‘Push’ Download and Reviews

November 16, 2009 by Paul Wall  
Filed under Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

“Push” Movie Details

Push tagline: One push can change everything.
Push - DVD Cover

Push DVD Cover

Actors:
Scott Michael Campbell Agent Holden
Cliff Curtis Hook
Chris Evans Nick Gant
Colin Ford Young Nick
Joel Gretsch Nick’s Father
Djimon Hounsou Agent Henry Carver
Neil Jackson Victor Budarin
Nate Mooney
Brandon Rhea Special Department Medical Officer
Corey Stoll Agent Mack
Hal Yamanouchi Pop Father
Camilla Belle Alyssa English
Dakota Fanning Cassie Holmes
Maggie Siff Teresa Stowe
Directors: Paul McGuigan
IMDB Rating: 6.0/10 out of 20,523 votes

“Push” Movie Review

“Push” Plot Summary

Two young Americans with special abilities must race to find a girl in Hong Kong before a shadowy government organization called Division does. |

Very Enjoyable Action-Packed Sci-Fi Film

I had wanted to watch this film since I saw the trailer, but I missed the original theatrical run earlier this year. Luckily, there was a short return engagement in the theater this past week so I was finally able to watch as I planned, on the big screen.

The premise is very interesting. Chris Owen is Nick, a Mover who can move objects with his mind. Dakota Fanning is Cassie who is a Watcher who can see into the future. They join forces to help find Kira who is a Pusher, one who can control other peoples’ thoughts, and protect her from the shady US government agency called the Division.

It is like another incarnation of the X-Men with good guys and bad guys with very powerful psychic powers. We also meet Bleeders (who can scream so shrilly that blood vessels can burst), Sniffs (who can track people by smelling objects they used), Shifters (who can temporarily change perception of objects), Wipers (who can erase memories), Shadows (who can hide people around them from detection) and Stitchers(who can cure or cause injuries).

The movie is quite enjoyable to watch for its adrenaline rush. The main actors are all very good, especially Owen and Fanning. The action sequences are all very imaginatively conceived and executed. The plot is intricate and clever. They did not ignore the importance of the story behind the great special effects. When you watch this, don’t think too deeply and just enjoy the ride. It is certainly worth the time spent.

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‘Tropic Thunder’ Download and Reviews

September 26, 2009 by Paul Wall  
Filed under Action, Adventure, Comedy

“Tropic Thunder” Movie Details

Tropic Thunder tagline: The movie they think they’re making… isn’t a movie anymore.
Tropic Thunder - DVD Cover

Tropic Thunder DVD Cover

Actors:
Ben Stiller Speedman
Jack Black Jeff ‘Fats’ Portnoy
Robert Downey Jr. Kirk Lazarus
Brandon T. Jackson Alpa Chino
Jay Baruchel Kevin Sandusky
Danny R. McBride Cody
Steve Coogan Damien
Bill Hader Rob Slolom
Nick Nolte
Brandon Soo Hoo Tran
Reggie Lee Byong
Jason Collett Academy Award audience member
Tom Cruise
Eric Feliciano
Tri Le Cyclo Driver
Directors: Ben Stiller
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10 out of 95,405 votes

“Tropic Thunder” Movie Review

“Tropic Thunder” Plot Summary

Through a series of freak occurrences, a group of actors shooting a big-budget war movie are forced to become the soldiers they are portraying.

The next level

This is a brilliant piece of work. A comedy/parody that actually emulates at the level of its source material. Ben Stiller has clearly done his homework and here recreates many epic battle scenes. The photography is stunning and the direction is nothing less than awesome, for the first twenty minutes or so. Although the movie loses direction a little in the second and third acts it has enough great script and sheer momentum that it never falls below excellent. This really is a stunning piece of work. Look at what else is out there. This is constantly funny but also technically brilliant and very artistic. There are no ‘longeurs’ and every scene moves the action forward. The performances are spectacularly good. Tom cruise still looks slightly too ‘Tom Cruise’ but his lines are almost perfect. As a whole his part is 1000 times better than in that defecant Magnolia. Robert Downey Jr is almost embarrassingly good. He plays Bill Cosby playing an actor in a movie, but then he slips into a stereotype of all ‘our favorite’ Black actors. He is challenged by the one real Black guy and this scene serves to show that he is an actor, playing an Australian actor who is trying to play a Black American. Ther are too many other outstanding features to mention, such as the child general and Jack Black’s best work in years. All in all, this is not a mainstream movie. It is Something Else.

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