So I thought it might be fun for people to post quick reviews of the movies they watched and how they liked them! New or old, HD or SD, it doesn't matter. Duplicate reviews welcome!
Movies can receive 1-5 Apples, since that seems appropriate for this forum.
I'll start:
Shoot Em Up
While this may sound silly, I didn't expect this movie to have quite so many gunfights. It seems the movie tries to make a point about gun control by exposing you to so many shootouts, that by the end, you're a peacenick out of exaustion of seeing people shot.
I'd speak of the plot, but that isn't the main selling point of this movie which simply intersperses story between increasingly implausible ways to shoot people, e.g., the hero unbuckles his seat belt then rams a van head on where he gracefully flies through the window, landing in the back seat before blowing away a quintet of bad guys.
If 4 parts gunsmoke, 10 parts blood, 2 parts boobie is what you're after, Shoot Em Up might be right up your alley, otherwise this film is one to pass on.
3:10 To Yuma
A fantastically written and executed western starring Russel Crow, Chritian Bale, et al.
When a notorius old west criminal gets captured and sent to Yuma prison, a down-on-his-luck rancher volunteers to help escort him to the train station to raise the money to save his farm. The only thing standing in his way is a vast desert, hostile indian reserves, and a gang of outlaws determined to take back their leader.
This struggle for honor, purpose, and security for the rancher's family is one of the better films this reviewer has seen in some time. Richly developed and engaging characters carry an outstanding, immersive storyline to an ending that really packs a puch, old west style!
Movies can receive 1-5 Apples, since that seems appropriate for this forum.
I'll start:
Shoot Em Up
While this may sound silly, I didn't expect this movie to have quite so many gunfights. It seems the movie tries to make a point about gun control by exposing you to so many shootouts, that by the end, you're a peacenick out of exaustion of seeing people shot.
I'd speak of the plot, but that isn't the main selling point of this movie which simply intersperses story between increasingly implausible ways to shoot people, e.g., the hero unbuckles his seat belt then rams a van head on where he gracefully flies through the window, landing in the back seat before blowing away a quintet of bad guys.
If 4 parts gunsmoke, 10 parts blood, 2 parts boobie is what you're after, Shoot Em Up might be right up your alley, otherwise this film is one to pass on.
3:10 To Yuma
A fantastically written and executed western starring Russel Crow, Chritian Bale, et al.
When a notorius old west criminal gets captured and sent to Yuma prison, a down-on-his-luck rancher volunteers to help escort him to the train station to raise the money to save his farm. The only thing standing in his way is a vast desert, hostile indian reserves, and a gang of outlaws determined to take back their leader.
This struggle for honor, purpose, and security for the rancher's family is one of the better films this reviewer has seen in some time. Richly developed and engaging characters carry an outstanding, immersive storyline to an ending that really packs a puch, old west style!
