The International
July 6, 2009
In The International, Interpol Agent Louis Salinger (Clive Owen) and Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Eleanor Whitman (Naomi Watts) are determined to bring to justice one of the world’s most powerful banks. Uncovering myriad and reprehensible illegal activities, Salinger and Whitman follow the money from Berlin to Milan to New York to Istanbul. [Read more]
Public Enemies
July 6, 2009
Public Enemies is the incredible and true story of legendary Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger. The charismatic bank robber whose lightning raids made him the number one target of J. Edgar Hoover’s fledgling FBI and its top agent, Melvin Purvis, and a folk hero to much of the downtrodden public. [Read more]
The Punisher: War Zone
June 24, 2009
Punisher: War Zone is the third screen appearance from Marvel Comics’ angel of death, and continues the saga of Frank Castle, a normal New York City citizen turned Mafia-slaying vigilante following the murder of his family. Six years after the tragedy, Frank is still waging war against organized crime in New York.
After he ambushes a party for an aging mob boss and turns it into a bloodbath, the battle moves to a recycling warehouse where Castle pushes gangster Billy Russoti (Dominic West) into a swirling vat of broken glass. During his escape, Castle accidentally shoots one of the FBI men who have arrived on the scene. Russoti undergoes plastic surgery, but after seeing his badly disfigured face for the first time, he shoots his surgeon and dubs himself “Jigsaw.” While a deeply regretful Castle attempts to make amends with the widow (Julie Benz) of the agent he has slain, Jigsaw rallies an army of criminals in an attempt to take down the seemingly indestructible Punisher. [Read more]
Some Transformers goodies
June 16, 2009
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is out on Friday and we’ve been sent some promo items to wet your appetite.
Defiance
May 19, 2009
Based on a true story, Defiance stars Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber and Jamie Bell and is directed by Edward Zwick. The film is an epic tale of family, honour, vengeance and salvation in World War II. The year is 1941 and the Jews of Eastern Europe are being massacred by the thousands. Managing to escape certain death, three brothers take refuge in the dense surrounding woods they have known since childhood. There they begin their dangerous and bloody battle against the Nazis. [Read more]
Wolverine
April 30, 2009
Hugh Jackman reprises the role that made him a superstar - as the fierce fighting machine who possesses amazing healing powers, retractable claws and a primal fury.
X-men Origins: Wolverine tels the story of Wolverine’s especially violent and romantic past, his complex relationship with Victor Creed, and the ominous Weapon X program. Along the way, Wolverine encounters many mutants, both familiar and new, including surprise appearances by several legends of the X-men universe whose appearance in the film series have long been anticipated.
Wolverine is exactly what you’d expect it to be (that is if you haven’t got your hopes up about it), action packed, fairly well paced and chock full of mutant cameos, but unfortunately it just ends up being okay.
I really wanted to be blown away by this movie but it was just satisfactory. It tries hard and certainly throws enough set pieces and special effects into the mix but unfortunately it just misses the mark and is only a good comic book movie rather than the awesome movie it should have been.
Rather than blow a load of money on Logan fighting some Humvees and Helicopters they should have spent a bit more time on tightening up the story, give Ryan Reynolds a bit more screen time and crank up the violence from 12-A (or PG-13) to at least 15.
If you like X-men than you’re going to enjoy but unfortunately you won’t be overwhelmed by it.
Transporter 3
April 23, 2009
The ultimate bag-man is back in Transporter 3! Jason Statham resumes his role as Frank Martin and he’s still delivering for criminal masterminds. However, this time he’s electronically tagged and his life depends on getting the package there on time!
Schwarzenegger, Stallone, Snipes, Willis, this is the list of pure hardcore action heroes, dudes that get punched on the chin, then they get hit in the back and beaten within an inch of their lives but still have the might to win the fight. Now Hollywood has a replacement for the Politian, the OAP, The tax fraud and the cool guy, they have Statham, and more importantly he is British. [Read more]
Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World movie site goes live
April 14, 2009
The website for Edgar Wright’s new movie, Scott Pilgrim Vs The World has gone live. We’ve not read this anywhere else so thought we might be one of the first to post.
We’re big fans of all Edgar’s previous films (and Spaced) so we’re really looking forward to following the production of this one. [Read more]
Fast & Furious
April 14, 2009
Vin Diesel and Paul Walker reteam for the ultimate chapter of the adrenaline fueled franchise- Fast & Furious. Heading back to the streets of L.A, they rejoin Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster to blast muscle, tuner and exotic cars along the crowded streets of the city and across international lines in this high-octane action packed thriller from driector Justin Lin.
It’s been 8 years since ex-con Dominic Toretto (Diesel) drove across the border, committing himself to a fugitive existence. Now, holed up in a beach shack in the Dominion Republic, and living on the run with the sole remnant of his past, Letty (Rodriguez), he tries to piece together a new life. But he knows the authorities are always just a step behind him. [Read more]
Fun little game from Sky Movies
April 9, 2009
To kick off Sky Movies action season they’ve sent us a link to a fun little game. So far we’ve wasted about half hour on it when we should have been working and we still can’t find them all. [Read more]
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