Director Ridley Scott Starring Michael Fassbender, Penélope Cruz, Cameron Diaz Rated MA Score 3/6 A lawyer finds himself in over his head when he gets involved in drug trafficking. Okay I remember that in my review for Pompeii I championed Ridley Scott’s abilities as a director over Paul W S Anderson’s. Now I feel that…
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Pompeii
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Director Paul W.S. Anderson Starring Kit Harington, Emily Browning, Kiefer Sutherland & Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Rated M Score 2.5/6 A slave-turned-gladiator finds himself in a race against time to save his true love, who has been betrothed to a corrupt Roman Senator. As Mount Vesuvius erupts, he must fight to save his beloved as Pompeii crumbles…
Hansel and Gretel & the 420 witch
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… I threw up just a little bit in my mouth when the credits rolled. Director Duane Journey Staring Molly C. Quinn, Michael Welch, Lara Flynn Boyle Rated MA Score 0/6 A brother and sister battle a witch who lures teenagers into her suburban home with her special blend of marijuana where she then proceeds…
Green Street 3 Never Back Down
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Director James Nunn Starring Scott Adkins, Kacey Barnfield, Joey Ansah Rated UK:18 Score 2.5 An old firm leader returns to Green Street for Revanche after receiving a call that his little brother was killed, but is he able to cope with a new type of hooliganism and can he find his killer? There are sequels…
I declare War
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Directors Jason Lapeyre & Robert Wilson Starring Siam Yu, Kolton Stewart, Gage Munroe, Michael Friend Rated MA Score 6/6 Summer war games between neighbourhood kids turns deadly serious when jealousy and betrayal enter the mix. Wow, holy shit, oh my god. Possibly one of the stranger sentences that I have started a review with, but…
Shaolin Soccer
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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…
Gravity
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Director Alfonso Cuarón Starring Sandra Bullock, George Clooney, Ed Harris Rated M Score 6/6 A medical engineer and an astronaut work together to survive after an accident leaves them adrift in space. Okay, I did not catch this one at any of the local cinemas. I probably should have, I needed the biggest screen possible…
Zombie Hunter
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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…
The Monuments Men
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Director George Clooney Staring George Clooney, Matt Damon, Bill Murray, Hugh Bonneville, Jean Dujardin, John Goodman & Cate Blanchett Rating M Score 4/6 An unlikely World War II platoon is tasked to rescue art masterpieces from Nazi thieves and return them to their owners. The Monuments Men raises an interesting question ‘is a piece of…
Need For Speed
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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…