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War Dogs (Blu-ray)

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Starring: Miles Teller, Jonah Hill, Ana De Armas, Bradley Cooper, Kevin Pollak
Directed By: Todd Phillips
Running Time: 116 mins
BBFC Certificate: 15
UK Release Date: December 26th 2016 (UK)

Our Score

Life isn’t going as well as young David Packouz (Miles Teller) hoped. He’s stuck offering massages to middle-aged businessmen and wishing for something better. Then his old, rather wild, friend Efraim (Jonah Hill) returns to Miami from LA and offers David an opportunity.

Efraim is using a new government initiative to hopefully get rich. After a few scandals, President George W. Bush has opened up all government contracts to bids from private companies of any size, and that includes defence contracts. Efraim wants David to help him get the smaller arms contracts that the big companies are ignoring. That usually involved helping outfit the Iraqi or Afghani armies rather than the US military itself. [Read more…]

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War Dogs (Cinema Review)

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war-dogs-slideStarring: Jonah Hill, Miles Teller
Directed By: Todd Phillips
Running Time: 114 Minutes
UK Release Date: 26th August 2016
BBFC Certificate: 15

Our Score

Don’t let the marketing slogan ‘from the director of the Hangover trilogy’ put you off this film. Although it is very funny throughout, it’s a different breed altogether as director / co-writer Todd Phillips has created a tight, engrossing and entertaining film that is more in the vein of a gangster movie or The Wolf of Wall Street (2013).

War Dogs tells the story of David Packouz (Miles Teller), a 22-year-old drop out who massages elderly rich people to pay the rent. He gets reacquainted with his old childhood friend Efraim Diveroli (Jonah Hill) who makes his money supplying weapons for US government contracts, via an online marketplace set up by the Pentagon. Miles is taken under his wing and we see the rise of their business empire. They win a $300 million contract to arm US allies in Afghanistan in 2007, but face a few troublesome business trips abroad and the inevitable turbulence as their friendship is put to the test. [Read more…]

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New Sausage Party Red Band Trailer – Seth Rogen becomes animated food in an R-rated comedy

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sausage-party-slideEarly, work-in-progress screening of Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s R-rated CGI animated movie, Sausage Party, got pretty good buzz, with many suggesting it’s a smart and funny movie, which takes a sideways look at belief and religion. Now, to tie in with it Comic-Con panel, a new Red Band trailer has dropped.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Sausage Party, the first R-rated CG animated movie, is about one sausage leading a group of supermarket products on a quest to discover the truth about their existence and what really happens when they become chosen to leave the grocery store. The film features the vocal talents of a who’s who of today’s comedy stars – Seth Rogen, Kristen Wiig, Jonah Hill, Bill Hader, Michael Cera, James Franco, Danny McBride, Craig Robinson, Paul Rudd, Nick Kroll, David Krumholtz, Edward Norton, and Salma Hayek.’

It’ll be in UK cinemas on September 2nd. Take a look at the new trailer below. [Read more…]

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War Dogs Trailer – Jonah Hill & Miles Teller make a deal to arm the Afghan government

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war-dogs-slideJonah Hill & Miles Teller aren’t the first people you’d think of as military contractors, and neither are the characters they play in War Dogs. The first trailer for the based-on-a-true-story movie has now arrived.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Based on a true story, “War Dogs” follows two friends in their early 20s (Hill and Teller) living in Miami during the first Iraq War who exploit a little-known government initiative that allows small businesses to bid on U.S. Military contracts. Starting small, they begin raking in big money and are living the high life. But the pair gets in over their heads when they land a 300 million dollar deal to arm the Afghan Military—a deal that puts them in business with some very shady people, not the least of which turns out to be the U.S. Government.’

Take a look at the trailer below. It’ll be in cinemas on August 26th. [Read more…]

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New Sausage Party Trailer – It’s dangerous being animated food for Seth Rogen & co.

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sausage-party-slideSausage Party has been described as Toy Story for grown-up – a CGI animated comedy about food that comes to life when no one is looking. However while toys have to worry about their owner leaving them behind as they grow up, food has to worry about being eaten.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Sausage Party, the first R-rated CG animated movie, is about one sausage leading a group of supermarket products on a quest to discover the truth about their existence and what really happens when they become chosen to leave the grocery store. The film features the vocal talents of a who’s who of today’s comedy stars – Seth Rogen, Kristen Wiig, Jonah Hill, Bill Hader, Michael Cera, James Franco, Danny McBride, Craig Robinson, Paul Rudd, Nick Kroll, David Krumholtz, Edward Norton, and Salma Hayek.’

It’ll be cinemas in August. Take a look at the new trailer below. [Read more…]

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Sausage Party Red Band Trailer – Seth Rogen becomes animated food in an R-rated comedy

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sausage-party-slideYesterday at SXSW Seth Rogen presented a work-in-progress screening on his R-rated, CG animated movie Sausage Party. It got pretty good buzz, even if it wasn’t finished, with many suggesting it’s a smart and funny movie, which takes a sideways look at belief and religion.

Now the first trailer has dropped, which you can watch below.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Sausage Party, the first R-rated CG animated movie, is about one sausage leading a group of supermarket products on a quest to discover the truth about their existence and what really happens when they become chosen to leave the grocery store. The film features the vocal talents of a who’s who of today’s comedy stars – Seth Rogen, Kristen Wiig, Jonah Hill, Bill Hader, Michael Cera, James Franco, Danny McBride, Craig Robinson, Paul Rudd, Nick Kroll, David Krumholtz, Edward Norton, and Salma Hayek.’

It’ll be cinemas in August. [Read more…]

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