Showing posts with label Thriller. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Thriller. Show all posts
Friday, February 25, 2011
Monday, February 14, 2011
Saw 3D 2010
Friday, December 24, 2010
The Ghost Writer 2010
A ghostwriter hired to complete the memoirs of a former British prime minister uncovers secrets that put his own life in jeopardy.
Director:
Roman Polanski
Writers:
Robert Harris (screenplay), Roman Polanski (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
Stars:
Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan and Olivia Williams
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Director:
Roman Polanski
Writers:
Robert Harris (screenplay), Roman Polanski (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
Stars:
Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan and Olivia Williams
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Monday, December 20, 2010
Centurion 2010
AD 117. The Roman Empire stretches from Egypt to Spain, and East as far as the Black Sea. But in northern Britain, the relentless onslaught of conquest has ground to a halt in face of the guerrilla tactics of an elusive enemy: the savage and terrifying tribes known as the Picts. Quintus, sole survivor of a Pictish raid on a Roman frontier fort, marches north with General Virilus' legendary Ninth Legion, under orders to wipe the Picts from the face of the earth and destroy their leader Gorlacon. But when the legion is ambushed on unfamiliar ground, and Virilus taken captive, Quintus faces a desperate struggle to keep his small platoon alive behind enemy lines, evading remorseless Pict pursuers over harsh terrain, as the band of soldiers race to rescue their General, and to reach the safety of the Roman frontier.
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Sunday, October 31, 2010
The Town 2010
The Town is a very solid sophomore outing for director/writer/actor Ben Affleck. The bank heist action-drama taut, well-acted, and pulls of something a lot of films fail to do: make you root for the protagonists.
The story centers on the lives of bank robbery crew from Charlestown, a neighborhood in Boston that's said to be the capital of bank robbery in the world. Ben Affleck is Doug Macray, the leader of the group who fins himself torn between his bank robbing roots and the the desire to change. Ironically, it is through a manager of a bank (played by Rebecca Hall) that the group robbed that triggers the change in Doug. By the time the movie is almost over, I'm sure you're pulling for the two to escape the vicious the two are in.
The thing I didn't like about this film is the thick Bostonian accent-- and this was the same thing I didn't like about Gone Baby Gone. There were a lot of times I didn't understand what the heck the characters were saying.
Is The Town worthy to be in the Oscars discussions this soon? Yes, if you ask me. I see Oscar nominations for Ben Affleck and Rebecca Hall. Book it.
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Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
City on Fire (Heat Wave)
The Crazies 2010
Plot
In the town of Ogden Marsh, Iowa, Sheriff David Dutton, enjoys a local high school baseball game. Deputy Russell Clank spots Rory Hamill, a local resident, entering the outfield holding a shotgun. David is forced to shoot and kill the unresponsive Rory. David and his wife Judy, the community doctor, begin to notice other town residents exhibiting strange and bizarre behavior. The next night a local farmer burns his house down with his wife and son trapped inside, killing them.
When a pilot's body is reported in a swamp, David and Russell also discover a cargo plane submerged under the water. Communication services are lost, and soldiers arrive and take all residents for containment at the high school. Everyone entering is examined for symptoms of infection. Judy does not pass the examination and is separated from David. She explains her fever is due to pregnancy, but is sedated anyway. She wakes strapped to a gurney as the perimeter of the facility is breached by the infected. The military personnel evacuate, leaving Judy and others behind. David is nearing evacuation, but escapes and rejoins Deputy Russell. They rescue Judy and her hospital assistant Becca.
David, Judy, Russell, and Becca make their way out of town on foot. Unable to find an operable vehicle. They encounter Becca's boyfriend, Scotty when they pass through his farm. Before they continue, soldiers invade the McGregor farm and shoot Scotty and his mother. The group repairs a vintage car, and once on the road are spotted by an attack helicopter and drive into a car wash for cover. Infected attack and kill Becca, and the helicopter destroys the car. Again on foot, Russell disables a passing government SUV. The driver reveals the cargo plane contained "Trixie", a "Rhabdoviridae prototype" biological weapon. Enraged, Russell shoots the driver and threatens Judy and David. When confronted about his behavior, Russell realizes he is infected and dies distracting a blockade of soldiers so Judy and David can sneak past.
David and Judy arrive at a truck stop to search for a vehicle, discovering the military also executed those who were evacuated. Fending off infected, they escape in a semi-truck. Ogden Marsh is destroyed in a huge explosion as they flee, causing their truck to flip. As the couple walk towards Cedar Rapids, a view from a military satellite highlights the city, and the words "initiate containment protocol" appear, signifying another containment attempt.
A Nightmare On Elm Street 2010
Freddy Krueger is back and he's still doing what he is made to do in the first eight films of this slasher film franchise. Freddy is back in yet another chilling and hair-raising suspense in A Nightmare on Elm Street.
Isn't it amazing that after twenty-six years, Freddy Krueger is still here, alive in young teenagers' dreams. His red-and-green sweater and his iconic bladed gloves makes us wish he will never haunt us in our sleep.
And now, Freddy is back to once again scare the soul out of teenagers in the 2010 re-imagining of A Nightmare on Elm Street.
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After Life 2009
Icky, nasty, calculatingly odd and a little funny, though more often strained and inadvertently absurd, “After.Life” changes its mood and apparent intentions from scene to scene, sometimes minute to minute. The period separating the words in the title probably alludes to the liminal state in which the heroine finds herself, though it might also be a way to distinguish this movie from others with the same name. Whatever the case, the little dot underscores the rather large conceits that sabotage what might have been a promising horror flick if not for the writing, acting, editing and consistently inconsistent tone.
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Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Shelter 2010
Monday, September 27, 2010
The Signal 2007
Slow Burn 2005
Hard Candy 2005
Snatch 2000
Jeepers Creepers II 2003
The Wild Hunt 2009
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
The Day After Tomorrow 2004
As Paleoclimatologist named Jack Hall was in Antartica, he discovers that a huge ice sheet has been sheared off. But what he did not know is that this event would trigger a massive climate shift that would effect the world population. Meanwhile, his son, Sam was with friends in New York to attend an event. There they discover that it has been raining non-stop for the past 3 weeks, and after a series of weather related disasters that occurred over the world. Everybody soon realizes that the world is going to enter a new ice age, as the rest of the world population tries to evacuate to the warm climates of the south. Jack makes a daring attempt to rescue his son and his friends who are stuck in New York, who have to survive not only a massive wave, but freezing cold temperatures that could possibly kill them.
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Sunday, September 19, 2010
The Ring 2002
Rachel Keller is a journalist who decides to go undercover on the mysterious death of her niece and her three friends, who seemed to all died on the same day at the same time- 10:00 PM. After being told that her niece was found in a closet with a horrifying look on her face, she searches through her room and finds some pictures, pictures of the cabin where her niece and her friends had stayed a week before the deaths. Rachel finds the cabin and finds an unknown video there. She decides to watch it there, and now has only a limited time to live. She and her divorced husband, Noah, research about the video and find facts about Anna Morgan and her daughter, Samara Morgan, the maker of this video. With only a week left, Rachel and Noah discover the unknown secrets of the life of Samara Morgan, and, hopefully for them, a way to break the curse.
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