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  • “Men in Black 3” Movie Review

    “Men in Black 3” Movie Review

      – – There is one secret the universe does not know about.  But to find out what that is, you have to ride a somewhat uneven MIB3 all the way to the end.  At times MIB3 is funny and exciting, at times it is boring, and at times it is poignant. An escaped prisoner travels…

  • “Gone” Movie Review

    “Gone” Movie Review

    – – “Foreboding: Fearful apprehension; a feeling that something bad will happen” From the first seconds, “Gone” (thanks to the soundtrack, setting, acting, and cinematography) instilled an overwhelming sense of foreboding.  Very cool…..errrr, very scary. Amanda Seyfried (as Jill) claims she was kidnapped last year and escaped.  The local (Portland, OR) police investigated, found nothing,…

  • “Safe House” Movie Review

    “Safe House” Movie Review

    (Outstanding Thriller) – – Chau is going to see “Safe House” soon, I will update her rating here… Ryan Reynolds (as Matt Weston) is a newbie CIA agent in charge of a safe house in Capetown, South Africa.  A very boring job. Denzel Washington (as CIA legend, and traitor, Tobin Frost) has just picked up…

  • “Haywire” Movie Review

    “Haywire” Movie Review

    Gina Carano (as Mallory) is a private contractor special agent.  She goes where ever there is a need for someone with her special skills. A journalist is being held hostage in Barcelona, Spain.  Mallory and team (including Channing Tatum, as Aaron) rescue the journalist and turn him over to those who wanted him freed.  Job…

  • “Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol” Movie Review

    “Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol” Movie Review

    (WOW!  Chau (Carol’s mom), Mike, and Lori all agree!) – A new Mission Impossible team sets out to save the world. Unfortunately, they are on the U.S. Government’s shit list after being set-up for a bombing at the Kremlin and have been disavowed. Tom Cruise (as Ethan Hunt) takes control in the effort to find…

  • “Abduction” Movie Review

    “Abduction” Movie Review

    (good action, interesting plot, hokey dialogue) – – “OMG THAT WAS AN AWESOME MOVIE!”  yelled a teenage girl as she was leaving CineMark  Theater #14 in Tracy, CA. For sure, the teen and pre-teen girls in the movie LOVED “Abduction”.  You could tell when they SCREAMED as soon as Taylor Lautner (as Nathan Price) made…

  • “Contagion” Movie Review

    “Contagion” Movie Review

    (Frightening, Realistic, Scary as Hell) – – In 1975, Jaws, scared the shit out of everyone. Growing up on Long Island (Bay Shore), and living there in the aftermath of Jaws, I experienced first hand the fear people had for the water.  I even had to cancel a date because the girl did not want to be…

  • “The Debt” Movie Review

    “The Debt” Movie Review

    (great thriller) – – In 1966, three Mossad agents are sent into East Germany to capture, and bring to trial, a sadistic Holocaust surgeon. Unfortunately, things go horribly wrong. The three decide to lie…..and are welcomed home as heroes.  30 years later, that lie comes back to haunt them. The young and old characters are…

  • “The Tourist” Movie Review

    “The Tourist” Movie Review

    “The Tourist” Movie Review  (Johnny Depp & Angelina Jolie…need I say more?) The critics did not seem to like this movie.  To them I say:  Get a life! We watched it in the movies, and then we bought the blu-ray disc.  Last night we re-watched it on blu-ray.  The movie is very good, but, the…