Derek Winnert

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Battlefield Earth ** (2000, John Travolta, Forest Whitaker, Barry Pepper, Kim Coates, Sabine Karsenti) – Classic Movie Review 10,509

Director Roger Christian’s 2000 American science fiction action film Battlefield Earth is based on the 1982 novel by L Ron Hubbard, the founder of Scientology, and stars John Travolta, Barry Pepper and Forest Whitaker. It got a then record seven Golden Raspberry […]

Nov, 07

On the Buses * (1971, Reg Varney, Doris Hare, Anna Karen, Michael Robbins, Stephen Lewis, Bob Grant) – Classic Movie Review 6873

Director Harry Booth’s 1971 movie stars Reg Varney as Stan Butler and Doris Hare as his mum in this poor first spin-off from the inexplicably popular 60s and 70s British TV comedy series, which ran […]

Apr, 01

The Stupids ** (1996, Tom Arnold, Jessica Lundy, Bug Hall, Alex McKenna) – Classic Movie Review 6648

The title The Stupids gives cause for great fear, but this 1996 movie turns out to be a surprisingly tolerable comic-book comedy, with a genial and funny star turn by Tom Arnold as Stanley Stupid, […]

Feb, 04

Beau Hunks *** (1931, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy) – Classic Movie Review 5410

‘Love comes: Mr Hardy is at last conscious of the grand passion – Mr Laurel isn’t even conscious of the Grand Canyon.’ Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy enlist in the Foreign Legion when Ollie tries […]

May, 07

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective * (1994, Jim Carrey, Courteney Cox, Sean Young) – Classic Movie Review 4118

Co-writer/ director Tom Shadyac’s puerile 1993 comedy is a series of idiotic, juvenile, and often offensive low-jinks, with an infuriatingly smart-aleck central performance by Jim Carrey as Ace Ventura, the goofy private detective who concentrates […]

Aug, 02

Zoolander 2 ** (2016, Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Penélope Cruz, Will Ferrell, Kristen Wiig) – Movie Review

Yes it’s good to see Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson back on screen as Derek Zoolander and Hansel in the long-awaited sequel to the hilarious Zoolander (2001). It’s been 15 years since the original Zoolander and fashions change […]

Feb, 11

Dumb and Dumber To **½ (2014, Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels, Rob Riggle) – Movie Review

Dumb and Dumber To brings the retired retards Harry and Lloyd back out of mothballs for a desperate update, with original stars Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels, and original writer-directors Bobby and Peter Farrelly. The shameful, appallingly […]

Dec, 18

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