Category: Action
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Snow White and The Huntsman: Bread is definitely not meat
Snow White and the Huntsman – 2012 Director Rupert Sanders Starring Charleze Theron, Chris Hemsworth, Kristen Stewart, Sam Clafin, Sam Spruell, Ian McShane, Toby Jones, Bob Hoskins, Nick Frost, Ray Winstone, Eddie Marsan, Brian Gleeson,Johnny Harris Screenplay Evan Daugherty, John Lee Hancock, Hossein Ameni Julia Roberts probably wanted to fire her agent after watching Snow White and The…
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Forgotten Gems: First Blood
First Blood – 1982 Directed by Ted Kotcheff Starring Sylvester Stallone, Brian Dennehy, Richard Crenna, David Caruso, Bill McKinney, Jack Starrett, Chris Mulkey Written by Michael Kozoll, William Sackheim, Sylvester Stallone based on the novel by David Morrell There was a time when Stallone didn’t need 32 costars to carry a film. In the case of First Blood, he…
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The Bourne Legacy changes direction, not the pace
The Bourne Legacy – 2012 Director Tony Gilroy Starring Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton, Scott Glenn, David Strathairn, Joan Allen, Albert Finney, Louis Ozawa Changchien, Stacey Keach, Donna Murphy, Željko Ivanek Written by Tony Gilroy, Dan Gilroy It wasn’t until many years after the fact that this reviewer discovered that there had been a 3rd Smokey and the Bandit…
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Get the Gringo is an excellent film featuring an excellent filmmaker
Get the Gringo – 2012 Director Adrian Grunberg Starring Mel Gibson, Kevin Hernandez, Delores Heridia, Peter Stormare, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Dean Norris, Bob Gunton, Peter Gerety Screenplay Stacie Perskie, Grunberg and Gibson For those of you who think the events of his life have rendered Mel Gibson’s career dead should think again. Get the Gringo is a continuance of…
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The Hunger Games does the novel justice
The Hunger Games – 2012 Director Gary Ross Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Wes Bentley, Stanley Tucci, Donald Sutherland, Lenny Kravitz, Toby Jones, Paula Malcomson, Willow Shields Screenplay Ross, Suzanne Collins and Billy Ray based on the novel by Collins There are several moments throughout the movie, The Hunger Games, where Jennifer Lawrence wordlessly…
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Cool Papa E Reviews the Bourne Film Series
The Bourne Identity Release Date – June 14, 2002 Directed by Doug Liman Starring Matt Damon, Chris Cooper, Franka Potente, Clive Owen, Brian Cox, Julia Styles, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Written by William Blake Herron, Tony Gilroy Review – Based on the Robert Ludlum film almost in name only, Doug Liman took the nuts and bolts of the espionage from the experiences of his father…
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Journey 2: The Mysterious Island; There will be a third.
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island – 2012 Director Brad Peyton Starring Josh Hutcherson, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Michael Caine, Vanessa Hudgens, Luis Guzman Screenplay by Brian and Mark Gunn Luis Guzman has been in a bunch of good films, and he has done well in them. Films like The Limey, Carlito’s Way, Boogie Nights, Traffic and Dreamer. He’s…
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The Dark Knight Rises: A full return on investment
The Dark Knight Rises – 2012 Directed by Christopher Nolan Starring Christian Bale, Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marian Cotillard Screenplay by Jonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan Christopher Nolan made a wise choice with the ending of The Dark Knight when he decided to imbrue two of the integral characters with…
Ebert Did It Better: Gasbag Reviews 