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 Pan's Labyrinth (Mark's Take)
01/02/2007. Guillermo del Toro gives us one of the masterpieces of the fantasy film, says Mark. A child's fairy tale fantasies help to shape events in a military outpost after the Spanish Civil War. This is a film that works as a fantasy film and even better as a war film. Del Toro is one of the finest fantasy filmmakers in the world and this is his finest film.
Paycheck
01/02/2004. Sadly, our Frank discovers this film is one Paycheck not worth necessarily cashing or depositing as Woo waters down his boisterously banal and generic thriller all too convincingly.
Peter Pan (Frank's Take)
01/02/2004. Visually vibrant and mystical in its charming presentation, Franks happily discovers Hogan's live action take on Peter Pan is an exquisite and sparkling celluloid fable that just pops into life.
Peter Pan (Mark's Take)
01/02/2004. In this new movie, Mark discovers a feast for the eyes that he can recommend with more conviction for parents than he can for the children who might see it.
Phil the Alien: Mark's Take
06/12/2004. Amateurish and low-budget skit on film has its moments, but mostly in its first half. The film outstays its welcome.
 Pirates of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (Mark's Take)
01/08/2006. Captain Jack Sparrow is back in a two-and-a-half-hour story (and that is just the first part) that continues from the previous Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl. Much more than the last film, finds Mark, this one returns to the franchise origins as an amusement park ride. This time this film is darker - both literally and figuratively. The characters are established so director Gore Verbinski spent less time developing them and more time skewering them or having them sword fight in rolling mill wheels. But the fun is still there.
Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl (Mark's Take)
01/08/2004. This is almost certainly the most exciting pirate film ever made. This fast-paced confection of an adventure has wit, a good story and imaginative visuals. Johnny Depp gives what is probably his best performance as a grubby yet stylish pirate captain.
Pitch This: Pitch Black
01/04/2000. Vin Diesel rocks!
 Planet Of The Apes Special Edition
01/06/2005. DVD. 20th Century Fox F1-0CB 22371DVD. Price: £45.00 (UK) although prices vary so look around for the best deal, I got mine for less than half price in Smiths). Stars: Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, James Franciscus, Maurice Evans and Natalie Trundie.
Pottering About (Again)
01/12/2002. Harry Potter returns to Hogwarts School for his sophomore year and finds a new mystery involving a missing secret room at the school and a struggle between purebred wizards and those who are interbred. This is not a perfect film, and it does drag in spots, but it is consistently inventive and rewarding.
Pottering About: HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE.
01/12/2001. A child persecuted by his foster parents discovers he is a great and powerful wizard. J. K. Rowling's fantasy (not just) for children comes to the screen in a very faithful 150-minute (not just for children) version.
 Premonition: Frank's Take
01/04/2007. Cinematically, says Frank, actress Sandra Bullock is all over the erratic map. One could take this as a positive and progressive move in her film career. She's done it all with inconsistent and uneven results: action-adventures, quirky comedies, romantic comedies, melodramas, ensemble indies, sci-fi thrillers, etc. Clearly, the fortysomething Bullock can proudly point to the fact that she's a versatile performer that can't be pigeonholed in any one particular genre.
Primer (Mark's Take)
02/11/2004. This SF film gets the research environment and the baffling scientific techno-jargon just about right. The story is hard to follow, but that might not be so unrealistic either. Definitely this is a demanding and puzzling film that does a lot with its minuscule budget.
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