Movies, Movies, Movies

SEPTEMBER DAWN

Trent Ford, John Voight-A story set against the Mountain Meadows Massacre, the film is based upon the tragedy which occurred in Utah in 1857. A group of settlers, traveling on wagons, was murdered by the native Mormons. All together, about 140 souls of men, women and children, were taken. Amidst this, two young lovers-to-be, one a Mormon and the other one of the doomed settlers from Arkansas, develop a relationship in an atmosphere of suspicion and rancor. This was a gross misrepresentation of the actual events.

My Rating *

NANNIE DARIES

A college student (Johansson) goes to work as a nanny for a rich New York family. Ensconced in their home, she has to juggle their dysfunction, her studies, a new romance, and the spoiled brat in her charge.

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WAR

After his partner Tom Wynne (Terry Chen) and family are killed apparently by the infamous and elusive assassin Rogue (Jet Li), FBI agent Jack Crawford (Jason Statham) becomes obsessed with revenge as his world unravels into a vortex of guilt and betrayal. Rogue eventually resurfaces to settle a score of his own, setting off a bloody crime war between Asian mob rivals Chang (John Lone) of the Triad's and Yakuza boss Shiro (Ryo Ishibashi). When Jack and Rogue finally come face to face, the ultimate truth of their pasts will be revealed.

My Ratings ***

MR BEAN HOLIDAY

Mr. Bean wins a trip to Cannes where he unwittingly separates a young boy from his father and must help the two come back together. On the way he discovers France, bicycling, and true love, among other things.

My Rating **

3:10 TO YUMA

Small-time rancher Dan Evans (Bale) agrees to transport captured outlaw Ben Wade (Crowe) to a nearby town until the daily train can take him to Yuma for trial. Holed up in the same hotel, the two men engage in a battle of wills as the hours tick by...Bale was hot even if he only had one leg the whole show was a bit far retched also.

My Rating **

AMERICAN GANSTER

Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Josh Brolin, Cuba Gooding Jr.-A drug lord smuggles heroin into Harlem during the 1970s by hiding the stash inside the coffins of American soldiers returning from Vietnam. This was a bit over the top.

My Rating ***

SYDNEY WHITE

Amanda Byrnes, This modern retelling of the classic fairytale follows a beautiful college freshman as she pledges her late mother's once dignified sorority. But after discovering that today's sisterhood is not what it used to be, Sydney finds her new home away from home with seven outcasts. With the help of her socially challenged new friends, Sydney will take on the reigning campus queen to attempt to transform the school's misguided social hierarchy. Really cute and fun to watch.

My Rating ***

SHOOT EM UP

A loner who goes by the name Mr. Smith (Owen) pacts with an unlikely ally (Belluci) to protect a newborn baby from a determined criminal (Giamatti).Saw so long ago I can’t even remember it so I guess it wasn’t worth seeing.

My Rating *

IN THE VALLEY OF ELIAH

A career officer (Jones) investigates the disappearance of his son (Tucker), an exemplary soldier who went AWOL after his recent return from Iraq. This is a sad attempt that the director tried to come up with another movie like Crash and make a point, yeah war sucks and things happen but we see that it don’t come across that way with a trite little sad story.

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BALLS OF FURY

In the unsanctioned, underground, and unhinged world of extreme Ping-Pong, the competition is brutal and the stakes are deadly. Down-and-out former professional Ping-Pong phenom Randy Daytona (Dan Fogler) is sucked into this maelstrom when FBI Agent Rodriguez (George Lopez) recruits him for a secret mission. Randy is determined to bounce back and recapture his former glory, and to smoke out his father's (Robert Patrick) killer - one of the FBI's Most Wanted, arch-fiend Feng (Christopher Walken). He calls upon the spiritual guidance of blind Ping-Pong sage and restaurateur Wong (James Hong), and the training expertise of Master Wong's wildly sexy niece Maggie (Maggie Q), both of whom also have a dark history with Feng. All roads lead to Feng's mysterious jungle compound and the most unique Ping-Pong tournaments ever staged. This is stupidly funny in parts for the most part it was good.

My Rating ***

DEATH SENTENCE

Nick Hume (Kevin Bacon) is a mild-mannered executive with a perfect life, until one gruesome night he witnesses something that changes him forever. Transformed by grief, Hume eventually comes to the disturbing conclusion that no length is too great when protecting his family. THIS was a very dark and truly unbelievable for him to pull this off and no cop interference yeah right totally not worth seeing.

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RESURRECTING THE CHAMP

Up-and-coming sports reporter (Hartnett) rescues a homeless man ("Champ", Jackson) only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend believed to have passed away. What begins as an opportunity to resurrect Champ's story and escape the shadow of his father's success becomes a personal journey as the ambitious reporter reexamines his own life and his relationship with his family.

My Rating **