Action/Adventure - Director: Peter Jackson - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring:Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Andy Serkis
Production Year: 1964 - Action/Adventure - Director: Cyril Endfield - Original Language: English - Classification: Parental Guidance - Starring:Stanley Baker, Jack Hawkins, Ulla Jacobsson, James Booth, Michael Caine, Nigel Green
Production Year: 2002 - Action/Adventure - Director: Vincenzo Natali - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring:Lucy Liu, David Hewlett, Anne Marie Scheffler, Joseph Scoren, Matthew Sharp, Jeremy Northam
Advantages: It tries really hard to be a tense techno-thriller... Disadvantages: ... but fails, mainly through poor editing and production style.
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ChainReaction starts off with an intriguing premise and goes downhill from there, despite trying really hard to be a tense techno-thriller.
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The initial idea, of a new power-source being developed from water (we're not talking traditional hydro-power here though) - which supposedly has the capacity to use the hydrogen in small glass of water to power the whole city of Chicago for weeks -is brilliant. The idea of the rich and powerful oil companies being desperate to stop this is entirely credible. The idea of an eccentric scientist wanting to actually give away this technology is less believable but forgivable. The idea of a secret government agency getting involved is plausible. Sabotage of the research plant ...
Being limited to the basic 5 channels when my sky system packed up, i was pleased to find that the BBC still show the odd film worth watching. Actually i surprised myself, as i had forgotten just how good this particular film was.
Like the title suggests "ChainReaction", the whole film really is.
It starts off with a celebration when Eddie (Keanu Reeves), figures out the missing link that enables a new form of hydrogen power to become a reality. Obviously a clean and virtually free power source is something everyone wants, and so set's the stage for the plot and total storyline.
As the party ends, Eddie takes home his scientist friend Lily (Rachel Weisz) when her car won't start, with the idea of picking up his bike later.
When he returns he notices a suspicious van leaving the area, and as he approaches the building finds ...
Advantages: Ok prices Disadvantages: Customer service is extremely poor. Their web order workflow doesnt work properly.
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THe whole experience has been very frustrating, and frankly I would fear dealing with ChainReaction Cycles again.
I do not wish to spend my money with a company who treat their customers so poorly. Waste of time and money.
I hate to write bad reviews, but then again, I hate to be taken for a ride by a company either. ...
Includes the action films PREDATOR and CHAIN REACTION. In PREDATOR, a group of commandos are recruited by the CIA to rescue hostages held by guerrilla fighters in a Central American country. They encounter an enemy more deadly than any on earth - because the Predator is not of this earth. In CHAIN REACTION, a student machinist, Eddie, gets involved in a maze of government cover-ups, espionage and murder. Eddie and Lily, another member of his team, realise that their only hope lies with a powerful bureaucrat.
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