A timeless classic is being given a new lease of life with the launch of THEC64 Mini… Yes, hot on the heels of Nintendo’s two “mini” releases, the classic Commodore 64 is getting the same treatment – this time courtesy of Retro Games Ltd. and distributors Koch Media. And as someone who grew up with the C64 (I didn’t get an Nes ’til very late in the consoles life – mainly because it was too expensive, as were the games) I’m even more excited for this re-release of the classic home computer than the just-released Snes Mini!
THEC64 Mini is a fully licensed re-imagining of the 80’s bestselling home computer, half the size of the original (hence the mini), which connects directly to your television and comes with a classic joystick, that plugs into one of the two Usb ports available, allowing you to play the built-in games. As befits...
THEC64 Mini is a fully licensed re-imagining of the 80’s bestselling home computer, half the size of the original (hence the mini), which connects directly to your television and comes with a classic joystick, that plugs into one of the two Usb ports available, allowing you to play the built-in games. As befits...
- 10/3/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Director: Allen Hughes; Screenwriter: Brian Tucker; Starring: Mark Walhberg, Russell Crowe, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Barry Pepper, Kyle Chandler, Jeffrey Wright; Running time: 109 mins; Certificate: 15
Opening on a shot of its dishevelled protagonist Billy Taggart (Mark Wahlberg) holding a smoking gun, Allen Hughes's Broken City plunges into New York's dangerous underbelly with murder, sex and high-level political corruption.
It's a noir potboiler with a tantalising setup, yet somehow none of it ever quite seems to slot together. It has lofty ambitions, taking a leaf out of Chinatown's book, not to mention the sprawling '70s crime sagas of Sidney Lumet. Ultimately, though, what emerges is a weak, featherlight genre facsimile that just makes you pine for those earlier, better films.
The story sees Wahlberg's beat cop turn private eye after narrowly avoiding jail time thanks to the city's mayor Nicolas Hostetler (Russell Crowe). Seven years later and Hostetler calls Taggart back in for a favour.
Opening on a shot of its dishevelled protagonist Billy Taggart (Mark Wahlberg) holding a smoking gun, Allen Hughes's Broken City plunges into New York's dangerous underbelly with murder, sex and high-level political corruption.
It's a noir potboiler with a tantalising setup, yet somehow none of it ever quite seems to slot together. It has lofty ambitions, taking a leaf out of Chinatown's book, not to mention the sprawling '70s crime sagas of Sidney Lumet. Ultimately, though, what emerges is a weak, featherlight genre facsimile that just makes you pine for those earlier, better films.
The story sees Wahlberg's beat cop turn private eye after narrowly avoiding jail time thanks to the city's mayor Nicolas Hostetler (Russell Crowe). Seven years later and Hostetler calls Taggart back in for a favour.
- 2/25/2013
- Digital Spy
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