Director John Hyams Starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dolph Lundgren and Scott Adkins Rated R Score 0/6 John looks to take down Luc Deveraux after a home invasion claims his wife and daughter. The fight pits John against Andrew Scott and an army of genetically enhanced warriors; meanwhile, he must contend with a UniSol in relentless…
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Lockout
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Directors James Mather & Stephen St. Leger Staring Guy Pearce, Maggie Grace and Peter Stormare Rated MA Score 4/6 A man wrongly convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage against the U.S. is offered his freedom if he can rescue the president’s daughter from an outer space prison taken over by violent inmates. I am not…
Jack Reacher
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Director Christopher McQuarrie Starring Tom Cruise, Rosamund Pike and Richard Jenkins Rated M Score 4.5/6 A homicide investigator digs deeper into a case involving a trained military sniper who shot five random victims. For those of you keeping score at home I have not read the Jack Reacher novel One Shot that this movie is…
Seeking a Friend for the end of the world
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Director Lorene Scafaria Staring Steve Carell, Keira Knightley and Melanie Lynskey Rated M Score 2/6 As an asteroid nears Earth, a man finds himself alone after his wife leaves in a panic. He decides to take a road trip to reunite with his high school sweetheart. Accompanying him is a neighbor who inadvertently puts a…
Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden
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Director John Stockwell Staring Cam Gigandet, Anson Mount and Freddy Rodríguez Rated MA Score 3/6 A group of Navy SEALs come to learn the identity of their target: Osama bin Laden. I often wonder when films about important historical events such as the killing of Osama Bin Laden if filmmakers should immediately make the movie…
El Gringo
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Director Eduardo Rodriguez Starring Scott Adkins, Petar Bachvarov, Zahary Baharov and Christian Slater Rated MA Score 3/6 A man crossing into Mexico with a satchel of $2,000,000, and a bloody past, finds himself under sudden attack in the sleepy town of El Fronteras. El Gringo is the type of movie that you would watch when…
My Way
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Directed by Je-kyu Kang Starring Dong-gun Jang, Jô Odagiri and Bingbing Fan Rated MA Score 5/6 Inspired by a true story. Jun Shik works for Tatsuo’s grandfather’s farm while Korea is colonized by Japan, but he has a dream to participate in Tokyo Olympics as a marathon runner. Tatsuo also aims to become a marathon…
Skyfall
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Directed by Sam Mendes Staring Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem and Naomie Harris Rated M Score 4.5/6 Bond’s loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her, bringing MI6 under attack Finally I have gotten a chance to get off my and ass and see Skyfall, I know what you might think…
Red Dawn
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Directed by Dan Bradley Starring Chris Hemsworth, Isabel Lucas and Josh Hutcherson Rated M Score 1/6 A group of teenagers look to save their town from an invasion of North Korean soldiers. The release of the remake of Red Dawn prompted me to revisit the ’84 version of the movie. Now though the original movie…
Dredd
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Director Pete Travis Staring Karl Urban, Olivia Thirlby and Lena Headey Rated MA Score 2.5/6 In a violent, futuristic city where the police have the authority to act as judge, jury and executioner, a cop teams with a trainee to take down a gang that deals the reality-altering drug, SLO-MO. Clocking in at just over…