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King Kong Movie Review

Advantages: lots of action
Disadvantages: too long and King Kong arrives after a while when the film begins.

...appearance of the massive beast, King Kong and I think it was totally useless to wait this long for the monster. A film is usually 1 hour and 30 minutes long but this movie had introduced King Kong like as if a movie had already ended. To be honest, a 2 hour film would be enough to watch but will viewers watch it film over 3 hours? I feel very sorry for the ones who watched it at the cinema! Nevertheless, I was thrilled at some points of the movie ...
...However, one thing that touched me about the film was when King Kong had shown love towards the women. It is like a relationship was evolving between them and at the end, I nearly went into tears after seeing the King Kong die after saving the women's life several times. ...

Shafi1990 02.02.2009 · Read full review
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Review of King Kong (HD-DVD)

Is the original any better?

Advantages: Drea De Matteo
Disadvantages: Everything else

I was looking for Attack on Precinct 13. There, the film is THAT memorable - to the point that I couldn't even actually remember the damn title. I have no real idea who the people assaulting Precinct 13 were or why they were doing it, possibly due to some gang leader being imprisoned there but the plot isn't explained very well. I guess they assume you've seen the original and that the plot was thoroughly explained there. As far as I understood it ...
...Bryne attacking an old Police Station for an unspecified reason and everyone in the station is called upon to settle their difference and defned the station from attack. Who is the star of this? Ethan Hawke or Matt Dillon (I can't tell who the lead actor is, that's another pretty big point against the movie right there) Gabriel Byrne (who couldn't have needed the money this badly could he?) Drea De Matteo is stunning but only because of her amazing ...

atytyut2434 09.08.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Assault On Precinct 13 (DVD)

Rocky Yes

Advantages: The Whole Film
Disadvantages: -

...said in my review of Rocky Six (Rocky Balboa) there is nothing better than Rocky on Blu-Ray. Having the first Rocky on Blu-Ray really works. Right the run down. The World Heavyweight Championship Apollo Creed comes up with the idea of fighting a local Philadelphia underdog, Rocky. Creed does not initially take the fight seriously, but Rocky unexpectedly knocks him down in the first round and the match turns intense. And when I say intense I mean ...
...all of us, but without Rocky starting it. Do you think it would have court on? The training in this one I have to say is the best out of them all purely for its 'wow' factor, and it was the first time we heard the song which would be burned into our minds forever. Also because the film is so popular, Philadelphia Museum of Art has become a cultural icon amongst fans of the films. The soundtrack, I cant find a fault in it. All the songs were put into ...

t0mm 11.12.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Rocky Balboa (Blu-Ray)

The man in the iron mask

Advantages: Great remake of a good story
Disadvantages: A little cheesey in places

The man in the iron mask is a old story about King louie who rules the country unfairly and treats his citizens very badly,the muskateers who are sworn to protect louie and france see that he is a evil king and come up with a plan to overthrow him,there is a legend of a man placed in a iron mask who looks exactly like king louie so the muskateers set of to free the man in the iron mask and replace him with the king. Although there are a few changes ...
...brings in the audience as louie and the man in the iron mask but to be fair the three muskateers give excellent performances and are quite comical as well,the story keeps you watching and is very well told ,with a strong romance running through it as well as the destruction that louie has caused. The story ends well and is told in ull and i found it very enjoyable to watch,i recomend it to everyone that enjoys a drama/action movie ...

daxus100 23.08.2008 · Read full review
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Review of The Man In The Iron Mask (DVD)

Classics of '80s cinema

Advantages: classics
Disadvantages: acting

...in this 1970s classic as Rocky Balboa, a down and out low level boxer who gets a shot at the world championship as part of a PR exercise from the champ Appollo Creed. To Creed, it's just a bit of fun, but Rocky's got other ideas. In the film that started a series spanning twenty years, Stallone writes, directs and stars in this heart-warming action drama. IS IT ANY GOOD: I am somewhat ashamed to say that I only saw the Rocky films a few years back. ...
...is hard to rival, as Rocky does things we can really get behind, making his mark for the common man. The fight scenes are really well choreographed (as good as any in modern cinema) and add an authenticity to the movie that is lacking from Stallone's almost disabled performance. All in all, a feel good film, with basic acting and a basic storyline, but one that couldn't be less presumptuous, and therefore wins the hearts of all who see it. Quite ...

bruffyboy 15.05.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Rocky (Definitive Edition) (DVD)