‘Shanghai Noon’ Download and Reviews

December 20, 2009 by Paul Wall  
Filed under Action, Adventure, Comedy

“Shanghai Noon” Movie Details

Shanghai Noon tagline: The Classic Western Gets A Kick In The Pants.
Shanghai Noon - DVD Cover

Shanghai Noon DVD Cover

Actors:
  • Kate Luyben
  • Curtis Armstrong
    Jackie Chan Chon Wang
    Owen Wilson Roy O’Bannon
    Lucy Liu Princess Pei Pei
    Brandon Merrill Falling Leaves
    Roger Yuan Lo Fong
    Xander Berkeley Nathan Van Cleef
    Rongguang Yu Imperial Guard
    Ya Hi Cui Imperial Guard
    Eric Chen Imperial Guard
    Jason Connery Calvin Andrews
    Walton Goggins Wallace
    Adrien Dorval Blue
    Rafael BГЎez Vasquez
    Stacy Grant Hooker in Distress
    Fifi, Carson City Hooker
    Directors: Tom Dey IMDB Rating: 6.6/10 out of 30,586 votes

    “Shanghai Noon” Movie Review

    “Shanghai Noon” Plot Summary

    Jackie Chan plays a Chinese man who travels to the Wild West to rescue a kidnapped princess. After teaming up with a train robber, the unlikely duo takes on a Chinese traitor and his corrupt boss. add synopsis

    perfect blend of action and comedy, the funniest western ever

    This movie is a perfect blend of action and comedy. This movie stars Jackie Chan as Chon Wang, one of the soldiers of the army of the forbidden city in China. When the princess leaves and goes to America it is up to Chon to bring her back. When he gets to Nevada, where most of the story takes place he meets Roy O’Bannon played by Owen Wilson u’ll ever meet. He is a wanted outlaw and in an odd chain of events they become a duo. This is the funniest western, this movie surpasses Blazing Saddles by far. Blazing Saddles is funny but the one-liners that Owen Wilson drop are just so hilarious. ‘I don’t know Karate but I do know crazy, and I will use it’. Lucy Lui also stars as the Princess This movie is definitely worth seeing but you kinda wanna steer clear of the sequel ‘Shanghai Knights’ It does not do the first film justice. I have never been able to complete the second one mainly because it is boring. But salutes to Shanghai Noon the funniest western to date. 9 out of 10

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    ‘8MM’ Download and Reviews

    September 22, 2009 by Paul Wall  
    Filed under Mystery, Thriller

    “8MM” Movie Details

    8MM tagline: You can’t prepare for where the truth will take you.
    8 Millimeter - DVD Cover

    8MM DVD Cover

    Actors:
  • Don Creech
  • Nicolas Cage Tom Welles
    Joaquin Phoenix Max California
    James Gandolfini Eddie Poole
    Peter Stormare Dino Velvet
    Anthony Heald Daniel Longdale
    Chris Bauer George Higgins/Machine
    Catherine Keener Amy Welles
    Myra Carter Mrs. Christian
    Amy Morton Janet Mathews
    Jenny Powell Mary Ann Mathews
    Anne Gee Byrd Senator Michaelson
    Jack Betts Butler
    Luis Oropeza Archive Director
    Rachel Singer Neighbor
    Mr. Anderson
    Directors: Joel Schumacher IMDB Rating: 6.3/10 out of 45,608 votes

    “8MM” Movie Review

    “8 Millimeter” Plot Summary

    A private investigator is hired to discover if a “snuff film” is authentic or not.

    One of best movies I have seen

    8MM is one of best movies I have seen. Nicolas Cage plays his role very good, which I expected having seen ‘Lord or War ‘recently. The plot is interesting and so are the dialogs between characters. There are quite a few tense moments in the movie which is probably why I liked this movie that much

    Again trough it is only a movie as someone may say it shows you a bit of the reality out there- the one which people don’t want to admit that it exists. The movie is basically a mystery with some action elements. My opinion is that its rating on IMDb should be much higher but well I guess not everyone likes movies like this one trough I wonder why since there are many other movies that are much harder to watch than this one

    One of the best things about 8 MM is its soundtrack honestly it is rare to find such a carefully chosen music to go with the scenes.

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    ‘Independence Day’ Download and Reviews

    September 6, 2009 by Paul Wall  
    Filed under Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

    “Independence Day” Movie Details

    Independence Day tagline: We’ve always believed we weren’t alone. Pretty soon, we’ll wish we were.
    ID4 - DVD Cover

    Independence Day DVD Cover

    Actors:
  • Lisa Jakub
  • Bill Pullman President Thomas J. Whitmore
    Mary McDonnell First Lady Marilyn Whitmore
    Jeff Goldblum David Levinson
    Judd Hirsch Julius Levinson
    Margaret Colin Constance Spano
    Will Smith Captain Steven ‘Steve’ Hiller
    Vivica A. Fox Jasmine Dubrow
    Randy Quaid Russell Casse
    Robert Loggia General William Grey
    James Rebhorn Albert Nimzicki
    Harvey Fierstein Marty Gilbert
    Adam Baldwin Major Mitchell
    Brent Spiner Dr. Brackish Okun
    James Duval Miguel Casse
    Alicia Casse
    Directors: Roland Emmerich IMDB Rating: 6.5/10 out of 141,707 votes

    “Independence Day” Movie Review

    “ID4″ Plot Summary

    The aliens are coming and their goal is to invade and destroy. Fighting superior technology, Man’s best weapon is the will to survive.

    Great sci-fi movie

    Since it’s release in theaters 11 years ago, Independence Day has taken a lot heat. While I personally disagree that this movie is so horrible, it is easy to beat up the film seeing that its directed by one of the most boring directors of our time, Roland Emmerich

    However, I believe this is his finest work. The first act is all about the build-up of the alien invasion and the attacks. This takes about fifty minutes, which also develops many (too many) characters and their places in the apocalypse

    The attacks are good, but it is not unexpected. The special effects give it its credibility, and the second act begins the day after

    In the wake of the devastation, mankind is limping on to survive, all main characters personally affected in someway by the attacks. While everybody does a good job bringing out the emotional side of the attacks, Will Smith is the only one that degrades this. After battling the aliens and failing, he has a close encounter with an alien and reacts unrealistically, punching it and sarcastically greeting it. Then he’s dragging it through the desert, screaming at it because he is missing a barbecue. HELLO?!? This is an alien race far superior to our own and it has single handedly brought mankind to its knees, and all he can do is yell at it for ruining his day? His performance is plausible but not his role. Thank God this is the only thing that I did not like in the second act

    After Will Smith brings the alien to a secret alien research facility in Area 51, the doctors decide to perform an autopsy. The autopsy scene is a classic. It is probably the best sci-fi scene I have EVER seen. It could fit into a 50’s classic, and makes the movie so great

    At the end of the second act, they finally figure out how to take down the alien’s shields and destroy their monster-sized spacecraft. This is where the lousy third act begins

    July 4 is the opening of the third act, in which they round up as many pilots as possible. One is my least favorite character, a guy named Russell who claims he had been kidnapped by aliens 10 years earlier. The guy is lackadaisical cornball. He has one good line (Hello, boys. I’m back!!!!). All pilots around the world, including Russell will be in the ultimate battle. They will fight the alien ships while Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum plant a virus inside the mother ship. This is sadly the only interesting part of the third act, the rest of it from before being a cornball of cliches

    The interior of the mother ship is so breathtaking, I actually found myself wishing somehow their ship would malfunction and they’d be stuck inside, forcing them to venture through the space frigate for about an hour in a style reminiscent to ‘Alien’. But seeing that the movie is already 2 1/2 hours, I guess they decided to not to

    Jeff Goldblum’s and Will Smith’s chemistry work wonders while they’re in the mother ship, and every moment inside it is really good

    The movie shortly ends after their departure from the mother ship, so it pretty much comes to a screeching halt. The world is still in ruins, and Emmerich leaves us to ponder how humanity will get back up

    All in all, the movie manages perfectly for 81% of the movie. I would’ve given it a 9.0 if it weren’t for Will Smith’s comic relief in the second act, Russell, and mainly cliched third act. 8.1/10.

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    ‘The Thing’ Download and Reviews

    August 18, 2009 by Paul Wall  
    Filed under Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi

    “The Thing” Movie Details

    The Thing tagline: Man is The Warmest Place to Hide.
    The Thing - DVD Cover

    The Thing DVD Cover

    Actors:
  • Nate Irwin
  • Kurt Russell R.J. MacReady
    Wilford Brimley Dr. Blair
    T.K. Carter Nauls
    David Clennon Palmer
    Keith David Childs
    Richard A. Dysart Dr. Copper
    Charles Hallahan Vance Norris
    Peter Maloney George Bennings
    Richard Masur Clark
    Donald Moffat Garry
    Joel Polis Fuchs
    Thomas G. Waites Windows
    Norbert Weisser Norwegian
    Larry J. Franco Norwegian passenger with rifle
    Helicopter pilot
    Directors: John Carpenter IMDB Rating: 8.2/10 out of 71,908 votes

    “The Thing” Movie Review

    “The Thing” Plot Summary

    Scientists in the Antarctic are confronted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of the people that it kills.

    Still my all time favorite sci-fi/horror!!!

    The silly saying, ‘You can’t touch this’ surely applies here. With all the clone horror and sci-fi films coming out, along with all the inferior remakes, it’s hard to find anything worthy of 2 hours of your time. That’s why I always rely on the classics that scared the weewee out of me when I was a pre-teen

    THE THING is, without an ounce of doubt in my mind, the goriest, ickiest, screechiest sci-fi horror classic that John Carpenter, or any other director (sorry, even you Mr. Spielberg) ever made. What really gives it power, though, is not the gore (it OOOOOZES of slime and blood and God knows what other fluids), but rather the sense of dread, isolation, and distrust it fosters in the characters and the viewer

    You can’t get more remote than Antarctica, and in this howling, freezing white setting is where the story takes place. Several Americans, researchers and military men, are stationed there. One day, they witness a Siberian Husky dog running for dear life from gun-wielding Norwegians. Before they know it, the American outpost is battling a mysterious creature that can imitate any creature it wants. It may morph into disgusting slimy bloody shapes before it’s finished, but once it’s finished, if you didn’t see it in progress, you can’t tell it among humans or other normal Earth animals

    Kurt Russell, Keith David, Wilford Brimley, Richard Masur, Donald Moffatt, TK Carter, Thomas Waites and Charles Hallahan are just a few of the fine cast. This film is the reason why horror CAN be a great genre. It actually STILL scares me. The alien blood ‘jumping’ out of the petri dish when the hot wire touches it still makes ME jump!!!Still the scariest of them all.

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