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Trouble the Water – A Movie Review

February 1, 2010February 1, 2010 John Carl Deal, Katrina, Kimberly Rivers Roberts, LA, louisiana, new orleans, Tia Lessen

This is one of the most interesting films I’ve watched all year, and it is basically an “accidental” film. On the day before Hurricane Katrina–just blocks away from the French Quarter but far from the New Orleans that most tourists knew–Kimberly Rivers Roberts, an aspiring rap artist, turns her new video camera on herself and her 9th Ward neighbors trapped in the city. “It’s going to be a day to remember,” Kim declares. As the hurricane begins to rage and the floodwaters fill their world and the screen, Kim and her husband Scott continue to film their harrowing retreat to higher ground and the dramatic rescues of friends and neighbors.

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Book of Eli, The – A Movie Review

January 22, 2010January 22, 2010 John Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes, Apocalypse, Bible, Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis

In the not-too-distant future, a solitary man walks across the wasteland that was once America. There is no civilization here, no law. The roads belong to gangs that would murder a man for his shoes, an ounce of water… or for nothing at all. But they’re no match for this traveler. It’s not his life he guards so fiercely but his hope for the future; a hope he has carried and protected for 30 years and is determined to realize. Overall, this movie is probably worth watching, but wait until it is out on video.

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Avatar – A Movie Review

January 20, 2010January 21, 2010 John Action, Adventure, James Cameron, Sam Worthington, Science Fiction, Sigourney Weaver, Zoe Saldana

AVATAR takes us to a spectacular world beyond imagination, where a reluctant hero embarks on an epic adventure, ultimately fighting to save the alien world he has learned to call home. Reborn in his avatar form, Jake can walk again. He is given a mission to infiltrate the Na’vi, who have become a major obstacle to mining the precious ore. But a beautiful Na’vi female, Neytiri, saves Jake’s life, and this changes everything. Jake is taken in by her clan, and learns to become one of them, which involves many tests and adventures. This would normally be a film I’d recommend seeing, but suggest waiting to see it on DVD. However, I have to suggest watching it in the theater on a big screen.

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Taking of Pelham 1-2-3 – A Movie Review

January 17, 2010January 17, 2010 John Action, Crime Drama, Denzel Washington, John Travolta, Thriller, Tony Scott

In early afternoon, four armed men hijack a subway train in Manhattan. They stop on a slight incline, decoupling the first car to let the rest of the train coast back. Their leader is Ryder; he connects by phone with Walter Garber, the dispatcher watching that line. Garber is a supervisor temporarily demoted while being investigated for bribery. Ryder demands $10 million within an hour, or he’ll start shooting hostages. He’ll deal only with Garber. The mayor okays the payoff, the news of the hostage situation sends the stock market tumbling, and it’s unclear what Ryder really wants or if Garber is part of the deal.

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Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day – A Movie Review

January 2, 2010January 2, 2010 John Action, Billy Connolly, Boston, Clifton Collins, Drama, Julie Benz, Norman Reedus, Patrick Flanery, Sequel, Troy Duffy

When a priest is murdered in Boston, the MacManus brothers abandon their secluded life in Ireland to look into the case. Don’t let the lack of promotion for “Boondock Saints 2” fool you. The plot picks up in Ireland where brothers Connor (Sean Patrick Flannery) and Murphy (Norman Reedus) McManus are hiding out after the events of the last movie. A priest shot in Boston, in the same style the brothers are known for, makes them the prime suspects. Writer/ director Troy Duffy is going for the old-school Charles Bronson-style vigilante movie, and achieves something pretty close to that.