‘Alpha Dog’ Download and Reviews
“Alpha Dog” Movie Details
Alpha Dog tagline: Inspired by true events.
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| IMDB Rating: 6.9/10 out of 35,245 votes |
“Alpha Dog” Movie Review
“Alpha Dog” Plot Summary
A drama based on the life of Jesse James Hollywood, a drug dealer who became one of the youngest men ever to be on the FBI’s most wanted list.
Powerful and realistic. Well done by Cassavetes and Timberlake.
Alpha Dog starts off as what seems like a movie all about a group of friends who life their idea of the American dream: doing drugs, having sex, and hanging out with each other not a care in the world. However, when their leader, Johnny Truelove (Emile Hirsch), decides to kidnap the brother (Anton Yelchin) of a man (Ben Foster) who owes him drug money, their perfect world begins to shatter as they realize that their mindless prank has become a situation that could get them stuck in jail for the rest of their lives.
The acting is pretty good considering the cast is mostly young men with little to no experience. First, you have Anton Yelchin, whom the plot centers around. He is the young man trying to grow up, and finds a real sense of comfort in his captors, as weird as it sounds. He does a great job building a likable, yet flawed character. The film definitely displays likable characters, but the audience has to remember that these characters are not good people. Ben Foster has always been around in my eyes, and he delivers his most intense role yet as the scary and sadistic Jake Mazursky. Very good job. Emile Hirsch is steadily developing into a good leading man after nice turns in Lords of Dogtown and The Girl Next Door. He’s the leader of the group, and he has a certain presence despite his small size that reminds the viewer who’s in command. Sharon Stone continues to defy my expectations of her after watching her in Bobby and this film. Very intense and powerful performance, which is very heartfelt at the end of the film. However, none of these performances stack up close to that of GASP Justin Timberlake. Timberlake really stood out to me in the film as Frankie, Johnny’s best friend. He develops a strong friendship with Yelchin’s character, and Timberlake really steals the show the whole time. His character is the most believable and likable of the bunch. Bruce Willis and Shawn Hatosy are also good in limited screen time (I don’t think I’ve seen Willis have this much hair in a long time).
Nick Cassavetes does a good job as director, giving us the exact opposite of his most famous work to date, The Notebook. He delivers the gritty and realistic feel of 1999 Southern California and gets great performances out of actors who you don’t really expect it from. The film definitely was better than I expected because of Justin Timberlake. I thought he would make the film worse but he made it better. It has some sex scenes and nudity, not to mention a lot of language, so Alpha Dog isn’t really appropriate for anyone under 16 or 17. With a good ensemble cast, a good script, good direction, and a heart wrenching climax, Alpha Dog is a good movie to watch.
8/10 –spy
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‘Highlander’ Download and Reviews
“Highlander” Movie Details
Highlander tagline: He fought his first battle on the Scottish Highlands in 1536. He will fight his greatest battle on the streets of New York City in 1986. His name is Connor MacLeod. He is immortal.
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“Highlander” Movie Review
“Highlander” Plot Summary
An immortal Scottish swordsman must confront the last of his immortal opponent, a murderously brutal barbarian who lusts for the fabled “Prize”.
Great story told with heart
I can honestly say that Highlander is one of the most original and affecting stories I have ever had the pleasure of viewing, although sadly not in the cinema. The film has its flaws but the cumulative effect of all the various elements make this a film that is really like no other, and often imitated. There are many elements in the film that were experimental at the time, especially for a genre film. The editing style is much more painterly and nonlinear than what one normally expects. The integration of modern songs in a period setting was handled brilliantly, with the crowning achievement of the film being the ‘who wants to live forever?’ montage, which is an absolutely heartbreaking scene. Anyone who has ever truly loved someone will understand when you see it. One of the refreshing aspects of Highlander is that the movie is not just set up with an interesting concept and becomes a mindless action film from there, but that it actually comments on the questions posed by immortality. With Connor Macleod we are given a fantastic character who is brilliantly realized through Chrisopher Lambert’s complex performance. The change he goes through from young, innocent Scotsman to a sad, world weary antiques dealer is a wonderful achievement. I actually feel through his performance how lonely the life of an immortal must be, and how he keeps people at a distance whereas to not get too deeply involved. This film has it’s heart in the right place because it comments on the fact that when people lose everything they hold dear, in this case because Macleod will outlive everyone he cares about, they travel inward, cutting themselves off from the world in hopes that they will be spared the pain of seeing the ones they love die. From a story standpoint alone, this is a truly magnificent film, which isn’t to say it is lacking in other areas. The camera angles are very inventive and some of the transitions between time frames are jaw-dropping. The musical score by Michael Kamen is lush and romantic, while at the same time allowing for an integration with the songs by Queen that is a tremendously successful idea that in theory you’d never think would work right, but strangely it does so extremely well. There is a wide range of performance in the film ranging from Lambert’s subtle, understated interpretation of Connor, to Clancy Brown’s flamboyantly theatrical portrayal of the main Villain. Sean Connery also makes quite an impression as Connor’s mentor. He is both hilarious and charming, powerful and poignant. The female character’s are also handled very well with Conner’s first wife Heather being the standout. Highlander has a very odd sense of humor that seems to have come from improvisation from the actors. The entire film has a spontaneous energy that works very well because you never quite know what is going to happen next. This is not a perfect film, and sometimes it tends to fall back on genre stereotypes but the overall effect of the film more than makes up for it. Highlander is one of the more original films ever made, and sadly none of the sequels ever built on that. As far as the Highlander series goes; There can be only one, and this is it.
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‘Trainspotting’ Download and Reviews
“Trainspotting” Movie Details
Trainspotting tagline: Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a starter home. Choose dental insurance, leisure wear and matching luggage. Choose your future. But why would anyone want to do a thing like that?
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“Trainspotting” Movie Review
“Trainspotting” Plot Summary
Renton, deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out, despite the allure of the drugs and influence of friends.
One fantastic movie
I saw this movie last year as a friend had it on DVD from the UK and, being a Ewan McGregor fan, I thought I’d give it a shot even though it’s considered an ‘artsy’ film. I was so shocked! It is a fantastic movie. I watched it over & over until she made me give it back. The young Ewan gives an Oscar-worthy (why he wasn’t nominated is beyond me) turn as the heroin addict trying to pull himself out and away from his addict buddies. He narrates the whole film with that rich Scot accent of his (reminds me of my Scottish grandparents) which gives even more depth to the characters and situations. The descent into the hell of addiction to the death of an innocent baby (very realistic) in their ‘home’, Ewan swimming through a vast sea of crap (yes, THAT kind) in a toilet, on through the entire film showing his constant struggle within himself amidst his friends to stay clean & sober is amazing. I could go on and on. It brings a memory of another film I saw years ago with a young Leo DiCaprio & David Thewlis in a little-seen movie called ‘Total Eclipse’ and which is also considered an ‘art’ film and really quite good. If you get a chance to see this, please do. You will not be sorry. If you happen to find it on DVD, BUY IT.
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‘Braveheart’ Download and Reviews
“Braveheart” Movie Details
Braveheart tagline: The courage to face fear
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“Braveheart” Movie Review
“Braveheart” Plot Summary
William Wallace, a commoner, unites the 13th Century Scots in their battle to overthrow English rule.
‘Freeeeeeeeeedom!’. A Very Emotional Experience, This Film Deserves Every Bit Of Praise It Gets!, With An Incredible Story, And An Oscar Worthy Performance From Mel Gibson
This was a very emotional experience, this film deserves every bit of praise it gets, with an incredible story, and an Oscar worthy performance from Mel Gibson!. All the characters are wonderful, and the story is just brilliant!, plus Mel Gibson is simply incredible in this!. To be quite honest i was expecting to hate this film, since it’s generally not my type of movie, however i am a big fan of Gibson’s and the movie is praised everywhere so i decided to check out, and i must say it’s as good as everyone says it is!, plus the ending is extremely powerful, and left me staring at the screen in awe!. i found the mooning scene to be fairly humorous, and this has to be one of the more violent films i have seen in a while, plus The direction is simply phenomenal, Mel deserved his Oscar in that department!. it’s extremely well written and made, and all the characters were very likable!, plus i was rooting for Mel all the way, and was sad with what happened to him. The opening is very memorable and quite disturbing, and the dialog is wonderful, plus i loved Mel’s Scottish accent!.I loved the scenes between Mel and Catherine McCormack!, and not minute was boring, as it was constantly engrossing!, plus The setting was great, and felt very real. Mel had wonderful chemistry with,Catherine McCormack,James Cosmo and Sophie Marceau!, and the cinematography was just beautiful!, plus this film deserves the spot it has right now at IMDb’s top 250!. It does run a tad long, but it was never overlong or boring, and the score is simply magnificent!, plus the finale while wonderful, is very hard to watch!. I cannot believe 2367 people voted this a 1! and i must say, the battle scenes are some of the most exciting i have ever seen!. This film was a very emotional experience, and it deserves every bit of praise it gets, with an incredible story and an Oscar worthy performance from Mel Gibson!, and if you haven’t seen it, what are you waiting for? Do so immediately, and even if you don’t like this sort of thing check it out anyway you might be really surprised!. The Direction is phenomenal!. Mel Gibson does a phenomenal job here, while nothing fancy, it’s still incredible, with wonderful camera work, and just keeping the film powerful, and very engrossing throughout!, he deserved his Oscar in this department!, in my opinion. As for the violence, No comments, i’ll just say it’s extremely bloody and violent, see for yourself. The Acting is Oscar worthy!.Mel Gibson is amazing as always, and delivers an Oscar worthy performance here, he was extremely likable, incredibly convincing, was a man of courage and honor, who fought for revenge and his country, and you will be rooting for him all the way, and approving on how he decides to handle it, i just wished what happened at the end to his character didn’t happen!, he was incredible!. (Gibson Rules!!!!). James Cosmo was fantastic here!, he had a great looking beard, , was very likable, and had wonderful chemistry with Gibson!, i really liked him. Catherine McCormack is stunningly gorgeous and was simply wonderful here, i just wished she had more screen time!,cause she was wonderful, and had great chemistry with Gibson, she was also very charming. Brian Cox has a small role, but he had presence as always, and did fine with it. Patrick McGoohan and Peter Hanly are both very intense and do fantastic!. Sophie Marceau is beautiful and is excellent with what she had to do i really liked her. Brendan Gleeson is fine as well. Rest of the cast are fantastic. Overall if you haven’t seen it what the hell are you waiting for? Do so immediately even if you hate this genre!., you might just be really surprised!. ***** out of 5, it’s one of the best films ever!.
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‘The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’ Download and Reviews
“The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” Movie Details
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe tagline: Some journeys take us far from home. Some adventures lead us to our destiny.
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“The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” Movie Review
“The Chronicles of Narnia 1″ Plot Summary
Four kids travel through a wardrobe to the land of Narnia and learn of their destiny to free it with the guidance of a mystical lion. add synopsis
Can’t wait for the next movie in the series.
I watched it one of its advanced screenings this afternoon and as expected it turned out to be quite a movie
Based on the classic novel by CS Lewis. Four London children are sent to a professors country home in order for protection during World War II. There they find a magic wardrobe which leads to a mystical land called Narnia, which is being ruled by an evil witch. To defeat the Witch, they must join forces with Aslan, the lion God of Narnia, and the great battle between good and evil that’s pretty much the whole story
The acting field was average (not surprising really), Swinton was okay but not top notch kind of stuff. All the kids did a wonderful job and if i can recollect correctly thats more than what i could have done at such a young age
The special effects were above average to excellent and tell us just what you can do if you put enough effort into it. I guess you can call it LOTR for kids and i would absolutely agree with that
Overall an excellent family film and if you are a fan of the Harry Potter franchise then you should be able to dig this quite easily
P.S got my fingers crossed for the next film.9/10
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‘Street Kings’ Download and Reviews
“Street Kings” Movie Details
Street Kings tagline: Their City. Their Rules. No Prisoners.
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| IMDB Rating: 7.0/10 out of 37,260 votes |
“Street Kings” Movie Review
“Street Kings” Plot Summary
Tom Ludlow is a veteran LAPD cop who finds life difficult to navigate after the death of his wife. When evidence implicates him in the execution of a fellow officer, he is forced to go up against the cop culture he’s been a part of his entire career, ultimately leading him to question the loyalties of everyone around him.
Solid action pic
Okay, let’s face it. The credibility factor in almost ALL action flicks is questionable at best. If you really took the time to analyze the logic behind the story, you’d come up short. But, by definition, action pics are just that — heavy on the action, and not so heavy on the logic that supports the story. With this in mind, Street Kings is a solid, well-executed action flick that has all the right ingredients: a non-conformist hero you WANT to root for; a never-let-up story that keeps you riveted to the end; and a stylish, fast-paced visual smorgasbord that delivers from start to finish
Yes, the story falls short — you’ll find yourself asking questions like ‘Why did the undercover cops that Tom Ludlow (Keanu) kill want to eliminate Detective Washington if they weren’t part of Det. Wander’s crew to begin with?’ Yeah, it does get a little dicey if you think it through — but if you DON’T bother getting bogged down in the minutia, it works. Contrary to much of the published critique of the movie, I think Keanu brings exactly what is needed to the role — he’s vulnerable, jaded, broken… and invincible. What more could you want in a solid action pic??
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