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Zorro is back - oh dear!

Advantages: Some entertaining moments
Disadvantages: Largely over the top and unbelievable

...witnessed a new type of the legend Zorro when Antonio Banderas and Anthony Hopkins combined to give us a double generation of the masked hero in The Mask Of Zorro. Seven years later in 2005, the sequel was produced, again starring Antonio Banderas, entitled Legend of Zorro. The Plot Now married and with a child, Alejandro de la Vega and his wife Elena are trying to live a peaceful life devoid of any kind of adventure the hero Zorro is used to. ...
...de la Vega soon dons the mask and cape again. But this is one time too many for Elena, and she leaves him, to find herself soon dating Armand, a French Count. Convinced Armand is up to no good following an explosion in the desert, Alejandro de la Vega as Zorro fights to win back his love at the same time as protecting his beloved California as well as his troublesome little son Joaquin. The Cast and Performances Antonio Banderas once more is cast ...

pmcds 24.03.2008 · Read full review
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Review of The Legend Of Zorro (DVD)

Mountain CLimbing from your own living room

Advantages: A must see for any Action Thriller fan
Disadvantages: can be a bit slow in places, while explaining characters pasts

Virtical limit is an astounding feat of combining, philosophical morality (ethics), adventrue, suspense, murder, danger, action, humour and love. in this fanatstic count of a brother in search of his sister who is trapped in a crevace on the face of K2 thwe world second highest mountain, although the world hardest climb. Peter Garret's sister is part of a team leading an American billionaire, Elliot Vaughn to the top of the mountain so that when ...
...waves it on. However despite rapidly deteriorating weather conditions the party continue to climb to dangerous alititudes. When three survivers of an avalanche fall into a crevace, from where there is no escape; the whole film turns and centres on her brother, an ex-climber who decides to get together a rescue team to go and save the three survivers. with 5 other crazy people and some help from the Pakhistani army, there is a lot of danger and suspense ...

JIMOTHY2000 08.03.2005 · Read full review
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Review of Vertical Limit (DVD)

Bond is back with a bang after 6 years away

Advantages: Brosnan is a complete Bond package
Disadvantages: Too long away

...the new James Bond and Goldeneye was released in 1995. The Plot James Bond 007 and his fellow agent Alec Trevelyan, 006, infiltrate a chemical facility, but only 997 escapes, with Trevelyan being captured and shot. Nine years later, Bond finds himself searching for the Colonel who killed 006. He is now a General, and has stolen the systems controlling the dual Goldeneye satellite weapons. Bond must survive against the mysterious Janus, whom the ...
...Bond, and just look at Goldeneye as a film regardless of anythign else, I would still be impressed. Brosnan's Bond is equipped with flashier gadgets and cars, and the music is slightly changed, with Bond composer John Barry turning down the opportunity to proovide the music throughout the film, and leaving it to Eric Sierra, whose take on the Bond music is refreshing. Tina Turner provides the vocals for the title track, which was written by Bono ...

pmcds 26.05.2008 · Read full review
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Review of GoldenEye (DVD)

Escapism!!

Advantages: Great concept, good action scenes
Disadvantages: run of the mill action/scifi film

...appeal to sci-fi action fans. No Escape is set in 2022. The American prison system is now privately owned and is big business. An evil prison warden has a small island at his disposal that he uses to put the worst criminals in the prison system. When Robbins (Ray loitta) is convicted of murdering his commanding officer he is sent to prison. Once in prison he is commanded to execute a fellow prisoner for transgressing one of the prison rules. During ...
...wardens head but gives up after a few seconds. He is the sent to a place called absalom. Absalom is an island in ocean where the worst of the worst criminals are banished. On the island, there are 2 sides. One is peaceful and the other are a group of maniacs ill bent on chaos and destruction. The latter are relentlessly trying to destroy the peaceful ones. The plot is a bit thin with the usual hero and the multiple villains. Ray Loitta puts in ...

simond25 17.08.2006 · Read full review
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Review of No Escape (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)