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Short Reviews
by [Runingwhispers]
Last Holiday
Adventure, Drama
A rather reserved lady diagnosed with a terminal ailment decides to stop living in her shell, with interesting consequences. First she quits her job and then takes an extended vacation to Europe and the Hotel Poop (yes pronounced like that) and causes quite a stir in the staff and guest.
Director
Wayne Wang
Starring
Queen Latifah - Georgia Byrd
LL Cool J - Sean Matthews
Timothy Hutton - Matthew Kragen
Rating - 3/5
King Kong
Adventure, Drama
Peter Jackson teams up again with Weta ltd to remake the 1933 classic remember that team from Lord of the Rings, yup it’s them again and what a show they put on this time.
A producer bamboozles his crew to embark on a voyage that brings them to Skull Island, where a Giant Gorilla is smitten by the lead in the movie that is being shot on location, Ann Darrow.
There is the ambitious producer who will stop at nothing to Skull Island guided by a map and tap into its secrets. There is the writer who is falling for the leading lady and the only woman in New York that can out run dinosaurs. You know Peter Jackson really ripped to shreds the stereotyped hapless damsel in distress, this one climbs to the pinnacle of the empire state building even after the ape indicates it’s his fight.
And I almost forgot the Alpha Ape with a delightful sense of humor and a really bad temper, who just wants to watch the sun set. Until he gets captured and brought to New York as the Eighth world wonder. Then he escapes and goes in search of his blonde gurlie. Now who would have thought that there were so many blonde chicks in New York with the same hair-do?
Director
Peter Jackson
Starring
Naomi Watts - Ann Darrow
Jack Black - Carl Denham
Adrien Brody - Jack Driscoll
Thomas Kretschmann - Captain Englehorn
Rating - 4/5 waiting for the DVD
Firewall
Thriller, Crime
Our very own Harrison Ford appears in this fast paced thriller where he has to aid a thief in the crime of the century. The stake - $100 million, the tool - state of the art wi-fi technology, the catch – well there are quite a few. There is the fact that bank is going into a merger and customer's data is no longer accessible, and then there is his age – 63. But he still takes a beating and comes out standing, only Mr. Ford can pull that off, and the clincher – his family has been taken hostage or else…
Director
Richard Loncraine
Starring
Harrison Ford - Jack Stanfield
Paul Bettany - Bill Cox
Virginia Madsen - Beth Stanfield
Mary Lynn Rajskub - Janet Stone
Robert Patrick - Gary Mitchell
Rating – 3/5. You can’t blame them for overusing technology.
Eight Below
Adventure, Drama
Taking a team out to a desolate mountain range in Antarctica with his snow dogs, Jerry Shepard soon discovers that his worst fears are confirmed, they have to evacuate the entire base because of a fierce snow storm that envelopes the region. The dogs are left behind due to a technicality and Jerry promises to bring them home but fails to make good on his word.
The adventure should have remained about the dogs and their journey home but occasionally it was rudely interrupted by the two legged freaks with deplorable acting skills. On the whole you will still need a box of Kleenex for the more emotional viewer. HINT Great for a date *wink wink*
Director
Frank Marshall
Starring
Paul Walker - Jerry Shepherd
Bruce Greenwood - David McClaren
Moon Bloodgood - Katie
Jason Biggs - Cooper
Gerard Plunkett - Dr. Andy Harrison
Rating 3/5 – the humans did their best to ruin the movie but ultimately failed.
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