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Mini info:
This Action | Mystery | Thriller star actors like Lizzy Caplan, Jessica Lucas, Michael Stahl-David, Mike Vogel and Odette Yustman. Rated PG-13 for violence, terror and disturbing images it has a user rating of 7.4/10 based on 131,005 votes at the imdb (Internet Movie Database).

Story:
In Cloverfield (2008) we follow the perspective of a hand-held video camera during a party held for a young man named Rob who’s leaving New York to work in Japan. His friend Hud is recording messages from his friends when the lights go out and the ground begins to shake.
(Not going to spoil the movie. Additional story can be found at the imdb.)

Additional Details:
”1-18-08″ – USA (promotional title)
”Monstrous” – USA (promotional title)
”Cloverfield: Hakaisha” – Japan (English title)

Filming Locations:
Bloomingdale’s Department Store, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA See more »

My review and rate:
Cloverfield was something different and I like that. What I also liked is the clear images of the creature. Sometimes, in an otherwise good movie, the image is dark when creatures are filmed. IE covering up the low budget placed in creating a creature. Besides that I liked the different approach in the way it was filmed, the fact that it is recorded as it was a hand-held video camera carried by one of the actors, I also liked the story. Cloverfield is in my opinion a good movie and it had the best ending I’ve seen in a good while and I give it 5 stars out of 5 possible. I totally recommend it and I could watch it one more time and I look forward to doing so. Three or so weeks after watching this movie it is still in my mind, stil not forgotten like most movies I watch.

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Mini info:
Featuring actors like Cuba Gooding Jr., Noel Gugliemi, Johnny Messner and Alex Meneses Wrong Turn at Tahoe is Rated R for strong bloody violence, pervasive language, some drug use and sexual content. Rated 6.3/10 at The Internet Movie Database.

Story:
Read the story over at The Internet Movie Database.

My verdict and Rate:
Cuba isn’t a favorite actor of mine, I find the roles he pick to be a bit too mushy for my liking. In Wrong Turn at Tahoe he play the role of a bad buy and it suits him so much better. He oughta pick roles like this more often. He did it well. Overall Wrong Turn at Tahoe is an intense crime thriller that doesn’t let up. The dialogue is amusing and witty. I recommend it.

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Mini info:
2012 is an Action Sci-Fi telling the adventure of worldwide apocalyptical earthquakes and the struggle of the survivors. Starring actors such as Woody Harrelson and Danny Glover it has a rating of 6.o/10 over at The Internet Movie Database.

Story:
The worldwide geophysical team member Dr. Adrian Helmsely (Chiwetel Ejiofor) learn that the earth is heating up from investigating the effect of radiation. The movie follow people trying to survive while volcano eruptions and earthquakes havoc around them. One of them is Jackson Curtis (John Cusack), divorced and father of two, as he discovers the same information as Dr. Adrian Helmsley while meeting Charlie Frost (Woody Harrelson), an enthusiastic doomsday believing radio show talkhost.

My review and rate:
2012 has awesome special effects but it is nothing more. At least it isn’t if you like a movie with intellectual substance, also there is no interesting back-story. Best seen on large screens like those in movie theaters to fully enjoy the special effects. I could rate the special effects a 10 however the movie recieve a 1.

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The plan was to go watch Avatar but instead we ended up with tickets to The Descent: Part 2. It is a horror flick and Rated R for strong bloody horror violence, grisly images, terror and language. 554 votes has rated this movie 6.5/10 at The Internet Movie Database (imdb.com). My rate at the end of this post.

If you liked The Descent (2005) it’s possible that you’ll like The Descent: Part 2 as well.

Sarah Carter survived the caving expedition (in The Descent) and the sequel continues the story as she emerges from the Appalachian confused and with no memory from what she’s experienced. Forced to help locate her missing companions she is back to the depts where she starts to remember the horror.

I like the first movie and the second. To me these are good horror movies and the monsters scare the shit out of me . Although part 2 has a confusing end.

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The Machinist, a mystery/thriller with the original title El Maquinista, has 7 wins and 8 nominations. The film is English but shot mostly in Barcelona, Spain, the year 2004. Rated R for violence and disturbing images, sexuality and language. 7.8 rating out of 10 possible at the imdb, I would give it a 7. It’s always enjoyable to watch a Christian Bale movie.

Christian Bale dropped an impressive (and horrifying) 63 pounds for the role as Trevor Reznik, an industrial worker with insomnia who hasn’t slept for a  year and slowly begins to doubt his sanity as bizarre things start happening. I won’t reveal the plot and anyone who is interested can voluntarily click this link and to read the plot summary for The Machinist at The Internet Movie Databse.

The production designers had to painstakingly re-create the look and feel of Los Angeles with many ”everyday Americana” items in both interior AND exterior shoots. This included cigarettes, alcohol, street signs, traffic signals, public telephones, retail signage, automobiles, license plates, and also shooting in what writer Scott Kosar called ”some of the worst areas of Barcelona”.

There are more interesting facts about the making of The Machinist to read here (click this text).

Rating: (3.2/5)

Warning – this post contains movie spoilers.

Thriller from 2009 written by Stephen King starring Christian Slater and Emmanuelle Vaugier. Rated 5.9/10 out of 904 votes at imdb, I think deserves a higher rating than that.

Dolan’s Cadillac is the story about one young mans attempts to seek to avenge his wife’s death after she is murdered by a Las Vegas mobster. His wife witnesses an execution in the desert and is then targeted by the mobsters who commited it, notorious Vegas crime lord Jimmy Dolan who’s vast wealth stems from his human trafficking operations. Dolan succeeds in having Elizabeth killed before she can testify against him and hence Dolan goes free, and Robinson must avenge Elizabeth’s death.

It’s not the usual revenge flick with much action and nothing more. This movie had originality and I can recommend it.

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Wes Bentley as Robinson in Dolan’s Cadillac

Christian Slater as Dolan in Dolan’s Cadillac

Emmanuelle Vaugier as Elizabeth in Dolan’s Cadillac

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