Tag: action

Posted on

I Am Legend

iamlegend

After a genetic cure for cancer ends up destroying the humans it tried to cure Robert Neville, played by Will Smith, becomes the last survivor living in New York City. Neville’s only companion is a German Shepard name Sam. He spends each day gathering food and trying to find a cure. And at noon he waits out on the docks hoping if there are other survivors out there that have heard his distress radio call.

This movie is a one-man show with Smith, and he’s not only trying to survive in the post-apocolyptic world but trying to keep his insanity. Being alone is the least of his problems. The virus once engineered to cure cancer kills the majority of its victims, but turns the remaing victims to zombie/vampire like creatures that attacks at night. The atmosphere of the movie is unsettling and Smith playing the only character in the movie is on par with another great actor who played a similar role in Castaway, Tom Hanks.

Rating: ★★★★★★½☆☆☆

Posted on

The Golden Compass

goldencompass

Those comparing this movie as the next Lord of the Ring trilogy, Narnia, or even the Harry Potter series are out of their minds. There’s a laundry list of to things complain about this horrific movie. The story is convoluted with characters and events that made no significant impact on the story. This movie seems like a weak attempt at reproducing an epic movie such as the ones I listed above, but it fails miserably. The ending of the movie leaves you glad it ended, and seeing the second part of the movie is the last thing you want to do.

Rating: ★★★★½☆☆☆☆☆

Posted on

Hitman

hitman

I played the first Hitman game on PC and it was good, and the sequel was even better. The Hitman franchise span across many different console systems and now it’s a major motion picture. Timothy Olyphant wasn’t someone I can picture playing a an emotionless mercenary killer, Agent 47. But he’s able to pull it off quite well in this entertaining movie. Agent 47 is hired for a kill, but turns out he was being used for a cover-up. Now, 47 is on the run to find out the real truth and elude a CIA agent who has been tracking him and his assasination hits across the globe.

Rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Posted on

Beowulf

beowulf

This star-studded animated movie brings a unique cinematic experience to the big screen. The character animation resemlbes the actual actors extremely close. But where the eye-candy movie begins, it’s where the story of the film falls apart. Many of us read the epic poem of Beowulf and Grendal, but the translation of the story doesn’t carry well in this movie. The action scenes are exciting and entertaining, but the plot of the movie has more holes than a block of swiss cheese.

Rating: ★★★★★★½☆☆☆

Posted on

Spiderman 3

I haven’t done any reviews lately due to the fact I don’t have time to even rent a movie let alone drive to the theaters. But I did get a chance to watch Spiderman 3 last week. The hype and anticipation for this movie surpassed its predecessors. The first Spiderman movie was great, and the sequel was even better. If they could keep this trend with the third movie it would probably be the best movie ever made.

Unfortunately, it was quite the opposite. I don’t even know where to start. Spiderman is over-glorified in the movie making it feel corny. The story is poor and the character development for the two villians are abysmal. On top of all that the movie seem to took a turn for the worst with unnecessary scenes that took away the value of the movie and the spirit of Spiderman.

Where is the intense drama, action, and deep character development seen in the first two movies? The story seems to have written by a bunch of third graders whose comic book experience comes from the wrappers of Bazooka Joe bubble gum. With all the hype behind this movie Spiderman 3 has turned out to be one of the year’s, if not, the most disappointing movie.

Rating: ★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆