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Captain America : The First Avenger

Director: Joe Johnston Starring Chris Evans, Samuel L. Jackson, Hugo Weaving, Tommy Lee Jones, Stanley Tucci Rated M Score 4/6 After being deemed unfit for military service, Steve Rogers volunteers for a top secret research project that turns him into Captain America, a superhero dedicated to defending America’s ideals. This is the last ‘solo hero’…

Cross

Staring Brian Austin Green, Vinnie Jones & Michael Clark Duncan Directed by Patrick Durham Rated MA Score 5/6 Given incredible power by an ancient Celtic Cross. Callan continues to fight evil… Now, joined by a team of weapons experts, Callan battles an unstoppable empire in Los Angeles. OK, yes, this is just another ‘comic book’…

Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon

Directed by Michael Bay Staring Shia LaBeouf, John Turturro, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Patrick Dempsey, Kevin Dunn, with John Malkovich and Frances McDormand Rated M Score 5/6 When a mysterious event from Earth’s past erupts into the present day it threatens to bring a war to Earth so big that the TRANSFORMERS alone…

Red Hill

Staring Steve Bisley, Ryan Kwanten & Tom E. Lewis Directed By Patrick Hughes Rated R Score 6/6 Shane Cooper a young police officer, relocates to the small town of Red Hill with his pregnant wife to start a family. On his first day on the job, Jimmy Conway, a convicted murderer escapes from prison and…

Faster

Directed by George Tillman Jr. Starring Dwayne Johnson, Billy Bob Thorton & Maggie Grace Score 5/6 Rating MA An ex-con sets out to avenge his brother’s death after they were double-crossed during a heist years ago. During his campaign, however, he’s tracked by a veteran cop and an egocentric hit man. I was really surprised…

Tekken

Staring Jon Foo, Luke Goss, Kelly Overton, Ian Anthony Dale Directed by Dwight H. Little Score 3 ½ Rated MA A young man driven by revenge for the murder must enter a martial arts tournament and defeat the world’s most elite fighters. It would seem that one of the most risky things that can be…

Resident Evil: Afterlife

Directed by Paul W.S. Anderson Staring: Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter, Kim Coates, Shawn Roberts, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Spencer Locke, Boris Kodjoe, Wentworth Miller Rated MA Score 3.5 While still out to destroy the evil Umbrella Corporation, Alice joins a group of survivors who want to relocate to the mysterious but supposedly unharmed safe haven known only…

The King of Fighters

Directed by Gordan Chan Staring Maggie Q, Sean Faris, Will Yun Lee & Ray Park Rated M Score -1 Live-action feature based on the video game “King of Fighters”. Sometimes you have to question the logic of using video games as the source material for movies. King of Fighters should not have, been transformed into…

Scott Pillgrim V The World

Director by Edgar Wright Staring Michael Cera, Chris Evans, Alison Pill, Kieran Culkin, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Brandon Routh, Anna Kendrick Rated M Score 6 Scott Pilgrim must defeat his new girlfriend’s seven evil exes in order to win her heart. Ok, I am going to have to add Scott Pilgrim Vs the World to the…

From Paris With Love

Staring John Travolta & Jonathan Rhys Meyers Directed by Pierre Morel Rated MA Score 5 (I would have given this 6 if I had of watched this on a bigger screen) In Paris, a young employee in the office of the US Ambassador hooks up with an American spy looking to stop a terrorist attack…