‘Blade’ Download and Reviews

December 14, 2009 by Paul Wall  
Filed under Action, Horror, Thriller

“Blade” Movie Details

Blade tagline: The power of an immortal. The soul of a human. The heart of a hero.
Blade - DVD Cover

Blade DVD Cover

Actors:
  • Shannon Lee
  • Wesley Snipes Blade/Eric Brooks/’The Daywalker’
    Stephen Dorff Deacon Frost
    Kris Kristofferson Abraham Whistler
    N’Bushe Wright Dr. Karen Jenson
    Donal Logue Quinn
    Udo Kier Vampire Elder Dragonetti
    Arly Jover Mercury
    Traci Lords Racquel
    Kevin Patrick Walls Officer Krieger
    Tim Guinee Dr. Curtis Webb
    Sanaa Lathan Vanessa Brooks
    Eric Edwards Pearl
    Donna Wong Nurse
    Carmen Thomas Senior Resident
    Resident
    Directors: Stephen Norrington IMDB Rating: 7.0/10 out of 61,254 votes

    “Blade” Movie Review

    “Blade” Plot Summary

    A half-vampire, half-mortal man becomes a protector of the mortal race, while slaying evil vampires.

    GOOD ACTION/HORROR MOVIE!!

    This was one of those slick action movies that was made to look good on screen, and it did, the vampire fighting sequences were excellent, there was plenty of blood and gore the whole movie looked good to the eye. It was a fun watch and very entertaining. Good movie but I didn’t like how Blade could slice vampires in half and they would just die, it looked good but vampires don’t die by getting sliced in half. Other than the vampires and how many rules were not kept to in this movie, Wesley Snipes gives a good performance as Blade and Stephen Dorff is great as the evil vampire. The story is when Blade’s mother was bitten by a vampire during pregnancy, she did not know that she gave her son a special gift while dying: All the good vampire attributes in combination with the best human skills. Blade grew up to be a vampire hunter for revenge on his mother’s death. The vampires, who managed to infiltrate nearly every major organization, need Blade’s very special blood to summon La Miagra, the blood god, in order to gain reign about the human cattle, as they call us. If you beleive that vampires can only be killed by a stab to the heart and the weapon must stay in the heart and chopping the head off are the only ways to kill a vampire you won’t find that in Blade. But Blade has it’s moments and I would recommend it as a good horror/action movie.

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    ‘Dances with Wolves’ Download and Reviews

    November 11, 2009 by Paul Wall  
    Filed under Adventure, Drama, Western

    “Dances with Wolves” Movie Details

    Dances with Wolves tagline: Inside everyone is a frontier waiting to be discovered.
    Dances with Wolves - DVD Cover

    Dances with Wolves DVD Cover

    Actors:
  • Doris Leader Charge
  • Kevin Costner Lt. John Dunbar
    Mary McDonnell Stands With A Fist
    Graham Greene Kicking Bird
    Rodney A. Grant Wind In His Hair
    Floyd ‘Red Crow’ Westerman Ten Bears
    Tantoo Cardinal Black Shawl
    Robert Pastorelli Timmons
    Charles Rocket Lt. Elgin
    Maury Chaykin Major Fambrough
    Jimmy Herman Stone Calf
    Nathan Lee Chasing His Horse Smiles A Lot
    Michael Spears Otter
    Jason R. Lone Hill Worm
    Tony Pierce Spivey
    Pretty Shield
    Directors: Kevin Costner IMDB Rating: 8.0/10 out of 67,479 votes

    “Dances with Wolves” Movie Review

    “Dances with Wolves” Plot Summary

    Lt. John Dunbar, exiled to a remote western Civil War outpost, befriends wolves and Indians, making him an intolerable aberration in the military.

    The best film of all time

    Many people regard a lot of films as ‘top class’ but I always keep a little shelf in my mind for the films that I regard as the best films of all time – films that are simply timeless masterpieces. Welcome to the top of that shelf! There are certain criteria by which films are judged and greatness is only obtained when all the criteria are satisfied in full. Dances with Wolves is the greatest timeless masterpiece of cinema to date because it satisfies all these criteria: 1) Cinematography: the sweeping landscape photography of the Frontier combined with the subtle night-time photography earns top marks. Aside from Oscars for Cinematography and editing, it also won the ASC award for Outstanding achievement in Cinematography – as well as a host of other industry recognition awards. In short – the cinematography is breathtaking.2) Sound/Score: the score is one of the best ever written. Again, awards rained from the sky for magical and moving score that combined seamlessly with the film/story.3) Screenplay: The dialogue and plot is magnificent. The film does not fall into the common plot formulas found in other films that attempt to pass themselves off as epics. The story combines as both of celebration of life and a somber rumination of the history of mankind

    There are comical moments, dramatic moments and tear-jerking moments – that all make their entry (and exit) into the story with flawless timing.4) The Acting: for all that has been said about Kevin Costner, this was the peak of his career and he played the role of John Dunbar to perfection. A relatively unknown band of actors gave magnificent, heart-felt and down-to-earth performances in support. It was actually refreshing to see an ‘EPIC’ where the producers didn’t feel the need to throw famous actors in with cameo roles to improve it marketability. As far as I was concerned, there were no weak links in the chain on the acting side of things. Kevin Costner certainly proved his worthiness as a director by getting the best out of the cast.5) The ONLY film in history to…. Have an extended (director’s cut) version that was better than the original. Due to concerns about the length of the film, Dances with Wolves was stripped back to three hours. Some complained that it was still too long, but I thought that the film was patient – it included good relevant detail but managed to keep the story moving at a good pace. The director’s cut added an hour to the cinematic release and was, without a doubt, better than the original. It somehow added more intrigue to the story and included many sobering insights into the destruction of the American Indian race

    Over all, I regard it as the greatest most masterful epic of all time.

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    ‘Underworld: Rise of the Lycans’ Download and Reviews

    October 11, 2009 by Paul Wall  
    Filed under Action, Fantasy, Horror

    “Underworld: Rise of the Lycans” Movie Details

    Underworld: Rise of the Lycans tagline:
    Underworld 3: Rise of the Lycans - DVD Cover

    Underworld: Rise of the Lycans DVD Cover

    Actors:
    Shane Brolly Kraven
    Kevin Grevioux Raze
    Steven Mackintosh Andreas Tanis
    Bill Nighy Viktor
    Michael Sheen Lucian
    Rhona Mitra Sonja
    Directors: Patrick Tatopoulos
    IMDB Rating: 6.5/10 out of 23,291 votes

    “Underworld: Rise of the Lycans” Movie Review

    “Underworld 3: Rise of the Lycans” Plot Summary

    An origins story centered on the centuries-old feud between the race of aristocratic vampires and their onetime slaves, the Lycans.

    Absolutely Loved it!!!!!

    This one is my favorite of all of them!!! I loved Underworld and Underworld Evolution but since this one revolves around my favorite character it has become the best one to me. I loved the casting of Rhona Mitra as Sonja. It’s very evident why Victor was so attached to Selene. Michael Sheen as Lucien as always was awesome, only in this one there’s so much more of him, scenes and personality. The story is good, the action is GREAT!!! In this one you really see why Lucien was such a menace to the vampires and not just an inconvenient annoyance. Just saw it last night and could have gotten in line to see it again when it ended. Plan on seeing it again this weekend.

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    ‘Signs’ Download and Reviews

    October 5, 2009 by Paul Wall  
    Filed under Drama, Horror, Mystery

    “Signs” Movie Details

    Signs tagline: It’s Not Like They Didn’t Warn Us.
    Signs - DVD Cover

    Signs DVD Cover

    Actors:
    Mel Gibson Rev. Graham Hess
    Joaquin Phoenix Merrill Hess
    Rory Culkin Morgan Hess
    Abigail Breslin Bo Hess
    Cherry Jones Officer Paski
    Patricia Kalember Colleen Hess
    Ted Sutton SFC Cunningham
    Merritt Wever Tracey Abernathy, the Pharmacist
    Lanny Flaherty Mr. Nathan
    Marion McCorry Mrs. Nathan
    Michael Showalter Lionel Prichard
    Kevin Pires Brazilian Birthday Boy
    Clifford David Columbia University Professor
    Rhonda Overby Sarah Hughes
    Directors: M. Night Shyamalan
    IMDB Rating: 6.9/10 out of 102,949 votes

    “Signs” Movie Review

    “Signs” Plot Summary

    A family living on a farm finds mysterious crop circles in their fields which suggests something more frightening to come.

    Great thriller!

    The newest film in the legacy of M. Night Shyamalan, SIGNS manages to pull off some very effective creepiness in the very beginning and also holds your interesting throughout the course of the film. Mel Gibson is great, aswell as Joaquin Phoenix. The film was very creepy and contains steadily mounting terror. Vaguely similar to Mark Pellington’s THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES, the film keeps you on the edge of your seat until the very end.

    The film is scary and in some cases, disturbing. The aliens are very well designed. The film actually surprised me. I was not expecting Shyamalan to stick with the story so very closely throughout the entire film almost. With his earlier works, THE SIXTH SENSE and UNBREAKABLE, he focuses on the relationships between family members very closely to create a lot of drama that has a payoff. But, most of this film is taken up by fast-moving situations that involve alien activity and crop circles. My only complaint, and I mean ‘only’, is that the film tries way too hard to be funny. It tries much harder than Shyamalan’s earlier works and is the type of humor that is not ‘laugh-out-loud’, but it is funny because you were not expecting it in a sci-fi suspense thriller. The sequences of the film that are scary, ARE scary. They could have been a little more effectively done, but otherwise, they were very well-crafted. SIGNS is a great movie that will live in movie history forever in both the genres of thriller and sci-fi. SIGNS gets 5/5.

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    ‘Underworld’ Download and Reviews

    October 4, 2009 by Paul Wall  
    Filed under Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

    “Underworld” Movie Details

    Underworld tagline: An immortal battle for supremacy.
    Underworld - DVD Cover

    Underworld DVD Cover

    Actors:
  • Scott McElroy
  • Kate Beckinsale Selene
    Scott Speedman Michael Corvin
    Michael Sheen Lucian
    Shane Brolly Kraven
    Bill Nighy Viktor
    Erwin Leder Singe
    Sophia Myles Erika
    Robbie Gee Kahn
    Wentworth Miller Dr. Adam Lockwood
    Kevin Grevioux Raze
    Zita GГ¶rГ¶g Amelia
    Dennis J. Kozeluh Dignitary
    Soren
    Directors: Len Wiseman IMDB Rating: 6.7/10 out of 61,538 votes

    “Underworld” Movie Review

    “Underworld” Plot Summary

    Selene, a beautiful vampire warrior, is entrenched in a war between the vampire and werewolf races. Although she is aligned with the vampires, she falls in love with Michael, a werewolf who longs for the war to end.

    Underworld A Decent Gothic Sci-Fi Action Adventure

    Underworld is a decent Gothic sci-fi action adventure from director Len Wiseman who does a good job in making this movie but there are some flaws that weigh it down. I’ll get back to that later. Kate Beckinsale turns in a solid performance as the lead Selene a vampire Death Dealer in the middle of a war between her race and werewolves known as Lycans. She looks great in leather and is convincing as the character especially in the action/fight sequences. Scott Speedman is decent as Michael Corvin who eventually becomes a powerful vampire/werewolf hybrid because something to do with his blood. He gets a few fight sequences near the end that are impressive but for the most of the movie he’s either being chased, running, or being held prisoner. Speedman however like Beckinsale is good as his character. Michael Sheen is terrific as Lucian the Lycan leader whose supposed to have been dead and is after Michael for unknown reasons until those motives are revealed later on in the film. Sheen’s role may get cut short near the end but he does a great job of portraying someone who you’re not sure is either the villain or a man simply driven by revenge who is willing to do whatever is necessary to defend his race. Well done. Bill Nighy is equally impressive as one of the vampire Lord’s Viktor but he isn’t given a lot of screen time and his showdown between both Michael and Selene near the end felt a bit rushed. He’s also easily defeated but Nighy is effective in the role none the less. The rest of the cast including Shane Brolly, Sophia Myles, and a brief appearance by Wentworth Miller are okay in their roles but don’t have much to do. The action/fight sequences are well executed but a slow pace in between made the movie fee a little long. The film seemed to be juggling a bit too many characters and it sort of lacked a central villain because there are quite a few of them in this one. If they had focused on just one instead of Nighy, Brolly, Sheen, and many more the movie would’ve been a little better. It did have a Gothic feel which seemed to fit with the tone of the film and made it a little different than some sci-fi action movies out there. The music seemed to match well with what was happening on the screen as well. So despite some flaws Underworld may not be the greatest movie ever made but it’s certainly not the worst either. Overall Underworld has an intricate story, intense action, some suspense, cool special effects, and good performances by the cast who make this sci-fi movie worth watching at least once.

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    ‘Mystic River’ Download and Reviews

    September 17, 2009 by Paul Wall  
    Filed under Crime, Drama, Mystery

    “Mystic River” Movie Details

    Mystic River tagline: We bury our sins, we wash them clean.
    Mystic River - DVD Cover

    Mystic River DVD Cover

    Actors:
  • John Doman
  • Sean Penn Jimmy Markum
    Tim Robbins Dave Boyle
    Kevin Bacon Sean Devine
    Laurence Fishburne Sgt. Whitey Powers
    Marcia Gay Harden Celeste Boyle
    Laura Linney Annabeth Markum
    Kevin Chapman Val Savage
    Tom Guiry Brendan Harris
    Emmy Rossum Katie Markum
    Spencer Treat Clark Silent Ray Harris
    Andrew Mackin John O’Shea
    Adam Nelson Nick Savage
    Robert Wahlberg Kevin Savage
    Jenny O’Hara Esther Harris
    Driver
    Directors: Clint Eastwood IMDB Rating: 8.0/10 out of 109,225 votes

    “Mystic River” Movie Review

    “Mystic River” Plot Summary

    With a childhood tragedy that overshadowed their lives, three men are reunited by circumstance when one loses a daughter.

    Best movie for a long time

    This film truely shows the mastermind of Clint Eastwood. This is not only the his best movie so far, but also the best movie of this genre for a long time

    If Sean Penn does not get an Oscar for his performance, then this institution becomes questionable to me.

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    ‘Daddy Day Care’ Download and Reviews

    September 8, 2009 by Paul Wall  
    Filed under Comedy, Family

    “Daddy Day Care” Movie Details

    Daddy Day Care tagline: D-Day Is Coming
    Daddy Day Care - DVD Cover

    Daddy Day Care DVD Cover

    Actors:
    Eddie Murphy Charlie Hinton
    Jeff Garlin Phil
    Steve Zahn Marvin
    Regina King Kim Hinton
    Kevin Nealon Bruce
    Jonathan Katz Dan Kubitz
    Siobhan Fallon Peggy
    Lisa Edelstein Crispin’s Mom
    Lacey Chabert Jenny
    Laura Kightlinger Sheila
    Leila Arcieri Kelli
    Anjelica Huston Mrs. Gwyneth Harridan
    Khamani Griffin Ben Hinton
    Max Burkholder Max
    Arthur Young Nicky
    Directors: Steve Carr
    IMDB Rating: 5.5/10 out of 14,015 votes

    “Daddy Day Care” Movie Review

    “Daddy Day Care” Plot Summary

    Two men get laid off and have to become stay-at-home dads when they can’t find jobs. This inspires them to open their own day-care center.

    Very cute and fun for the family

    I honestly thought that ‘Daddy Day Care’ was a very cute movie. I really had my doubts since I don’t have my own kids lucky enough, I don’t have to watch this. But my mom said to give the movie a shot and to have fun with it. I was plesantly surprised and laughed more than a few times. Yes, it’s a cheesy movie and very typical, but you have to learn to have a little fun with it. It reminded me a lot of ‘Kindergarten Cop’. You have got to admit that this was a lot better than Eddie Murphy’s last film ‘The Haunted Mansion’. It’s got laughter, drama, and just good old slap stick fun that you or the whole family will enjoy. Just give it a shot.8/10

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    ‘The Informant!’ Download and Reviews

    August 11, 2009 by Paul Wall  
    Filed under Comedy, Crime, Drama

    “The Informant!” Movie Details

    The Informant! tagline: Based on a tattle-tale
    The Informant! - DVD Cover

    The Informant! DVD Cover

    Actors:
    Scott Adsit Sid Hulse
    Samantha Albert Mary Spearing
    Jeff Albertson Lawyer
    Roy Allen III Office Worker
    Scott Bakula Brian Shepard
    Tommy Bartlett Chicago Attorney
    Randy Bernales Himself
    Jimmy Brogan Psychiatrist
    Rj Buckler Extra – Holding boom pole in crowd of reporters
    Tim Cain Himself
    Joseph Cintron FBI Agent
    Larry Clarke Bill Walker
    Guy Cozza Security Guard Frank
    Andrew Daly
    Matt Damon Mark Whitacre
    Directors: Steven Soderbergh
    IMDB Rating: 7.0/10 out of 9,354 votes

    “The Informant!” Movie Review

    “The Informant!” Plot Summary

    The U.S. government decides to go after an agri-business giant with a price-fixing accusation, based on the evidence submitted by their star witness, vice president turned informant Mark Whitacre.

    Wow! What a ride; lot’s of memories The Informant!

    The beauty of the film is Matt Damon without question. Starring in so many action/dramas of late, it’s great to see him going the comedy route. The guy was in Kevin Smith films and hammed it up in the Ocean’s movies as well, but here he has center stage to show the kind of chops he has in the genre. With hair resembling a bad toupee and a pedophilic moustache, his Whitacre is mid-90s businessman elite, only with a conscience sort of. A lover of crime films and courtroom dramas, he begins to live his life as though he is in one himself. When describing what is going on to the FBI at one point, he breaks out with the line, ‘It’s like Rising Sun, the Crichton novel,’ or during a voice-over he begins to compare everything to The Firm. He sees that his company, a corn producer and therefore having its hands in pretty much every consumer product on the market, is criminally involved with competitors to fix prices and steal from their respective publics. Wanting to be the hero and save the dayhopefully with an endgame of being the only person left and in effect handed the companyhe decides to fabricate a story to get the FBI in his sights and then pounces, taking part in a two year sting operation to bring Archer Daniels Midland down

    Soderbergh was live and in person at the TIFF screening I attended and, after being introduced as having been there twenty years previous with his debut feature, said, ‘(There’s) no sex, no videotapes, but enough lies to last another twenty years.’ And boy was he right. As the movie progresses, you not only become aware of the lies being told in the company, but also the information Whitacre himself is withholding from the FBI, then from his lawyers, and inevitably from everyone. By the end, you can’t help but wonder what exactly was the truththe whole thing is just one big lie. I would love to know what the real Whitacre thinks about this representation. Does he enjoy the exaggerated caricature? Does he hate it because the imbecilic nature at the core of Damon’s role hits too close to home? The activities portrayed are so off the wall and zany that I have to believe screenwriter Scott Z. Burns and Soderbergh just used the outline of fact and made it completely their own. My only complaint would be that it goes maybe ten to twenty minutes too long, finding a repetition that soon becomes obvious and lacking of the witty charm of the start

    With a cast of familiar faces and even some comic greatsThe Smothers Brothersit is still Damon that shines above all. His delivery is priceless and his facial expressions genuinely childlike in their enthusiasm. The entire film has him playing this game, unaware of how deep he was getting in and unaware that his extracurricular activities, to be exposed towards the end, made him a hypocrite. As long as he is the center of attention, being the man in the white hat taking down the bad guys with his FBI cohorts in tow, nothing else matters. Speaking of the agents, how great is it seeing Scott Bakula sinking his teeth into a lengthy role again? His straightman to Damon’s goof could not be played more perfectly. And then you get Joel McHale of ‘The Soup’ fame to play the most serious government agent in the world? It’s just Soderbergh having fun with preconceptions, actually casting many comics in serious roles while Jason Bourne himself schlubs around with a permanent cheesy smile plastered on his face

    What transpires is funny enough, if just due to the fact a huge criminal investigation is occurring with a moron at its center, risking exposure every second. So excited that he is starring in his own version of all the sitcom television and pulp Hollywood movies he enjoys, the wonderment of having his own tape recorder hidden in his briefcase necessitates him to show someone how cool it is. He is 0014 after all, twice as smart as 007. But what works even better than the actual story is his mind itself. The epitome of Attention Deficit Disorder, Mark Whitacre loses his train of thought on a regular basis. At first you think you may be missing something as a character responds to a question and Damon’s voice-over drowns it out. While important information is being relayed, all we hear are the ramblings of a crazy man, the most mundane things popping into his head as he smiles and nods. Some of these one-liners are so great you almost watch what’s happening to get to the next tangent his brain wanders off towards

    So, whether or not the film itself is an accurate portrayal of the subject matter it’s based on is a moot point. The real subject becomes finding out what will happen to Whitacre when the dust settles. Naive to the core, we all know he is due a wakeup call at some point, even if his FBI handlers think he is the bravest man in America doing it all because he has a wife and kids and a sense of moral responsibility. If only they knew he just did it for the rush of excitement and because he couldn’t think past step number one. Why comprehend that unearthing all the wheelings and dealings of a company he held a high position with could cost him his career when you can just enjoy the present and have fun living a duplicitous life? Do not feel sorry for him and do not question his motiveshe really doesn’t have any. Just take a seat and be ready to laugh hard.

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