Monthly Archives: June 2011
The Terminator (1984)
If all robots look like The Governator, we’re all doomed. In the post-apocalyptic future, reigning tyrannical supercomputers teleport a cyborg assassin known as the “Terminator” (Arnold Schwarzenegger) back to 1984 to snuff Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton), whose unborn son is … Continue reading
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
I guess there is such a thing as too many robots. The plot revolves around Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf), the human caught in the war between two factions of alien robots, the Autobots and Decepticons. Sam is having visions of … Continue reading
XXX (2002)
The hipper and balder James Bond. (If you’re reading this Vin, I’m just kidding. Please don’t kick my ass). Xander “XXX” Cage (Vin Diesel), a notorious underground rush-seeker deemed untouchable by the law, is coerced by NSA Agent Gibbons (Samuel … Continue reading
L.A. Confidential (1997)
Not as amazing as everybody says it is, but still awesome. In 1950s Los Angeles, three wildly different cops (Guy Pearce, Russell Crowe and Kevin Spacey) form an uneasy alliance to ferret out deep-seated police corruption. But some people will … Continue reading
Transformers (2007)
Or, as I like to call it, “GIANT ROBOTS TEARIN’ UP SHIT!” This film finds the planet Cybertron inhabitants engaging in a secret war for control of Earth’s natural resources, which they desperately need for fuel. But much of the … Continue reading
Rush (1991)
Should have just watched Cops instead. Jason Patric and Jennifer Jason Leigh star as undercover narcotics agents who become lovers when they partner up to infiltrate the Texas drug scene and bring down a suspected drug lord (Gregg Allman). But … Continue reading
Three Kings (1999)
Not your average, sympathetic war film. George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg and Ice Cube star as a group of American soldiers stationed in Iraq at the end of the Gulf War. When the three arguably wise men find a map they … Continue reading
X-Men (2000)
The beginning of the freaks! Amid increasing fear and bigotry, Professor Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart) provides a safe haven for powerful outcasts like Wolverine (Hugh Jackman), Rogue (Anna Paquin) and Storm (Halle Berry), who are genetically gifted mutants — and … Continue reading
Midnight in Paris (2011)
After taking French for 2 years now, I finally have a reason to go and tour Paris. Thank you Woody! Woody Allen focuses his lens on a young engaged couple (Owen Wilson and Rachel McAdams) whose experiences traveling together in … Continue reading
Bridesmaids (2011)
Not necessarily “the female Hangover”, but still funny altogether. Named as her best friend’s maid of honor, down-on-her-luck Annie’s (Kristen Wiig) competition with a fellow bridesmaid, the wealthy and beautiful Helen (Rose Byrne), threatens to destroy the wedding. Meanwhile, a … Continue reading
Dogtown and Z-Boys (2001)
I wish I played these guys’ video games, other than that chump Tony Hawk’s. Legendary skateboarder Stacy Peralta directed documentary that focuses on the Z-Boys of Venice Beach, Calif., who revolutionized skateboarding in the 1970s when they infused surfing techniques … Continue reading
Green Lantern (2011)
The Green Lantern film the fans have been waiting for…..if it were made for TV 15 years ago. Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds), a brash, talented test pilot, is chosen by an alien force of warriors to become their representative on … Continue reading
The Sweet Hereafter (1997)
Blame Canada! And the bus driver! Director Atom Egoyan’s adaptation of Russell Banks’s novel follows a grieving mountain community in the wake of a tragic school bus accident that takes the lives of numerous local children. A lawyer (Ian Holm) … Continue reading
A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
For a film that tries to tell us about the dangers of falling asleep, I couldn’t help but nod off during this crap. Freddy Krueger (Jackie Earle Haley), is a serial killer who crosses the boundary between dreams and the … Continue reading
Step Brothers (2008)
A comedy that almost every teenager in the 21st century quotes non-stop. Brennan Huff (Will Ferrell) and Dale Doback (John C. Reilly) might be grown men. But that doesn’t stop them from living at home and turning into jealous, competitive … Continue reading
Beautiful Girls (1996)
Being snowed in makes me all warm and fuzzy, except I wouldn’t want that feeling all year round. Willie Conway (Timothy Hutton) returns to the small town he left behind as erstwhile friends, lovers and the scary thought of settling … Continue reading
Coach Carter (2005)
I honestly don’t think I could see someone like Lebron taking the SAT’s. Samuel L. Jackson stars as the titular, controversial Coach Carter, a no-nonsense hardliner who firmly believes that scholarship and a sense of ethics go hand in hand … Continue reading
Super 8 (2011)
Makes me wanna hang-out with my childhood friends again, or what’s left of them anyway. Living in a small town in the summer of 1979, Joe Lamb (Joel Courtney) helps out his friends film their monster movie while trying to … Continue reading
Liar Liar (1997)
I never ever tell a lie, so if this happened to me, it wouldn’t much matter… Lawyer Fletcher Reede’s (Jim Carrey) mendacious ways destroyed his marriage and alienated his son, Max (Justin Cooper). But when Max makes a birthday wish … Continue reading
Find Me Guilty (2006)
Whoever thought that Dominic Toretto could actually act. Training his lens on infamous mobster “Fat” Jack DiNorscio (Vin Diesel) — a man who decided to defend himself in court rather than rat out his cohorts –director Sidney Lumet recounts the … Continue reading
