Monday, April 21, 2008

Blindness (Movie Watch)

When a sudden plague of blindness devastates a city, a small group of the afflicted band together to triumphantly overcome the horrific conditions of their imposed quarantine.

Grade: A -
Trailer HERE

The Spirit (Teaser Trailer)

Rookie cop Denny Colt returns from the beyond as The Spirit, a hero whose mission is to fight against the bad forces in Central City ruled by The Octopus, an underworld figure who no one has seen or lived to tell.

Teaser HERE

Friday, April 11, 2008

The Pineapple Express (Graded)

Lazy stoner Dale Denton has only one reason to visit his equally lazy dealer Saul Silver: to purchase weed, specifically, a rare new strain called Pineapple Express. But when Dale becomes the only witness to a murder by a crooked cop & the city's most dangerous drug lord, he panics & dumps his roach of Pineapple Express at the scene. Dale now has another reason to visit Saul: to find out if the weed is so rare that it can be traced back to him. And it is. As Dale & Saul run for their lives, they quickly discover that they’re not suffering from weed-fueled paranoia; incredibly, the bad guys really are hot on their trail & trying to figure out the fastest way to kill them both.


Grade: B +
Trailer HERE

UP (Movie Watch)

Carl Fredricksen spent his entire life dreaming of exploring the globe and experiencing life to its fullest. But at age 78, life seems to have passed him by, until a twist of fate (and a persistent 8-year old Wilderness Explorer named Russell) gives him a new lease on life. "Up" takes audiences on a thrilling journey where the unlikely pair encounter wild terrain, unexpected villains and jungle creatures.

Grade: A +
Teaser HERE

Quarantine (Movie Watch)


In the Hollywood remake of the Spanish horror film [Rec], A television reporter Angela Vidal & her cameraman are assigned to spend the night shift with a Los Angeles Fire Station. After a routine 911 call takes them to a small apartment building, they find police officers already on the scene in response to blood curdling screams coming from one of the apartment units. They soon learn that a woman living in the building has been infected by something unknown. After a few of the residents are viciously attacked, they try to escape with the news crew in tow, only to find that the CDC has quarantined the building.


Trailer HERE

Friday, March 28, 2008

The X-Files 2: I Want to Believe (Movie Watch)

In grand “X-Files” manner, the as yet untitled film’s storyline is being kept under wraps. This much can be revealed: It is a stand-alone story in the tradition of some of the show’s most acclaimed and beloved episodes, and takes the complicated relationship between Fox Mulder & Dana Scully in unexpected directions. Mulder continues his unshakable quest for the truth, and Scully, the passionate, ferociously intelligent physician, remains inextricably tied to Mulder’s pursuits.

Trailer 1 HERE

Thursday, March 13, 2008

JCVD (Movie Watch)


Jean-Claude Van Damme in a movie about Jean-Claude Van Damme.

What happens when an actor falls out of spotlight? Well, first he goes home to refresh himself. In JCVD's case, that's back to Brussels to see his parents but he has no money, is facing another divorce & is looking for any type of movie to pay his lawyers for child custody. When he shows up for a wire transfer, a heist is going down & people think he's a part of it. What does he do, split is way to victory or act his way out?
See J.C.V.D. as no one has seen J.C.V.D. in this Mockumentray attempt at a Round House Kick start to a drop dead career.

Grade: A +
Teaser HERE
Trailer HERE

The Strangers (Movie Watch)

A couple in a remote suburban house are targeted by three dangerous masked strangers. The resulting clashes force the couple to go well beyond what they thought themselves capable of in order to survive.

Trailer HERE
Teaser HERE

Tropic Thunder (Graded)

Five actors go on a film location & find themselves relying on their boot camp experiences when they get stuck in a real war-like situation. Jeff "Fats" Portnoy, an overweight gross-out comedian, who's forced to kick his drug addiction while filming on location in the jungle. Kirk Lazarus, the greatest actor of his generation & a four-time Oscar winner comes to find his role was written for an African American. Kevin Sandusky, an unknown actor who was happy to have been cast finds out otherwise. Speedman, the quintessential action star, finds out what real action is. This and more mayhem on the set of Tropic Thunder.

Grade: B -
Trailer HERE

The Incredible Hulk (Trailer & Poster Release)

"The Incredible Hulk" tells the story of Dr Bruce Banner, who seeks a cure to his unique condition, which causes him to turn into a giant green monster under emotional stress. Whilst on the run from military which seeks his capture, Banner comes close to a cure. But all is lost when a new creature emerges; The Abomination.

Grade: B +
Trailer HERE