Offlix Movie Reviews

Law Abiding Citizen (2009)

admin — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 05:25:32 +0000

Law Abiding Citizen stars Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx in this low budget thriller.

Clyde Shelton (Butler) and Nick Rice (Foxx) butt heads when promising lawyer Rice gives the man convicted of killing Shelton’s family a plea deal. Rice is more concerned with keeping his high conviction rate than dealing with giving criminals justice. Nick Rice wants to further his career and hopefully attain the status of District Attorney. The guy responsible for killing Shelton’s entire family only has to serve a few years in prison.

Fast forward many years ahead and people start dying. The killing is traced back to Shelton, but that is where the real story begins. I don’t want to ruin the story, so i will post some additional details in the spoiler section of this post.

I give it a solid 2.5 stars. I know that 2.5 stars isn’t a very good rating, but this movie was pretty good as a rental. I don’t think that it would be worth the $9 movie ticket, but it works for video.

Law Abiding Citizen (cinemablend.com)
Puffy, Weepy Gerard Butler In Law Abiding Citizen Clips (cinemablend.com)
Law Abiding Citizen, review (telegraph.co.uk)
Movie Review | ‘Law Abiding Citizen’: Revenge Is a Dish Best Served by a Robot (movies.nytimes.com)
Law Abiding Citizen Review (screenrant.com)

Star Trek (2009)

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Terminator Salvation (2009)

admin — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 04:30:23 +0000

Terminator Salvation (2009)

Cast: Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Moon Bloodgood

Director: McG

Writer: Michael Ferris, John D. Brancato

Runtime: 115 minutes

Genre: thriller, sf, adventure

Trailer Terminator Salvation

by CinemaRx

I don’t know if James Cameron had anything to do with this film, but it was a wild and crazy ride. It is a little difficult to keep track of the storyline because who remembers what a T-600 or T-800 is. Sam Worthington as Marcus Wright was suprisingly GREAT !!! I thought that Christian Bale was the star of this movie, but Sam stole the show and had a much more powerful performance than Bale was able to deliver. Once i caught up to what was going on, it was easy to get into the action sequences.

This film keeps you guessing if maybe Marcus is really one of the bad guys. I don’t want to give up too much(click spoiler box below for some spoilers), but this was an interesting story that did a great job of feeding us details that Terminator and Terminator 2 gave us. The storyline also gives us new information that help propel the story into the future.

McG did a fantastic job of directing this movie. The action and the storyline didn’t seem forced like some of the action movies that i have seen recently.

John Connor and Kyle Reese are characters that you will remember in the film. Sarah Connors voice and Arnold Schwartzenegger‘s face also appear in this film.

I’ll give it four stars!!!

Producer Talks Terminator Future & ‘Salvation’ Ending (screenrant.com)
Sam Worthington: Directors Guild Guy (justjared.buzznet.com)
Blu-ray Review: “Terminator Salvation” (popdose.com)
‘Terminator Salvation’ on DVD Today (blippitt.com)

The Debt

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (Skynet Edition) [Blu-ray]
Genre: Action/Adventure
Rating: R
Release Date: 19-MAY-2009
Media Type: Blu-Ray

The Dark Knight

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Carriers (2009)

admin — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:06:07 +0000

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Carriers stars Chris Pine(Captain Kirk from Star Trek) as the older brother who is taking a road trip to the coast. They bring along their girlfriends in what initially appears to just be a normal drive across state lines. We soon find out that something more sinister is going on. The globe is under crisis from a virus that is spreading and killing everyone in its path. Along the way, they meet a father who is trying to find help for his infected daughter. They are forced to share the same vehicle when they their car breaks down in the desert.

Will they make it to the safety of the shore or will they have to face demons along the way. If they follow the rules, they may have a chance to survive. Can they all follow the rules when it comes to trying to save a life? Will they turn on each other? Will they all become infected?

This movie will infect you!!! It is a lower budget movie with large budget talent. This isn’t the best movie ever made, but it is a movie that will keep you at the edge of your seat. Well worth the 90 minutes it takes to watch it.

Summer’s 8 Most Unlikely Movie Heroes (cinemablend.com)
Film review: Carriers (guardian.co.uk)

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Surrogates (2009)

admin — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:48:20 +0000

Bruce Willis stars as FBI Special Agent Tom Greer in this action packed Sci-Fi thriller. In the near distant future people don’t actually live their own lives, they send out their Surrogates to work and play for them. Surrogates are robots that you control with your mind while you are in the comfort of your own home. Someone has a new weapon that kills the Surrogates and their human alter ego at the same time. Willis ,through his surrogate, must find out why the son of the inventor of the technology behind the surrogates was killed.

This is an interesting story, but it almost seems like it could have been played out as part of an hour long episode of the X-Files. The movie explores the superficial nature of humans in the near future. They look perfect, but they don’t live perfect lives. You’ll see Bruce Willis like you’ve never seen him before. The Surrogate Willis has perfect skin and long flowing hair. It is a little odd that nearly everyone in the movie is an idealized version of themselves, but Willis looks the same.

This wasn’t the greatest film, but as a rental it was well worth the money. The acting was okay, the special effects were cool, and the story was just fresh enough to keep you wanting to know what would happen next.

I give it four stars.