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This is a movie based on a Marvel comic. An ex-con is recruited to wear a special suit that shrinks him down to an ant size. He is helping a man save the world from immanent doom with the technology in the wrong hands.
This movie has great special effects and a great cast. I give this movie a 4 out of 5.
Starring Paul Rudd (Role Models, I Love You, Man) as Scott Lang / Ant-Man, Michael Douglas (The Game, Falling Down) as Dr. Hank Pym, Evangeline Lilly (The Hurt Locker, Real Steel) as Hope van Dyne, Corey Stoll (Non-Stop, Midnight in Paris) as Darren Cross / Yellowjacket, Bobby Cannavale (Chef, Win Win) as Paxton, Anthony Mackie (The Hurt Locker, Captain America: The Winter Soldier) as Sam Wilson / Falcon, Judy Greer (Jurassic World, 13 Going on 30) as Maggie Lang, Michael Pena (The Martian, Shooter) as Luis and T.I. (Ballers, How to Be Single) as Dave.
When a world leader in London dies, other world leaders meet for a funeral. BUT, the funeral never happens because several attacks happen throughout the city and the survivors have to flee to safety. When the plot to kill the world leaders is discovered a secret service agent fights back.
This is a great action packed movie with a great cast. This is a sequel to Olympus has fallen. I highly recommend this movie and give it a 5 out of 5.
Starring Alon Aboutboul (Body of Lies, Rambo III) as Aamir Barkawi, Shivani Ghai (Dominion, Cleanskin) as Amal Mansoor, Gerard Butler (300, RocknRolla) as Mike Banning, Aaron Eckhart (The Dark Knight, Battle Los Angeles) as Benjamin Asher, Michael Wildman (The Bourne Ultimatum, MI-5) as Agent Voight and Radha Mitchell (Man on Fire, Pitch Black) as Leah Banning.
A boy mysteriously disappears from next to his father at a New York City fair on Halloween. A year after at happens both parents start hearing there sons voice and seeing strange things. Strange and scary things start to happen. This is a scary type movie and not recommended for children.
I give this movie a 3.5 out of 5.
Starring Nicolas Cage (National Treasure movies, Kick-Ass movies) as Mike Lawford, Sarah Wayne Callies (The Walking Dead, Into the Storm) as Kristen, Veronica Ferres (Klimt, Rossini) as Hannah, Lyriq Bent (Saw movies, Four Brothers) as Jordan, Lauren Beatty (Stiffs, Bondage Prison) as Annie Sawquin, Jack Fulton (Room, Pixels) as Charlie and Stephen McHattie (300, Watchmen) as Blind Man.
After the 911 attacks an illegal immigrant who snuck into Hamburg Germany is being watched for possible Islamic terror ties. Several agencies including the CIA are watching him and are trying to get answers. This man gets caught up in the war in terror.
This is a great spy movie with a great cast. I recommend this movie and give it a 4.5 out of 5.
Starring Grigoriy Dobrygin (Black Sea, How I Ended This Summer) as Issa Karpov, the late Philip Seymour Hoffman (Capote, Doubt) as Gunther Bachmann, Homayoun Ershadi (Zero Dark Thirty, Taste of Cherry) as Abdullah, Nina Hoss (Phoenix, Barbara) as Irna Frey, Daniel Bruhl (Rush, Inglorious Bastards) as Maximilian, Vicky Krieps (Hanna, Colonia) as Niki and Kostja Ullmann (Hounded, Summer Storm) as Rasheed.
A dysfunctional family comes together when the fathers passes away from a long illness. When they come together they start up there old antics. But there are many surprises, even from the mother.
This movie has a great cast and is real funny. I highly recommend it and rate this movie a 5 out of 5.
Starring Jason Bateman (Up in the Air, Horrible Bosses movies) as Judd Altman, Tina Fey (Mean Girls, 30 Rock) as Wendy Altman, Jane Fonda (Monster-in-Law, Fathers and Daughters) as Hillary Altman, Adam Driver (Star Wars: The Force Awakens, What If) as Phillip Altman, Rose Byrne (Neighbors movies, 28 Weeks Later) as Penny Moore, Corey Stoll (Ant-Man, Non-Stop) as Paul Altman, Kathryn Hahn (We're the Millers, The Do-Over) as Annie Altman, Connie Britton (Nashville, Friday Night Lights) as Tracy Sullivan, Dax Shepard (The Judge, Idiocracy) as Wade Beaufort and Abigail Spencer (This Means War, Cowboys & Aliens) as Quinn Altman.
A man with a military background is given an opportunity to fix his problem. This is a very funny action / super hero movie. He tries to get back at those that did him wrong and it is very entertainment.
I recommend this movie but it is not for children. I give this movie a 5 out of 5.
Starring Ryan Reynolds (Green Lantern, Buried) as Wade / Deadpool, Karan Soni (Safety not Guaranteed, Goosebumps) as Dopinder, Ed Skrein (The Sweeney, The Transporter Refueled) as Ajax, Michael Benyaer (Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra) as Warlord, Brianna Hildebrand (First Girl I Loved, The Voice Inside) as Negasonic Teenage Warhead, Morena Baccarin (Serenity, V) as Vanessa and Gina Carano (Haywire, Fast & Furious 6) as Angel Dust.
The avengers try awakening an old program but unleash a beast instead. This program kills Jarvis and try' s to take over. This is an action packed movie with great special effects. This movie has an Allstar cast and I highly recommend it.
I give this movie a 5 out of 5.
Starring Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man movies, The Avengers movies) as Tony Stark / Iron Man, Chris Hemsworth (Thor movies, The Avengers movies) as Thor, Mark Ruffalo (The Avengers movies, Shutter Island) as Bruce Banner / Hulk, Chris Evans (The Avengers movies, Captain America movies) as Steve Rogers / Captain America, Scarlett Johansson (The Avengers movies, Captain America movies) as Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow, Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker, The Avengers movies) as Clint Barton / Hawkeye, James Spader (Stargate, The Blacklist) as Ultron, Samuel L. Jackson (The Hateful Eight, Django Unchained) as Nick Fury, Don Cheadle (Crash, Iron Man movies) as James Rhodes / War Machine, Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Kick-Ass movies, Godzilla) as Pietro Maximoff / Quicksilver, Elizabeth Olsen (Godzilla, Captain America: Civil War) as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch, Paul Bettany (Iron Man movies, The Avengers movies) as Jarvis / Vision, Cobie Smulders (The Avengers movies, The Intervention) as Maria Hill, Anthony Mackie (The Hurt Locker, Ant-Man) as Sam Wilson / Falcon, Idris Elba (Prometheus, Thor movies) as Heimdall and Andy Serkis (Planet of the Apes movies, The Prestige) as Ulysses Klaue.
This is the sequel to the 1st Ted movie. A newly wed couple try to have a kid but because of circumstances they are trying to prove Ted is a person and has the same rights as everyone else. This is a real funny movie.
I give this movie a 5 out of 5 and do not recommend it due to adult humor.
Starring Mark Wahlberg (Boogie Nights, The Fighter) as John, Seth MacFarlane (Ted, Family Guy) as Ted (voice), Amanda Seyfried (Mamma Mia!, Dear John) as Samantha, Jessica Barth (Next, Get Smart) as Tami-Lynn, Giovanni Ribisi (Avatar, Saving Private Ryan) as Donny, Morgan Freeman (Se7en, Million Dollar Baby) as Patrick Meighan and Sam J. Jones (Flash Gordon, 10) as Sam J. Jones.
In the future a viral outbreak took hold. Most people are infected and they are trying to find a cure. They have 5 levels of infection but the doctor in the movie had only seen 4 levels, until now.......
Parts of this movie have a video game feel to it. This movie is gory and not recommended for children. I give this movie a 3.5 out of 5.
Starring Rachel Nichols (Star Trek, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra) as Lauren, Alfie Allen (John Wick, Atonement) as Wheeler, Missi Pyle (Gone Girl, Big Fish) as Denise, Mekhi Phifer (8 Mile, Insurgent) as Gunner, Paul Guilfoyle (Air Force One, Spotlight) as Doctor Greer, Danielle Rose Russell (Aloha, A Walk Among the Tombstones) as Megan, Pat Healy (Magnolia, Cheap Thrills) as Doctor Ward and Robert Lewis Stephenson (Extraction, The Exchange) as David.
A crime boss steals another' s loot. She has to turn to her ex to help her get out of this situation. There is a complication though, she is pregnant.......
I give this movie a 4 out of 5.
Starring Mark-Paul Gosselaar (Saved by the Bell, NYPD Blue) as Jack, Bruce Willis (The Sixth Sense, Die Hard movies) as Eddie, Claire Forlani (Meet Joe Black, The Rock) as Karen, John Brotherton (Furious 7, Guardians of the Galaxy) as Nicholas, Lydia Hull (Escape Plan, Broken City) as Jenna, Daniel Bernhardt (The Matrix Reloaded, John Wick) as Simon, Ashley Kirk (Pawn, Vice) as Zoe and Jenna B. Kelly (Extraction) as Logan.
A journalist is sent to Afghanistan to further her career, and while she is there she imbeds with several troop units. This movie is about her story. This is an action packed movie with a well known cast member.
I give this movie a 4.5 out of 5 and I recommend this movie.
Starring Tina Fey (Mean Girls, 30 Rock) as Kim Baker, Margot Robbie (The Wolf of Wall Street, Focus) as Tanya Vanderpoel, Martin Freeman (The Hobbit movies, Hot Fuzz) as Iain MacKelpie, Alfred Molina (Raiders of the Lost Ark, Spider-Man 2) as Ali Massoud Sadiq, Christopher Abbott (James White, A Most Violent Year) as Fahim Ahmadzai, Billy Bob Thornton (Armageddon, Sling Blade) as General Hollanek and Nicholas Braun (Red State, The Watch) as Tall Brian.
A man about to be crowned the new King witnesses his father the King of Egypt killed by his brother over greed for the thrown. When he tries to fight his uncle he looses his eyes and runs away like a coward. This is a movie with lots of special effects and a great cast.
I recommend this movie and give it a 4.5 out of 5.
Starring Brenton Thwaites (The Giver, Maleficent) as Bek, Courtney Eaton (Mad Max: Fury Road, The Five Wives: So Shiny, So Chrome) as Zaya, Nikolaj Coster (Oblivian, Mama) as Horus, introducing Alia Seror-O'Neill as First Young Maidservant, Emily Wheaton (Rabbit, Get Ace) as Second Younger Maidservant, Elodie Yung (G.I. Joe: Retaliation, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) as Hathor.
After the leader of Insurgent is killed, some of the resistant escapes Chicago and challenges the board. This is another great movie from The Divergent Series. This is a great action movie with a great cast.
I highly recommend this movie and give it a 5 out of 5.
Starring Shailene Woodley (The Divergent movies, The Fault in Our Stars) as Tris, Theo James (The Divergent movies, Underworld: Awakening) as Four, Naomi Watts (King King, The Ring) as Evelyn, Octavia Spencer (The Help, Snowpiercer) as Johanna Reyes, Jeff Daniels (Speed, The Martian) as David, Zoe Kravitz (After Earth, Mad Max: Fury Road) as Christina, Ansel Elgort (The Fault in Our Stars, Carrie) as Caleb, Miles Teller (Whiplash, Fantastic Four) as Peter and Maggie Q (Nikita, Live Free or Die Hard) as Tori.
A women who comes home with her adopted daughter is in the middle of a home invasion. She shoots one of the robbers in self-defense and his girlfriend is trying to get back at the family. This is a suspenseful movie.
I give this movie a 3.5 out of 5.
Starring Haylie Duff (Napoleon Dynamite, Material Girls) as Jade/Megan, Lisa Sheridan (Beat, Invasion) as Nicole Johnson, Jason Brooks (Star Trek, Super 8) as Eric Wallace, C. Thomas Howell (Red Dawn, The Amazing Spider-Man) as Ray and Barbara Niven (Redline, The Rat Pack) as Tricia Patterson.
A low level employee finds himself and his team out of a job after an idea they pitched did not get received well. After a night of partying on the company dime he gets recruited/blackmailed to help on a special project.
When things start to go bad people he loves get involved and he has to take drastic measures to make things right again. This is a suspenseful movie with a good cast. I give this movie a 4.5 out of 5.
Starring Liam Hemsworth (The Hunger Games movies, Cut Bank) as Adam Cassidy, Gary Oldman (The Dark Night movies, Lèon: The Professional) as Nicolas Wyatt, Amber Heard (Zombieland, Drive Angry) as Emma Jennings, Harrison Ford (Star Wars movies, Indiana Jones movies) as Jock Goddard, Lucas Till (X-Men movies, Walk the Line) as Kevin, Embeth Davidtz (Matilda, Army of Darkness) as Dr. Judith Bolton, Julian McMahon (Fantastic 4 movies, Nip/tuck) as Miles Meechum, Richard Dreyfuss (Jaws, Piranha 3D) as Frank Cassidy and Angela Sarafyan (The Immigrant, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn) as Allison.
An anonymous book writer decides to conquer his fears and reveal his identity. Along the way he helps a few additional people are helped and his story is revealed. This movie has a good cast but lacks a good storyline.
I give this movie a 3 out of 5.
Starring Lauren Cohan (The Walking Dead, The Boy) as Kate, Kyra Sedgwick (Gamer, The Possession) as Colette, Thomas Jane (The Mist, Face/Off) as Wolfie, Kevin Connolly (The Notebook, Entourage) as Roger, Tom Sizemore (Saving Private Ryan, Black Hawk Down) as Frank, Kelsey Grammer (Cheers, Toy Story 2) as Angelo AldoBrandini and Terry Crews (Get Smart, Bridesmaids) as Wilson.
This movie is about a women who is a live-in care taker moves in with a new family to take care of a teenage girl. That girl and her friend start a fake e-mail communication between her dad and this new women and it leads to something no one thought would happen. But when she realizes what happened she decides to stay.
This is an OK movie. I give this movie a 3.5 out of 5.
Starring Kristen Wiig (The Martian, Bridesmaids) as Johanna Parry, Guy Pearce (Memento, Iron Man 3) as Ken, Hailee Steinfeld (Ender' s Game, Pitch Perfect 2) as Sabitha, Jennifer Jason Leigh (The Hateful Eight, Road to Perdition) as Chloe, Sami Gayle (Noah, Stolen) as Edith, Christine Lahti (Chicago Hope, Running on Empty) as Eileen, Nick Nolte (The Thin Red Line, Cape Fear) as Mr. McCauley and Jeff Pope (Prisoners, Black Snake Moan) as Oxygen Delivery Man.
