James "Ghost" St. Patrick, a wealthy New York night club owner who has
it all, catering for the city's elite and dreaming big, lives a double
life as a drug kingpin.
Creator: Courtney Kemp Agboh
Stars: Omari Hardwick,
Lela Loren,
Naturi Naughton|
Storyline of Power
"Power" tells the story of James "Ghost" St. Patrick, a wealthy New York
City nightclub owner who caters to the city's elite. He wants to build
an empire, turn the club into a Fortune 500 business, but there's just
one problem: Ghost is living a double life. When he is not in the club,
he is the kingpin of the most lucrative drug network in New York for a
very high-level clientele. His marriage, family and business all become
unknowingly threatened as he is tempted to leave his criminal life
behind and become the rags-to-riches businessman he wants to be most of
all.
Power Reviews
Wow, this show surprised me
11 June 2014 |
People can say what
they want about 50 cent but he did a great job with this show. Power
looks genuine and the story is very appealing. The cast in the show are
marvelous especially Omari Hardwick. Expect this actor in great roles in
the future. I really hope this show makes 2-3 seasons because the
quality of the first episode was too good. The soundtrack of the Movie
is good too, they use popular songs in a couple of scenes. The cars, the
suits and the Environment is very well picked. I live in Sweden and i
hope this will come to Europe. There are too many bad series on TV and
this show would fit TV anywhere. I will follow this shot until the very
end and i will enjoy it. This show is above of what i expected.
Follows a young woman's life after she is diagnosed with cancer.
Creators: Susanna Fogel,
Joni Lefkowitz,
Ricardo Álvarez Canales
Stars: Italia Ricci,
Mary Page Keller,
Richard Brancatisano|
Storyline of Chasing Life
Follows a young woman's life after she is diagnosed with cancer.
Chasing Life Reviews
You think you are cool.
1 November 2014 |
I do feel lucky and I
do thank God when I realize that fact. It is hard to talk about certain
things like old age and death because we tend to hide them under the mat
but you can still see the bump. I would prefer dying on the spot before
one of my kids and I know it is hard to put it in words. Putting a
complicated topic like death on film becomes hard if you think at what
you want to put across. The prospect of loosing a person you
love,including yourself, has to become a description of feelings. Joni
Lefkowitz and Susanna Fogel have pleased my soul, it is wonderful to
know that someone can depict reality from the heart. I do not think
everything has to be a fairy tale but things do tend to be different if
you let your heart talk and express your feelings. We are always chasing
life even if we do not realize it and I think it is a show worth
dedicating a few hours of my chase. Thanks to all involved in this show
and I wish all the best.
A 1939 test pilot asks his best friend to use him as a guinea pig for a
cryogenics experiment. Daniel McCormick wants to be frozen for a year so
that he doesn't have to watch his love lying...
Director:Steve Miner
Writer:J.J. Abrams (as Jeffrey Abrams)
Stars:Mel Gibson,
Jamie Lee Curtis,
Elijah Wood|
Storyline of Forever Young
A 1939 test pilot asks his best friend to use him as a guinea pig for a
cryogenics experiment. Daniel McCormick wants to be frozen for a year so
that he doesn't have to watch his love lying in a coma. The next thing
Daniel knows is that he's been awoken in 1992.
Forever Young Reviews
Nice, irresistable Mel
27 February 2002 |
Although I'm not one
for science fiction, I found this film to be entertaining and rather
wholesome, much to my surprise, despite its PG rating; we get to see Mel
Gibson's naked tushie (Whoo-hoo!). Forever Young takes place in 1939,
where Daniel (a pilot played by Mel), after being unable to propose to
his girlfriend who soon afterwards falls into a coma, decides to be
frozen by his best friend for a year's time. It turns out, however, that
he lies dormant until 1992, being accidentally awakened with a boy's
jacket in hand. This starts a rather amusing and interesting walk
through the streets, and a reunion with the boy, who, with the aid of
his mother (played spectacularly by Jamie Lee Curtis), help him on his
search to untangle his past -- bringing him to the sudden realization
that true love can't wait. This film has it all: drama, action,
romance, bits of humor, a well-written script, a wonderful cast,
spectacular scenery, and most of all, a gorgeous Mel, who plays his role
of the daring, young test pilot to a tee. It's a wonderful film to see,
especially if you're a true romantic at heart.
A family finds their dull life in a rural outback town rocked after
their two teenage children disappear into the desert, sparking
disturbing rumors of their past.
Director:Kim Farrant
Writers:Michael Kinirons,
Fiona Seres
Stars:Nicole Kidman,
Hugo Weaving,
Joseph Fiennes|
Storyline of Strangerland
Newcomers to the remote Australian desert town of Nathgari, Catherine
and Matthew Parker's lives are flung into crisis when they discover
their two teenage kids, Tommy and Lily, have mysteriously disappeared
just before a massive dust storm hits. With Nathgari eerily smothered in
red dust and darkness, the townsfolk join the search led by local cop,
David Rae. It soon becomes apparent that something terrible may have
happened to Tommy and Lily. Suspicions run riot, rumours spread and
public opinion turns savagely against the Parkers. With temperatures
rising and the chances of survival plummeting with each passing day,
Catherine and Matthew find themselves pushed to the brink as they
struggle to survive the mystery of their children's fate.
Strangerland Reviews
Horror in every what but it's intent to be a horror
13 July 2015 |
This isn't, nor I dare say was it trying to be, no wolf creek here, nor lovely bones. Having
said all that, this nearly two hour long monstrosity is time one will
never get back, so hopefully dear reader you are more sensible than I
and are reading reviews first and shall find those two hours would be
better spent reading, writing a letter, researching your ancestry,
knitting socks or counting the stars in the sky, basically anything
would be a better use of two hours of breathing time than watching this
movie. As Madonna should probably retire from music with some shred of
dignity remaining, so to should the actors and director of this utterly
dull, uninspired, insipid pile of sheep poo. So yes, next time I
see these names involved in cinema I will sensibly get some knitting
needles if only to poke my eyes out Nzd to stab my ears no common sense.
A handyman/martial arts master agrees to teach a bullied boy karate and
shows him that there is more to the martial art than fighting.
Director:John G. Avildsen
Writer:Robert Mark Kamen
Stars:Ralph Macchio,
Pat Morita,
Elisabeth Shue
Storyline
Daniel and his mother move from New Jersey to California. She has a
wonderful new job, but Daniel quickly discovers that a dark haired
Italian boy with a Jersey accent doesn't fit into the blond surfer
crowd. Daniel manages to talk his way out of some fights, but he is
finally cornered by several who belong to the same karate school. As
Daniel is passing out from the beating he sees Miyagi, the elderly
gardener leaps into the fray and save him by outfighting half a dozen
teenagers. Miyagi and Daniel soon find out the real motivator behind the
boys' violent attitude in the form of their karate teacher. Miyagi
promises to teach Daniel karate and arranges a fight at the all-valley
tournament some months off. When his training begins, Daniel doesn't
understand what he is being shown. Miyagi seems more interested in
having Daniel paint fences and wax cars than teaching him Karate.
Reviews of The Karate Kid (1984)
Wax on...Wax the best movie ever!
31 January 2005 |
This is a classic
coming of age story. A story about a boy who has to face his fears,
girls, and moving to a new environment. Daniel, who is a big up stater,
clashes with the rich people of the Cali high life and learns that not
all people are who they seem. The Kobra Cai, as they are called in the
film, bully Daniel and Daniel just seems like he has no choice but to
take revenge. So he learns the next best thing--KARATE. Even though he
has no idea what hes doing. He goes with the flow. Mr. Mayagi teaches
him respect, discipline, and anyone can over come their fears. This is
one of the best films of the 80's. It even has classic names of the
80's, like Johnny, Daniel, Tommy, and my favorite, Bobby. So if you
don't have anything better to do, then check out Karate Kid. You might
even learn a thing or two about a thing or two.
Work causes a single mother to move to China with her young son; in his
new home, the boy embraces kung fu, taught to him by a master.
Director:Harald Zwart
Writers:Christopher Murphey ,
Robert Mark Kamen
Stars:Jackie Chan,
Jaden Smith,
Taraji P. Henson
Storyline
12-year-old Dre Parker could've been the most popular kid in Detroit,
but his mother's latest career move has landed him in China. Dre
immediately falls for his classmate Mei Ying - and the feeling is mutual
- but cultural differences make such a friendship impossible. Even
worse, Dre's feelings make an enemy of the class bully, Cheng. In the
land of kung fu, Dre knows only a little karate, and Cheng puts "the
karate kid" on the floor with ease. With no friends in a strange land,
Dre has nowhere to turn but maintenance man Mr. Han, who is secretly a
master of kung fu. As Han teaches Dre that kung fu is not about punches
and parries, but maturity and calm, Dre realizes that facing down the
bullies will be the fight of his life.
Reviews of
The Karate Kid
No wax-on wax-off but this Karate Kid would make Mr. Miyagi proud
13 June 2010 |
Over the years, I have
taken a lot of grief from friends for making The Karate Kid, the 1984
movie directed by Rocky Oscar winner John G. Avildsen, one of my five
favorite movies of all time. So it was with apprehension and low
expectations that I went to see the remake.
Wow, what a
magnificent job of re-creating the first film while modernizing it,
setting it in China, and bringing all the tension, man-love, and depth
back to the big screen. This time, Dutch director Harald Zwart added
wonderful scenic views of China and lost a bit of the sometimes-cheesy
dialog. But to his credit, he kept a great deal of the original plot
intact. Mom is transferred to Beijing and takes her son with her without
much worrying about his feelings. Dre immediately finds trouble as the
American outsider who befriends the beautiful Chinese girl. There is the
evil sensei of the trained-to-maim thugs who rule the school that our
hero, Dre Parker (Jaden Smith), has been thrown into. The bad kids
target him, and he gets the heck beat out of him.
To the rescue
comes the maintenance guy in the apartment building in which he lives.
Played by Jackie Chan, Mr. Han isn't quite as sage as Mr. Miyagi but he
uses almost the same technique (not exactly wax-on-wax-off,
paint-the-fence, and sand-the-floor but close). His personal secret
remains essentially intact, too, which when discovered by Dre, motivates
him to work harder. The role of Dre's mom, played here by Oscar nominee
Taraji P. Henson (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), is beefed up
from the part that Randee Heller played in the original. The young girl,
Meiying (Wanwan Han in her first role), looks vaguely like Tamlyn
Tomita, who played the love interest in The Karate Kid: Part 2. The rest
of the film plays close to the original as well but I won't tell you if
he wins (as Daniel LaRusso did in the original) or loses (as Rocky
did).
Jaden Smith proves that he may be a force in the business
for a long time. His parents, of course, are Will Smith and Jada Pinkett
Smith, and they have created a natural. That was evident in The Pursuit
of Happiness. Hand it to the kid: he worked really hard to learn kung
fu (it's not karate). And while I preferred Ralph Macchio because he was
so raw and not talented as an actor, Jaden Smith knows the camera is
always there, which I think he will grow out of over time. Jackie Chan
is really quite good here, shedding the recent tongue-in-cheek comedy
roles. This part fits him perfectly and Morita would have been proud had
he lived to see it.
After my disappointments with so many other
remakes, I was pleasantly surprised. The director and cast clearly found
the balance.
A West Texas deputy sheriff is slowly unmasked as a psychotic killer.
Director:Michael Winterbottom
Writers:John Curran,
Jim Thompson (novel)
Stars:Casey Affleck,
Kate Hudson,
Jessica Alba
Storyline of The Killer Inside Me
Sadism and masochism beneath a veneer of revenge. Lou Ford is a
mild-mannered sheriff's deputy in a Texas oil town in the mid 1950's.
His boss sends him to roust a prostitute living in a rural house. She
slaps him; he hits her, then, after daily sex for the next few weeks, he
decides it's love. She's devoted to him and becomes his pawn in a
revenge plot she thinks is to shakedown the son of Chester Conway, the
town's wealthy king of construction. Lou has a different plan, and
bodies pile up as murder leads to murder. The district attorney suspects
Lou, and Conway may have an inkling, but Lou stays cool. Is love, or at
least peace, in the cards?
Reviews of The Killer Inside Me
Utterly disturbing and fascinating. A conversation starter.
Ironically, I picked
this over the documentary 'Armadillo' about the war in Afghanistan,
because I didn't feel like watching a truly frightening and disturbing
movie that night. I felt like watching something 'fictionally scary'. It
seems I should have gone for the war documentary instead, this movie
had me wrecked emotionally for days. The story kind of clings, you have
to deal with it, but it's complex and hard. It's a challenging movie. What
keeps riddling me about this movie, is how on earth did anyone manage
to make me feel sympathetic towards the main character, who's an
occasionally psychotic, cynical and brutal sadist? Even when he loses
his temper completely with consequences beyond anything you thought you
would ever watch on the big screen, you find yourself on his side. Now,
it's not an uncommon ambition for a director to construct 'bad'
characters with compelling sides that awaken your sympathy, but this is
beyond my comprehension. He's not a character you feel sorry for, he's
not playing the victim anywhere, he's a sadist out of control. He plans
things carefully to serve his own purposes and explodes in violence.
Still, you want him to make it. You are left for hours thinking and
discussing why on earth you found yourself supporting this character.
Why would anybody?!? I don't know how this was done, it is, as I said,
disturbing. I was thinking about this for days, I'm still
thinking about it. There are many story lines to examine in retrospect,
there's his childhood, the violence, the biblical figures and
references, the forbidden sexual urges, the gender dynamics of the time
and how Hudson and Albas characters are both in their own way revolting
them. Casey Affleck gives a scarily brilliant performance, and Kate
Hudson deserves compliments on her fantastic performance as the
classical 'good girl of good family' of the 1950s who hides both a great
social insight and a dark side. The Killer Inside Me is a great
conversation starter, my boyfriend and I discussed this for hours (and
we are far from an intellectual movie-discussing couple). Americans
should be warned though, this is without a doubt one of the most
graphical violent Hollywood productions I have ever seen.
Seven years after his failed assassination and murder of his family, Ben
(Cesar Montano) seeks revenge on Mando (Ricky Davao), master of drug
syndicate and white slavery. Mando has ordered ...
Director:Cesar Montano
Writers:Cesar Montano ,
Willy Laconsay
Stars:Cesar Montano,
Phillip Salvador,
Sam Pinto
Storyline of Hitman (2012)
Seven years after his failed assassination and murder of his family, Ben
(Cesar Montano) seeks revenge on Mando (Ricky Davao), master of drug
syndicate and white slavery. Mando has ordered Tomas (Phillip Salvador)
to silence Ben after the latter quit from his hired killer. Now, after
waking up from coma, Ben meticulously plans his move. Along the way, he
meets Gina (Sam Pinto), who stirs warm feelings in him despite his
wrath. But Gina happens to be the daughter of the very man he wants to
kill. Watch Hitman (2012) Trailer
A gun-for-hire known only as Agent 47 hired by a group known only as
'The Organization' is ensnared in a political conspiracy, which finds
him pursued by both Interpol and the Russian military as he treks across
Russia and Eastern Europe.
Director:Xavier Gens
Writer:Skip Woods
Stars:Timothy Olyphant,
Dougray Scott,
Olga Kurylenko |
Storylineof Hitman
A gun-for-hire "Hitman" is a genetically-engineered, elite assassin
known only as Agent 47 hired by a group known only as 'The Organization'
is ensnared in a political conspiracy, which finds him pursued by both
Interpol and the Russian military as he treks across Eastern Europe. But
even 47 couldn't anticipate a "random equation" in his life exactitude:
the unexpected stirrings of his conscience and the unfamiliar emotions
aroused in him by a mysterious Russian woman. Written by
Anthony Pereyra
Let's keep this short
and sweet. If you enjoy the video games, you will more than likely enjoy
the movie. It's very easy to follow, the acting can be downright
terrible at times (but very solid from Olyphant who was a GREAT choice
to play Agent 47), the special FX are loud and neat to look at, there's
lots of explosive action-packed gun fights, and the hot chick gets
naked. The only thing I have against the film was that it was a little
dull and awkward in the beginning, but it picked up about 15 minutes in
and kept it rollin' until the ending. Oh, and the hot chick gets naked. You
want to go to the movies and have a discussion afterwards? Go watch
"Lions for Lambs." You want to go have a fun time at the movies with
your friends? Check out "Hitman." Word on the street is there's lots of
blood and explosions (and a hot naked chick).
An ex-mercenary known for finding missing children is hired by a mixed martial arts fighter whose daughter has been kidnapped.
Director:Ernie Barbarash
Writers:Chad Law,
Evan Law
Stars:Jean-Claude Van Damme,
Joe Flanigan,
Anna-Louise Plowman
Storyline ofSix Bullets
Veteran mercenary Samson Gaul (Jean-Claude Van Damme)
knows that in the heat of battle, every bullet counts. He retired from
combat when his actions resulted in the deaths of helpless victims, but
now he's the last hope for a desperate father. Mixed Martial Artist,
Andrew Fayden (Joe Flanigan, Stargate: Atlantis) knows how to fight, but
alone he's unprepared to navigate the corrupt streets of a foreign city
to find his kidnapped daughter. Together, these warriors will stop at
nothing to tear apart a vile network of criminals that prey upon the
innocent. Written by
marumuga
Six Bullets Reviews
Everyone reviewing this film must be 12 years old. This is a terrible film, and I'm a JCVD fan!
10 January 2013 |
I rate, I don't usually
review unless it's really good, or really bad. This is the latter. As a
JCVD fan I've been encouraged by his some of his later work in the film
'JCVD', 'Universal Soldier: Regeneration' and 'The Expendables 2'. He's
old, sure, but he's kept in shape and his acting has improved a lot
over the years, he's actually quite good! But this film is one of the
cheapest pieces of crap I've seen and well beneath the actor JCVD has
become in his twilight years. It's poorly written, poorly shot, poorly edited and poorly acted by everyone else in the thing! It
feels like it was directed by a teen on HD camcorder. I couldn't sit
through the whole thing. That's some dead honesty, as I've sat through a
lot of crap and a lot of JCVD over the years (sometimes one and the
same). Don't waste your time. If you are trying to chose between this and something else right now, choose that something else.
When a farmer's wife is brutally murdered by the ruthless bandit Bobby
Durango and his gang of killers, Billy Rogers goes back to his old gun
and starts to hunt them one by one.
When a farmer's wife is brutally murdered by the ruthless bandit Bobby
Durango and his gang of killers, Billy Rogers goes back to his old gun
and starts to hunt them one by one.
Reviews of
6 Bullets to Hell
Fresh new look at a much beloved genre, the Spaghetti Western!
16 January 2015 | by relaxalot
(United States)
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"Six Bullets To Hell"
is really great on so many levels, I enjoyed the hell out of it. The
"look"and "feel" of the film is pure "spaghetti western" and in as much
as it plays like an "homage" to Leone, Corbucci and Petroni it stands on
it's own mainly on the strength of the acting and cinematography.
Tanner Beard's "Bobby Durango" is the sickest sociopath since Aldo Ray
in "Welcome to Hard Times." The cold death stare and ruthless swagger he
possesses is quite alarming, this guy is a force of nature, like a
tornado you don't want to cross paths with and Beard essays his
malevolence with skill and dark charisma. He wrote and co-directed this
with Russell Cummings. Cummings is also really great as Sheriff Morris
(who's father taught him to use his head instead of a gun.) His subtle
evolution in the movie is one of it's true delights and Cummings shows
us the heart of the character and not just a "character." Together they
have captured the essence and feel of the spaghetti classics while
giving it all a fresh polish. With the excellent cinematography of
Olivier Merckx they manage to capture the beauty of the terrain while
never losing the desolation of the era. You can almost taste the dust in
your mouth. Crispian Belfrage as "Billy Rogers" has old school movie
charisma and a bit of the Clint "squint" but with his own bristling
energy behind the eyes. You can feel the blood and memories of this
character, the history. He tears into his role with relish, he's great
to watch...Ken Luckey's "Two Gun Joe" is another character who wears the
depravity of the times in his crazy socio/psychopathic demeanor... the
chemistry all of the actors have is really compelling and essential to
making this movie work. So many great performances from all of the
actors in this, wonderful moments with actors well immersed in the
essential grittiness of their roles. The movie clocks in at a crisp 80
minutes and while there aren't a lot of surprises plot wise you can tell
the people who made this made it with love for the genre and an eye for
reclaiming the genre as the pure cinematic entertainment it is.
sewerage worker's dead body is found inside a
manhole in Mumbai. An ageing folk singer is tried in court on charges
of abetment of suicide. He is accused of performing an inflammatory ...
Director:Chaitanya Tamhane
Writer: Chaitanya Tamhane
Stars: Usha Bane,
Vivek Gomber,
Pradeep Joshi
Court Storyline
A sewerage worker's dead body is found inside a manhole in Mumbai. An
ageing folk singer is tried in court on charges of abetment of suicide.
He is accused of performing an inflammatory song which might have
incited the worker to commit the act. As the trial unfolds, the personal
lives of the lawyers and the judge involved in the case are observed
outside the court. Written by
Anonymous
Court Reviews
A masterpiece which you cant afford to miss
17 April 2015 |
COURT MOVIE REVIEW-
Just watched Court movie and couldn't stop myself by clapping in the end
of the movie.read so many reviews and film has already got the national
award so my expectations were sky high.i was expecting a
masterpiece.and i am very proud to say that Marathi cinema has given us
another masterpiece.an eye opener movie with complete realistic
screenplay.film has a simple story,a folk singer get arrested by police
and then whatever happens in a court is all about the script.no
melodrama,no action,no vulgarity,no turning points only a simple story
gets going and leave us with an eye opening message.film shows us the
atmosphere inside the court and also the corrupt outside world.a
brilliant message of how bad is the mentality of well educated Judge we
have in our system.a common man has much knowledge,mind n sense than
educated people.a true face of lawyers,police and some poverty caste
peoples of our society.don't know from where director Chaitnya got idea
to make a movie on this topic.but i must say he has done a fabulous job
here.a natural and realistic screenplay takes the quality of movie to
the high level.all actors are almost new faces and freshers,who does not
have any big film or experience on their names but here they all have
done a brilliant job.completely natural acting by them is just out of
the world.film has no songs and doesn't even need it.camera work is damn
awesome.story,screenplay are completely natural and realistic.i want to
mention one more thing here,Dialouges..! The most loved part of the
film for me.that conversation of lawyers is just wow.with the ease they
delivers it is impossible for any other actor.my request to all who are
reading this review,go and watch this masterpiece but only if you know
and understand the meaning of class and quality.strongly recommended to
classes.50% dialogs are in English so masses you please don't watch
it,you keep watching that masala and entertaining stuff..no wonder why
this movie got ''Best Indian Film'' award in national awards,you guys
deserves it..final words,kudos and salute to the team of ''Court'' for
giving us this masterpiece...
A suicidal man hires a demented killer to assist him in suicide, but for
some reason, miraculously survives each attempt on his life.
Director: Dru Brown
Writer: Michael J. Kospiah
Stars: Steve Mouzakis,
Leon Cain,
Joss McWilliam|
The Suicide Theory Storyline
STEVEN RAY was never quite normal. But when the love of his life ANNIE
is killed in a hit-and-run incident at a city cross walk, his violent
and bizarre behavior becomes uncontrollable. One night, as Steven plots
his next murder, a body drops from the sky and lands on his cab. Enter
PERCIVAL, who's unsuccessful attempt at jumping off a building not only
interferes with Steven's plans, but the chance encounter also introduces
the two into each other's sad and lonely lives. Percival believes he's
cursed after miraculously surviving each suicide attempt and concludes
fate brought he and Steven together. So he hires Steven to assist him in
suicide. Steven does not believe in fate and thinks Percival is
desperate and delusional. But he accepts the offer. Easy money. After
Percival continues to miraculously survive each attempt on his life,
Steven starts to believe. He tries to help Percival figure out ways to
break the curse. And in the process, they form an unlikely friendship
through the...
The Suicide Theory Reviews
Pretty good
10 July 2015 | by Red_Identity
(United States)
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No doubt the film could
use some cleaning around the edges. The film has some truly great
writing sprinkled in with some kind of average writing, which makes the
whole thing sort of frustrating. But really, it's pretty good. The two
leads are really fantastic and they have a lot of chemistry, which would
have been the biggest hindering factor if they didn't. They make the
film work as well as it does. Mostly, it's just really well-made
technically for being an independent film. I really wish that more
people find out about it because it deserves to be seen by more people,
and I look forward to seeing what the director/writer does in the
future. Definitely recommended.
A mother of three daughters (one died at the age of three) commits a
crime of conscience and becomes radicalized in prison; she turns into an
idealist run amok, determined to change her .
A mother of three daughters (one died at the age of three) commits a
crime of conscience and becomes radicalized in prison; she turns into an
idealist run amok, determined to change her little corner of the world
for the better. Her middle daughter, with a physician for a father, an
older sister who joins Doctors Without Borders, and a baby sister who
dies, is fanatically trying to find a place for herself in this family
of overachievers.
20 years after a horrific accident during a small town school play,
students at the school resurrect the failed show in a misguided attempt
to honor the anniversary of the tragedy - but soon discover that some
things are better left alone.
Directors: Travis Cluff,
Chris Lofing
Writers: Travis Cluff,
Chris Lofing
Stars: Reese Mishler,
Pfeifer Brown,
Ryan Shoos|
The Gallows Storyline
Twenty years after an accident during a small town high school play
results in death, students at the school resurrect the failed stage
production in a misguided attempt to honor the anniversary of the
tragedy - but ultimately find out that some things are better left
alone.
The Gallows Reviews
hmm? OK.
10 July 2015 | by AngelAHorror
(United States)
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I honestly don't know how I think of this film. Not too bad but not too good either.
The
Gallows overall i say is a horror movie for people who are getting into
the horror genre. I wasn't too impressed with the film considering it
did have useless jumpscares (the ending was so bland & typical) but
at parts of the movie it did add a creepy atmosphere.
If you're a
die hard horror movie lover than you might not be too satisfied with
this film. It had the pace of ouija. One moment their in school then
then 2 seconds later Charlie is attacking them.
Overall "ehh"
film I feel like it could've been better even with its found footage
genre. If this film was thought out through more thoroughly it could've
been a movie to remember to the audience but of course typical jumps
cares.
One thing I gotta say is Reece's jawline could seriously cut glass, seriously.
In this personal, inter-continental love story two ex-lovers, Lina
(Linnea Saasen), a Norwegian dancer and Anderson (Alex Holdridge), an
American filmmaker, meet by chance during a visit to Berlin. Their
romance is rekindled in spite of the fact that they are both moving to
opposite ends of the earth in the next forty-eight hours. Meanwhile
Anderson's friends, Stephen (Rupert Friend) and Friederike (Jennifer
Ulrich), toy with exploring the sexual boundaries of their long-term
relationship. Berlin nestles these couples in her outstretched streets,
while they wrestle with the perennial challenge of finding love,
recognizing it and keeping it alive. Written by
Anonymous
Meet Me in MontenegroReviews
Stunning Visuals, Tepid Dialog
6 May 2015 |
I felt this movie had
stunning visuals which is not surprising because the visuals were shot
first, and then a movie, loosely based on the main characters' real
life, was written later. The dialog was mediocre and clichéd, e.g., when
the main character, Anderson, is jumping off a cliff he exclaims that
he have never felt so alive. Another example is when Anderson's friend
or agent asks him "if he got laid". The editing was instrumental in
defining the mood of a scene, for example, when they were in a club the
quick cuts showed the energy of the scene.The plot was somewhat
predictable for the main couple but I was not sure what would happen
with the secondary characters of Steve and Friederike. Alex Holdridge's
acting leaves something to be desired...but he was the
writer/director/editor and felt it easiest to tell his story himself.
A dying real estate mogul transfers his consciousness into a healthy
young body, but soon finds that neither the procedure nor the company
that performed it are quite what they seem.
Director: Tarsem Singh
Writers: David Pastor ,
Àlex Pastor
Stars: Ryan Reynolds,
Natalie Martinez,
Matthew Goode
Self/less Storyline
An extremely wealthy man, dying from cancer, undergoes a radical medical
procedure that transfers his consciousness into the body of a healthy
young man. But all is not as it seems when he starts to uncover the
mystery of the body's origin and the organization that will kill to
protect its cause. Written by
Anonymous
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Self/less Reviews
Billionaire Damian Hale has terminal
cancer. He turns to a radical medical procedure called "shedding," in
which his consciousness is transferred to a healthy body. After the
procedure, Damian, now called Edward, starts a new life in New Orleans
but is plagued by disturbing images. When he delves into Edward's
mysterious origin, he learns that some will kill to keep it secret. My
buddy and I, both long time film buffs of multi-genres yearn for decent
sci-fi thrillers that are well written and directed, leave us guessing
here and there via plot twists and turns, includes necessary action,
murder and mayhem and a credible Mr. Evil. This film delivers 116
minutes of story, acting, production value and pure cinema sci-fi
thrilling FUN. We were both thumbs-up entertained by one of Ryan
Reynolds best efforts plus a fine supporting cast including Mr. Evil
(Albright). Our usual post film discussion of plot holes was minimal
given the original, well crafted screenplay. That is not to say we did
not suspend belief as is the case with many of our best action/Sci-Fi
films. A major section of the film, with some of its best action
sequences, reminded me of my favorite scenes in Bourne Legacy. With
all the above said there was yet room for disturbed, romantic
relationships and one cute kid spitting out all her needed lines. Production value gives us some fun shots of New Orleans, area mansions and a finale 'home' in a spectacular locale. There
have been so many mind invasion/transfer films that our expectations
for something original with thrills, excitement and pathos were low. We
left the theater smiling for the simple reason that we were both
thoroughly entertained.
