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Resident Evil: Apocalypse, a review by addicted2dvd

Resident Evil: Apocalypse
After narrowly escaping the horrors of the underground Hive facility, Alice (Milla Jovovich) is quickly thrust back into a war raging above ground between the living and the Undead. As the city is locked down under quarantine, Alice joins a small band of elite soldiers, led by Valentine (Sienna Guillory, 'Love, Actually') and Carlos (Oded Fehr, 'The Mummy Returns') enlisted to rescue the missing daughter of Dr. Ashford, the creator of the mutating T-virus. It's a heart-pounding race against time as the group faces off against hordes of blood-thirsty zombies, stealthy Lickers, mutant canines and the most sinister foe yet.

My Thoughts:
I know of several people that was not pleased with this sequel. .. but I really did enjoy it. Not as much as the first one... but definitely enjoyed it. I thought they did a pretty cool job on Nemesis... and liked the feel of the movie moving on to the entire city. But when all was said and done.... the first one was better in my opinion. The main problem I think I had with this one is how they ended the movie. I do not like how they set up the next movie. Which leaves me with concerns for the new one I just got (and about to watch). If I would have remembered how this one ended I would not have been as excited about the new one... and probably would have held off on purchasing it till it went down in price some. Either way this movie has some great action-horror... and I still have hopes that the next one will at least have that.

(From Weekend Movie Marathon: From Video Games to Movies on January 5th, 2008)

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, a review by Rich

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button





Interesting production with very novel storyline, it is over-hyped, overly long and surprisingly well acclaimed critically, but never stretches itself from a good film to a great film. It reminded me a lot of Forrest Gump with the narrative voice-over, lead character in the middle of history, and very similar direction which was a surprise given Finchers previous movies. I believe both films have the same author?
Cate Blanchett and Brad Pitt are ideally cast, and do a good job breezing through the script. The supporting cast are also unilaterally excellent in their roles. The CGI and make-up are unbelievable and totally convincing, helping Pitt portray Benjamin at several ages.
This is traditional escapism with a simple story, a romantic drama with an unusual theme, well told and adequately acted, but for me on first viewing I did not fall overly in love with the whole picture.
 



(From Riches Random Reviews on May 11th, 2009)

Pete's Pilots, a review by addicted2dvd

Malcolm in the Middle


Pilot
Malcolm introduces us to his world, dominated by omnipresent schoolyard bully Spath and made worse by his enforced friendship with Stevie, an asthmatic wheelchair genius. When a battery of tests reveals that Malcolm has an IQ of 165, he is moved into Stevie's special accelerated class, despite his protests that "around here being intelligent is exactly the same as being radioactive." On the bright side, Malcolm discovers a practical application for intelligence when he and Stevie spontaneously hit on a solution to Spath's persistent tyranny.

My Thoughts:
This is a fun comedy. Though I do think it is a bit out there with the dysfunctional family thing. Much like the next one I am about to watch. But it definitely has some laughs in it... and worth checking out. Unfortunately there was only the first season that was ever released.

My Rating:

(From Pete's Pilots on March 25th, 2010)