‘War’ Download and Reviews

December 17, 2009 by Paul Wall  
Filed under Action, Crime, Thriller

“War” Movie Details

War tagline: One wants justice, the other wants revenge.
War - DVD Cover

War DVD Cover

Actors:
Jet Li Rogue
Jason Statham Special Agent Jack Crawford
John Lone Li Chang
Devon Aoki Kira Yanagawa
Luis GuzmГЎn Benny
Saul Rubinek Dr. Sherman
Ryo Ishibashi Shiro Yanagawa
Sung Kang Special Agent Goi
Mathew St. Patrick Special Agent Wick
Nadine Velazquez Maria
Andrea Roth Jenny Crawford
Kenneth Choi Takada
Mark Cheng Wu Ti
Kane Kosugi Temple Garden Warrior
Kennedy Montano Ana Chang
Directors: Philip G. Atwell
IMDB Rating: 6.2/10 out of 26,734 votes

“War” Movie Review

“War” Plot Summary

An FBI Agent seeks vengeance on a mysterious assassin known as “Rogue” who murdered his partner.

Good fun, good action

Recap: FBI Agent Crawford and his partner Tom Lone happen to find themselves in the middle of a shootout between different factions of the Japanese mafia. Naturally they go in. Soon they find that one party is made up of the mysterious and feared assassin Rogue. It is only by Tom’s timely appearance that Crawford isn’t killed by Rogue. The yakuza, in revenge for Rogue kills Tom and his entire family. Since then Crawford has been on the hunt. Three years later Rogue appears again. But this time he has switched allegiance to the other faction. And suddenly Crawford and his agent find himself in the middle of a war

Comments: Just about what you would expect of a movie with both Statham and Li in it. Not very subtle but full of action, shoot-outs, fighting, car chases and explosions. It is high paced and delivers scene after action packed scene. If that’s what you want, you won’t be disappointed

Both Li and Statham are veterans in this kind of game and bring real solid performances. And I think Philip Atwell, who made his debut as full length movie director, did well too. He managed to keep the pace up and didn’t lose focus from the essential parts. There is a small element of surprise in there, but it is not given too much of attention, it just makes some interesting twists here and there.7/10

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‘True Romance’ Download and Reviews

November 10, 2009 by Paul Wall  
Filed under Crime, Romance, Thriller

“True Romance” Movie Details

True Romance tagline: Stealing, Cheating, Killing. Who said romance is dead?
True Romance - DVD Cover

True Romance DVD Cover

Actors:
Christian Slater Clarence Worley
Patricia Arquette Alabama Whitman
Michael Rapaport Dick Ritchie
Val Kilmer Elvis, Mentor
Bronson Pinchot Elliot Blitzer
Dennis Hopper Clifford Worley
Gary Oldman Drexl Spivey
Brad Pitt Floyd
Tom Sizemore Cody Nicholson
Christopher Walken Vincenzo Coccotti
Samuel L. Jackson Big Don
Saul Rubinek Lee Donowitz
James Gandolfini Virgil
Victor Argo Lenny
Frank Adonis Frankie
Directors: Tony Scott
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10 out of 69,386 votes

“True Romance” Movie Review

“True Romance” Plot Summary

Clarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of the coke try to reclaim it. add synopsis

This really is the ultimate Quentin Tarantino movie.

True Romance. Tarantino’s first, and ironically enough most original, movie. Though directed by Tony Scott (Top Gun, Enemy of the State) the film remains very faithful to Tarantino’s original conception. With the exception of the ending and the trademark Tarantino non-linear storytelling being taken out. There are oh so many things in this movie that Tarantino’s later works reference to that it’s like a Tarantino fan boy treat! Which I am not anymore. But during my one year time as a fan boy I did read the script of this movie and this was before I even saw the movie. So this being so very faithful to the script you can imagine how psyched i was seeing this movie. I was not disappointed

The movie starts off in not so sunny Detroit with our anti-hero Clarence. Clarence lives a very lonely life with comic books, Kung Fu movies and Elvis as his greatest passions. But one day a woman named Alabama comes into his life. They fall in love instantly and armed with a 38 caliber revolver, a suitcase full of cocaine and most of all love, they set off to sunny Hollywood to try to sell it off and live happily ever after

Many people brand this movie as a narcissistic teenage boy’s wet dream. Well it’s not. This is supposed to be a fairy tale and it so is. I mean he’s a film geek and she’s a hot girl. Well it turns out this hot girl likes movies and comics to so they get married. That’s every man’s dream. Tarantino didn’t set out to make a fairy tale when he wrote it but the changes that Tony Scott made (as small as they were) really changed the theme of the movie and made it lighter and more like a fairy tale. Personally I would have really liked to see what the movie would have been like if Tarantino had directed it

This is one of those movies which has a wonderful cast. First there’s Christian Slater (….well…True Romance) who plays the character of Clarence very good. Had this been directed by Tarantino in the early nineties the part would have been played by Tarantino himself. Slater plays it with a certain style and this really is his best film ever. I wonder why he doesn’t get better parts in movies. Then there’s Dennis Hopper (Land of the Dead, Speed) who plays his father in a couple of scenes. The whole movie is worth watching just for him. Gary Oldman (Leon, Lost in Space) plays a very cool role as Drexl the pimp. Good old Gary. Christopher Walken has a small role and plays it very calm and cool. Michael Rapaport, (Friends) who we all know from Friends and Deep Blue Sea, Plays struggling actor Dick Richie and gives a solid performance. And last but most certainly not least there’s Chris Penn (rest in peace) as Detective Nicky Dimes. He plays the part with such coolness and style and the film would not be what it is if he weren’t in it.’People have asked me: ‘So would you ever do a romance movie?’ like that’s not what I would do. ‘Well, I did a romantic movie, True Romance.’ ‘No, no, I mean like a real romantic movie.’ ‘Well that is a real romantic movie.’ ‘No, like one without violence?’ ‘Well there’ll be a lot of things in any movie I do that will be contradictory, but anybody who’s a fan of the movie can tell you, the title – True Romance – is not ironic…this is true romance.” – Quentin Tarantino.

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‘Unforgiven’ Download and Reviews

October 6, 2009 by Paul Wall  
Filed under Crime, Drama, Western

“Unforgiven” Movie Details

Unforgiven tagline:
Unforgiven - DVD Cover

Unforgiven DVD Cover

Actors:
  • Josie Smith
  • Clint Eastwood William ‘Bill’ Munny
    Gene Hackman Little Bill Daggett
    Morgan Freeman Ned Logan
    Richard Harris English Bob
    Jaimz Woolvett The Schofield Kid
    Saul Rubinek W.W. Beauchamp
    Frances Fisher Strawberry Alice
    Anna Levine Delilah Fitzgerald
    David Mucci Quick Mike
    Rob Campbell Davey Bunting
    Anthony James Skinny Dubois
    Tara Frederick Little Sue
    Beverley Elliott Silky
    Liisa Repo-Martell Faith
    Crow Creek Kate
    Directors: Clint Eastwood IMDB Rating: 8.3/10 out of 90,663 votes

    “Unforgiven” Movie Review

    “Unforgiven” Plot Summary

    Retired Old West gunslinger William Munny reluctantly takes on one last job, with the help of his old partner and a young man.

    Best Western ever made

    ‘-I’m not worth it, to die like this… I was building a house…-Deserve’s got nothing to do with it.-I’ll see you in hell, William Munny…-Yeah…’Little Bill (a fabulous Gene Hackman) -almost- cries for his life. William Munny (best Clint Eastwood ever) shows no mercy. Now, who’s the good and who’s the bad guy? The whole western filmography in one single film. The whole film in one single dialogue. A real MASTERPIECE… 10/10

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