‘Bad Boys II’ Download and Reviews

December 19, 2009 by Paul Wall  
Filed under Action, Comedy, Crime

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Bad Boys II tagline:
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Actors:
  • Gary Nickens
  • Martin Lawrence Detective Marcus Burnett
    Will Smith Detective Mike Lowrey
    Jordi MollГ  Hector Juan Carlos ‘Johnny’ Tapia
    Gabrielle Union Syd
    Peter Stormare Alexei
    Theresa Randle Theresa
    Joe Pantoliano Captain Howard
    Michael Shannon Floyd Poteet
    Jon Seda Roberto
    Yolanda Vazquez Detective Mateo Reyes
    Jason Manuel Olazabal Detective Marco Vargas
    Otto Sanchez Carlos
    Henry Rollins TNT Leader
    Antoni Corone DEA Tony Dodd
    TNT Fanuti
    Directors: Michael Bay IMDB Rating: 6.2/10 out of 53,770 votes

    “Bad Boys II” Movie Review

    “Bad Boys 2″ Plot Summary

    Two loose-cannon narcotics cops investigate the flow of Ecstacy into Florida.

    Bad Boys 1 + more = Bad Boys 2

    Bad Boys 1 was a good movie but Bad Boys 2 was a substantial improvement. Below I have listed a number of reasons why I think this.1) There was a higher number of action sequences. 2) The action sequences were more exciting. 3) There was more humour. 4) The humour was funnier. 5) Gabrielle Union is in it and she is hot! 6) The phrase ‘Woosah’ which really made me laugh every time

    OK I will admit that the storyline is not exactly a great one but all the above really more than makes up for it. A brilliant action movie and a brilliant sequel. And I hear that a third movie could be on the way! Can’t wait!

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    ‘The Matrix’ Download and Reviews

    November 18, 2009 by Paul Wall  
    Filed under Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

    “The Matrix” Movie Details

    The Matrix tagline: Free your mind
    The Matrix - DVD Cover

    The Matrix DVD Cover

    Actors:
  • Marc Gray
  • Keanu Reeves Neo
    Laurence Fishburne Morpheus
    Carrie-Anne Moss Trinity
    Hugo Weaving Agent Smith
    Gloria Foster Oracle
    Joe Pantoliano Cypher
    Marcus Chong Tank
    Julian Arahanga Apoc
    Matt Doran Mouse
    Belinda McClory Switch
    Anthony Ray Parker Dozer
    Paul Goddard Agent Brown
    Robert Taylor Agent Jones
    David Aston Rhineheart
    Choi
    Directors: Andy Wachowski and Lana Wachowski IMDB Rating: 8.7/10 out of 354,777 votes

    “The Matrix” Movie Review

    “The Matrix” Plot Summary

    A computer hacker learns from mysterious rebels about the true nature of his reality and his role in the war against the controllers of it.

    The Perfect Symbiosis of Action and Philosophy

    What is real? How do you define real? This question has been explored for its significance in metaphysics in other movies as well. The Thirteenth Floor is one of them and the other is Dark City. I mention these because they were released more or less around the same time as this movie was released. But these two movies do not enjoy the position and the popularity of this movie – The Matrix, why? Look at the box office success of the Matrix. Look at the popularity of this movie. Advertisements have been created based on the themes of this movie. Most people seem to have heard of the movie if not seen it. The Matrix enjoys a prominent position in the top 50 on the IMDb. Even a list of 100 best movies of all times as compiled by a documentary on the Discovery Channel mentioned this movie as among the top 100. The key to the enormous success of the Matrix is the symbiotic combination of two opposing elements. The first one being metaphysics or philosophy and the second element being intense amount of action. The Dark City is limited in its action and stresses more on the metaphysics aspect and so does the Thirteenth floor. When you see The Matrix, you see that there is far more metaphysics and philosophy in this movie when compared to the other two. And when you see the action sequences of the movie, the two movies fade into oblivion. There is so much for the intellectual to busy himself with in this movie. There is a reference to so many mythological places and figures. The character Neo is an anagram of One signifying the One Absolute many cultures believe in and then there is Trinity, an obvious reference to the Holy Trinity. The names of the ships, the numbers on the door, the name of the book Neo takes his CD out from all have a significance, a clue, if that is what one wants to call it. This movie gives enough to the intellectual to study and talk about. And yet the movie does not fail to capture the attention of the average movie goer. The average movie goer does not want to search for hidden symbols, he does not want to discuss the movie for hours and hours. He wants some action and some fun. The movie gives that as well. The movie has a lot of guns, a lot of chases and a lot of fighting. The average movie goer can appreciate the main aspect of this movie without bothering about all the hidden symbols which the intellectual chooses to see in the movie. Yet, he apparently does not deny himself the spirit of the movie and enjoys it. And I believe this is what has made the movie successful – the reconciliation between action and thrill and metaphysics and philosophy. This movie deserves all the praise and success that it has got. My personal all-time favorite. I never get tired of talking about it till date and love to see it with my friends if I get the chance.

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    ‘The Fugitive’ Download and Reviews

    November 1, 2009 by Paul Wall  
    Filed under Action, Crime, Drama

    “The Fugitive” Movie Details

    The Fugitive tagline: A murdered wife. A one-armed man. An obsessed detective. The chase begins.
    The Fugitive - DVD Cover

    The Fugitive DVD Cover

    Actors:
  • Tony Fosco
  • Harrison Ford Dr. Richard Kimble
    Tommy Lee Jones Marshal Samuel Gerard
    Sela Ward Helen Kimble
    Julianne Moore Dr. Anne Eastman
    Joe Pantoliano Deputy Marshal Cosmo Renfro
    Andreas Katsulas Frederick Sykes
    Jeroen KrabbГ© Dr. Charles Nichols
    Daniel Roebuck Deputy Marshal Robert Biggs
    L. Scott Caldwell Deputy Marshal Poole
    Tom Wood Deputy Marshal Noah Newman
    Ron Dean Detective Kelly
    Joseph F. Kosala Detective Rosetti
    Miguel Nino Chicago Cop #1
    John Drummond Newscaster
    Chicago Cop #2
    Directors: Andrew Davis IMDB Rating: 7.8/10 out of 91,701 votes

    “The Fugitive” Movie Review

    “The Fugitive” Plot Summary

    Dr. Richard Kimble, unjustly accused of killing his wife, must find the real one-armed killer while avoiding Marshal Sam Gerard.

    Simply the Best !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Absolutely Brilliant!!!!! 10/10

    One of Harrison Ford’s most magnificant, significant and most highly acclaimed performances of his career. The Fugitive explores the themes of Justice and Betrayal from a murder case. Harrison Ford plays as Dr. Richard Kimble, a highly respected doctor in Chicago. He has all that he wants; a wife and a succesful promising career. But one night his life turned around. There is someone in his house………his wife is dead. Now he must run for his life to find the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. With a whole police force behind his back, he will not give up until he finds the man who killed his wife. Co-starring Tommy Lee Jones, this movie is one of the best thrillers out there. It makes us think hard on the themes portrayed in the movie and reminds us that Justice is not always achieved in our world. Harrison Ford’s extremely realistic performance as a man on the run, will keep you on the edge of your seat. This film is certainly a classic in the genre.

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    ‘Daredevil’ Download and Reviews

    October 7, 2009 by Paul Wall  
    Filed under Action, Crime, Fantasy

    “Daredevil” Movie Details

    Daredevil tagline: A Guardian Devil.
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    Daredevil DVD Cover

    Actors:
  • Erick Avari
  • Ben Affleck Matt Murdock/Daredevil
    Jennifer Garner Elektra Natchios
    Colin Farrell Bullseye
    Michael Clarke Duncan Wilson Fisk/The Kingpin
    Jon Favreau Franklin ‘Foggy’ Nelson
    Scott Terra Young Matt
    Ellen Pompeo Karen Page
    Joe Pantoliano Ben Urich
    Leland Orser Wesley Owen Welch
    Lennie Loftin Nick Manolis
    Nikolas Natchios
    Directors: Mark Steven Johnson IMDB Rating: 5.5/10 out of 60,348 votes

    “Daredevil” Movie Review

    “Daredevil” Plot Summary

    A man blinded by toxic waste which also enhanced his remaining senses fights crime as an acrobatic martial arts superhero. add synopsis

    Enjoyable

    I’m not sure, why at all this movie has such negative reviews, i think it was much better than X-men 1, Hellboy, and Equally as good as Spider-man, the action scenes are awesome, Jennifer Garner is Off the Hook, she looks amazing the fiery Red head, i found Colin Farrel’s Character a bit poor, but Ben Affleck plays the part really well, this movie might also make the toughest of people Fill Up, with 1 particular scene, i was surprised it happened, and disliked Farrel for a moment, But it was very Enjoyable, and i’d advise this movie for everybody to watch

    Also the Soundtrack is awesome. Possibly 1 of the best soundtracks to date.8/10, one of the best Marvel Productions.

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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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    ‘Bad Boys’ Download and Reviews

    August 24, 2009 by Paul Wall  
    Filed under Action, Comedy, Crime

    “Bad Boys” Movie Details

    Bad Boys tagline: Whatcha gonna do?
    Bad Boys - DVD Cover

    Bad Boys DVD Cover

    Actors:
  • Mike Kirton
  • Martin Lawrence Det. Marcus Burnett
    Will Smith Det. Mike Lowrey
    TГ©a Leoni Julie Mott
    TchГ©ky Karyo Fouchet
    Joe Pantoliano Captain C. Howard
    Theresa Randle Theresa Burnett
    Marg Helgenberger Capt. Alison Sinclair
    Nestor Serrano Detective Sanchez
    Julio Oscar Mechoso Detective Ruiz
    Saverio Guerra Chet, the Doorman
    Michael Imperioli Jojo
    Anna Levine Francine
    Vic Manni Ferguson
    Frank John Hughes Casper
    Andy
    Directors: Michael Bay IMDB Rating: 6.6/10 out of 50,210 votes

    “Bad Boys” Movie Review

    “Bad Boys” Plot Summary

    Two hip detectives protect a murder witness while investigating a case of stolen heroin.

    A GREAT ACTION-THRILLER!

    Contains SpoilersWILL SMITH and MARTIN LAWRENCE put up a good performance in this one

    THE PLOT…. marcus and mike, two, well worthy miami cops that get caught up in a tangled web of, murder, foul play, payback, revenge, and pure hell. when a bondage of one-hundred million dollars of narcotics are stolen from the police department. marcus and mike only have 3 days to find and catch the thives, and on the way of solving the case, mike ask one of his best-friend/girl to help him in her mate-n-date business where women will go with high rollers that call in and ask for a woman for a certian occasion. mike has warned his friend that the thieves could be some big-time ballers that want to party from the drug money and she is on the job. once when max (mike’s girl) goes to the place where she’s ordered to go, she brings along her bestfriend, julie. and when they arrive they run into a certian and familiar face that used to work for the miami police department and when max and julie discover herion on the table, they realize that this was not they’re type of party so julie is requested to go to the bathroom and stall until max can go up and they can bounce in one peace. but, until a group of drug leaders and the lord comes crashing in and shooting max and the ex police officer, julie is upstairs, watching the whole murder and when she is spotted (and she could have been not if she would have stayed clear from sight) she is on the run for her life as the men come after her and she makes a near-death excape. then, she is on the run and wanting mike lawry. once when marcus and mike is at the crime scene and discover the police officer and their best friend, dead. and now, they know someone is missing from the scene cause of a glass with two shades of lipstick and that just happens to be.. julie, and now the only hope is to find julie, catch the thives, bust the drug operation, and make a big drug cracking in miami..In some sort of way this movie is quite irratating like a horror movie when someone does something so, so, stupid and it just make some people sick, but that’s the punch line of making an action, horror, thriller, or whatever on the edge of you not knowing if they’re going to make a excape or get killed. but here is some of the irratating momments..–WARNING– SOME SPOILERS; YOU’RE READING AT YOUR OWN RISK(would you walk in a house with the main door, wide open, with a digusting aroma coming from inside?) (would you stay inside a house when the phone goes dead and the lights go off?) (when you was clear and not in sight of when a murder has taken place and knowing that if you were seen you would get be murdered also.) and.. (would you leave your protective costudy area, and knowing you were safe and could not be found unless if someone ‘f***ed up’ and letting the bad people have a clue to where you were. would you leave?)That’s what make me so irritated about some events in a movie. I would not let no child under the age of 13 to see this movie, cause, This movie is rated _R_ and is not there for you to say that it’s o.k and let your child watch it and then be mad because of what it has in it. The movie has some, FOUL and PERSUASIVE LANGUAGE, and STRONG INTENSE-ACTION VIOLENCE..If you want a rush ‘Watch This’ and I would reccomend along with this.. ‘ROMEO MUST DIE. SET IT OFF. MENACE II SOCIETY.’^^ 2 Thumbs Up.*** Stars’ I would not reccomend this movie for deeply religious people, children, or people who do not or take swearing offensively.’

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    ‘Memento’ Download and Reviews

    August 19, 2009 by Paul Wall  
    Filed under Mystery, Thriller

    “Memento” Movie Details

    Memento tagline: Some memories are best forgotten
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    Memento DVD Cover

    Actors:
  • Larry Holden
  • Guy Pearce Leonard Shelby
    Carrie-Anne Moss Natalie
    Joe Pantoliano Teddy Gammell
    Mark Boone Junior Burt Hadley
    Russ Fega Waiter
    Jorja Fox Catherine Shelby – Leonard’s Wife
    Stephen Tobolowsky Sammy Jankis
    Harriet Sansom Harris Mrs. Jankis
    Thomas Lennon Doctor
    Callum Keith Rennie Dodd
    Kimberly Campbell Blonde Whore
    Marianne Muellerleile Emma the Tattooist
    Jimmy Grantz
    Directors: Christopher Nolan IMDB Rating: 8.6/10 out of 250,700 votes

    “Memento” Movie Review

    “Memento” Plot Summary

    A man, suffering from short-term memory loss, uses notes and tattoos to hunt for the man he thinks killed his wife.

    Original and intriguing film noir revision.

    Revising such film noir conventions as a story told through the unreliable point of view and voice-over narration of a morally flawed investigator-protagonist, the pervasive infusion of a dark past into the narrative present, and the use of a femme fatale as an embodiment of evil allure, Memento is perhaps the most original and intriguing revision of the genre since Welles’ Touch of Evil

    As almost every commentator has noted, the most startling (or ‘gimmicky’) feature of Memento – and one with obvious roots in the film noir tradition – is its inverted/contorted plot structure. The film loops backwards episodically to present a series of revelations about the main character, Lenny (Guy Pearce), about the motives of his antagonists ‘Teddy’ (Joe Pantolino) and ‘Natalie’ (Carrie Ann Moss), and about the nature of Lenny’s memory-loss condition. His condition ‘isn’t amnesia’ (or so Lenny tells everyone he meets) but rather such severe short term memory loss that he is unable to assimilate and retain experience – in other words, to make new memories. Consequently, Lenny’s identity, or more precisely his self-knowledge, is arrested at the moment he received a blow to his head while trying to stop intruders from raping his wife

    Everything that has happened thereafter has no subjective reality for Lenny, only whatever ‘objective’ reality he can forge using instant photos, notes to himself, and – for the really important stuff – tattoos. But matters are even more complex and paradoxical than this setup might lead one to expect. Gradually, the viewer learns that even the clear memories that Lenny claims to have from before the assault are, like dreams, colored by protective distortions and selectivity. Moreover the so-called facts he has assembled in his investigation and that he defensively claims are more reliable than memory turn out to be irretrievably entangled in subjective motives: his own, Teddy’s, and Natalie’s. Thus the viewer’s initial sympathy for Lenny as a justifiable victim/avenger transforms to horror as Lenny’s true current identity becomes clear

    Importantly, Memento’s regressive plot structure is punctuated and counter-pointed by a series of noirish black and white flashbacks in which Lenny relates to an anonymous phone caller the story of Sammy Jankis, another sufferer of short term memory loss who, ironically, was Lenny’s big case in his pre-trauma life as an insurance investigator. Unlike the main narrative, the Sammy sequences are told in chronological order, strategically intersecting and organizing the narrative as it wends its way backwards to the moment when Lenny decides to set in motion the data trail that will lead to the murder we see him commit in the film’s opening sequence. In addition, Lenny’s reconstruction of the Sammy sequences is itself dreamlike and unreliable since he attributes to Sammy characteristics that (if we can believe Teddy, an utterly corrupt cop) are Lenny’s own

    In addition to providing plot exposition and a recurring visual/narrative reference point, the Sammy sequences also bring into clear thematic focus the existential implications of memory loss. Like Sammy’s, Lenny’s ‘condition’ is a reduction to the most minimal and absurd level of the human mental processes for constructing meaning (in life, in film) out of fragmentary phenomena and evanescent recollections. In an age of Alzheimer’s, deconstruction, and ego-fictions, most viewers will all-too-easily identify with Lenny’s painfully hopeless and terrifyingly arbitrary quest to hold reality steady as is it fizzles and flits away.

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