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Not as brainless as punch drunk as you'd think

Advantages: Inspring action and sharp dialogue in places
Disadvantages: Shouldve skipped from IV to VI in my opinion

The Rocky films are surprisingly a sharp set of stories which are not the '80s action movie hero with boxing gloves on' that you'd expect. They have the power to inspire the mind, make you chuckle and pull on the heart strings, unlike any of his action rivals of the time. This is the reason I rate them so highly. A couple of years before the (probably) final installment of the Rocky series came in, Warner Brothers released a slick box set entitled ...
...rash, doesn't it? The Rocky Anthology consists of Rockys 1 through 5: from the gritty opener in 1976 which made Stallone his name, to the uneccessary 'V' in 1990. That makes me wonder: is there a single film out there with the roman numeral 'V' ending the title which is any good??? Rocky V is certainly no exception to the rule. However, there is some real gold amongst the 6 disks here. Especially in the early installments before the Rocky franchise ...

runningman77 16.11.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Rocky Anthology (Ultimate Edition) (DVD)

Die Another Day

Advantages: Has been out for a while now so cheaper
Disadvantages: Not as 'Bond' as some of it's predecessors

...to give the plot away, Die Another Day is the 20th film about supercool British spy James Bond. After Bond is captured and traded by the Korean Military, Bond embarks on a journey that takes him from the streets of London to the beautiful frozen surfaces of Iceland in an attempt to discover who betrayed him to the Korean's in the first place. With more guns, gadgets and more insane bad guys than before Die Another Day is exciting, but in a different ...
...his way through the stories, Die Another Day has Bond fight and blast his way though most of the movie. With a superb supporting cast featuring Halle Berry, Rick Yune, John Cleese and Dame Judi Dench, if this is a film you haven't seen already, it's time you did. ...

happycamper 09.05.2005 · Read full review
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Review of Die Another Day (Special Edition) (DVD)

This is what started it all

Advantages: Classic John Woo dual pistol gun opera
Disadvantages: Not the best storyline in the world

...Sung Tse-Ho (Ti Lung) run a counterfitting operation. They are accompanied by a rookie in this line of work, Shing (Waise Lee). Problems arise when Ho's brother, Kit (Leslie Cheung) decides to join the police force. Ho's father advises him to quit the business and go straight, for the sake of his brother. He agreed to, but first he has one last job to take care of. He travels to Taiwan, with only Shing and some henchmen at his side, leaving Mark ...
...friend, and swears revenge. In a fantastic scene, Mark travels to Taiwan where the Ho's enemies are dining, and he proceeds to place Beretta's inside plant pots while at the same time having fun with a hostess. The childish grin on his face soon turn to a grimace, as he has only one thing on his mind: revenge. What we then see is a finely choreographed shoot out, with Chow Yun Fat wielding the dual berettas that has become legendary, and simply ...

sghosh 05.07.2006 · Read full review
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Review of A Better Tomorrow (Collector's Edition) (DVD)

The Bigger the hit, the faster the rush, the Sweeter the revenge!

Advantages: Great action packed film, Great actors, Good storyline
Disadvantages: You may not be able to get into the story-line!

...WHSmith. ***CRANK 2*** Crank 2: High Voltage was released this year and contains Jason Statham again. Chelio’s tears through the town in search for the Chinese criminal who has possession of his heart. Amy Smart, Dwight Yoakham, and Efren Ramirez revisit their roles from the original film. ***OVERALL OPINION*** I think Jason Statham is a fantastic actor anyway and I have to say that I loved this film. It was full of action and also has some funny ...
...I wouldn’t hesitate to watch Crank 2. My dad did how-ever borrow the DVD and after 30mins he switched it off as he couldn’t quite get into the film. If you like Jason as an actor and if you like his other films I think you with thoroughly enjoy this film. I would recommend it to anyone who like’s action packed films. (review als on dooyoo) ...

kiss_me2070 27.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Crank (DVD)

2012 true or wrong

Advantages: I believe in god so I do not believe the end of 2012.
Disadvantages: 2012 film is entertainment. so make it fun for our minds

...if you buy the hype, 2012 is going to be the year of that will see the end of humanity, much like the earlier 2000s saw the downfall of TRL. The year of shock. Horror. Awe. Awe-some! I am currently much anticipating the apocalypse, especially if it involves John Cusack and will finally foresee that sinful state, California, falling into the Pacific Ocean, where it belongs, obviously. I am anticipating it as much as I did Y2K, with my gallons of water ...
...the claims of December 21, 2012 (in addition to it being my future wedding date), being the end of this current "cycle" we're upon. The Mayans were a very intelligent civilization for their time--they were able to calculate the time of day, and their mathematical accomplishments floored any Europeans' of the time. But there's a lot of controversy as to what December 21, 2012, signifies to them. Of course it's the end of their calendar cycle, but ...

josuru 25.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of 2012