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The Warrior’s Way

An assassin sent to kill his enemies is now being targeted by the clan he was once apart of for refusing to finish the job; to kill an infant baby who parents have been killed by the hands of the same assassin. He and the baby flee to what seems to be a small town in the wild west that is being run by carnies.

The Warrior’s Way is an over-the-top action movie with visual effects that feels very similar to 300. Don’t expect too much from this movie. The samurai action is sparse, the character development and plot is a little weak to keep you constantly intrigued.

Rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆

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Unstoppable

An unmanned train is barreling across Pennsylvania carrying tons of toxic cargo.  A disaster is inevitable if the train can’t be stopped. It’s up to Colson and Barnes, played by Chris Pine and Denzel Washington, to stop it and save the day. It’s a decent action film that is predictable and fun at the same time. With Taking Pelham 123 and this film, I’m thinking Tony Scott, the Director, and Denzel have a thing for trains.  Anyways, this movie is not Denzel’s best but it’s still entertaining.

Rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆

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Skyline

Skyline is a movie about an alien invasion. Think of it as a cross between Independence Day, War of the Worlds, and Cloverfield. With such good movies to be compared from it doesn’t deliver like it should.

The movie has amazing special effects and there’s no doubt about that. It’s the story line that is lacking. The lack of character development, clear direction, and campy acting makes this an average B-movie.

Rating: ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

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Saw 3D

The 7th and final of the Saw series ends on a sour note that still leaves me with a bad taste in my mouth. Beside the horrific acting and predictable plot this movie had potential. The potential to be mediocre.

If you spent a large chuck of your time watching the first 6 Saw movies you pretty much need to watch this last one just to get complete closure. Even still, closure or not the movie is disappointing compared to its predecessors.

Rating: ★★★★½☆☆☆☆☆

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Paranormal Activity 2

Paranormal Activity 2 is more of a prequel than a sequel. This movie takes place about a month before the first film but ends a couple of days after it.

PA2 is more of the same, but without the novelty and creepiness of the first film. The big difference this time around is that there are static surveillance cameras that records the majority of the movie which I prefer as the shaky cam can be a bit annoying. Similar to the first movie, PA2 starts off slowly and builds up to a tense climax. Unfortunately the ending isn’t has strong and ironically there isn’t enough paranormal activity. Though there is some intense scenes, there were too few to keep you on edge. In all PA2, is not as scary as the first film, but the story is more palpable and the static cam is easier on your equilibrium.

Rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆

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Red

This spy-action movie has an ensemble cast of who’s who of Hollywood; Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich, Richard Dreyfuss, Karl Urban, and Brian Cox all bring on an interesting film.  Bruce Willis plays a retired CIA agent, who he and his other retired agents, are targeted by a government hit team. The Willis and his old cohorts gets back together and they must find out who and why they are trying to kill him.

This is a fun movie with more action than spy-thrilling, but nonetheless it is entertaining all the way through.

Rating: ★★★★★★★½☆☆

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Devil

M. Night Shyamalan writes this supernatural thriller about five people who are trapped in an elevator. Each person systematically gets killed during brief moments of darkness as the power flickers and turns off and on.

Devil is a decent thriller with plot twists that’ll keep you guessing till the end. These twists aren’t as powerful and shocking as The Sixth Sense or The Village, but it’s very much a solid and entertaining Shyamalan film that has been lacking from his last couple of movies.

Rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆

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Resident Evil: Afterlife

This fourth installment of the Resident Evil franchise tries to spice it up with it’s 3-D features. In all honesty the 3-D mania that all these producers and TV manufactures are touting is a bunch of hot air. I’ve seen some 3-D movies and so far none of them add any kind of enhancement to the movie-goer experience. Anyways, back to the movie, the latest installment of the the Resident Evil movie is much like its predecessors. It’s full of mind numbing action that takes the basic laws of physics and chucks it out the window.

Alice finds a small group of survivors who have barricaded themselves in a large prison. They receive a radio call of a safe haven located on a large ship near by, but they are unable to get to it because they are surrounded by thousands of flesh eating zombies. They are soon forced to abandon the prison as it becomes over run by those monsters. It sounds interesting but unfortunately the entire movie didn’t pan out that way.

The movie is filled with plot holes and inconsistencies (Geez what a surprise). Spoiler Alert: Alice and a few others swim down several stories underneath the flooded creepy prison to an armory all while being chased by zombies. They lock themselves in the armory and their escape was through a vent in the ceiling that leads them to back to safety. How convenient.

RE: Afterlife doesn’t offer much in a thoughtful plot. Instead it tries to fancy itself with Matrix-like slow motion action.

Rating: ★★★★★½☆☆☆☆

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Piranha 3D

In short, Piranha is Girls Gone Wild with killer fish that eats everyone. It’s a typical guy movie with lots of well-endowed girls swimming and dancing around on Spring Break. This B movie is somewhat a sequel to the movie of the same name, Piranha (1978) and Piranha II (1981). It also pays homage (or parody depending how you look at it) to the classic Jaws (1975).

The plot is simple.  An earthquake releases ancient killer piranhas from an underground lake located under another lake and starts eating the spring break party goers. It’s very much like the movie 8 Legged Freaks, but with fish and scantily dressed girls to say the least.

Rating: ★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

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The Switch

Kassie, played by Jennifer Aniston, wants to have a baby as a single mother. She seeks a sperm doner to fulfil her task. All while her best friend Wally, Jason Bateman, despises her decision. During Kassie’s pregnancy party Wally drukenly and unknowingly switches the donor’s sperm with his own.

The story revolves more about Wally than Kassie. Fortunately because Bateman really steals the show, it also doesn’t hurt that the kid in the movie is adorable. Overall The switch is a decent romantic-comedy that has little romance and some comedy.

Rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆