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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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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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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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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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Great film

Advantages: all of it!
Disadvantages: not much

...in total). The first Predator movie is an action classic, with it's then pioneering in-your-face, first-person action sequences, setting a standard for action movies of the late 80's. This is also one of Arnie's best movies after the Terminator films(bar number 3), with some great "dialogue" between Arnie's character Dutch and Dillon, played by Carl Weathers - not forgetting Arnie's one-liners like "knock, knock" and "stick around". The DVD itself ...
...scenes and outtakes. Now, Predator 2 is not really a sequal, but a different story invloving the Predator, set in Los Angeles in the then future 1997. The film stands up on its own as a solid action movie, with a great performance from Danny Glover in the lead. It has that infamous scene with the "Alien" skull in the trophy room of the Predator ship, which spawned the Alien Vs Predator comics, and ofcourse the inevitable movie. Again the DVD is ...

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