Piranha

Warning!!! Do not go into the theater expecting to see a film with a solid plot. Go to the theater to have fun. Go to see gore. Go to see teens getting their limbs gnawed off by prehistoric piranha!

Recommendation: Take a batch of best mates to see this silly film in the theater. If you cannot make it to the theater, take it home as your 2nd DVD pick.

Starring: Angry, prehistoric fish and their victims.

Takers

Nice! The movie Takers began a little clunky, but it improved as it progressed. The first part of the film, it seemed, was dedicated to delivering on the promise of featuring T.I.

Some films trick patrons into theaters by showing big name artists in its movie trailers, but the artists are given small parts in the actual film. That was not the case with Takers. (There was no bait-and-switch.) T.I. was prominently featured in this film.  There was LOTS of action, but the death scenes were not glorified.  That being said...

Recommendation: Go see Takers in the theater today. If not, TAKE it home as your 2nd DVD pick.

Starring: Idris Elba, Paul Walker, Michael Ealy, Tip "T.I." Harris, Chris Brown, Hayden Christensen, Matt Dillon,

The Expendables

We all know (or should know) that the big three – Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis, and Arnold Schwarzenegger – set the modern standard for action films.  And very few films, since the 80s, have come close to matching or exceeding those films in terms of intensity (i.e., explosions, shootings, and car chases). 

Today, one of the big three has come back and set a new standard!  Stallone and his gang did more shooting and killing than I’ve seen in a LONG time!  This movie was Mantastic!!!!!  The whole time I was in the theater, I kept hearing the automated voice from the movie Demolition Man (a Sylvester Stallone film) in my head …Murder, Death, Kill!!!

Needless to say, I am going to see this movie again.

Recommendation: I suggest that you go see this movie in the theater today.  If not, take it home as your 1st DVD pick.

Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Mickey Rourke, Terry Crews, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Randy Couture

The Kids Are All Right

I am not exactly sure what to say about this film.  It was a little odd.  That is, I couldn’t imagine Julianne Moore and Annette Bening kissing.  Yet, the film was funny and a little exciting at times.  I guess the moral of this story is that no matter what type of family you have, you must remain vigilant in protecting it.

Recommendation: Do not go see this movie in the theater.  Do, however, make it your 3rd DVD pick.

Starring: Julianne Moore, Annette Bening, Mark Ruffalo, Mia Wasikowska, Josh Hutcherson