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The Weekly Retro Movie Rundown – 328
Screaming out like a wild beast in a dense dark forest, we're back with another retro movie rundown which is shouting out our top movie picks for all to hear! Are you ready for action? Drama? Or maybe some good belly-laughs along the way? We've got you sorted!
SATURDAY 13th April
Back to the Future Part II (1989) Film4 12:50pm-3:00pm
Time-travelling teenager Marty McFly travels to the 21st century, where he has to save his children from a terrible fate. However, this proves to have unforeseen consequences when the future version of arch enemy Biff sees a chance to rewrite history for his own benefit, leaving Marty stuck in a twisted parallel universe. Sci-fi comedy sequel, starring Michael J Fox and Christopher Lloyd.
The Weekly Retro Movie Rundown 273
Dunk the bag an pour the water! Another retro movie weekend has just hit our shores and is shaping up to be another beauty from the deep!
With our pillows plumped, our blankets... being blankety and our cups full of something hot, we're looking as ready as ever to take on another weekend packed full of retro movie gold. Will we be in the future? Will we be taken back to the dark ages? No matter what we're wearing, we will be able to embark on a mighty adventure from the comfort of our own sofa. Hold on tight peeps!
Middle-earth: Shadow of War Competition Winners Revealed!
That's it! The final sequence has started rolling and the credits are appearing. Game officially over. But this is where for you... the game can finally begin!
Over the last few weeks, we've been giving you guys the chance to win some amazing goodies from the great people at Warner Bros. As huge gamers, we simply had to press X and jumper at the chance to giveaway some goodies to celebrate the release of the amazing Middle-earth: Shadow of War.
So what was up for grabs?
We managed to get our hands on a whopping ten copies... yes TEN of the long-awaited Middle-earth: Shadow of War for Xbox One, as well as a whole host Shadow of Was goodies including, TShirts, Bottle Openers, Notepads and Keyrings!
About the game...
Middle-earth: Shadow of War⢠is the sequel to the hugely popular and critically-acclaimed Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor⢠which picked up more than a whopping 50 industry awards.
Competition! WIN 1 of 10 Copies of Middle-earth: Shadow of War!
It's competition time again folks and boy oh boy have we got an absolute gem for you!
To help celebrate the upcoming release (10th October) of Middle-earth: Shadow of War which is now available to pre-order, we've teamed up with the amazing people at Warner Brothers to bring you one of our biggest and best competitions yet!
Middle-earth: Shadow of War⢠is the sequel to the hugely popular and critically-acclaimed Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor⢠which picked up more than a whopping 50 industry awards, including 2015 Game Developers Choice Awardsâ Game of the Year, Outstanding Innovation in Gaming at the 2015 D.I.C.E. Awards and the BAFTA for Game Design.
In Middle-earth: Shadow of War, players wield a new Ring of Power and confront the deadliest of enemies, including Sauron and his Nazgul, in a monumental battle for Middle-earth. This open-world RPG is brought to life through the expansion of the award-winning Nemesis System. The robust personalization from Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is now applied to the entire world where the environments and characters are all shaped by player actions and decisions, creating a personal world unique to every gameplay experience. Pretty amazing, right?
The weekly retro movie rundown 4!
Welcome one and all to this weeks retro weekend movie rundown.
This weekends picks are an amalgamation of modern day classics and nostalgic retro masterpieces. I sincerely hope you take some time out to enjoy some of the films on offer this week and don't forget to let me know what you thought of them all!
Have a happy retro weekend folks!
Over n out!
SATURDAY 12th MAY
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) Channel 4 6:35pm-10:00pm (3 hours 25 minutes)
An unassuming hobbit is plunged into a battle against the forces of darkness when his uncle bequeaths him a magical ring of immense power. He joins a fellowship of heroes to embark on a perilous quest to destroy the ring before it falls into the hands of its creator - a dark lord who needs it to regain his power and conquer the world. The first part of Peter Jackson's epic fantasy trilogy based on JRR Tolkien's novel, starring Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Christopher Lee, Liv Tyler and Orlando Bloom