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Review:     3.5 Stars     Rated:     R

Welcome back to the big screen Mel, it’s been a while.  Mel has been drinking his milk and ginger-ale and comes back in this ‘not too shabby‘ film.

Plot: Detective Craven (Mel Gibson) has his only daughter gunned down right in front of him.  Everyone suspects the bullet was meant for him.  Craven doesn’t sit this one out, he’s the guy that has nothing to lose and doesn’t care.  We follow Craven through his hunt where he finds some startling information;  the killer may have intentionally shot his daughter and he was never the intended target.

Mel does an excellent job as this straight-up ‘smart as a whip‘ Cop.  A good medium paced movie, slow in the beginning, but never really dropped off when things started to roll.  I liked the way this film played out, easy to follow, and smart without having to be too technical.  Mel Gibson fans will no doubt be happy as this is a good (in a manner of speaking) come-back movie for him.  The movie could have used a bit more action but still Worth a Ticket.

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- Dan Kersey

Review:     1 Star     Rated:     R

Look out ! God is mad at the world and tired of all the crap we fight over,  He’s sent his Legion of angels to destroy us.

In Legion we follow the efforts of a small group of people, accompanied by an angel, stranded at a desert roadside cafe who are trying to survive the extermination of the human race when God decides he no longer has faith in man.

The opening sequence in which we see Michael, the angel, arrive is good and shows promise, but this is followed by almost 10 minutes of slow sequences.  Unfortunately this fast/slow pairing continues throughout the movie, and really detracts from the experience.  In most of the slow parts the characters are seen talking to each other, and seemingly telling each other moral stories, and I think this is the overall aim of the movie, to try to show us what will happen if we don’t all behave.  This really failed if that is what the movie makers wanted.

To add in the dislike of this movie, the action sequences are fairly dull, as are most of the characters.  The interactions of the two main angels, Michael and Gabriel, (Paul Bettany and Kevin Duand), were above par compared to the rest of the movie but that is not enough to save it.  If you’ve seen the trailer you’ve seen the best parts and should save yourself some money.  I’ll give it 1 star, just for the trailer and good marketing, but unfortunately it isn’t even worth renting, so Don’t Bother.

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-Andy Hughes

Review:     2.5 Stars     Rated:     PG

A cute family movie staring Jackie Chan and Amber Valletta, (who recently starred in Gamer).

Bob Ho (Chan) plays an international spy ready for retirement and settle down with his new found love, Gillian (Valletta).  Everything is going as planed for Bob until a new mission is assigned to him and its his most challenging one yet, looking after Gillian’s kids.

Jackie Chan is one of my favorite action stars and is always fun to watch.  This movie is really geared towards kids and more-so to the 13 and under crowed.  However, in saying that, I still had fun watching Jackie Chan’s Martial arts moves in this low budget bad acting film.  Wait for the DVD, kids will love it.

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- Dan Kersey

Review:     2.5 Stars     Rated:     R

30 years of walking through the sands of an aftermath is going to make your lips a little chapped.  The Book of Eli takes us on an adventure into a desolate post war future.

Eli (Denzel Washington), is carrying a book that holds great value to the post war survivors.  Most of them can’t read but for those who can, they want this book for reasons of their own; to them its worth more than its weight in water.  Eli is on a mission to take this book west to an unknown destination, but he’ll know it when he gets there.  On his little quest he picks up an unwanted tag-along,  Solara (Mila Kunis), who proves to be somewhat useful along the way.

Incredible post apocalyptic scenery and some cool action sequences; and, thats all I can say I liked about this film. Slow and dragged-out and the story had a lot of loose-ends, so needless to say, I was quite disappointed.  Defiantly Wait For the DVD, but its bordering on almost not worth renting.

- Dan Kersey

Review:     3 Stars     Rated:     R

A different approach to a Vampire movie as we find our blood sucking friends in somewhat of a vulnerable situation as their main food supply, humans, is running a little thin.

Some type of plague has change the human race into Vampires.  The remaining humans are hunted and harvested for their blood.  Ethan Hawke Plays a hematologist  looking for a blood supplement due to the fact humans are a dying breed and the lack of blood is a major problem for this Vampire run world.

I‘m really sitting on the fence with this movie because it has a lot of good movie stuff which makes it worth seeing.  On the other hand, it had very little bite in the story, even though it was interesting and thought through.  The cinematography was very good but action sequences were either overdone or lacking.   Willem Dafoe was the best part of this movie, at least he fired off some humor where the entire film cast seemed to be emotionless. I did like the movie but sad to say … Its more of a renter.

- Dan Kersey

Review:     5 Stars     Rated:     PG-13

Nothing like a good old mystery case to bring out the dynamic duo of detectives.  Sherlock Holmes is directed by none other than Guy Ritchie;  leading rolls played by Robert Downey Jr. and  Jude Law.

Jumping quickly into the story of this up-beat and gritty depiction of a Sherlock Holmes and his faithful companion Watson, we find these two gentlemen looking to unravel a rather perplexing case of  a man who has somehow come back from the dead, and is planing to overthrow the government with his followers.

I had a lot of fun watching this movie especially the bantering between Holmes and Watson.  Only one part of this movie that bugged me as a type of  low tech wireless device was used .  But none the less… Intriguing, witty, fun and smart are a few good words to describe this movie and is indubitably Worth a Ticket

- Dan Kersey

Review:     5 Stars     Rated:     PG-13

Ready, Set, Animate! …. James Cameron, best know for the blockbuster  Titanic, has hit the screen again with an epic adventure called Avatar.

The human race, sometime in the future, have found a planet called Pandora and are mining it (so -to -speak) for its resources.  Failing to win the acceptance of the local natives, the Na’vi, the military send in a paraplegic soldier.  Jake Sully is connected to a Symbiont like body called an Avatar and accomplishes his mission only to find himself torn between two worlds, the one he’s from and the one he now loves.

One of  the most enjoyable films I have seen.  Seeing this movie in 3D was spectacular yet this film is visually impressive with or without the 3D magic.  Leave it to James to show up after taking a break and blow the silver off the screen.  Definitely worth a ticket.

- Dan Kersey

Review:     3.5 Stars     Rated:     PG-13

A much better movie than I anticipated going in.   It has a good cast playing their parts in a fairly well writing story.

Armored is in-cased around a group of Armored Car Security Workers that have been planing an inside heist for quite some time.  It all goes wrong when a homeless person is caught watching the crew carry out there scheme.

I enjoyed this film due to the fact it didn’t need  anything spectacular to get the job done.  In short, a good movie with a simple plot wrapped up in a half decent story.  The downside is that this movie is more of a renter as it lacks the Big Screen need.

- Dan Kersey

Review:    4 Stars

I’m still washing all the blood off me from sitting through this one.  Ninja Assassin is not for the squeamish,  even surgeons may feel uncomfortable watching this movie,  as this blood fest raises the bar for gory hack and slash films.

A boy named Raizo is raised with other children to be  trained as Ninja assassin only to break free from the clan and then hunted down because of his betrayal.

No Oscars to be handed out here for best actor etc.  But thats not why we go and see these movies now is it?   Prepare to be amazed on how much gore and blood oozes from every extremity in every possible way.   Definitely worth a ticket if non stop Ninja nonsense is up your ally.

- Dan Kersey

Review:     3 Stars     Rated:     PG-13

There is a button that holds the key to life and death, but the question is, who holds your button?  An original 1970′s  short story called ‘Button, Button’ by Richard Matheson became an episode on the Twilight Zone and has now been made into a major movie directed by Richard Kelly.  -original short film here on YouTube -Part1- -Part2-

The movie stars Cameron Diaz, James Marsden, and Frank Langella.  A couple receive a box from a mysterious man who offers them a deal if they press the button sealed within the dome on top of the box.  Two things will happen if the button is pressed;  first, someone will die, second, they will receive one million dollars.

The movie starts out quite interesting and leaves a sense of anticipation about what’s going to happen next.  No plot spoiler here as we know the button gets pressed and someone dies.  At the same time the movie starts to slowly fall apart.  The movie gets stranger and more obscure leaving you feeling ripped off because it had so much promise in the beginning.  Its a Renter for sure, but keep your expectations low.

Review:     3.5 Stars

From the man who loves his CGI, Roland Emmerich, puts on a show for the eye candy enthusiasts that will have them pausing their Blu-ray over and over so they can catch all the amazing work.   A disaster movie like no other takes the earth and and everything on it to its final moments.  2012 is the year that the planets line-up and as we are apparently going to witness some huge changes on earth. (more here).

The movie 2012 takes you for a ride from one disaster to another which was done quite tastefully as the gore factor was quite low.   Other than the fantastic disaster scenes this movie was pretty plain, although  still entertaining through the 2.5 hrs, even amongst the slow portions of the film.

If you’re looking to see a great movie, don’t see 2012.  If your looking for an amazing disaster movie, than 2012 is your ticket to the end of the world done in CGI art form.  Worth a Ticket is my final say on this movie, I will probably rent it once it comes out on DVD to watch all the cool effects again in slow motion.

-Dan Kersey

Review:     5 Stars     Rated:      R

You can’t stop Rock ‘n’ Roll especially when Pirates rule the seas.  The Boat That Rocked, a.k.a. Pirate Radio is based on true events during the 60′s.
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Welcome to the pleasure boat of   Rock ‘n’ Roll where the faint of heart need not be aroused.  We find ourself at sea with a group of dedicated rock n roll DJ’s broadcasting their music on a non-governed channel.  The British Government  wants to shut them down but find its not as easy as just turning off a switch.

Rock and Roll never had so much heart as depicted in this blessed crew of ‘Riff Raff’.  Loved the movie for its all around fun and what it also represented.

Very much Worth a Ticket!

- Dan Kersey

Review:     2.5 Stars

This movie is obviously based off  the book Where the Wild Things Are, a book that has been loved by kids for decades, but I’m not sure if the movie will.

Max is an angry boy that has an imagination to match as it takes him to a place full of monsters where he can be himself and have fun.

Its a cute film but lacking in story direction,  yet, each scene tells a story in itself.  I can’t really see this movie being good for kids under 8 or 9 due to the fact that It’s quite slow and that the film is more about the complicated relationships and personality’s playing out in the different monsters.

I was hoping for something more out of this movie but, as it turns out, it was more so-so then anything.  A good renter for a quite relaxing night.

-Dan Kersey

Review:     0 Stars

The only way I was going to get through this movie was to take the perspective of a first time viewer into one of these done to death films.  I really tried hard to find something I liked about this movie.  The only thing I could come up with was the over exaggerated sound effects used in the killing scenes.  Unfortunately it still left me wanting my money back.

A  Sorority prank turns bad with an accidental death of a friend.  The group hides/disposes the body in hopes they can leave this tragic nightmare behind them.  Just when they thought they were safe, someone in a scary cape with a pimped-out tire iron starts to knock them off, one by one.

Overall the movie lacked the suspense it was trying for, including, the scare factor.  Not worth a ticket and its not going to be much of a renter. Can’t say I didn’t see that conclusion.

-Dan Kersey

Review:     1.5 Stars

Very disappointing movie.  It was just bad, ugly bad.  I was getting bored and wanted it to just end about half way through.  All the action sequences were fast shaking camera movements with rapid cut and paste shot angles.  There was little or no let-up to even see what was happening in the intensity.  I don’t mind this type of camera work, but please,  you need a few moments to let your eyes breath.  Some really nice slow-motion and cinematography bits that worked well in this film but overall,  I wouldn’t even rent this one ; although the actions scenes might look better on a smaller screen.

I like Gerard Butler, (RocknRolla),  I think he would even make a good James Bond.  I’m a Fan of Michael C. Hall who plays in the TV series Dexter.  I really hope to see these guys in better films in the future.

-Dan Kersey