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Doomsday (2008) [R]-- W.I.P. Scale™ Rating: $10.75
Review-lite: Talk about a radical upgrade, writer director Neil Marshall's The Descent was a cave horror movie of reasonable chills and success, whereas his film Doomsday, despite it's off-beat marketing campaign making it look a lot like a take off on a graphic novel, is a slick, stylistic, adrenalin fueled Mad Max-like film for the 2000s. Focusing on agent Eden Sinclair (Rhona Mitra) who's been given the task of returning to a previously virus-ravaged Scotland to recover a possible cure now needed by recently-infected London proper, the final 20 minutes are one fun, action-charged race for survival that's in your face, on your feet, cheer worthy. Smartly executed, Neil Marshall has done a superb job of elevating this film slightly above the genre. The film presents what could be one of the most quotable lines of dialogue this year, "Here, try a piece of your friend." (click for full details and complete review)
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Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008) [R]-- W.I.P. Scale™ Rating: $3.00
Review-lite: Pointless film flam flop of a film featuring Kal Penn and John Cho as Kumar Patel and Harold Lee this time up to their hi jinx that land them in Guantamo Bay Prison as suspected terrorists by an overly zealous and unintelligent Ron Fox (Rob Corddry). Inane, gross, senseless, this film which might have aspired to some sense of fresh political satire is just pointless and dull. If you've got money to burn, buy a can of paint, paint your wall, and watch it dry, you'll have more fun than sitting through this idiotic film written and directed by Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg. (click for full details and complete review)
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Never Back Down (2008) [PG-13]-- W.I.P. Scale™ Rating: $10.50
Review-lite: In what could have been the heroic equivalent to The Karate Kid for the XYZ generations, unfortunately Jeff Wadlow's direction of Chris Hauty's screenplay Never Back Down starring Sean Faris, Djimon Hounsou, and Cam Gigandet "taps out" instead sacrificing principles, morality, and inspiration for street thug basal immorality, gang brutality, and way too much drippy perspiration. By using and glamorizing illegal fight clubs, they have created a film from which it's probably best to "tap out" early. (click for full details and complete review)
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Shine a Light (2008) [PG-13]
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Over the course of two nights at New York's Beacon Theatre, director Martin Scorsese captured the wild and enduring energy of The Rolling Stones as they gave electrifying performances from their 2006 "A Bigger Bang" tour. Scorsese employed a highly coordinated army of 16 renowned cameramen to follow Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, and Ron Wood as they reached fresh heights of rock greatness. 122 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: English DTS HD Master Audio, Dolby True HD; Subtitles: English (SDH), French, Spanish; bonus footage; featurette.
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