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Rambo

tjl30 — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 04:08:52 GMT

This movie is amazing, it embodies all that is great about action movies. This movie is defiantly just as good, if not better than the other Rambo movies. That being said this movie will probable not win an Oscar, and it would have been nice to see a little more of what happened to Rambo when he went back to the states. But even so this movie, for action fans like myself, was amazing. Their was gore, explosions, and just about everything Rambo fans have come to love. (He even rips a guys neck off with his bare hands!) Yes John Rambo again managed to destroy an entire army by himself (well with a little help from a guy with a sniper). Their were also some epic kills. It also should be noted that although Stallone is 62 hes still ripped.

So the basic plot is; Rambo is living alone peacefully with common village people in a rural area. Then some people come to ask Rambo for help (does this plot sound familiar?) Only this time the people who want help are missionaries, and they ask for a ride upstream (a ride, not help killing or saving people). But of course upstream is dangerous, and so Rambo must kill an entire rebel army. Unfortunately for Rambo he doesn't get the girl in the end like an Indiana Jones or a James Bond would have. Rambo is more like a Batman, only more bad ass. So if you liked the other Rambo's then you will freaking love this movie, its fantastic.

Virgin Territory

tjl30 — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 04:06:35 GMT

Virgin Territory has the intelligence and well crafted writing of a bad porno without the sex. The plot was moronic, it was supposed to be a comedy (supposed to be). Many of the accents were really bad (was that supposed to be funny?). The ending was kind of stupid, and cheesy. The movie kind of reminded me of American Pie, only without the comedy and in medieval times. Some things this movie did have going for it was the female actors and the abundance of titties.

Normally I will explain the plot of movies in my reviews, only their isn't any? Ok well the plot goes like this Hayden Christensen pissed of this guy who is trying to kill him. So he runs away, pretends to be dumb and deaf so he can hook up with nuns. A girls father dies and the guy who is pissed off at Hayden Christensen wants to marry her. The girl doesn't want to marry this old guy, and was supposed to marry this Russian guy. The Russian guy hooks up with a naked chick in the river who he thinks is the girl that the guy who is pissed off at Hayden Christensen also wants to marry. The retarded plot continues like this for a while, and in the end the guy that is pissed off at Hayden Christensen dies. It's one of thoughts super super happy endings, only by that point in the movie you really don't give a crap.

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

tjl30 — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 04:04:48 GMT

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is probable the best Indiana Jones movie out of all of them (out of all of the old ones that is, have not seen the new one). The Last Crusade has lots of action, mean bad guys, and a story that is told in a very well thought out way.

The way the movie starts out with Indiana and a kid and his first adventure that made him who he is as an adult was genius. From the snakes, to the adventure, to the whip, and the famous hat, you learn the background story of Indiana Jones. Also the research and following the clues was something that I think was missing from The Temple of Doom, and makes scenes more thought provoking and exciting. The final tasks Indiana Jones must overcome, required quick thinking to avoid the traps, to get the greatest treasure of all the Holy Grail.

Their is just something about this movie that makes it extremely entertaining, and has that timeless value that many movies will never have. This movie also has great replay value, its one of those movies you can watch every year and still never tire of it. I guess there is something about George Lucas movies and replay value (Star Wars).

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

tjl30 — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 04:03:47 GMT

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom seems like the slightly more extreme Indiana Jones movie. This movie is defiantly more dark, contains a less known non-biblical legend and artifact. The movie also seems like it would be very offensive to Indian people, but I don't know maybe all Indian people eat is monkey brains, bugs, and snakes.

The movie had all the funny cheesiness that only Harrison Ford can make fantastic. What I mean by that is the funny camera angles, the music when Harrison is with a girl,and his little arguments with girls. The ending also had all that hilarious cheesiness that more cinema movies should have.

When I watch Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, I don't think of it as a work of art but a fun movie with a large entertainment value. The story line, and some things that happen seem pretty ridiculous but its fun to watch.

So in conclusion if you like Indiana Jones movies, you would probable loves this movie, otherwise you will probable hate this movie.

Raiders of the Lost Ark

tjl30 — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 04:02:47 GMT

Aside from some cheesy magic, the same love melody from the star wars movies when Harrison Ford is around a female, and the out of date special effects this movie is fantastic. Of course this is not the first time I have seen this movie, but before I go to see the new movie, I thought I would re-watch the older ones.

If you don't know the story, Harrison Ford plays this bad ass archaeologist who goes on all sorts of adventures looking for different biblical/magical items also wanted by bad guys. He is equipped with a whip, a gun, a sweet hat, and years of tomb raiding experience. In this movie he is after the Lost Ark that contain the original 10 commandments that have "special powers".

I think the movie was a perfect length, it was quite an adventure, and it has a great ending. There is nothing particularly wrong with this movie, and it is truly time less.

Eye for an Eye

tjl30 — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 04:01:35 GMT

Karen McCann (Sally Field) while driving home was talking to her older daughter Julie (Olivia Burnettea) about her younger daughters birthday party later that day, when a man entered the house and attacked Julie. Karen and her family was devastated that their child was raped and murdered in there home. The attacker is played by none other than Kiefer Sutherland who in this movie is not the mane. Far from it, Kiefer Sutherland plays Robert Doob a really sick and violent man who gets away with the murder due to a technicality. So Karen McCann (Sally Field) takes matters into her own hands.

The movie is very exciting to watch, and the ending was cleaver. Some parts of the movie seemed pointless but they don't really take away from the rest of the movie. Sally Field and Ed Harris both were very good in their roles, as well as Kiefer. I don't think this movie was a great master piece of theater but it was defiantly fun to watch and entertaining.

Reservation Road

tjl30 — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 04:00:46 GMT

Reservation Road is the story of a man who lost his son from a tragic hit and run. The plot of course is a little more cleaver than that, but I would rather not give that much away or go into that much detail. Reservation Road is an extremely sad movie about a mans struggle to cope after the loss of his son, and another man's struggle to cope after a horrible accident. I think what makes this movie worth watching is the extraordinary performances by Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Ruffalo and Jennifer Connelly.

Although I am not a huge fan of Drama movies, this one was defiantly well done and worth watching. However be warned that you will probably need a box of tissues.

The plot of the movie is as straint forward as its name

tjl30 — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 04:00:02 GMT

What I love about this movie is the simplicity of the plot, the ridiculous fight scenes, pointless violence, and a ridiculous plot. Shoot'Em Up embodies all the great qualities one would look for in a great action movie. This movie is kind of like a Satire/Tribute to my favorite movie genera. Now for people who are not huge action fans , and could care less about another Rambo movie then you will probable hate this movie. To me this movie is kind of a clash between Natural Born Killers, Live Free Die Hard, and the James Bond movies. Although I love action their was one scene were he was falling out of an airplane that looked so unrealistic, that I couldn't believe it was put in the movie.

So the plot (as if it really matters) is a guy who sees this pregnant woman in trouble, so he steps in and kills a crap load of assassins trying to kill her and her baby. After killing the pregnant movie the man takes it upon himself to protect the baby. So basically this bad buy Paul Giamatti (who does a good job playing a sick and twisted killer) goes around with lots of guys with guns to kill this guy who is known as Smith. Well thats pretty much the whole plot, oh and their are lots of shoot outs hence the name "Shoot'Em up".

Iron Man

tjl30 — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 03:57:36 GMT

I like comic books, one of which was Iron Man. So for that reason I could appreciate the story line in the beginning, because although the beginning was slow it payed homage to the original comics. Also Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) is an extremely entertaining character, with many funny scenes. Another great thing about this movie was the graphics, the way they brought Iron Man to life was epic!

The movie is very similar to that of the comics only Tony Stark was inured in a different war (although some people say its pretty much the same war just with more sand, but thats an entirely different topic). Anyways Tony Stark is indurged from shrapnel from a road side bomb, and he has things magnet thing in his chest that he needs powered up to survive. Stark builds this bad ass suit to escape from terrorists, and latter goes home to build an even more bad ass suit.

But what bothered me about this movie was the ending, its almost as if the whole purpose of this movie was to make bank on another Iron Man movie (which they will, and I will probable enjoy much more). Now their is a lot of people saying this movie is absolutely fantastic, but don't get your hopes up, because although it is entertaining it is still not as good as Transformers, Spiderman or Batman despite coming pretty close.

Baby Mama is like the long, also not funny version of Weekend Update only it a movie with a story line

tjl30 — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 03:56:01 GMT

If you think weekend update with Amy Poehler and Tina Fey is funny then you would probable like this movie. I myself don't think Amy Poehler or Tina Fey are funny, so coming into this movie I had low expectations. The movie was not that bad, but their were not any moments that I thought were absolutely hilarious. For the most part the movie could be kind of funny at times, but as a whole the movie was not that entertaining. The movie was also very predictable, especially the ending.

Basically the movie is about Kate Holbrook a single working woman who wants a baby, the only problem is her doctor doesn't like her uterus (I think the way they phrased that was suppose to be funny or something...). So Kate finds a woman Angie (Amy Poehler) to carry her baby. Then Kate meets a guy who works at a juice store that is competing with Jamba Juice (although they said in the movie that Jamba Juice was an evil corporation, I got the feeling it was an advertisement considering the amount of times they said the words "Jamba Juice"). Anyways Kate starts dating this guy, and I think you know what happens from her.

Although this movie is not that entertaining it did have some funny parts, I really liked Steve Martin's character Barry who is Kate's hippie boss. I also can't forget Dax Shepard who is an extremely good in his roles as stupid white trash people in movies, his work in Idiocracy was genius.