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Good, but not great, like the first two films

Advantages: Good action, fast paced, mildly entertaining
Disadvantages: a parody of the first two films, nothing original, poor characters

Rise of the Machines was a disappointing effort, in the context of the first two movies in the franchise which were both excellent. T3 has its moments, there are some very well put together action sequences, and its a fast paced film in general. Nick Stahl is a great actor, but he was mis-cast as John Connor. Claire Danes as his "sidekick" was equally forgettable. Its virtually impossible to care about these characters. The "Termanatrix" isn't a ...
...T-800 in the first movie. Arnie, God Bless Him, isn't very convincing as the now pensionable Terminator, the character has changed beyond recognition since the first film. The whole thing feels like a rehash, or parody of the first two, there are no new ideas, nothing we haven't seen before, or seen done better in previous instalments. That said, its reasonable entertaining, and its not a bad film by any means. Worth catching on TV, not worth buying ...

ryu2019 09.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Terminator 3 - Rise Of The Machines (DVD)

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Schwarzenegger at his best

Advantages: Action packed
Disadvantages: none

Predator is one of the films that helped establish Arnold Schwarzenegger as an action hero. It was directed by John McTiernan, in 1987. This film follows a team of commandos sent on a mission by the CIA, to retrieve downed airmen from guerrillas, in a Central American jungle. Dutch (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and his experienced men are confident of a successful mission. However there mission takes on a deadly twist when they realise that they are being ...
...is great support from Carl Weathers, as the CIA operative with a hidden agenda. The special effects are spectacular and you will be impressed when you finally get to see the predator in all its glory. Predator is very exciting and really gripped my attention right to the stunning end. ...

mozzie76 09.10.2009 · Read full review
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Return of the Dark Knight

Advantages: Tim Burton, Michael Keaton
Disadvantages: Batman and Robin, George Clooney, Nipples on the suit!

...set contains the first 4 Batman films, and the great thing about this box set is that it is cheaper than buying the films individually, and it chronicles the change in the Batman genre, from dark and moody (Burton), to more slapstick and comic-book like (Schumacher). And so we begin with Batman (1989). This is not an origin story, like Batman Begins, instead, the film picks up with Batman already well established as a masked vigilante, putting the ...
...a bell tower showdown. Batman is a very dark affair, but watching it, even now, it's not difficult to see why this film became (at the time) one of the top 10 highest grossing films ever. Burton paints a dark, decrepit, devastating Gotham City, whilst Michael Keaton was born to play the dark knight. Jack Nicholson, as usual, steals the film with one of the great super-villain displays, as the demented Joker. Next to Batman Returns, which sees the ...

mattb1983 28.07.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Batman (Movie Box Set) (DVD)

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The most overblown and silly action movie ever!

Advantages: Everything you could want in a dumb action movie
Disadvantages: Everything you hate about dumb action movies

...from this kind of movie. There are (ultra violent) fights, car chases, mass chaos, panic, gunplay and raw machismo. Overall, Commando is a just a great genre piece, if you are in the mood for a "action movie from the 80's starring Arnold Schwarzenegger" then look no further than Commando. ...

ryu2019 11.10.2009 · Read full review
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Batman goes back to Comic Book Form

Advantages: good acting from a few, good story, funny bad effects!
Disadvantages: Wooden acting from the villians, some may be disappointed by the effects

...the fourth film in the Batman series and it sees Batman working with his sidekick Robin. Things in Gotham City are going bad as Mr Freeze has decided he wanted to freeze the world so he can live comfortably in it. He is steeling diamonds from the museum so he can power his freeze suit when he first encounters Batman and as a fight ensure he does manage to get away. Over in another part of town a mad scientist has invented a venom which turns an ...
...on them. Between Batman and Robin they have to try and stop Mr Freeze and Poison Ivy who have now come together from destroying the city but with the arrival of Alfred’s niece things do not go smoothly for the pair. Can they work as a team and bring peace back to Gotham city? I am not really a fan of Batman which is a shock in my house as everyone else loves him and all the other super heroes. I was swayed to watch this by George Clooney who took ...

sewbizzie 19.11.2009 · Read full review
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