http://www.surreycomet.co.uk/yoursay/blogs/markfoker/ Surrey Comet /yoursay/blogs/markfoker/ en-gb Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:09:27 +0100 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:09:27 +0100 http://www.surreycomet.co.uk/yoursay/blogs/markfoker/rssterms/ M6 nvincent@newsquest.co.uk (Nigel Vincent) webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy) http://www.surreycomet.co.uk/resources/images/527605/?type=rsslogo http://www.surreycomet.co.uk/yoursay/blogs/markfoker/ http://www.surreycomet.co.uk/yoursay/blogs/markfoker/4467469.FOKER_S_MOVIE_REVIEW___PUBLIC_ENEMIES/?ref=rss John Dillinger was probably the most famous gangster in American history and it’s hard to believe that his fame only lasted 14 months from May 1933 to July 1934. It’s this period in Dillinger’s life that director Michael Mann invites us to experience. From the very opening prison break sequence Dillinger is already ‘Public Enemy Number One’, no background story just a suave, calculated outlaw. An anti-hero to the people more Butch Cassidy than Robin Hood who robbed the very banks that were the prime cause of the depression and he gave the finger to the government who were incapable of repairing the damage (all sounds very familiar?) and who better cast to play this master criminal than Johnny Depp? Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:03:38 +0100 c6d1044e887f732edaa9256d697eb136 http://www.surreycomet.co.uk/yoursay/blogs/markfoker/4363523.FOKER_S_MOVIE_REVIEW____STAR_TREK_/?ref=rss I’d like to thank a certain Jeffrey Jacob Abrams for bringing back a popular classic to our cinemas. Back in the day, Star Trek was one of the most popular TV programs in the Universe, well at least in my little corner of Surrey. And to think it only ran for three years from 1966 to 1969. Then in 1979 Star Trek The Motion Picture hit the screens and the franchise continued into the early 90’s until The Next Generation took over. Tue, 12 May 2009 22:28:08 +0100 f86f58afcb14f92afd3c374229158842 http://www.surreycomet.co.uk/yoursay/blogs/markfoker/4327396.CORALINE/?ref=rss Coraline is based on Neil Gaiman’s 2002 international best-selling book and his story has been brought to life on the screen by "The Nightmare Before Christmas" director Henry Selick. “No surely you mean Tim Burton” I hear you say. Although Tim Burton wrote and produced “The Nightmare Before Christmas” Henry Selick deserves the credit for introducing us to some marvelous stop-motion animation. “Coraline” has this similar quality and is the first high definition, stop-motion animated feature to be shot in 3-D. Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:18:51 +0100 c031dbbdde3657f5aa2c9c10db82e225 http://www.surreycomet.co.uk/yoursay/blogs/markfoker/4281224.FOKER_S_MOVIE_REVIEW___FAST___FURIOUS/?ref=rss I felt like a bit of an imposter attending the preview of number 4 in the series without having seen 1, 2,or 3 and clearly even the media audience I was with were obviously big fans as many whooped and wooed all the way through. All I knew was that it was bound to involve plenty of cars racing, chasing and crashing. Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:48:29 +0100 02f0e17e2fd91b0d8f74ad4c79f9bfa7 http://www.surreycomet.co.uk/yoursay/blogs/markfoker/4248103.THE_BOAT_THAT_ROCKED/?ref=rss For those of you who have managed to miss all the recent hype surrounding this new Richard Curtis movie, I’ll fill you in. Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:06:12 +0100 a81586967d09f8d3286106c034cba07b http://www.surreycomet.co.uk/yoursay/blogs/markfoker/4237384.FOKER_S_DVD_REVIEW___GHOST_TOWN/?ref=rss Now I have to admit this review could have been a little biased as I am a big fan of Ricky Gervais. I also worry a little bit about him getting typecast as the ‘novelty Brit that has become fashionable to have in your next movie’. Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:47:03 +0000 763fba14dfcd5dfa1c5a68859e67f494 http://www.surreycomet.co.uk/yoursay/blogs/markfoker/4166832.SLUMDOG_MILLIONAIRE/?ref=rss ‘SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE’ 4 Stars Is there really anyone out there who hasn’t seen this film yet? Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:59:43 +0000 506c0e98eaf0efd3dbd569fe2292bb65 http://www.surreycomet.co.uk/yoursay/blogs/markfoker/4132797.ROLE_MODELS/?ref=rss Danny (Paul Rudd) and Wheeler (Seann William Scott) work together for an energy drink company and they tour local schools in their Minotaur branded 4 x 4. Danny is the suited front man preaching that ‘drugs are bad Mmmokay!’ but sells the virtues of Minotaur energy health drink while Wheeler prances around dressed in the Minotaur suit. Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:54:31 +0000 180904ccee4acdb6218dd0f917b5780b http://www.surreycomet.co.uk/yoursay/blogs/markfoker/4030892.WALL_E/?ref=rss I’m sure that this DVD found its way into many Christmas sacks this festive season. WALL-E is another visually stunning story from the house of Pixar. Directed & written by Andrew Stanton who was also responsible for ‘Finding Nemo’. This is a very clever and heart warming film, full of humour, friendship, hope and even romance. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:23:42 +0000 bdaec2059b41501e3852ccc531d1abc1 http://www.surreycomet.co.uk/yoursay/blogs/markfoker/4009855.THE_DAY_THE_EARTH_STOOD_STILL/?ref=rss I think that everyone knows by now that this film is a remake of the 1951 Sci-Fi classic of the same name. I say classic but I’m sure that there’s an awful lot of people who had never heard of ‘The Day the Earth Stood Still’ prior to this latest version. Tue, 30 Dec 2008 13:50:59 +0000 3750378404184def370c9c65a412a99e