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Shaolin Soccer

Director Stephen Chow Starring Stephen Chow, Wei Zhao, Yat-fei Wong Rated PG Score 6/6 A young Shaolin follower reunites with his discouraged brothers to form a soccer team using their martial art skills to their advantage. Anybody out there who loved the cartoonesque Kung Fu craziness of Kung Fu Hustle is going to love Shaolin…

Zombie Hunter

Director Kevin King Starring Martin Copping, Danny Trejo, Clare Niederpruem Rated R Score -1/6 When a street drug turns junkies into an army of giant mutant flesh-eaters, no hope is left – but one man remains. Hunter’s got nothing left but a beat-up Camaro, a trunk full of guns and booze, and a vendetta. Zombie…

Need For Speed

Director Scott Waugh Starring Aaron Paul, Dominic Cooper, Scott Mescudi Rated M Score 3.5/6 Fresh from prison, a street racer who was framed by a wealthy business associate joins a cross country race with revenge in mind. His ex-partner, learning of the plan, places a massive bounty on his head as the race begins. I…

300: Rise of an Empire

Director Noam Murro Starring Sullivan Stapleton, Eva Green, Lena Headey Rated MA Score 5/6 Greek general Themistokles leads the charge against invading Persian forces led by mortal-turned-god Xerxes and Artemisia, vengeful commander of the Persian navy. You might want to ignore some of the reviews from some of the major metropolitan newspapers for 300 Rise…

Non Stop

Director Jaume Collet-Serra Starring Liam Neeson, Julianne Moore, Scoot McNairy Rated M Score 3.5/6 An air marshal springs into action during a transatlantic flight after receiving a series of text messages that put his fellow passengers at risk unless the airline transfers $150 million into an off-shore account. Ok, another movie where Liam Neeson has…

Lone Survivor

Director Peter Berg Starring Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Emile Hirsch Rated MA Score 4/6 Marcus Luttrell and his team set out on a mission to capture or kill notorious Taliban leader Ahmad Shah, in late June 2005. Marcus and his team are left to fight for their lives in one of the most valiant efforts…

Knight of the Dead

Director Mark Atkins Staring Feth Greenwood, Vivien Vilela, Lee Bennett Rated MA Score 1/6 Hunted by raiders, a band of crusading knights escort the Holy Grail through a valley of Black Death where they must hack and slash their way to freedom. Even though I watch them, I can’t really say that I have considered…

Robocop — 1987

Director Paul Verhoeven Starring Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Dan O’Herlihy Rated R Score 4/6 When a good cop gets blown away by some ruthless criminal, innovative scientists and doctors are able to piece him back together as an unstoppable crime-fighting cyborg called “Robocop”. Impervious to bullets and bombs and equipped with high tech weaponry, Robocop…

Robocop

Director José Padilha Starring Joel Kinnaman, Douglas Urbanski, Abbie Cornish Rated M Score 3/6 In 2028 Detroit, when Alex Murphy a loving husband, father and good cop – is critically injured in the line of duty, the multinational conglomerate OmniCorp sees their chance for a part-man, part-robot police officer. Robotics and the question of humanity…

Getaway

Director Courtney Solomon Starring Ethan Hawke, Selena Gomez, Jon Voight Rated M Score 2.5/6 Former race-car driver Brent Magna is pitted against the clock when his wife is kidnapped by a mysterious villain. He commandeers a young woman’s car and takes her on a high-speed race against time. For those of you who are interested…