Friday, July 2, 2010

Rocky Balboa (2006)


Rocky Balboa marks the sixth film in the franchise, and the first installment since 1990's widely ridiculed Rocky V. Come to think of it, I think I am, perhaps, the only film lover in the free world, that actually enjoyed Rocky V. I know it to be a silly film with it's idiotic logic (upon Rocky's return from Russia, his son has, somehow, aged seven years) and it's weak ass villain (sorry Tommy Morrison), but breaking it down logistically, it's no sillier than Rocky IV's attempt at creating some kind of absurd metaphor for World War III. Getting back to the subject at hand, I'm happy to report that Rocky Balboa, while hardly perfect, is a much stronger film than the last two installments.

In this sweet love letter to Rocky fans, Balboa is still very much the charmer he was in the original film. While trying to cope with the loss of his beloved Adrian, Rocky passes his time running a restaurant in his old Philadelphia stomping ground. The aging champ discovers he still has a little something "left in the basement" when he views a virtual boxing challenge on ESPN. In the animated match, it's old school vs. new school as Balboa is thrown into the ring and pitted against the current heavy weight champ, Mason "The Line" Dixon, a young, hungry, fiercely competitive fighter whose lost a lot of respect among sports fans. Compelled to let his inner anger out, Balboa decides he wants to train and engage in some smaller Philly boxing matches, but he's once again dragged into the limelight when Dixon's camp approach him and try to entice him into taking part in an exhibition fight. Faster than you can say "training montage," Rocky agrees. After all, he's got nothing to lose even though his somewhat estranged son Robert wholeheartedly disagrees.

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UNDISPUTED 3: REDEMPTION (2010)


It's fair to say that a couple of months ago I had never heard of Isaac Florentine's film UNDISPUTED 3: REDEMPTION, and while I am vaguely aware of the Wesley Snipes/Ving Rhames original, most likely I would have skimmed past this film on the DVD shelf without so much of a second glance. That was, however, before Action Fest. At the inaugural celebration of all things tick tick boom in Ashville, North Carolina last month, Florentine was named Best Director, and Larnell Stovall collected the award for Best Fight Choreography. Suffice to say, UNDISPUTED 3 skyrocketed from total obscurity to the very top of my must-watch list, and martial arts fans will not be disappointed - UNDISPUTED 3 is a jawbreaker!


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Thursday, July 1, 2010

The Stranger (2010)

Former pro wrestler "Stone Cold" Steve Austin appears in his third starring role, as the "stranger" of the title. He's a former FBI agent who has a memory condition. He apparently experienced some kind of tragedy in his past and has blocked it out. He now re-invents himself every so often, living life as a homeless man, or a dockworker, each time not remembering what happened before. The movie never really uses this idea for anything, except the promise (threat) of sequels with "the stranger" turning up with new identities and new jobs each time. For now, The Stranger can be credited mainly for confusing those interested in Orson Welles' much better 1946 movie of the same name.
Mason Reese (Adam Beach) is an FBI agent who is constantly on the lookout for the missing "Tom" Tomashevsky (Austin). Psychiatrist Grace Bishop (Erica Cerra) also wants to find him; he's her patient and she's basically just concerned about him. Tom, who has been living in a homeless encampment, tips his hand by using his considerable combat skills to rescue a kidnapped girl, which makes his trail hot again. It comes out that Tom -- somewhere deep in his memory -- knows about a large amount of stolen money, and lots of people are dying to get their hands on it.
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Thursday, June 24, 2010

Robin Hood (2010)


Everyone knows the story of Robin Hood. Robin of Loxley returns from the Crusades to steal from the rich and give to the poor, split arrows in twain, and wear suggestively large feathers in his hat. But not Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood, because all that stuff is a bit cartoonish. Once Mel Brooks and a cartoon fox have covered a subject, Ridley Scott decides it’s time to go in another direction.

That’s why Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood is gritty and realistic. Originally Robin Longstride (played by a very staunch Russell Crow), our hero returns from the Crusades and travels to Nottingham as a favor to a dying man, Robert of Loxley, who asks Robin to return his father’s sword. Upon arriving at the beleaguered hamlet of Nottingham, Robert’s father, Sir Walter Loxley, decides that Robin should take his son’s place, at least for the sake of appearances. As Robin settles into his new life bringing prosperity back to Nottingham, an English traitor, Godfrey (Mark Strong), is leading a battalion of French troops, sacking villages in the name of King John, and drawing closer to Nottingham. No one seems to wonder why the king’s men speak French.
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Shrek Forever After 2010


While the first two Shrek films scored high praise from both critics and audiences, the third installment of the animated saga, 2007’s Shrek the Third, was widely considered a letdown, a signal that Dreamworks’ wildly successful franchise had finally jumped the shark. But that didn’t deter the studio from greenlighting a fourth Shrek film, Shrek Forever After, with the somewhat dubious assurance that it would be the last to feature the titular green ogre.

The plot of Shrek Forever After in many ways reflects the creative fatigue the filmmakers clearly feel: After fathering triplets with his wife Fiona (Cameron Diaz), Shrek (Mike Myers) has settled into a wearisome domestic routine of morning feedings, clogged bathrooms, and neighborhood pot lucks. But a domesticated Shrek is a boring Shrek, and he soon longs to escape the tedium of family life and return to the carefree days when all the creatures of the forest feared his roar. But how? He's stuck.
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Splice 2010


Superstar genetic engineers Clive (Adrien Brody) and Elsa (Sarah Polley) specialize in splicing together DNA from different animals to create incredible new hybrids. Now they want to use human DNA in a hybrid that could revolutionize science and medicine. But when the pharmaceutical company that funds their research forbids it, Clive and Elsa secretly conduct their own experiments. The result is Dren, an amazing, strangely beautiful creature of uncommon intelligence and an array of unexpected physical developments. And though, at first, Dren exceeds their wildest dreams, she begins to grow and learn at an accelerated rate--and threatens to become their worst nightmare.
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MacGruber 2010

Only one American hero has earned the rank of Green Beret, Navy SEAL and Army Ranger. Just one operative has been awarded 16 purple hearts, 3 Congressional Medals of Honor and 7 presidential medals of bravery. And only one guy is man enough to still sport a mullet. In the 10 years since his fiancée was killed, special op MacGruber has sworn off a life of fighting crime with his bare hands. But when he learns that his country needs him to find a nuclear warhead that's been stolen by his sworn enemy, Dieter Von Cunth, MacGruber figures he's the only one tough enough for the job. Assembling an elite team of experts--Lt. Dixon Piper and Vicki St. Elmo--MacGruber will navigate an army of assassins to hunt down Cunth and bring him to justice. His methods may be unorthodox. His crime scenes may get messy. But if you want the world saved right, you call in MacGruber.
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