Movie and Book Blog

Rambo
When governments fail to act on behalf of captive missionaries, ex-Green Beret John James Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) sets aside his peaceful existence along the Salween River in a war-torn region of Thailand to take action. Although he's still haunted by violent memories of his time as a U.S. soldier in Vietnam, Rambo is unable to turn his back on the aid workers who so desperately need his help.

mindblowing. Maybe even sweeter action than bad boys 2 and die hard. SHITTTTTTTTTT. Stalone knows he is intelligible so he doesn't talk, and despite this it has a mildly entertaining/important story dealing with genocide in Burma.

9/10

First Blood
You'd think in this first film in a long line of sequels, the law would learn not to mess with ex-Green Beret John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone). Alas, no. When he's harassed by local law enforcement, this Vietnam vet snaps, runs for the hills and rat-a-tat-tats his way into the action movie hall of fame. This edition includes commentary by Stallone and deleted scenes -- including an alternate ending.

an awesome intro to the Rambo saga. All about poduncks trying to kill a super soldier for no real reason and it exploads to epic proportions. An amazing action movie filmed for an amazingly small amount of money. Stalone has a epic speech at the end that makes any slow parts worth the wait "I COULDN'T FIND HIS LEGGGGGG I COULDN'TFIND HIS LEGGGG"

7/10

Forgetting Sara Marshall
After his TV star girlfriend, Sarah Marshall (Kristen Bell), breaks his heart, Peter (Jason Segel) wants nothing more than to enjoy his vacation in Hawaii. One problem: Sarah's vacationing at the same resort he is, and even worse, she's bringing her new beau. Produced by Judd Apatow (Knocked Up, Superbad), this hilarious comedy also stars Mila Kunis, Paul Rudd and Bill Hader.

pretty much the same as all of this team's movies, but still very solid. Lots of balls, lots of great one liners, and some great songs

7/10


Sopranos Season 1
Modern-day New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) brings an element of humanity to the "family" in this Emmy Award-winning series from HBO. In the first season, Tony turns to a psychiatrist (Lorraine Bracco) to come to terms with the effect of his job's brutality on his life. As the Feds crack down and the tension within the "family" rises, his wife (Edie Falco) and two kids have expectations of leading a normal life

foot fist way
A pompous control freak, small-town tae kwon do instructor Mr. Simmons (Danny McBride) finally loses his cool when he gets wind of his wife's infidelities. Facing meltdown, he sets out on a pilgrimage to see his hero, martial arts master Chuck "The Truck" Wallace (Ben Best), in action. But is the world ready for a meeting between these two black-belt egos? Expertly drawn characters and furious action make this a comedy that really packs a punch

same joke for the whole length with two or three funny parts. Will Farrel without Will Farrel...whatever

4/10

batman: dark knight
Batman (Christian Bale) teams with Lt. James Gordon (Gary Oldman) and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) to continue dismantling Gotham City's criminal organizations in this sequel to Batman Begins. But a psychotic new villain known as the Joker (Heath Ledger) threatens to undo all their good work. The star-studded cast includes Maggie Gyllenhaal, Morgan Freeman, Anthony Michael Hall, Michael Caine and Eric Roberts.

A great (if not one of the greatest comic hero movies) movie, but i don't think it lived up the hype. Yes, Heath Ledger is good. Yes, the story written for his character is very well done, but without his death i don't know if it would be quite so praised, i feel he is no better than Javier Bardem in No Country. Other than that it's still a superhero movie, with plenty of cool scenes, but with a bit too much length. This was my first IMAX movie experience and it was pretty pleasant, with the intense sound being the real stand out component.

7/10

people under the stairs
Master of horror Wes Craven brings an urban twist to the classic fairy tale in the story of Fool, a 13-year-old lad who succumbs to ghetto pressures to steal from a local house. Fool's instant karma comes in the gruesome form of the house's residents -- an insane, deformed family of murderers. The perils of latchkey kids and warnings about absentee parents are the subtle social subtext as Fool and other victims try to escape the deadly home.

shitty, hole filled horror movie, but still manages to be entertaining for fans of monster squad or lost boys are stuff like that.

6/10

a night to remember
The Titanic's dramatic final hours are depicted in this film version of Walters Lord's book. On its maiden voyage, the ship struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic on April 14, 1912, taking the lives of 1,513 passengers. The vessel's tragic sinking is accurately recounted and filmed in real time; it's only 37 minutes shorter than the real-life event. A documentary on the making of the movie and commentary by Titanic experts are included.

filmed in 1958, this movie shines as a technical marvel. Exterior boat shots stand up (if not exceed) the modern Titanic movie effect without using gross digital bullshit. With lots of frustration for the viewer at the naivety of the boat's passengers and crew, this is a great portrail of probably went on on that boat.

Southland Tales
Set in a dystopian near-future, director Richard Kelly's visionary tale mines post-Sept. 11 angst and paranoia as Los Angeles teeters on the verge of social, financial and ecological catastrophe. While a heat wave takes its toll on the sprawling metropolis, one man foresees the coming apocalypse -- but can he prevent it? The Rock heads the star-studded cast, which includes Sarah Michelle Gellar, Justin Timberlake and Miranda Richardson.

With this amazing/weird cast, and a story of the post war conspiracy type stuff i'm pretty interested in, I was pretty bummed that this couldn't pull much of anything off. Despite the tangled mess there are a few ideas and weird jokes that i was entertained by, but overall it never gets it's direction straight. Directed by the guy from donnie darko.

5/10


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