Takers

Takers take. No doubt, eh?  The action theme this week is reunited brothers doing dastardly deeds done  downtown; this time in  a heist flick  a la Italian job  styling,  although  the gangs are the Russians vs the celebrated reuniting of  Boyz from the Hood with some unsuspected cop activity thrown  in and  voila, its an action flick that moves right along with a couple surprise twists.

Must be seen on big screen?	No advantage seeing this on  a big huge screen if money’s tight this  pay period, wait it out.  Better plot than Expendables though.	good casting collection of  African American  actors. Didn’t notice if this was a Spike Lee production  Story overall gave me my  action flick  adrenaline fix
wait for DVD or rental?	everybody just wastes everybody eventually  and you might like to rewind to see who does who how, where,  more slowly	plot has at least one  twist some will say they expected but I think  many will be surprised
OK for your elementary school child?	totally shocked at how many parents couldn’t get a babysitter  & had dragged along their young, young kids to see this tonight. NO, not for  mine!	extended graphic violence throughout
OK for your child  14 or under?	Pass.	not even a trace of a  role model for youngsters in this movie!
OK for Family movie night?	If willing to tolerate a pretty violent theme, OK	R rated, mostly for extended scenes of graphic violence
Comments	Found it ironic that Matt Dillon was cast as  the lead cop	an acerbic Samuel Jackson hunting down the bad guys  would’ve been  a  more wise choice IMO

LiveJournal Tags: action movies,heist flicks

Expendables

Imagine all your favorite action movie heroes piled together in  one  dubious debacle; yup, Schwartenegger,  Stallone, Statham, Couture, Crews, Li, Lundgren, Willis,  myriad others all cast as  buds from previous  mercenary follies together  and reunited once again. What else could they do  but bond and blow shit up?  There were a few choice  moments of subtle hilarity  and humor throughout,  but I don’t see this testosterone party appearing as a big screen version2.

Must be seen on big screen?	No, but entertaining for action flick freaks
wait for DVD or rental?	If your money’s tight, yes	many low light scenes will get rewound  & reviewed for believability
OK for your elementary school child?	OMG NO	graphic violence
OK for your child  14 or under?	Not when mine were 14, no	fully deserved its “R” rating
OK for Family movie night?	Yes if all 17 or older
OK to watch  it with Mom  & Dad?	Dad would like it but Mom   would  leave the room	language  and graphic violence
Comments?	great cast collection	loose plot that didn’t matter in the end

LiveJournal Tags: Expendables,action movies

Avatar returns August 27th

If you missed the second most  visual cinemagraphic event of our lifetimes the first time you skipped over Avatar, I recommend don’t miss it this time! 

I feel too that I’m seeing  recently many movies relying heavily on the "gimmick" of 3D to make make up for crappy scripts and plotless junk while looking to make a buck in markets  exploiting new technologies. Duly note  you pay a surcharge of  about $3 a ticket for 3D.  That’s pushing  the average ticket cost towards $14, unless you’re over 50 and can get your tix for the discounted Senior rate of  $8.50 without the 3D.

My friend Rick commented recently he and wife blew a $50 bill at the movies last month when they each had a drink and shared a large popcorn.  I don’t think Rick knew about asking for the Senior discount. Point there is that ticket cost are continuing to jump upwards.

Re-releasing Avatar, is clearly profit taking, but   Avatar is  worth every penny unless you have an 80 foot home theater screen and a 10,000 watt Dolby Digital sound system at home to boot. Highly recommended by TheDad for its unprecedented and stunning visual presentation.

Oh, Disney’s Fantasia was years ahead of itself too.

LiveJournal Tags: Avatar,movie reviews