A Good Day to Die Hard (2013)

This is the latest installment of the Die Hard movies starring Bruce Willis.

He travels to Russia to help his troubled son and learns he is a CIA operative and ends up getting involved in his mission. They try to deliver a Russian who was supposed to stand trial, but after being sold out they have a new mission. This movie is in the great tradition of being an action packed movie and will not disappoint.

I recommend this movie and give it a 5 out of 5.

Starring Bruce Willis (The Sixth Sense, The Fifth Element) as John McClane, Jai Courtney (Jack Reacher, Spartacus: War of the Damned) as Jack McClane, Mary Elizabeth Winstead ( Final Destination 3, The Thing) as Lucy, Yuliya Snigir (Kokoko, Obitaemyy ostrov) as Irina and Radivoje Bukvic (Taken, The Heir Apprent: Largo Winch) as Alik.

 

 

The Courier (2012)

A courier known for not asking questions about the contents gets hired to deliver a package by what turns out to be the CIA, and has a surprising discovery when he makes delivery. This is an action pact movie with a great cast.

I recommend this movie and give it a 4.5 out of 5.

Starring Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler, Iron Man 2) as Maxwell, Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Watchmen, The Losers) as The Courier, Lili Taylor (The Conjuring, Ransom) as Mrs. Capo and Mark Margolis (Pi, The Wrestler) as Stitch.

 

 

Ice Quake (2010)

In Alaska, there is a cave system that has liquid Methane seeping through cracks in the earth caused by earthquakes and it is killing people. US Army geologists need to figure out a away to stop it before it destroys a nearby town.

I give this movie a 3.5 out of 5.

Starring Brendan Fehr (Final Destination, X-Men: First Class) as Michael Webster, Holly Elissa (Whistler, Polar Storm) as Emily Webster, Jodelle Ferland (The Twilight Saga : Eclipse, The Twilight Saga : Breaking Down Part 2) as Tia Webster, Ryan Grantham (Becoming Redwood, Altitude) as Shane Webster and Victor Garber (Titanic, Argo) as Colonel Bill Hughes.

 

 

Collision Earth (2011)

The sun throws Mercury into a magnetron and throws it off orbit headed right towards earth. The only way to save earth is to have a spaceship use a new government tool to move Mercury and change it' s course before it is too late.

This is a low budget film and you can tell by the cheap special effects. I give this movie a 3 out of 5.

Starring Kirk Acevedo (The Thin Red Line, Invincible) as Dr. James Preston, Diane Farr (About Cherry, The Job) as Victoria Preston, Jessica Parker Kennedy (50/50, In Time) as Brooke Adamson and Adam Greydon Reid (Underworld: Awakening, System Crash) as Matthew Keyes.

 

 

Hemingway & Gellhorn (2012)

This movie is about famous writers Earnest Hemingway and Martha Gellhorn and how they met. She was a WWII correspondent and he was a writer who traveled to make a movie of what was going on in Spain. This movie has a few good actors but I thought the movie took too long.

I would not recommend this movie, and I give it a 3.5 out of 5.

Starring Nicole Kidman (Moulin Rouge, The Others) as Martha Gellhorn, Clive Owen (Inside Man, Children of Men) as Earnest Hemingway, Rodrigo Santoro (300, Rio) as Paco Zarra and Parker Posey (The House of Yes, Party Girl) as Mary Welsh Hemingway.

Friends With Money (2006)

After Olivia quits her job as an 11th grade teacher, she becomes a house keeper while she tries to figure out what she wants to do with her life. She is jealous of her friends life's until she realizes that there life's are not any better, until she meets one of her cleaning clients and begins a relationship with him.

This is a funny movie, and I give it a 4 out of 5.

Starring Catherine Keener (The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Into the Wild) as Christine, Jason Isaacs (Peter Pan, The Patriot) as David, Joan Cusack (Say Anything...., Toy Story Movies) as Franny, Frances McDormand (Almost Famous, Moonrise Kingdom) as Jane and Jennifer Aniston (Office Space, Bruce Almighty) as Olivia.

Elysium (2013)

This movie a mix between Mad Max and District 9 with the same main actor as one of the villains.

It takes place in 2154 where the rich live on a spaceship outside of earths orbit called Elysium. Those on Elysium have access to technology that can cure illness and prolong life. Everyone else lives on a ruined earth and make robots which serve as the police/military force. This is a great action and science fiction movie with awesome special effects.

I recommend this movie with a 5 out of 5. It is not recommended for kids.

Starring Matt Damon (Good Will Hunting, The Departed) as Max, Jodie Foster (Panic Room, Inside Man) as Delacourt, Sharlto Copley (District 9, The A-Team) as Kruger, Alice Braga (I Am Legend, Predators) as Frey, Diego Luna (Milk, The Terminal) as Julio and William Fichtner (Black Hawk Down, Contact) as John Carlyle.

Gangster Squad (2013)

This movie is about a secret crew of LA police officers that have the single task of taking down mob king Mickey Cohen. This is a great gangster movie with a great cast. Lots of action and a great story line of the old gangster and mob boss.

I recommend this movie to anyone that likes gangster and action movies. I give this movie a 5 out of 5.

Starring Sean Penn (Mystic River, 21 Grams) as Mickey Cohen, Holt McCallany (Fight Club, Three Kings) as Karl Lockwood, Ambyr Childers (The Master, 2 Guns) as Milk Skinned Blonde, Josh Brolin (W., Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps) as Sgt. John O'Mara, Ryan Gosling (Drive, The Ides of March) as Sgt. Jerry Wooters and Emma Stone (The Amazing Spider-Man, Easy A) as Grace Faraday.

 

 

Oblivion (2013)

A technician left on the remains of Earth to repair drones, begins to question who he is and what really happened when he keeps getting a dream from his erased memory. After seeing the women from his dreams who turns out to be his wife, he realizes that he was an astronaut who jettisoned his crew before flying into a ship.

This is a great sci-fi movie, although gets a little confusing at times and might take a few views to understand it. I recommend this movie, but is not suitable for children due to nudity. I give this movie a 5 out of 5.

Starring Tom Cruise (Top Gun, Minority Report) as Jack, Morgan Freeman (The Shawshank Redemption, Se7en) as Beech, Olga Kurylenko (Quantum of Solace, Hitman) as Julia, Andrea Riseborough (Happy-Go-Lucky, Welcome to the Punch) as Victoria and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Mama, Headhunters) as Sykes.