Category: Action
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Wrath of the Titans plays like Resurrecting the Greek Champ
Wrath of the Titans – 2012 Directed by Jonathan Liebesman Starring Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Danny Houston, Rosamund Pike, Bill Nighy, Édgar Ramírez, Toby Kebbell Screenplay Dan Mazeau, David Leslie Johnson So, taking for granted that one is fully aware of what they are to expect while watching Wrath of the Titans, they definitely get that here. Perseus…
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CPE and Em: The Amazing Spider-man may not be necessary, but it is good.
The Amazing Spider-Man – 2012 Directed by Marc Webb Starring Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Denis Leary, Martin Sheen, Sally Field, Campbell Scott, Irrfan Khan, Embeth Davidtz, Chris Zylka Screenplay by Alvin Sargent, Steve Kloves, James Vanderbilt There is a moment when Uncle Ben (Martin Sheen) takes the obligatory bullet early on, but not early enough,…
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Cool Papa E Reviews Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight / Batman Series
One of the best examples of a reboot in cinematic history, Christopher Nolan’s Batman Trilogy comes to an end July 20, 2012. As sad as it will be that it has ended, it has been a historic masterpiece and one wonderful ride. The best thing it did was to cleanse the visionary palate of a…
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Safe House: Bullets, Crunching Metal and Quick Cuts
Safe House – 2012 Directed by Daniel Espinosa Starring Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds, Brendan Gleeson, Vera Farmiga, Sam Shepard, Rubén Blades, Robert Patrick, Liam Cunningham Screenplay by David Guggenheim “I need to find out who this Matt Weston is right now…” is a demand made by CIA Deputy Director Harlan Whitford. This after the safe house in which…
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CPE and Em: John Carter is a mess of good stuff
John Carter (Of Mars) – 2012 Directed by: Andrew Stanton Starring: Taylor Kitsch, Willem Dafoe, Samantha Morton, Mark Strong, Ciarán Hinds, Dominic West, James Purefoy, Lynn Collins, Bryan Cranston, Daryl Sabara, Thomas Hayden Church Written by Stanton, Mark Andrews and Michael Chabon based on A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs It’s hard to reconcile what kind of movie qualifies…
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Cool Papa E Reviews the Spider-Man movie series
On July 3, 2012, the newest incarnation of Spider-Man spins its web on the public. Some people, including me, think its a little too soon to be coming up with a reboot of the Tobey Maguire / Sam Raimi blockbuster series, given that the last one was released just in 2007. Whether the new one…
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Lockout, and I am okay with it staying that way
Lockout – 2012 Directed by James Mather, Stephen St. Leger Starring Guy Pearce, Maggie Grace, Vincent Regan, Joseph Gilgun, Lennie James, Peter Stromare Written by Luc Besson, St. Leger, Mather Guy Pearce is one of the great actors of our time. Before and since his mainstream breakthrough in the classic L.A. Confidential, he has consistently picked challenging projects that…
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Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance is not too hot.
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance – 2012 Directed by Neveldine/Taylor Starring Nicolas Cage, Idiris Elba, Ciarán Hinds, Johnny Whitworth, Violante Placido, Christopher Lambert, Fergus Riordan Screenplay by David S. Goyer, Scott Gimple, Seth Hoffman Every time I ever think of the Ghost Rider movies, one of the first things that arrives to my conscious is the song by the group, Suicide,…
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The Grey really didn’t need the wolves
The Grey – 2012 Directed by Joe Carnahan Starring Liam Neeson, Durmot Mulroney, Joe Anderson, Frank Grillo, Dallas Roberts, Nonso Anozie, James Badge Bale, Anne Openshaw, Jacob Blair, Ben Bray Screenplay by Carnahan and Ian McKenzie Jeffers based on the short story Ghost Walker by Jeffers The Grey has characters that get richer as the story goes on, even as they fight…
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