Zeitgeist of the New South Africa in its infancy and watching this film gives us some idea of just how far we’ve come as a nation… I mean, we’ve got a new flag and cop cars aren’t yellow anymore!? Invictus is based on the real-life glory story that has made […]
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SPL!NG Movie Review: 2012 (2009)
02 Dec 2009 by SPLING / 4 Comments
Just when you thought 2010 was the year, undisputed “Master of Disaster”, Roland Emmerich (Independence Day) brings us 2012, a doomsday, apocalypse, cataclysm, “it’s the end of the world as we know it”, catastrophe of a film to rival The Day After Tomorrow… another “SimEarth” Emmerich blockbuster. Earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, volcanoes, parking tickets, 2012 is […]
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SHARLTO COPLEY’S A-TEAM BIRTHDAY CAKE
01 Dec 2009 by Seth Rotherham / 5 Comments
It’s true what they say – “If you can dream it, you can do it.” I remember as a kid, dreaming of beautiful women pouring expensive champagne all over my body as I lay on expensive yachts with oysters being dropped into my mouth by incredibly well-tanned dwarves. And now, it has turned into reality. […]
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SPL!NG Movie Review: New Moon (2009)
25 Nov 2009 by SPLING / 3 Comments
The Twilight Saga: New Moon by Stephenie Meyer is the latest victim to have been put through the Hollywood sausage machine like that magical kid with John Lennon style glasses and a jet-powered broomstick. I used to associate ‘twilight’ with that time of day when the light diffuses in the sky just before dawn or […]
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NAZI U-BOAT SPOTTED OFF SEA POINT – ARE WE UNDER ATTACK?
24 Nov 2009 by Seth Rotherham / 2 Comments
There was great concern as to the reason behind the Nazi flags flying at the University of Cape Town this weekend. Many speculated that they were hoisted for some movie being shot in and around the Mother City. Not a bad reason – certainly better than the suggestion of there being a Nazi convention being […]
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Movie Review: Zombieland (2009)
18 Nov 2009 by SPLING / 5 Comments
Zombieland is a rough place to grow old in alright – especially if you don’t know the fundamental rules of survival. Sure, you know how to do CPR, but in the event of a zombie apocalypse, you’d be wise to at least skim through the most important ones… that is, if don’t want to lose […]
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Movie Review: Hardwired (2009)
11 Nov 2009 by SPLING / No Comments
Hardwired was the working title for I, Robot… a man-on-the-run Sci-Fi about the evolution of robot-kind starring Will Smith. It also happens to be the title for a man-on-the-run Sci-Fi about the evolution of corporate advertising starring Cuba Gooding Jr, but “Hairbrained” seems more fitting in retrospect as the film is plagued by a number […]
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Movie Review: This Is It (2009)
04 Nov 2009 by SPLING / 3 Comments
This Is It is a special tribute to Michael Jackson, the undisputed King of Pop, which was originally intended to be screened for 2 weeks after its world premiere last week. However, the This Is It “show” has been extended by another two weeks in countries like South Africa to give everyone (like you) a […]
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Movie Review: Trick ‘r Treat (2009)
28 Oct 2009 by SPLING / 3 Comments
It’s Halloween again, which means you’ll either be scaring up a tacky fancy dress costume for a party or guarding your front door against a small militant wing of kids, who think they’re entitled to some of your hard-earned candy. I thought they were supposed to avoid strangers with candy!? Well, if it’s the one […]
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Movie Review: Inglourious Basterds (2009)
21 Oct 2009 by SPLING / 3 Comments
Quentin Tarantino’s latest film, Inglourious Basterds (yes, that’s how you spell it) is about to hit South African shores like D-Day this Friday. Brad Pitt appears to be the star and headlines a cast including: Christoph Waltz, Diane Kruger, Julie Dreyfuss, Melanie Laurent, Eli Roth, Til Schweiger with a siff cameo from Mike Myers (think […]
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Movie Review: Jennifer’s Body (2009)
14 Oct 2009 by SPLING / 4 Comments
Every now and then a movie comes along that blows our minds… Jennifer’s Body is not that movie. It blows alright… but not in a good way. The creators of Juno must have been high on Oscar fever (or cocaine) when they decided to make Jennifer’s Body. Imagine the setting in the creator’s board room or […]
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BIFF’S “QUESTION SONG”
13 Oct 2009 by Seth Rotherham / 2 Comments
Now when I say “Biff” I’m not talking about Graeme Smith, but rather the guy from Back To The Future. The guy who used to pick on Michael J Fox’s character, Marty McFly. His real name is Thomas F. Wilson and he played the character, Biff Tannen. I’ve arranged a visual clue for you: Biff […]
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Movie Review: The Ugly Truth (2009)
07 Oct 2009 by SPLING / 3 Comments
Ah The Ugly Truth… women fall head over heels and men fall for women that wear nothing but heels. The whole intergalactic “Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus” game of cat-and-mouse has been discussed at length and there just doesn’t seem to be a light (or even a candle-lit dinner) at the end of […]
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Movie Review: The Boat That Rocked (2009)
30 Sep 2009 by SPLING / 6 Comments
Austin Powers and Dr. Evil are the same person, Mike Myers. No, not the psychotic serial killer from Halloween that just won’t die, the guy from Wayne’s World… Wayne. (GET ON WITH IT!) Yes… quite, well The Boat That Rocked is British – you may think it’s American, but it’s not – it hasn’t even been released there […]
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Movie Review: The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)
23 Sep 2009 by SPLING / 6 Comments
Remember how our parentals tried to force-feed us as children… “Here comes the aeroplane”, “If you eat the crust you’ll get a deep voice” and “Don’t make me come down there!”. Okay, maybe the last one was only for special occasions, but that’s what watching The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 is like, except […]
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MEGAN FOX IS “AS DUMB AS A ROCK” AND “CLASSLESS”
22 Sep 2009 by Seth Rotherham / 6 Comments
Megan Fox has punished herself by referring to her Transformers director as a Napoleon and Hitler type. But there’s no surprise there, we’ve always known that Megas doesn’t pack a full one. The big result here was an open letter from director Michael Bay’s crew who got deep into it. Megan Fox The way […]
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Movie Review: Observe and Report (2009)
16 Sep 2009 by SPLING / 2 Comments
The thin line between love and hate isn’t as thin as we once thought… and it’s blue, thanks to middling mall cop movies like Paul Blart: Mall Cop with Kevin James and more recently Observe and Report with Seth Rogen. The film has generated some mixed responses with one rendition of this movie poster’s subtitle […]
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WIKUS VAN DE MERWE MIGHT PLAY “HOWLING MAD” MURDOCK IN A-TEAM MOVIE
16 Sep 2009 by Seth Rotherham / 9 Comments
I am still ASTOUNDED when I ask people if they’ve watched District 9 and they reply in the negative. “Is it good?” they ask. Is it good? IS IT GOOD? Heh….umm did you miss the fact that it’s virtually 100% South African and it’s one of the best selling movies on the planet at the […]
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SETH DISCUSSES PRAWNS WITH VANESSA HAYWOOD ON SET AT ELLE MAGAZINE COVER SHOOT
14 Sep 2009 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
You should be well aware by now of Vanessa Haywood, the smoking hot leading actress in the globally critically acclaimed, District 9. Seth caught up with Vanessa at her ELLE Magazine cover shoot in Cape Town today. Wait for video to load and check it out: *Slow connections should wait for the box […]
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ON SET WITH DISTRICT 9 STAR, VANESSA HAYWOOD
14 Sep 2009 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Everyone’s trying to keep it a secret, but it’s pretty difficult to hide the fact that Vanessa Haywood, the star of the biggest movie in the world at the moment, District 9, is in Cape Town. Why is she in Cape Town? Oh…just to quietly shoot the cover of SA Elle Magazine! Now we’re talking! […]
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Movie Review: UP (2009)
09 Sep 2009 by SPLING / 1 Comment
UP is possibly the shortest name for a film since X, but we’re not talking about Spike Lee’s film on Malcolm X, the first X-Men movie, the X-Files or even the similarity of illiterate people’s signatures. We’re talking about UP, Pixar’s latest Best Animated Film Oscar in the wake of “WAAAALLLLL-E” (pretty irritating after a […]
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Movie Review: Public Enemies (2009)
02 Sep 2009 by SPLING / No Comments
Public Enemy was one of the films that cemented Jimmy Cagney in the old Hollywood. No, they didn’t erect a statue and he didn’t get dropped off at the docks. It was his extraordinary career performance as Tom Powers that gave rise to the gangster picture and set Cagney up as the ultimate tough guy. […]
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Movie Review: Crank 2: High Voltage (2009)
26 Aug 2009 by SPLING / 2 Comments
Right, so you saw Crank and enjoyed it… well done. To say Crank had a lot of heart is an understatement. The public display of affection, the pulsating action, the heart-stopping moments and the heartbeat bass were incredible and Jason Statham wasn’t too bad either. The original had the action reflex of a kung-fu squirrel […]
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Movie Review: District 9 (2009)
19 Aug 2009 by SPLING / 8 Comments
Watching District 9 was a new film experience, which could only be described as Hotel Rwanda, Fido and Lars and the Real Girl… in a blender. In retrospect, it’s all of that and more. Neill Blomkamp burst onto the movie scene in 2005 with Alive in Joburg, a fascinating Sci-Fi/Documentary short film about aliens in […]
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Movie Review: G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)
12 Aug 2009 by SPLING / 2 Comments
At this moment in time, it’s sad but true… Stephen Sommers is a poor man’s Michael Bay. He directed two fun-filled fantasy adventures in the shadow of Spielberg’s Indiana Jones saga with The Mummy and The Mummy Returns and then gave us a whirlwind tour of horror classics with Van Helsing. What made these adventures […]
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Movie Review: Fired Up (2009)
05 Aug 2009 by SPLING / 2 Comments
What would you think if you heard a film had been submitted to the MPAA 18 times to obtain a PG-13 rating, was written by four writers collectively credited as “Freedom Jones” and contained no nudity whatsoever, after marketing a poster with a giant F.U. for Fired Up? Well the F.U. part certainly rings a […]
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THE ESPY AWARDS, NELSON MANDELA VIBE
31 Jul 2009 by Seth Rotherham / 8 Comments
I’ve received quite a few emails and sms’s and calls about this ESPY Awards vibe that was on TV a couple weeks back. People were really “touched” by their Nelson Mandela “tribute.” For the uninformed, the ESPY Awards is an annual sports awards event created and broadcast by American cable television network ESPN. The Arthur […]
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Movie Review: Friday the 13th (2009)
29 Jul 2009 by SPLING / 2 Comments
Friday the 13th is a staple in horror movie history. The slasher film franchise has come a long way and has struggled to break the vicious (yet popular) cycle of blood, boobs and boozing. Jason Voorhees, the masked psychopath is to slasher films what James Bond is to espionage and they both share one irritating […]
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