In
Transformers, I found the perfect summer blockbuster. It's Michael Bay ("The Island"), so that means lots of action, not much plot. The robot transformations were really well done. The comedy was fairly entertaining. And Shia LaBeouf ("Disturbia") once again rules. It's not going to change your world, but it's fun fluff.
Equilibrium is a more style over substance sci-fi Matrixesque movie. Set in a future Earth ravaged by war, the rulers have decided to eradicate all human emotion. I had quite a bit of trouble accepting the premise, but the action was good. Christian Bale ("Rescue Dawn") stars as a cleric whose job is to find and destroy "sense" offenders. But her hears some poetry and stops taking his meds, and there you go. Instant drama. Good production, good action.
Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song is my first foray into blacksploitation and I'm not sure I want to go back. The movie follows Sweetback as he has to defend another black man against some cops. Then the rest of the film is him running, having sex, beating and/or killing more cops, running, sex, cops, more running with weird music. I think if it had been about 30 minutes long, it could have been a better film.
We've waited six years for
Rush Hour 3 and I am glad to have Chris Tucker ("Rush Hour 2") back. The jokes are good and the action fair. I'm just worried that Jackie Chan ("The Myth") is getting too old to some of the amazing stunts he usually pulls. The story is secondary to the chemistry between Tucker and Chan. Not as good as the first, but if you liked the other films, you'll like this one too.