Posts Tagged ‘Fight’

run 2013

Director: Simone Bartesaghi

2 out of 5

This film felt very amateur, the best parkour was in the montage at the end.

 

Synopsis: RUN is a fast-paced, action/thriller, which centers on a street smart, 17-year-old named Daniel who practices Parkour and is both hero and thief.

escape plan 2013

Director: Mikael Håfström

4 out of 5

I just loved seeing Arnie & Stallone together!

 

Synopsis: When a structural-security authority finds himself set up and incarcerated in the world’s most secret and secure prison, he has to use his skills to escape with help from the inside.

Kick-Ass 2 2013

Director: Jeff Wadlow

4 out of 5

Great fun but also really sad. I do love a good bit of superhero stuff!

Synopsis: The costumed high-school hero Kick-Ass joins with a group of normal citizens who have been inspired to fight crime in costume. Meanwhile, the Red Mist plots an act of revenge that will affect everyone Kick-Ass knows.

R.I.P.D. 2013

Director: Robert Schwentke

4 out of 5

Good fun, it reminded me of the first MIB film.

 

Synopsis: A recently slain cop joins a team of undead police officers working for the Rest in Peace Department and tries to find the man who murdered him.

Machete Kills 2013

Director: Robert Rodriguez

5 out of 5

Epic craziness.. I loved every minute!

 

Synopsis: The U.S. government recruits Machete to battle his way through Mexico in order to take down an arms dealer who looks to launch a weapon into space.

Whip It 2009

Director: Drew Barrymore

5 out of 5

Such a great feel-good sport film!

 

Synopsis: In Bodeen, Texas, an indie-rock loving misfit finds a way of dealing with her small-town misery after she discovers a roller derby league in nearby Austin.

blitz 2011

Director: Elliott Lester

3 out of 5

A nice bit of British cop action.

 

Synopsis: A tough cop is dispatched to take down a serial killer who has been targeting police officers.

I give it a year 2013

Director: Dan Mazer

2 out of 5

A bit slow and boring (said the wife)

 

Synopsis: A look at the trials and tribulations of a newlywed couple during their first year of marriage.

The Book of Eli 2010

Directors: Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes

4 out of 5

A brilliant and gripping story. I didn’t expect the ending!

Synopsis: A post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind.

This Means War 2012

Director: McG

3 out of 5

Good action, pretty funny characters. Played on the British accent a little much.

 

Synopsis: Two top CIA operatives wage an epic battle against one another after they discover they are dating the same woman.