Adventure Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

Genre Adventure

Review

The Expendables 2

by Little White Lies

In the spirit of this gung-ho tale about a militarist old boys network, three reviewers sit down for a chat about The Expendables 2.
Review

The Dark Knight Rises

by Adam Woodward

Christopher Nolan’s baroque opus is a worthy trilogy closer, both seriously epic and epically serious.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Review

The Amazing Spider-Man

by Matt Bochenski

Despite a few comic book movie trappings, The Amazing Spider-Man is a major success story.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Review

Avengers Assemble

by Adam Lee Davies

Joss Whedon’s Marvel maelstrom is a shiny, caged beast of a film that delivers on its every promise.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Battleship

by David Jenkins

Peter Berg’s blockbusting board game ripoff has more rough edges than a sandpaper Rubik’s Cube.

1
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Review

Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol

by Matt Bochenski

Twenty minutes of Dubai-based blockbuster gold aside, Ghost Protocol is kind of flat, inert and not all that exciting.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Review

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

by Paul O’Callaghan

This unlikely reboot is a relatively modest B‑movie bolstered by A‑grade technical wizardry.

1
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Review

Cars 2

by Nell Frizzell

A long, meandering sub-James Bond pastiche set in the confounding world of talking cars.

3
Anticipation
1
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
Review

Captain America: The First Avenger

by Lewis Bazley

A fast, thrilling and unashamedly old-fashioned adventure that falls in with Marvel’s best.

2
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Review

X-Men: First Class

by Jonathan Williams

Not the phoenix like rebirth the X‑Men needed, but a shot of adrenalin to the heart nonetheless.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect

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