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Valkyrie – A Movie Review

December 29, 2008 B. John 260 Views 1 Comment Action, Adventure, Bill Nighy, Biopic, Bryan Singer, Drama, Tom Cruise, Tom Wilkinson, War

A proud military man, Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg is a loyal officer who serves his country all the while hoping that someone will find a way to stop Hitler before Europe and Germany are destroyed. Realizing that time is running out, he decides that he must take action himself and joins the German resistance. Armed with a cunning strategy to use Hitler’s own emergency plan – known as Operation Valkyrie – these men plot to assassinate the dictator and overthrow his Nazi government from the inside.

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Quantum of Solace – A Movie Review

December 27, 2008 B. John 215 Views 0 Comments Action, Adventure, Daniel Craig, Giancarlo Gianni, James Bond, Judi Dench, Marc Forster, Sequel

Betrayed by Vesper, the woman he loved, 007 fights the urge to make his latest mission personal. Pursuing his determination to uncover the truth, Bond and M interrogate Mr. White who reveals the organization which blackmailed Vesper is far more complex and dangerous than anyone had imagined. Forensic intelligence links an Mi6 traitor to a bank account in Haiti where a case of mistaken identity introduces Bond to the beautiful but feisty Camille, a woman who has her own vendetta. Camille leads Bond straight to Dominic Greene, a ruthless business man and major force within the mysterious organization.

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Kung Fu Panda – A Movie Review

November 17, 2008 B. John 168 Views 0 Comments Adventure, Angelina Jolie, Animation, Dreamworks, Dustin Hoffman, Jack Black, John Wayne Stevenson, Kung Fu Panda, Lucy Liu, Mark Randolph Osborne, Seth Rogen

Enthusiastic, big and a little clumsy, Po is the biggest fan of Kung Fu around…which doesn’t exactly come in handy while working every day in his family’s noodle shop. Unexpectedly chosen to fulfill an ancient prophecy, Po’s dreams become reality when he joins the world of Kung Fu and studies alongside his idols, the legendary Furious Five — Tigress, Crane, Mantis, Viper and Monkey — under the leadership of their guru, Master Shifu. But before they know it, the vengeful and treacherous snow leopard Tai Lung is headed their way, and it’s up to Po to defend everyone from the oncoming threat. Can he turn his dreams of becoming a Kung Fu master into reality? Po puts his heart – and his girth – into the task, and the unlikely hero ultimately finds that his greatest weaknesses turn out to be his greatest strengths.

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Death Race – A Movie Review

September 6, 2008 B. John 180 Views 0 Comments Action, Adventure, Death Race, Fantasy, Ian McShane, Jason Statham, Joan Allen, Natalie Martinez, Paul W.S. Anderson, Tyrese Gibson

Terminal Island, New York: 2020. Overcrowding in the U.S. penal system has reached a breaking point. Prisons have been turned over to a monolithic Weyland Corporation, which sees jails full of thugs as an opportunity for televised sport. Adrenalized inmates, a global audience hungry for violence and a spectacular, enclosed arena come together to form the ‘Death Race’, the world’s biggest, most brutal sporting event. Five-time NASCAR champion Jensen Ames is a man who has become an expert at survival. After eight years of hard time, he has only six weeks before reuniting with his family. But when Weyland demands a driver to headline the big game, Ames is forced to submit. Donning the costume of mythical rider Frankenstein, the racer becomes an instant crowd favorite, an unequaled sporting superstar.

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The Dark Knight – A Movie Review

July 28, 2008 B. John 168 Views 0 Comments Aaron Eckhart, Action, Adventure, Batman, Christian Bale, Christopher Nolan, Gotham City, Heath Ledger, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Michael Caine

With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to destroy organized crime in Gotham for good. The triumvirate proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a rising criminal mastermind known as the Joker, who thrusts Gotham into anarchy and forces the Dark Knight ever closer to crossing the fine line between hero and vigilante.

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Hancock – A Movie Review

July 9, 2008 B. John 191 Views 0 Comments Action, Adventure, Charlize Ther, Comedy, Eddie Marsan, Jason Bateman, Peter Berg, Will Smith

There are heroes… there are superheroes… and then there’s Hancock. With great power comes great responsibility — everyone knows that — everyone, that is, but Hancock. Edgy, conflicted, sarcastic, and misunderstood, Hancock’s well-intentioned heroics might get the job done and save countless lives, but always seem to leave jaw-dropping damage in their wake. The public has finally had enough — as grateful as they are to have their local hero, the good citizens of Los Angeles are wondering what they ever did to deserve this guy. Hancock isn’t the kind of man who cares what other people think — until the day that he saves the life of PR executive Ray Embrey, and the sardonic superhero begins to realize that he may have a vulnerable side after all. Facing that will be Hancock’s greatest challenge yet — and a task that may prove impossible as Ray’s wife, Mary, insists that he’s a lost cause.

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Iron Man

May 11, 2008 B. John 229 Views 0 Comments Action, Adventure, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ironman, Jeff Bridges, Jon Favreau, Robert Downey, Terrence Howard

Tony Stark is a billionaire industrialist and genius inventor who is kidnapped and forced to build a devastating weapon. Instead, using his intelligence and ingenuity, Tony builds a high-tech suit of armor and escapes captivity. When he uncovers a nefarious plot with global implications, he dons his powerful armor and vows to protect the world as Iron Man.

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Forbidden Kingdom, The

April 22, 2008 B. John 136 Views 0 Comments Action, Adventure, Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Kung Fu, Rob Minkoff, SciFi

While hunting down bootleg kung-fu DVDs in a Chinatown pawnshop, Jason makes an extraordinary discovery that sends him hurtling back in time to ancient China. There, Jason is charged with a monumental task: he must free the fabled warrior the Monkey King, who has been imprisoned by the evil Jade Warlord. Jason is joined in his quest by wise kung fu master Lu Yan and a band of misfit warriors including Silent Monk. But only by learning the true precepts of kung fu can Jason hope to succeed – and find a way to get back home.

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Live Free or Die Hard

January 20, 2008 B. John 154 Views 0 Comments Action, Adventure, Bruce Willis, Cyber terrorism, hackers, Len Wiseman, Timothy Olyphant

On the July 4th holiday, an attack on the vulnerable United States infrastructure begins to shut down the entire nation. The mysterious figure behind the scheme has figured out every modern angle — but he never figured on an old-school “analog” fly in the “digital” ointment: John McClane. No mask. No cape. No problem.

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Transformers

October 31, 2007 B. John 185 Views 0 Comments Action, Adventure, John Turturro, Jon Voight, Megan Fox, Michael Bay, Sci-Fi, Shia LaBeouf, Thriller

High-school student Sam Witwicky buys his first car, who is actually the Autobot Bumblebee. Bumblebee defends Sam and his girlfriend Mikaela Banes from the Decepticon Barricade, before the other Autobots arrive on Earth. They are searching for the Allspark, and the war on Earth heats up as the Decepticons attack a United States military base in Qatar. Sam and Mikaela are taken by the top-secret agency Sector 7 to help stop the Decepticons, but when they learn the agency also intends to destroy the Autobots, they formulate their own plan to save the world.

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Astronaut Farmer

October 21, 2007 B. John 171 Views 1 Comment Adventure, Astronaut Farmer, Billy Bob Thornton, Drama, Max Thieriot, Michael Polish, Science Fiction, Virginia Madsen

A NASA astronaut (Thornton), forced to retire years earlier so he could save his family farm, has never given up his dream of space travel and looks to build his own rocket, despite the government’s threats to stop him.