This film follows Sam Flynn, son of the main character from the original film. Sam is lured into the grid by his fathers program, Clu. Clu has become the villain after misinterpreting his users vision for the digital world. Sam plans to rescue his father and bring him back to the real world. In the end Kevin Flynn, Sam's father sacrifices himself so that Sam and a program can escape to the real world.
This film is a very good film, very visually awe inspiring. The film takes many of the original concepts of the first film and expands upon them. However I feel the film is lacking in many regards when compared to it's namesake. This film is a good film as a standalone, but in comparison to it's namesake it is not quite the revolutionary film that "Tron" was in the 80's. I for one am glad I waited for this film to come out on DVD and I would not recommend it for purchase.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Friday, February 11, 2011
The Expendables
This film follows a band of mercenaries who are initially hired to take down a corrupt general on the island of Vilena. The leader of the mercenaries along with his second in command go to Vilena on a recon run. They meet their contact on the island, a woman named Sandra. While Sandra shows them around the island they go to a vantage point to view the general's palace. The mercenary second in command gets out before they reach the palace.
While viewing the palace a truck filled with soldiers comes upon the group. The mercenary commander and Sandra are detained by the soldiers. While Sandra argues with the soldiers the mercenary second in command sneaks up on the soldiers detaining the pair. A fast paced battle ensues with knives and guns being used to kill all the soldiers.
Sandra and the mercenaries escape from the area around the general's palace and head back towards town. The mercenaries plane is in town at the docks, they plan to escape with this plane and try to convince Sandra to come with them. Just before she is to get on the plane Sandra stops and refuses to go. By now the guards at the entry point for the country by the dock are alerted to their presence. Just before the border guards open fire upon the mercenary airplane the mercenary commander kills them.
In a daring escape the mercenaries get their float plane off the water and are set to fly away. After disappearing behind a coastal hill the commander decides to turn around. In a final attack on the Vilena military they strafe the dock with hidden machine guns then dump fuel on the doc which is ignited by a flare gun.
The mercenaries after analyzing the data they've gathered decide to turn down the job and return the money. The reason they do so is that they've discovered the job is a front, killing the general is not the real mission. Instead the real mission is to kill a CIA operative who's gone rogue and the CIA cannot appear to be involved in the killing of. In the end the mercenaries end up performing the job and defeating the Vilena military.
This film is an ensemble piece meant to bring together great action movie stars of the old guard and those of the new guard. I went into this film originally calling it "The epic movie of epicness!". I was mildly disappointed with the film because it was not quite as epic as I had expected. It is still an epic and awesome film, starring the likes of Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, Jet Li, and many others. I highly recommend this film for those who enjoy a good action film, there are explosions and blood enough to suit any action film fan.
While viewing the palace a truck filled with soldiers comes upon the group. The mercenary commander and Sandra are detained by the soldiers. While Sandra argues with the soldiers the mercenary second in command sneaks up on the soldiers detaining the pair. A fast paced battle ensues with knives and guns being used to kill all the soldiers.
Sandra and the mercenaries escape from the area around the general's palace and head back towards town. The mercenaries plane is in town at the docks, they plan to escape with this plane and try to convince Sandra to come with them. Just before she is to get on the plane Sandra stops and refuses to go. By now the guards at the entry point for the country by the dock are alerted to their presence. Just before the border guards open fire upon the mercenary airplane the mercenary commander kills them.
In a daring escape the mercenaries get their float plane off the water and are set to fly away. After disappearing behind a coastal hill the commander decides to turn around. In a final attack on the Vilena military they strafe the dock with hidden machine guns then dump fuel on the doc which is ignited by a flare gun.
The mercenaries after analyzing the data they've gathered decide to turn down the job and return the money. The reason they do so is that they've discovered the job is a front, killing the general is not the real mission. Instead the real mission is to kill a CIA operative who's gone rogue and the CIA cannot appear to be involved in the killing of. In the end the mercenaries end up performing the job and defeating the Vilena military.
This film is an ensemble piece meant to bring together great action movie stars of the old guard and those of the new guard. I went into this film originally calling it "The epic movie of epicness!". I was mildly disappointed with the film because it was not quite as epic as I had expected. It is still an epic and awesome film, starring the likes of Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, Jet Li, and many others. I highly recommend this film for those who enjoy a good action film, there are explosions and blood enough to suit any action film fan.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
How to Train Your Dragon
This film follows Hiccup, a teen youth on the viking island of Berk. Hiccup has never fit in to viking society and this is made even worse by being the son of the chief. Hiccup wants nothing more then to be accepted by the rest of the vikings in the village, but every time he tries something disastrous happens. Every viking in Berk knows from a young age that their primary purpose is to fight dragons. Hiccup is no different and tries desperately to kill a dragon, not through brute force as the rest of the vikings do, but through ingenuity and though. During a dragon raid on the village one night Hiccup manages to ensnare a Night Fury, the most feared of dragons. When he tries to tell his father and the rest of the village of his accomplishment, none believe him. After being escorted home by his father's best friend Gobber, Hiccup sneaks out a back door to go and find the dragon he brought down. Just as Hiccup is about to give up on his search for the dragon he stumbles upon it. Hiccup tries very hard to build up the courage and convince himself to kill the dragon but cannot. Instead Hiccup sets the dragon free, who menaces Hiccup and then apparently flies away to freedom. That evening Hiccup's father, after a conversation with Gobber puts him into dragon training before heading out to try and destroy the dragon's nest. Hiccup is mocked by his classmates in dragon training and nearly killed by a dragon on his first day, Gobber as teacher saves Hiccup and tells the class that a dragon will always go for the kill. Hiccup then goes out to where he freed the dragon he had downed and asks himself, "So why didn't you?" The rest of the film follows Hiccup as he learns more and more about dragons, discovering that they are not the vicious monsters the rest of the village believes them to be. The film culminates with Hiccup's father freeing the imprisoned dragon Hiccup has befriended and learned to ride. Hiccup and his dragon then proceed to defeat the queen dragon on the dragon's island, apparently sacrificing their lives in order to spare the others who came to the island to attack the nest. Back home in Berk, Hiccup wakes up in his own home after some nudging from his dragon. Hiccup is surprised to see the dragon in his own home and makes his way outside where the village has embraced dragons as pets. Hiccup's father too has embraced dragons as more then just a menace.
This film is truly great, the story is excellently written, the voice talent is superb, and the score is masterful. I cannot praise this film enough for the originality and the flow. The story quickly establishes itself and flows seamlessly from beginning to end. I highly recommend this film both to be seen and purchased to own, it is well worth the price you pay for it no matter what price you get it for.
This film is truly great, the story is excellently written, the voice talent is superb, and the score is masterful. I cannot praise this film enough for the originality and the flow. The story quickly establishes itself and flows seamlessly from beginning to end. I highly recommend this film both to be seen and purchased to own, it is well worth the price you pay for it no matter what price you get it for.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Simply put this is an origin story to create the world of G.I. Joe and their global war against Cobra. It pits the international military organization G.I. Joe against the rising organization that becomes known as Cobra. Gen. Hawk leads G.I. Joe with team members Duke and Ripcord being focal points. Cobra is originally thought to be led by James McCullen XXIV but is later revealed to be led by The Doctor who is in fact Duke's best friend thought killed in an operation four years earlier. The Doctor becomes Cobra Commander and is imprisoned with James McCullen XXIV who has now become Destro.
This film adaptation based on Hasbro's action figures perfectly modifies the original animated series to fit within a live action realm. There is no hesitation in the film when it comes to action, the action starts almost immediately and never really stops. I highly recommend this film for anyone who is a fan of the original animated series or any incarnation of the franchise.
This film adaptation based on Hasbro's action figures perfectly modifies the original animated series to fit within a live action realm. There is no hesitation in the film when it comes to action, the action starts almost immediately and never really stops. I highly recommend this film for anyone who is a fan of the original animated series or any incarnation of the franchise.
Madagascar 2: Back to Africa
I cannot write a complete review because I could not finish watching the movie due to how poorly done it was.
Monday, January 24, 2011
Valkyrie
I won't try giving a basic synopsis of the film, instead I provide a link to the Wikipedia article concerning the real life assassination attempt on Hitler that the film is based upon.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Valkyrie
This film very accurate and historically represents the deep seated motives of all the individuals involved in the German Resistance against the Nazi's. Being a history buff myself I was curious to see just what they would do in the film to cover the attempt on Hitler's life by Col. Stauffenberg. I was surprised to see a scene involving a little known assassination attempt on Hitler in which one of the Eastern Front commanders secreted a bomb into a fake bottle of liquor and then asked one of the men flying with Hitler to deliver the bottles of liquor to another officer in Berlin. This assassination failed supposedly due to a slowing of the chemical trigger on the bomb due to the high altitude the plane was flying at. I also very much like that the director/writers started the film off in German and then transitioning to English. This film is riveting for those who enjoy history and historically accurate films about real events. I highly recommend this film for anyone who wants to look back at the German involvement in WWII and say that every German was a Nazi. This film proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that this was not true.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Valkyrie
This film very accurate and historically represents the deep seated motives of all the individuals involved in the German Resistance against the Nazi's. Being a history buff myself I was curious to see just what they would do in the film to cover the attempt on Hitler's life by Col. Stauffenberg. I was surprised to see a scene involving a little known assassination attempt on Hitler in which one of the Eastern Front commanders secreted a bomb into a fake bottle of liquor and then asked one of the men flying with Hitler to deliver the bottles of liquor to another officer in Berlin. This assassination failed supposedly due to a slowing of the chemical trigger on the bomb due to the high altitude the plane was flying at. I also very much like that the director/writers started the film off in German and then transitioning to English. This film is riveting for those who enjoy history and historically accurate films about real events. I highly recommend this film for anyone who wants to look back at the German involvement in WWII and say that every German was a Nazi. This film proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that this was not true.
Monsters vs. Aliens
This film follows the life of Susan, who is struck by a meteor on her wedding day and transforms in Ginormica. Transported to a secret military installation she is imprisoned along with several other monsters. When an alien robot probe lands on Earth, Ginormica and the other monsters are sent out to destroy the robot. Once destroyed, the alien that sent the robot comes to earth to extract the Quantonium from Ginormica, the Quantonium is what made her grow giant. The alien manages to extract the Quantonium and begins creating a clone army in order to destroy humanity and enslave any survivors. Susan now back to normal size manages to attack the alien and in the battle exposes herself willingly to the Quantonium in order to become Ginormica again and rescue the other monsters from the alien ship which is self destructing.
This movie is a fun adventure which hearkens back to when monster movies were the biggest thing in Hollywood. I would highly recommend this film for those that are looking for a somewhat corny but comically serious film. Definitely worth the rental or purchase price in my opinion.
This movie is a fun adventure which hearkens back to when monster movies were the biggest thing in Hollywood. I would highly recommend this film for those that are looking for a somewhat corny but comically serious film. Definitely worth the rental or purchase price in my opinion.
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