Category Archives: Reviews

Quick TV Review – ‘Peter Davison Remembers…Campion’

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Back in 2019, I saw and did a quick review on the BBC crime-drama TV series ‘Campion’, based on the books by Margery Allingham. It stars Peter Davison as Albert Campion. For many, Peter was Tristan Farnon in the original ‘All Creatures Great and Small’ BBC TV series. Continue reading

Quick Film Review – ‘The Strange Case of the End of Civilisation as We Know It’

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Say, have you ever wondered what a ‘Fawlty Towers’ and ‘Dad’s Army’ combo would be like? Me neither. But my best friend from school, Stephen, shared a YouTube video with me of a Sherlock Holmes spoof film made in 1977, starring John Cleese and Arthur Lowe. Continue reading

‘Beast Wars’ Review #16 – ‘Spider’s Game’

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We’re back to single episodes for a while in Season 1 of ‘Beast Wars: Transformers’. It’s time to check out the second of two episodes that I saw on New Year’s Day in January 1999 in the morning via GMTV. The first episode was ‘The Spark’, which introduced Airazor as a new Maximal character. Today’s episode is ‘Spider’s Game’, which introduces a new Predacon character in the form of Inferno. I didn’t get to record the full episode of ‘Spider’s Game’ on VHS back on New Year’s Day in January 1999, as I recorded only the first half of the episode, having run out of tape. I did get to see the full episode on ‘The Beginning’ Volume 3 VHS and later owned the episode in the ‘Beast Wars’ 15th anniversary DVD box set. This episode showcases Tarantulas and Blackarchnia as the two spider Predacons when they get to team up. Continue reading

Quick Movie Review – ‘Pinocchio’

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Back in 2022, I checked out and reviewed the Robert Zemeckis-directed live-action remake of ‘Pinocchio’, starring Tom Hanks. It’s been a while since I’ve seen that film, but I recall it not being that great, especially in terms of how its story ultimately concluded. 😐

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Cinema Experience – ‘Sense and Sensibility’ (1995)

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Last weekend, my parents and I checked out the 30th anniversary re-release of the 1995 film ‘Sense and Sensibility’ at the cinema. We had a great time checking out this film on the big screen and it’s amazing to think that it was 30 years ago that this movie was made. Continue reading

‘Beast Wars’ Review #15 – ‘The Trigger’

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It’s time for a two-part story in Season 1 of ‘Beast Wars: Transformers’. It’s the first one in a long while since the two-part series opener in ‘Beast Wars’ at the beginning of Season 1. Let’s check out ‘The Trigger’, a ‘Beast Wars’ story that I didn’t see on GMTV in the morning in 1998, 1999 nor 2000. I saw this two-parter on ‘The Beginning’ Volume 3 VHS before eventually owning the story in the ‘Beast Wars’ 15th anniversary DVD box set. ‘The Trigger’ focuses on Tigatron, who ends up falling into a cloud that contains a mysterious flying island after being attacked by Terrorsaur and Waspinator. Very soon, the Predacons race to claim the island for themselves, including Blackarachnia and Scorponok. Can Optimus Primal, Rattrap, Tigatron and Airazor stop the Predacons in time from claiming the island? Continue reading

Quick Theatre Review – ‘Back to the Future – The Musical’

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Last weekend, I saw ‘Back to the Future – The Musical’ for the first time at the Adelphi Theatre in London on Saturday the 2nd of August. I had a great time seeing this musical adaptation of the first ‘Back to the Future’ movie, as it was an amazing experience for me. Continue reading

Quick Theatre Review – ‘Fawlty Towers – The Play’ (TAKE TWO)

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Last weekend, I spent a couple of days in London, which included enjoying a couple of stage shows. The first of the stage shows was seeing ‘Fawlty Towers – The Play’ again at the Apollo Theatre. I had a great time attending this play a second time in August 2025. 🙂 Continue reading

‘Beast Wars’ Review #14 – ‘The Spark’

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Here we are on the fourteenth story/fifteenth episode of ‘Beast Wars: Transformers’. It’s called ‘The Spark’. I first saw this ‘Beast Wars’ episode on GMTV in the morning on New Year’s Day in January 1999 – which was a Friday. It was the first of two ‘Beast Wars’ episodes I saw on that day. The other episode was ‘Spider’s Game’. I managed to record the episode on VHS back in 1999 before owning it on ‘The Beginning’ Volume 3 VHS and later owning it in the ‘Beast Wars’ 15th anniversary DVD box set. This episode introduces a new ‘Beast Wars’ character, as it involves the plot of a stasis pod crash-landing to the mysterious planet our heroes are on. The Maximals and the Predacons race to get it. Will the new protoform robot inside the stasis pod be a Maximal or a Predacon? Continue reading

Quick Theatre Review – ‘Death Comes to Pemberley’

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I’m currently checking out a trio of theatre productions. One in Cardiff, which I saw on Wednesday evening, and two in London for this weekend. The first theatre production I’ve seen this week is a stage adaptation of the 2011 novel called ‘Death Comes to Pemberley’. Continue reading