Posts Tagged ‘Feature’

Klaatu [Keanu Reeves] lands on earth along with a huge unknown organic and mechanical being that is only referred to as GORT. When Klaatu lands in the middle of Manhattan the entire US Army is there to greet him along with a group of top scientists, including Dr. Helen Benson [Jennifer Connelly] who feels that we should not completely fear this alien. Klaatu befriends Dr. Benson, and she is trying to understand why Klaatu is here – on Earth – and at the same time trying to keep herself and her stepson, Jacob [Jaden Smith], safe from this impending doom.

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So it’s been a while I suppose since I’ve really drooled over a movie. Possibly Taken was the last movie that I enjoyed this much, and after the utter disappointment that was Quantum of Solace this movie was the right pick me up I needed. Guy Ritchie returns with some new tricks up his sleeve for his newest movie, RockNRolla.

Now as with Ritchie’s more popular movies [i.e. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch] the movie follows a few different characters who all end up knocking heads together by end of the flick, and of course this all involves the British Underworld. In this edition of Ritchie’s ‘how to’ guide for the anglo-gangster we get to observe a few groups of characters.

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I can say that this feels like a pretty nostalgic moment for me. For those of you who know me personally know that I started writing reviews about two years ago on facebook, you can go back on my profile and see all the old ones there still, and the first post I made was about Casino Royale [2006]. So this is slightly refreshing to be revisiting this new Bond franchise with its newest episode which is a direct sequel of the 2006 reboot.

So I usually write a short synopsis for the movie’s plot when I review it, but since my first issue with this movie is the plot I’m going to skip that bit. If you’ve seen the good Bond, Casino Royale, then this is the direct sequel of that movie.

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So with today being Halloween I decided I should review a horror movie, and with my lack of knowledge of the Saw series I decided to pick up this well received film starring Vinnie Jones.

Leon Kauffman [Bradley Cooper] is an aspiring photographer in New York, and he is out on assignment to get some gritty pictures for a showing. He comes upon an interesting subject, Mahogany [Vinnie Jones], who is a butcher who rides the late night trains in the subway.

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Jerry Shaw [Shia LaBeouf] and Rachel Holloman [Michelle Monaghan] are two regular people who are being instructed by this mysterious voice over the phone to do various things for her, or face the consequences. Jerry is suspected of terrorism and Rachel’s son’s life is being threatened, they must cooperate with this unknown woman or else.

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