"Catch those kids!" The Orchard has debuted an official Us trailer for an animated film from Denmark titled Up and Away, based on the Danish novel "Hodja fra Pjort". The film is about a boy named Hodja from the town of Pjort, who borrows a flying carpet to see the world. In return he has to find and return "diamond" to her grandfather. Of course, the "all-eating" Sultan wants to get his hands on Hodja's flying carpet. I'm not really sure why this is a Danish movie, as it's basically the classic Middle Eastern magic carpet story retold once again. The English language voice cast of Up and Away includes Eoin McCormick, Lucy Carolan, Marcus Lamb, Dermot Magennis, Doireann Ni Chorragain, Gary Cooke, Paul Tylak, and Susie Power. This really seems like an Aladdin ripoff, but perhaps that's the whole point - rehash the same story. Here's the official Us...
- 10/26/2018
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
This spectacularly ill-conceived movie is what happens when a cheap ripoff cannot even rise to the level of crass Hollywood junk. I’m “biast” (pro): nothing
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
The story of Noah’s ark is rather bizarre in its original incarnation, but what this cheap European animated film does with it is almost beyond comprehension. And not in a good way.
Not everyone is gonna get a berth on the ark — ya gotta be on the list, like it’s a hot nightclub or something — and Nestrians Dave (the voice of Dermot Magennis) and his son, Finny (the voice of Callum Maloney), don’t rate. What the heck are Nestrians? Imagine stuffed carnival prizes designed by a kindergartner come to annoying life. (Finny, who has no fins, is constantly threatening to hug anyone who will stand still.
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
The story of Noah’s ark is rather bizarre in its original incarnation, but what this cheap European animated film does with it is almost beyond comprehension. And not in a good way.
Not everyone is gonna get a berth on the ark — ya gotta be on the list, like it’s a hot nightclub or something — and Nestrians Dave (the voice of Dermot Magennis) and his son, Finny (the voice of Callum Maloney), don’t rate. What the heck are Nestrians? Imagine stuffed carnival prizes designed by a kindergartner come to annoying life. (Finny, who has no fins, is constantly threatening to hug anyone who will stand still.
- 5/1/2015
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
A new Irish feature film, Spider’s Trap is set to be released on August 9th in the Lighthouse Cinema, Dublin. An independent Irish production written and directed by Dubliner Alan Walsh (What If), the film features a stellar cast including Simon Delaney (Delivery Man), Liam Carney (Gangs of New York), Sarah Carroll (Love/Hate), Glen Baker, Alan Sherlock, Dermot Magennis, Jane Elizabeth Walsh and newcomer Aislí Moran (Noble). Steve Wilson (Glen Baker), a former criminal with a talent for cracking safes, has finally got his chance to make things right. As he sits on the edge of a record deal, childhood friend and brutal manipulator Jack Spider (Alan Sherlock) delivers an ultimatum to drag Steve back to a life he left behind. Tense, fast-paced and frightening, the film delivers a fresh take on film noir. “The talented team of filmmakers who worked on Spider’s Trap have brought this thrilling story to the screen,...
- 7/22/2014
- by noreply@blogger.com (Vic Barry)
- www.themoviebit.com
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