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9 – A Movie Review

September 20, 2009 B. John 154 Views 0 Comments Alan Oppenheimer, Tom Kane, Shane Acker, Action, Adventure, Animation, 9, SiFi

The time is the too-near future. Powered and enabled by the invention known as the Great Machine, the world’s machines have turned on mankind and sparked social unrest, decimating the human population before being largely shut down. But as our world fell to pieces, a mission began to salvage the legacy of civilization; a group of small creations was given the spark of life by a scientist in the final days of humanity, and they continue to exist post-apocalypse. We were both impressed.

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International, The – A Movie Review

August 25, 2009August 10, 2015 162 Views 0 Comments Clive Owen, Tom Tykwer, Bankers, Banks, Action, Adventure, Naomi Watts

Interpol Agent Louis Salinger and Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Eleanor Whitman are determined to bring to justice one of the world’s most powerful banks. Uncovering myriad and reprehensible illegal activities, Salinger and Whitman follow the money from Berlin to Milan to New York to Istanbul. Finding themselves in a high-stakes chase across the globe, their relentless tenacity puts their own lives at risk as their targets will stop at nothing — even murder — to continue financing terror and war. It was a bit better than I expected, but I’m glad I didn’t spend the full theatre price to see it.

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Taken – A Movie Review

June 6, 2009August 10, 2015 160 Views 0 Comments Drama, Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Pierre Morel, Taken, Action

We watched this movie on DVD last night. Liam Neeson, as “Bryan Mills,” reminded me of Denzel Washington’s role in “Man On Fire.” In that film, Washington played a relentless-and-brutal bodyguard who did what he had to do to get kidnapped Dakota Fanning back to her parents.

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Angels and Demons – A Movie Review

May 17, 2009 B. John 185 Views 0 Comments catholic church, Action, Thriller, Crime, Religion, Ron Howard, Tom Hanks, Vatican

When Robert Langdon discovers evidence of the resurgence of an ancient secret brotherhood known as the Illuminati — the most powerful underground organization in history — he also faces a deadly threat to the existence of the secret organization’s most despised enemy: the Catholic Church. When Langdon learns that the clock is ticking on an unstoppable Illuminati time bomb, he jets to Rome, where he joins forces with Vittoria Vetra, a beautiful and enigmatic Italian scientist. Embarking on a nonstop hunt through sealed crypts, dangerous catacombs, deserted cathedrals and even to the heart of the most secretive vault on earth, Langdon and Vetra will follow a 400-year-old trail of ancient symbols that mark the Vatican’s only hope for survival.

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Star Trek (2009) – A Movie Review

May 17, 2009 B. John 187 Views 1 Comment Fantasy, Sci-Fi, J.J. Abrams, Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, John Cho, Ben Cross, Bruce Greenwood, Action, Leonard Nimoy, Adventure, star trek

The fate of the galaxy rests in the hands of bitter rivals. One, James Kirk, is a delinquent, thrill-seeking Iowa farm boy. The other, Spock, was raised in a logic-based society that rejects all emotion. As fiery instinct clashes with calm reason, their unlikely but powerful partnership is the only thing capable of leading their crew through unimaginable danger, boldly going where no one has gone before. I’d recommend the movie.

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Hellboy II: The Golden Army – A Movie Review

April 26, 2009 B. John 157 Views 1 Comment Adventure, Horror, Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Guillermo del Toro, Action

For sometime I had felt like, based on the trailer, that it would be a stupid movie. Then I read a few reviews, and it got reviews very different from my expectations. Lay and I were both surprised at how much we liked this movie.

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Jumper – A Movie Review

April 26, 2009 B. John 134 Views 0 Comments Action, Science Fiction, Samuel L. Jackson, Hayden Christensen

The concept is an intriguing one…this idea of being able to teleport one’s self to anywhere in the world. What a fun power that would be, and lead character, David, discovers the power during his high school days, and heads off to from an unhappy home to learn to use his power. It’s not terrible, but it certainly goes to low-end of my scale.

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Paul Blart: Mall Cop – A Movie Review

March 23, 2009 B. John 164 Views 0 Comments Steve Carr, Action, Adventure, Kevin James

A single, suburban dad tries to make ends meet as a security officer at a New Jersey mall. It’s a job he takes very seriously, though no one else does. When Santa’s helpers at the mall stage a coup, shutting down the megaplex and taking hostages (Paul’s daughter and sweetheart among them), Jersey’s most formidable mall cop will have to become a real cop to save the day.

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Gran Torino – A Movie Review

February 9, 2009 B. John 166 Views 0 Comments bigotry, Gangsters, Asian, Gangs, Clint Eastwood, Bee Vang, Action, Drama

Archie Bunker meets Dirty Harry: Walt Kowalski is a widower, grumpy, tough-minded, borderline-hateful, unhappy old man who can’t get along with either his kids or his neighbors, a Korean War veteran whose prize possession is a 1973 Gran Torino he keeps in cherry condition. When his neighbor Tao, a young Hmong teenager, tries to steal his Gran Torino, Kowalski sets out to reform the youth. Drawn against his will into the life of Tao’s family, Kowalski is soon taking steps to protect them form the gangs that foul their neighborhood. It’s worth seeing, just wait until it is out on video.

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Rock N Rolla – A Movie Review

January 31, 2009 B. John 203 Views 0 Comments Comedy, Crime, Tom Wilkinson, Gangster, Gerard Butler, Guy Ritchie, Action

A Russian mobster orchestrates a crooked land deal, putting millions of dollars up for grabs and attracting all of London’s criminal underworld. Lay and I watched this movie last night on DVD. I admit I was tired, and didn’t give it my full attention. One of my complaints was that the British accents were so heavy, it was hard to follow, but at least the Director was probably being true to the location.

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Pineapple Express – A Movie Review

January 19, 2009 B. John 136 Views 0 Comments Action, Comedy, James Franco, Seth Rogen, Pineapple Express, David Gordon Green

Process server Dale Denton has a grudging business relationship with the laconic Saul Silver, deigning to visit only to purchase Saul’s primo product–a rare new strain of pot called Pineapple Express. But when Dale becomes the only witness to a murder by a crooked cop and the city’s most dangerous drug lord, he panics and dumps the Pineapple Express at the scene. When it’s traced back to him, Dale and Saul run for their lives–and they quickly discover that they’re not just suffering from weed-fueled paranoia. If they survive, these two just might become real friends. All aboard the Pineapple Express.