27.5.24
20.5.24
Stopping Asia From Crime Lords looks easy compared to taking care of kids in "The Spy Next Door"
Directed by Brian Levant
Screenplay and story by Jonathan Bernstein and James Greer
Screenplay by
Jonathan Bernstein
James Greer
Gregory Poirier
Produced by Robert Simonds
Starring
Jackie Chan
Amber Valletta
Madeline Carroll
Will Shadley
Magnús Scheving
Billy Ray Cyrus
George Lopez
Release date: January 15, 2010
25 March, 2010 (Australia)
Synopsis
Bob Ho (Jackie Chan), an undercover operative for the Central Intelligence Agency, decides to give up his career and marry his girlfriend, Gillian (Amber Valletta). First however, he has one more mission to complete: Gain the approval of Gillian's children. Bob volunteers to baby-sit when Gillian is called away, but the operation hits a snag when one of the kids mistakenly downloads a top-secret formula, and Anton Poldark, a Russian terrorist (Magnus Scheving) takes aim at Bob's prospective family.
Review
This film sucks. I can remember a lot from it and have no idea why I liked it.
Firstly,
the kids in this movie hate Bob Ho for no reason. Sure he isn't your
father, but do you have to make life hard for him? That just triggered
me. I always hated seeing the hero hated.
Secondly, the fight scenes in the movie are bombared by childish sound effects that are supposed to be funny. I guess when you're seven it is, but I'm mature [and ten years old] and don't laugh at it at all.
Thirdly, it's a Halloween film. My religion and country prohibit Halloween, but what sucks is that the film doesn't even foreshadow it being October. Once I saw everyone in costumes and trick-or-treating, I was like- 'Huh? It's Halloween?'
Lastly - about 20 or 35 minutes worth of this 94 minute film are actually funny and possible to laugh at. The other are not.
The only thing that makes it good is Jackie Chan's charm and Magnus Scheving's performance. Not to mention the ending credits, which have bloopers funnier then the film.
But when you think of it as a film to have a good time with and not take too seriously, you can find it pretty good, if you have a mental illness.
Watch "The Spy Next Door" at the
https://archive.org/details/the-spy-next-door
https://archive.org/details/l77h4k59 (Along with other action/comedy/Hong Kong films)
Rating: 4/10
13.5.24
Ip Man - The Fists of Fury, A Heart of Gold, and a House of Dirt
Directed by Wilson Yip
Written by
Edmond Wong
Chan Tai-lee
Produced by Raymond Wong
Starring
Donnie Yen
Simon Yam
Lynn Hung
Gordon Lam
Fan Siu-wong
Xing Yu
Chen Zhihui
Hiroyuki Ikeuchi
Tenma Shibuya
Release date: 18 December, 2008
January 2009 (Australia)
Synopsis
In 1930s China, a martial artist loses his home after the
Imperial Japanese Army invades the country. With little means to
survive, he must find a way to sustain his family.
Review
Ip Man is a very serious film about horrible crimes the Japanese commited in the time of WW2. Yeah, sure none of it impacts me mentally, but it's still bad.
Anyways, Ip Man's action scenes might not have any life-threatening over the top stunts, but the film does not dissapoint.
It shows a (kinda) accurate description of the life of Ip Man while mixing it with carefully and perfectly choreographed action scenes for this type of film.
The film makes the biography genre amazing to watch, with amazing writing and great acting. This was the film that introduced me to Donnie Yen and the only reason why Jackie Chan isn't the only action star I watch a lot. His films don't dissapoint to and this is an example of it.
Ip Man is a great film, that might be boring at some times with a dull background score, but the film's contents in itself are amazing.
Yeah, Bruce Lee's amazing.. but do you ever think about who taught him?
This is the film about his life.
Watch Ip Man at the
https://archive.org/details/ipman_1 (Tagalog version)
https://archive.org/details/sdlehongkong1-15 (Along with other Hong Kong action movies)
https://archive.org/details/l62h9k62 (Along with other Hong Kong action movies)
https://archive.org/details/film-list (Along with other movies that some random dude on IA likes named "Sam")
https://archive.org/details/sdhongkon41-50 (Along with other Hong Kong movies)
Rating: 7/10
6.5.24
Die Hard 4.0 has so much action your popcorn will burn!
Directed by Len Wiseman
Screenplay and story by Mark Bomback
Story by David Marconi
Based on "A Farewell to Arms" by John Carlin
Produced by Michael Fottrell
Starring
Bruce Willis
Justin Long
Timothy Olyphant
Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Cliff Curtis
Maggie Q
Release date: June 22, 2007
Release date: August 10, 2007 (Australia)
Synopsis
As the nation prepares to celebrate Independence Day, veteran cop John McClane (Bruce Willis) carries out another routine assignment: bringing in a computer hacker (Justin Long) for questioning. Meanwhile, a tech-savvy villain named Thomas Gabriel (Timothy Olyphant) launches an attack on America's computer infrastructure. As chaos descends around him, McClane must use old-fashioned methods to fight the high-tech threat.
Review
Die Hard 4.0 was produced from 2005-2006, where special effects started to get very advanced, so that's why this movie is loaded with them. Unlike most of my favourite action films (Police Story, Project A, Super Cop), almost half the movie is CGI and VFX and it still manages to be likeable.
The movie is bombarded with funny dialogue between Matt and McClane, which portrayers both have amazing chemistry together.
While the movie is PG-13, you might expect that to impact some of the action, but the only thing it DID impact was the profanity.
Many f-bombs and s-words were cut out but put back in for the Unrated Version.
In Australia, Die Hard 4.0 was released with the PG-13 cut with an M rating, the same as the others in the series (The Australian Classification Board is less strict with regards to language and to a lesser extent, violence). The unrated version was later released on DVD and Blu-ray also with an M rating. The film, notably never released in home media with its theatrical cut, has only been released in Australia as the extended edition.
But despite what version I watched the film in, it was still good and not a disappointment. The fight scenes are still up to the same standard [and a bit better] then in the first three movies.
The quality in this movie has seem to gone up. Old Habits of making a mediocre film Died Hard.
And lastly, the important question - Live free or Die Hard?
Die hard.
Watch Live Free or Die Hard on
https://tubitv.com/movies/622893/live-free-or-die-hard
Watch Die Hard 4.0 at the
Rating: 8/10
29.4.24
Spider-Man 2: Bigger and better webs
Directed by Sam Raimi
Screenplay by Alvin Sargent
Story by
Alfred Gough
Miles Millar
Michael Chabon
Produced by
Laura Ziskin
Avi Arad
Starring
Tobey Maguire
Kirsten Dunst
James Franco
Alfred Molina
Rosemary Harris
Donna Murphy
Synopsis
When a failed nuclear fusion experiment results in an explosion that kills his wife, Dr. Otto Octavius (Alfred Molina) is transformed into Dr. Octopus, a cyborg with deadly metal tentacles. Doc Ock blames Spider-Man (Tobey Maguire) for the accident and seeks revenge. Meanwhile, Spidey's alter ego, Peter Parker, faces fading powers and self-doubt. Complicating matters are his best friend's (James Franco) hatred for Spider-Man and his true love's (Kirsten Dunst) sudden engagement to another man.
Review
I have the same thoughts on Spider-Man 2 as on Spider-Man 1, even though Spider-Man 1 is slightly better, and this one is a bit sadder. The fight scene quality went down a bit in this one, but the film is still good.
So swing your way back home and watch another film.
Watch Spider-Man 2 at the
https://archive.org/details/spider.-man.-2.2004.1080p.-blu-ray.x-264.-yify_202112
(Blu-Ray rip, original English dub)
https://archive.org/details/spider-man_20211229 (Along with sequels and original film)
Rating: 6/10
22.4.24
New Police Story: Dark, different, daring and great
Directed and produced by Benny Chan
Starring and produced by Jackie Chan
Screenplay by Alan Yuen
Produced by
Willie Chan
Benny Chan
Barbie Tung
Solon So
Starring
Nicholas Tse
Charlie Yeung
Charlene Choi
Daniel Wu
Wang Chieh
Synopsis
Inspector Chan Kwok-Wing (Jackie Chan) was once the shining star of the Hong Kong police force. But that all changed when his unit was slaughtered by a merciless gang of bank robbers -- and Chan turned to the bottle to drown his grief. Now, a year later, a soused Chan is dragged out of his rut by a new partner, Frank Cheng (Nicholas Tse). Together, they hit the streets to redeem Chan's reputation by going after those responsible for the deaths of his fellow officers.
Review
New Police Story is definitely worth watching. Sure, some of the acting is pretty bad which is rare in a Chan movie.. wait.. Police Story 1. Nevermind. Anyways, the film has little to no funny parts, which is rare in a Chan movie, but it still rocks. The film's fight scenes are amazing and the characters were amazingly casted.
The only thing that ticks me off is that they try to make audiences sympathetise for Joe Kwan [the villian] because of how bad his father is.. but no. He's just a jerk. Family or not.
Anyways, New Police Story is very worth your time, and if you DO have time, you should definetly watch it. Darker films don't stop Jackie Chan from making masterpieces. Maybe the comedy is stopping him from reaching his potentional.
Rating: 8.3/10
Watch New Police Story on
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZ0fmEUZ3w8 (English dub)
https://archive.org/details/sdlehongkong1-15 (Along with other Hong Kong films)
https://archive.org/details/lehongkong1 (Along with other Hong Kong films)
https://archive.org/details/Fitoor2016Www.DesiPirates.tkHindiDVDRip720pAAC (Along with other Indian / Hong Kong films)
15.4.24
MIIB: The Sequel Nobody Expected and Wanted
They're Back in Black.
Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld
Screenplay by
Robert Gordon
Barry Fanaro
Story by Robert Gordon
Based on The Men in Black
by Lowell Cunningham
Produced by
Walter F. Parkes
Laurie MacDonald
Starring
Tommy Lee Jones
Will Smith
Lara Flynn Boyle
Johnny Knoxville
Rosario Dawson
Tony Shalhoub
Rip Torn
Synopsis
Kay (Tommy Lee Jones) and Jay (Will Smith) reunite to provide our best line of defense against a seductress who levels the toughest challenge yet to the MIBs mission statement: protecting the earth from the scum of the universe. While investigating a routine crime, Jay uncovers a plot masterminded by Serleena (Boyle), a Kylothian monster who disguises herself as a lingerie model. When Serleena takes the MIB building hostage, there is only one person Jay can turn to -- his former MIB partner.
Review
I have nothing to say about the film. I have the same feelings about it as with the original Men In Black, but it doesn't add up to the original.
The humor has slightly become less funny.
Rating: 5/10
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