‘Ransom’ Download and Reviews

November 3, 2009 by Paul Wall  
Filed under Action, Crime, Thriller

“Ransom” Movie Details

Ransom tagline: Someone is going to pay.
Ransom - DVD Cover

Ransom DVD Cover

Actors:
  • JosГ© ZГєГ±iga
  • Mel Gibson Tom Mullen
    Rene Russo Kate Mullen
    Brawley Nolte Sean Mullen
    Gary Sinise Det. Jimmy Shaker
    Delroy Lindo Agent Lonnie Hawkins
    Lili Taylor Maris Conner
    Liev Schreiber Clark Barnes
    Donnie Wahlberg Cubby Barnes
    Evan Handler Miles Roberts
    Nancy Ticotin Agent Kimba Welch
    Michael Gaston Agent Jack Sickler
    Kevin Neil McCready Agent Paul Rhodes
    Paul Guilfoyle Wallace
    Allen Bernstein Bob Stone
    David Torres
    Directors: Ron Howard IMDB Rating: 6.6/10 out of 36,806 votes

    “Ransom” Movie Review

    “Ransom” Plot Summary

    When a rich man’s son is kidnapped, he cooperates with the police at first but then tries a unique tactic against the criminals.

    What a great film!

    I loved this movie. Mel Gibson is just totally great in this film, like most others. But really, the fact that he didn’t get Best Actor for this was a shame!Warning Possible Spoilers. This is my first review so I’m not quite sure how much I should say

    So anyways, I’ll assume you’ve already seen this but if you haven’t, well would you be surprised to know that this is about a kidnapping! As an airline exec. Mel has made some enemies’ and one day his son is taken by Gary Sinise & Co. Well, at first Mel cooperates but he soon thinks that he’ll never see his son again, alive anyways, if he pays. What follows is a spectacular scene in which Mel dedicates his life to finding and terribly murdering those responsible. Thing is Gary is a cop and is that a great cover or what!Even if you don’t like Mel still rent this one. You’ll love it!

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    ‘Beverly Hills Cop II’ Download and Reviews

    October 20, 2009 by Paul Wall  
    Filed under Action, Comedy, Crime

    “Beverly Hills Cop II” Movie Details

    Beverly Hills Cop II tagline: The Heat’s Back On!
    Beverly Hills Cop 2 - DVD Cover

    Beverly Hills Cop II DVD Cover

    Actors:
  • Eugene Butler
  • Eddie Murphy Det. Axel Foley
    Judge Reinhold Det. William ‘Billy’ Rosewood
    John Ashton Det. Sgt. John Taggart
    JГјrgen Prochnow Maxwell Dent
    Ronny Cox Capt./Chief Andrew Bogomil
    Brigitte Nielsen Karla Fry
    Allen Garfield Police Chief Harold Lutz
    Dean Stockwell Charles ‘Chip’ Cain
    Paul Reiser Det. Jeffrey Friedman
    Gilbert R. Hill Insp. Douglas Todd
    Paul Guilfoyle Nikos Thomopolis
    Robert Ridgely Mayor Ted Egan
    Brian O’Connor Biddle, Lutz’s Aide
    Alice Adair Jan Bogomil
    May
    Directors: Tony Scott IMDB Rating: 6.0/10 out of 28,075 votes

    “Beverly Hills Cop II” Movie Review

    “Beverly Hills Cop 2″ Plot Summary

    Axel Foley returns to Beverly Hills to help Taggart and Rosewood investigate Chief Bogamil’s near-fatal shooting and the series of “alphabet crimes” associated with it. add synopsis

    Excellent Sequel, That’s Very Entertaining

    This is an excellent sequel that’s very entertaining. It’s loaded with great humor, lots of laughs, exciting action, and it had 3 excellent main leads but it can’t quite match the original. The 2 main villains are very menacing, even though we hardly see Jurgen Prochnow, he was still very menacing when on screen. It’s somewhat of a rehash of the 1st, but that’s okay Murphy is still funny as hell, and The finale is excellent. One of the funniest parts in the film is, Reinhold’s sudden obsession with huge guns, and it had some pretty powerful moments, especially when Capt Bogomil gets shot. The Direction is very good. Tony Scott does a very good job here, keeping the film at an exciting pace, injecting lots of great humor, good camera angles, and doing a great job overall!. There is some blood. but lots of very bloody gunshot wounds is all we get. The Acting is awesome!. Eddie Murphy is wonderful here, once again he is HILARIOUS, very likable, had great chemistry with, Ashton and Reinhold, and was lots of fun to watch!. Judge Reinhold, is also wonderful here, he is also HILARIOUS, seemed to be having a lot of fun, plus he he had a lot more to do this time around, and was very likable. John Ashton is excellent here once again, he is also quite funny at times, and very likable, and also had more to do. Jurgen Prochnow does good as one of the main villains, but didn’t really have that much screen time. Ronny Cox is fine here again, but also didn’t have that much screen time. Brigitte Nielsen is good looking, and did excellent here as one of the main villains, and man was she big!, she was also very menacing. Allen Garfield is very good here, but he was EXTREMELY unlikable,, and yelled to much and i just wanted to slap him!, he did his job well though. Dean Stockwell, has a small role here, and did fine with it

    Paul Reiser is good here, once again. Gilbert R. Hill is great again as the tough inspector. Robert Ridgely is decent as the mayor. and Alice Adair is okay as Bogomil’s daughter. And look out for a cameo by a very young Chris Rock!. Overall a must see! **** out of 5

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    ‘Air Force One’ Download and Reviews

    October 18, 2009 by Paul Wall  
    Filed under Action, Drama, Thriller

    “Air Force One” Movie Details

    Air Force One tagline: Harrison Ford is the President of the United States.
    Air Force One - DVD Cover

    Air Force One DVD Cover

    Actors:
    Harrison Ford President James Marshall
    Gary Oldman Ivan Korshunov
    Glenn Close Vice President Kathryn Bennett
    Wendy Crewson Grace Marshall
    Liesel Matthews Alice Marshall
    Paul Guilfoyle Chief of Staff Lloyd ‘Shep’ Shepherd
    Xander Berkeley Secret Service Agent Gibbs
    William H. Macy Major Caldwell
    Dean Stockwell Defense Secretary Walter Dean
    Tom Everett National Security Advisor Jack Doherty
    JГјrgen Prochnow General Ivan Radek
    Donna Bullock Deputy Press Secretary Melanie Mitchel
    Michael Ray Miller Colonel Axelrod
    Carl Weintraub Lt. Colonel Ingraham
    Elester Latham AFO Navigator
    Directors: Wolfgang Petersen
    IMDB Rating: 6.3/10 out of 58,638 votes

    “Air Force One” Movie Review

    “Air Force One” Plot Summary

    Hijackers seize the plane carrying the President of the United States and his family, but he (an ex-soldier) works from hiding to defeat them.

    A Great Thriller!

    Air Force One is a very good thriller. The action and suspense will be nothing to forget. This movie is about the President’s plane, Air Force One being hijacked by Russian nationalists with the President on board. Now it’s up to the President and the Vice-President to negotiate with the terrorists or the hostages will die. The acting in this film is pretty good. Harrison Ford did justice with his outstanding performance as the President. Gary Oldman is good as the evil terrorist. The music in this film is fabulous and patriotic considering that the score took two weeks by Jerry Goldmith to compose. I liked the effects in this film. There is nothing special, but for a film from 1997, this has good effects even though there are few. Overall, this is a good movie for everybody except for kids. This film is a moving picture with outstanding courage. My rating is 10/10.

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    ‘L.A. Confidential’ Download and Reviews

    August 4, 2009 by Paul Wall  
    Filed under Crime, Drama, Mystery

    “L.A. Confidential” Movie Details

    L.A. Confidential tagline: Off the record, on the QT, and very hush-hush…
    L.A. Confidential - DVD Cover

    L.A. Confidential DVD Cover

    Actors:
  • Elisabeth Granli
  • Kevin Spacey Det. Sgt. Jack Vincennes
    Russell Crowe Officer Wendell ‘Bud’ White
    Guy Pearce Sgt. Edmund Jennings ‘Ed’ Exley
    James Cromwell Capt. Dudley Liam Smith
    Kim Basinger Lynn Bracken
    Danny DeVito Sid Hudgens
    David Strathairn Pierce Morehouse Patchett
    Adam Rifkin Dist. Atty. Ellis Loew
    Matt McCoy Brett Chase
    Paul Guilfoyle Meyer Harris ‘Mickey’ Cohen
    Paolo Seganti Johnny Stompanato
    Graham Beckel Det. Sgt. Richard Alex ‘Dick’ Stensland
    Sandra Taylor Mickey Cohen’s Mambo Partner
    Steve Rankin Officer Arresting Mickey Cohen
    Mickey Cohen’s Mambo Partner
    Directors: Curtis Hanson IMDB Rating: 8.4/10 out of 155,694 votes

    “L.A. Confidential” Movie Review

    “L.A. Confidential” Plot Summary

    A shooting at an all night diner is investigated by three LA policemen in their own unique ways. add synopsis

    This is how a proper crime story should be told!

    LA Confidential is a sprawling epic tale of crime, corruption and justice in Hollywood and the LAPD, with a cast to match. A truly gripping crime saga exposing the seedy underbelly of the City of Angels, where cops never let the truth get in the way of justice, and everyone knows everyone else’s dirty secrets

    Criminally overlooked at both the box office and the Academy thanks to the all-conquering and over-achieving Titanic, LA Confidential will far more likely stand the test of time to be thought of as one of the best films of the 90s, and possibly the best cop film ever

    After cops give a number of inmates a beating in retaliation for two of their own being put in hospital, the career-minded Ed Exley (Guy Pearce) agrees to testify to what he saw, turning in his fellow officers. When one of the cops forced out turns up dead as a result of a shooting, Exley, hothead detective Bud White (Russell Crowe) and fame-obsessed Sergeant Jack Vincennes (Kevin Spacey) all work to find the answers. However, as they uncover the truth, it leads to more questions, of corruption, blackmail, bribery and conspiracy

    The film superbly portrays the dual nature of Hollywood; glamorous parties and beautiful people, and the seemingly ever-present crime and corruption, even in the police. Danny Devito’s opening monologue perfectly sums it up – ‘There’s trouble in paradise’. This is not the city at the end of the rainbow, the city where dreams come true

    A series of stellar performances from an all-star cast makes it impossible to pick the star, although Kim Basinger richly deserved her Best Supporting Actress. Kevin Spacey is terrific as ever, while Russell Crowe shows that Gladiator wasn’t his first muscles-with-a-heart role. But the real standout is probably Guy Pearce in a career-making performance as the one officer determined to what is right and just, regardless of the potentially disastrous consequences for him. However, LA Confidential is a true ensemble piece, and everybody holds their own among the starry cast. Few will have made many better films, before or since

    Curtis Hanson directs in a career-defining role, the sweeping direction echoing the sprawling nature of both the story and the city. The story is a slow-burner, gradually unraveling all the twists, but instead of clearing up the mystery, the waters become muddier as the trio of officers are forced to work together. Hanson masterfully commands the James Ellroy’s source material, weaving it into a gripping multi-layered tale. The characters are extremely well developed, all three-dimensional, with no clear-cut heroes and villains. White (Crowe) in particular is the classic film noir anti-hero, the violent cop with a heart-breaking story, thinking with his muscles rather than his brain. LA Confidential is a classic 50s noir film told for the 90s, and keeps you guessing right up to the final scene as to how high the corruption goes. The two-hour running time is never felt

    A superb thriller and the perfect antidote to the rash of mindless action-comedies that frequently come out of Hollywood today, LA Confidential harks back to how film-making used to be all about telling a story. And what a story it is. One of, if not the best film of the 90s.

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