Posts Tagged ‘summer’

Two-Headed Shark Attack – Not as Good as it Sounds

by James Maynard May 16th, 2012 | Action, Movie Reviews
If, for some strange reason, you decided that a movie named Two-Headed Shark Attack would be good, you would be sadly mistaken. It's almost like the filmmakers were sitting around thinking “You know what movie was really good? Jaws. We should remake that. But maybe something different – two sharks, maybe? Hmm ... No. What about a two-headed shark?”

The acting throughout this 2012 direct-to video film was intolerable. There were so many sad performances in this film that it would be nearly impossible to single one (or several) out from the mix for better or worse.

The plot line in
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One Day

by Shannon and Michael August 31st, 2011 | Movie Reviews
The film One Day is the story about the erratic relationship between Dexter (Jim Sturgess) and Emma (Anne Hathaway) as shown on the same date throughout various years of their lives. Dexter and Emma's relationship weaves in and out of the boundaries of “just friends” and lovers over several years. It's a story of soul mates that follow a circular path. They part ways as friends, live out their lives and reconnect later in life. Dexter and Emma are just never in the right place at the right time, mainly due to their own inability to profess their true
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Priest

by Shannon and Michael August 30th, 2011 | Movie Reviews
The film Priest is a man-versus-vampire storyline with a twist. Set in a dystopian alternate world, humans seek protection of the church from vampires in large, walled cities. “Priest” is the name given to people that have been chosen to fight the vampire threat for the church and are highly trained soldiers. Think of a ninja. They use blades and various steel weapons to make short work of any vampire that crosses their path. The vampires in this film are led by a queen, sort of like a beehive, and have a monster-like appearance. They don't look human at
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Sucker Punch

by Shannon and Michael August 26th, 2011 | Movie Reviews
Sucker Punch is an action-fantasy thriller that takes audiences into the rich and lively imagination of a young girl, Babydoll (Emily Browning), who has been institutionalized against her will by her sexually abusive stepfather (Gerard Plunkett) after the death of her younger sister.

Babydoll's stepfather bribes one the of asylum's orderlies, Blue Jones (Oscar Isaac), into forging the signature of the asylum's psychiatrist, Dr. Vera Gorski (Carla Gugino), to have Babydoll lobotomized before she can tell authorities the truth about her sister's death.

Prior to being lobotomized, Babydoll retreats into a dream world. Instead of being in a metal institution, she
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Conan the Barbarian (2011)

by Shannon and Michael August 24th, 2011 | Movie Reviews
The story behind the re-make of Conan the Barbarian is about an artifact, the mask of Acheron, which supposedly imbues its wearer with immense power. The mask, at one point in time, was destroyed by Cimmerian barbarians who wielded perfected steel blades. The pieces of the mask were split between the Cimmerian tribes so that it could never be used to bring harm to the people.

Fast forward to the movie's present day. An evil conqueror named Khalar Zym (Stephan Lang) and his daughter Marique (Rose McGowan) are seeking the pieces of the mask from the barbarian tribes so it
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