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Advantages: Fight choreography
Disadvantages: Not a good film

...dangerous and are considered abominations. Ultraviolet is a woman caught in the crossfire, affected by the virus but not controlled by it. She finds herself protecting a boy who has been marked for death by the government due to contamination, and has to fight the government and the forces that run it. Cast and Performances There is not much of a famous cast to mention, and, to be honest, it is hardly worth mentioning those who are in it. Milla ...
...William Fichtner as Garth does what he can with a dire script. The supporting cast holds no stars in the making, and there is a serious lack of character development. The writers and director Kurt Wimmer have not managed to make a good film here, unfortunately. My Opinion The one saving grace of the film is the fighting choreography. While it goes nowhere near to saving the film from a 1 star rating, it is done very well, and it is entertaining. ... Read review

Advantages: Mildly entertaining
Disadvantages: Changes spoil it for those who remember Christopher Reeves Superman

...earth after a mysterious absence, Superman (Brandon Routh) is not only confronted by his arch nemesis Lex Luthor (Kevin Spacey) plotting to make his life a misery, but also the heart breaking truth that Lois Lane (Kate Bosworth), the woman he secretly loves, has moved on with her life and now has a family of her own. With mass destruction threatening America and the realization that the woman he loves may no longer love him, Superman must once more ...
...to experience the last cinematic Superman franchise which featured the brilliant and sadly missed Christopher Reeves, but this latest reincarnation of the Superman franchise really does feel like a damp squib. Yes it is mildly entertaining, and the special effects are for the most superior to those which featured in the Superman films of the 70s/80s, but for me those are the only positives I can pull from a film which had so much promise but delivered ... Read review

Advantages: Brilliant film, few but solid extras, well packaged
Disadvantages: Not one

I saw this film first whilst in college and frankly it's been a very tough time finding a better film since. The film is basically a tale of three youths from one of Paris' run down outskirt estates who find a policemans weapon and contemplate reaping revenge for their friend who was shot during a riot. The film protrays the main three characters very well and despite their being novices when the film was made the actors (Vincent Cassel, Hubert Kounde, ...
...the film is wonderful. The black and white works extremely well in augmenting the bleak and brutal world in which the protaganists live. The camerawork is fantastic as well with some remarkable shots and editing. On top of this the music in the film is very fitting and really helps the atmosphere of the film. With strong social and political messages in the film you would think it would be a tad peachy. However, the film is wonderfully balanced and ... Read review

Advantages: Fun, witty script
Disadvantages: Bit lightweight, plot holes

...to play James Bond in Diamonds Are Forever - a film that would reunite him with Goldfinger director Guy Hamilton. What is the plot of Diamonds Are Forever you ask? The plot of Diamonds Are Forever is all over the place with one or two holes but essentially revolves around diamond smuggling. The British Secret Service notice that someone is building a vast collection of the world's diamonds and send James Bond to investigate why they keep disappearing. ...
...them need all of these diamonds anyway? Diamonds Are Forever has been described as the first Roger Moore James Bond film and I think there is some truth to this observation. Although Diamonds Are Forever is quite offbeat at times with a very atmospheric score by John Barry that is a major strength, it is also quite jovial in tone. There is a lot more humour in this one in contrast to previous entries. The previous film - On Her Majesty's Secret ... Read review

Advantages: Great acting and storyline
Disadvantages: Can't really think of any, i loved it...

...remember that the battle of TROY lasted around ten years, whereas the film gets though it in around a month. At the start of the film we see the mighty Achilles battle a great warrior called Boagrius summoned by the King of Thessalonia, Triopas, to fight for his lands. With one swing of his sword Achilles wins, allowing Agamemnon (Brian Cox), the king of Greece to take control of Triopas's land and soldiers. Meanwhile Agamemnon's brother, Menelaus ...
...who has wanted to destroy Troy for years. They are soon preparing to sail to Troy with over 50,000 men to claim back both Menlaus's wife, but more importantly destroy Troy. Achilles who was at first dubious about going to war with Agamemnon, due to his hatred of the man, sees with the help of Odysseus (Sean Bean), that the only was his name will be remembered throughout the years is to fight at Troy and thus joins them. Achilles leads his brave ... Read review