Forever Damned

Time travel, Christmas, trains and Michael Sheen all mix together to create this fantastic seasonal tail of love and loss. Its a great story of 70s 80s and 90s Britain with a smattering of 40s to the future as well. Very well researched and although I don't remember the train seats of the 90s shown, the rest from the 70s and 80s are distinctly memorable. A real feel good film and here's to the next instalment!

As my username suggests I am probably slightly biased towards the band and any material they put out. However here comes a short, biased review.

In the 40th celebrations since punk broke in 1976, The Damned are the only ones still touring and recording (occasionally) from the original Top 3 (Pistols, Clash and Damned). This documentary incorporates clips from 1976 and onwards alongside new performances and interviews with band members current and old. It's a good mesh and poignant at times with Rat, Captain, Bryn and Paul showing some emotion. The enigma that is DV is explored and I'm still not sure we see the real him even with cameras just left to record.

The film is a 2 hour skip through of 40 years and, by necessity, but sadly some era's are left behind such as Strawberries and the latest recordings. Curtain Call does rightly get some time though.

It was only fitting that this film and the following Blu Ray/DVD was produced and it will appeal to all Damned fans. Even those who are thinking of going into the music business should watch it and learn how not to run a band.

As my summary line points out (quoted from the film) that's probably not the right way to do it. In the meantime, after the Royal Albert Hall gig, the British Library interview on DDD and numerous guest spots on the radio maybe they have finally earned some real money this year but don't retire yet!

A weird film that is disjointed to an extreme but could have been so much better with a little thought. It would probably have worked better as a half hour Tale From The Darkside.

Unusually Linda remains fully clothed but does spend most of the movie in her pyjamas!

Don't bother unless you are a Blair completist.

Available on DVD in the UK.

It read rather good on the box but the movie wasn't the same one that was on the disc.

A no budget waste of time with a fleeting glimpse of Ice T and Coolio, A Team style fighting and a plot with so many holes it leaked.

Don't bother with this even at budget price.

I suppose it showed promise but failed to deliver. A disjointed story of life in an English 'new town'.

It couldn't decide whether it wanted to be Trainspotting or Grange Hill and it ended up being neither. Too many loose beginnings, middles and ends and you end up not caring about any of it.

The only redeeming feature was the lovely Shona who it would have been better to see more of.

A really enjoyable movie. Don't be put off by the criticism from some of the religous sector.

This move has a cast that can act and a storyline like no other. Kevin Smith shows he is a force to be reckoned with.

Not a patch on Fortress but in its own way still kind of fun.

Lambert replays his role as Brennick faithfully but the ridiculous plot lines do tend to get in the way.

**Spoilers**

Tapping into a Bug's nervous system by a TV repair man ?

Stereotypical Russians right down to the Rocky contender lookalike

What is the point of Pam Grier ? She serves no useful purpose as the President of MENTEL and after being flattened on the escape ship...what then ?

Unfortunately, an opportunity wasted but it's worth watching once as it's a fairly fun 90 minutes.

As a fan of the Cloud Ten apocalyptical movies I expected more of the same. Unfortunately, this one did not live up to the others both in story and in production values. The story and therefore the sets were limited, with opportunities missed to branch out from what the observatory really was experiencing.

The final scene gives the opportunity for a sequel. I say don't bother and lets have more from the O.N.E stories.

It pulls on all the heartstrings and works very well.

The movie does get slightly confused at times and leaves some loose ends but it's otherwise a fine piece of work.

Recommended !

As the final instalment (at the moment) of the Helen Hannah v O.N.E this is pretty good.

Cloud Ten are getting more and more quality actors with each feature and it shows.

A fairly riveting courtroom drama that is definitely less preachy than Tribulation.

Seen in Uncut version on Dutch DVD

An interesting mix with the makers trying to incorporate the punk gang violence of Class of 1984 with the classroom dancing of Fame, sprinkled with 80's AOR by John Farnham. And of course the obligatory shower nude scene with cat fight.

It tries to be everything but ends up being unsatisfactory on most counts. The infamous rape scene is a catalyst to the violence but it seems strange that they chose a girl who looked 15 years younger than the rest i.e 16 ! Seriously though, there is a feeling of titillation that leaves a sour taste here and could have been handled so much better.

Overall, for school gang violence try Class of 1984, for classroom dancing try Fame, for revenge try Deathwish, for titillation just grab a porno.

I wouldn't bother with Savage Streets and consign it to deleted/OOP status so collectors can pay $$$ for a second rate movie.

Not quite what I expected but not bad either.

Packaging on the DVD is misleading, 'edge of your seat thriller', I don't think so.

The movie is watchable but you begin to think that so much more could be made of it.

Cheryl Ladd is definitely a redeeming feature but it's a watch once then forget about it movie. Shame really.

As a movie this one is generally pretty good. Decent production values and an interesting story (it is based on the oldest book). As a non-practising believer I think it gives you plenty to think about.

The only downside is the occasional religous fervour that we British are not really used to.

A £3.50 DVD can be a gamble and this was one that sort of paid off.

A decent Saturday Night type movie that entertains if you gloss over the obvious plot flaws. Special effects are a bit few and far between with some repetition (and why does London always look as if it's in the 60's ?)

If it had the budget of, say, Armageddon then I'm sure it would have performed better at the Box Office as the story is quite a good one.

Overall, Tycus is consigned to B movie history but if you see it for £3.50 then it's worth buying.

I have NEVER fallen asleep whilst watching a movie before.

I did with this one.

Avoid at all costs, give your time and money to a worthy cause instead.

Available on DVD in the UK.

A complete surprise this one. I buy quite a few cheap DVD's and this was one of a few that I've had a couple of months and only just got round to watching. The cover and plot write up make this film sound like a low grade B-movie that should be consigned to movie hell BUT....

Give it a go and you'll have a really entertaining 90 minutes. A good storyline with basic special effects but the undercurrents of 'how life can be' really make this movie.

It does make you think and movies that do that are no bad thing.