Death Race - A Simpler Paul W.S. for the Masses

Jason Statham, can he do wrong? Is he the next Samuel L. Jackson or Ewan McGregor, individuals who can not be accused of a bad film? I can list movies featuring these actors, and who to blame for their sub par execution, but I'll limit it to Statham:

• "The One" - Delroy Lindo in two roles? Ridiculous.
• "Crank" - Amy Smart's presence, Ryan Reynolds in cinemas venereal disease.
• I happened to like what I have seen from the remake of "The Pink Panther."
• "Cellular" - Kim Basinger post Oscar.
• "Chaos" - Wesley Snipes is strictly made for video. Maybe he should have reprised the role of Willie "Mays" Hayes?
• "The Bank Job" - I dare you to find one good Mic Jagger Movie.

His only mistake he should have seen was "In the Name of the King", a Uwe Boll wad to the eyes, but he could have just enjoyed working with Ray Liotta (another Reynolds victim) on "Revolver" a little too much.

In conclusion, Statham seems to do no wrong. Combine his efforts with someone who somewhat understand video games and gimmicky sci-fi, Paul W.S. Anderson, "Death Race" seems to be worthwhile. The only problem I can immediately see is that it did not lead to renewed issue in the Sylvester Stallone classic. Perhaps to its advantage, that means I cannot claim that Anderson is messing with an institution. Regardless, how does the the film stand on its own?

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Public Enemies - When is it going to be Babyfaces's Time?

What was the appeal of John Dillinger? The Robin Hood nature of attacking the feds? His public disregard of authority? The fact he obviously must have looked like Johnny Depp? Michael Mann's film "Public Enemies" is a successful attempt at providing the viewer some insight into Dillinger while showing how the government are the true villains.

Aside from Babyface Nelson of course. I admired the job by Stephen Graham (one of many actors who successfully covers up their accents in this film...when will Jude Law and the Pythons learn), but like pass examples in cinema, we are only given the crazy side of him. Surely he was more dynamic than an over-rated Heath Ledger performance?

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Is it a spoiler to say that Terminator Salvation has a lot of heart?

Current mood: bummed

My cynical self had probably left some tweets discussing my paranoia about how poor the new Terminator could be:

• Can we have a Terminator movie without the asshole shrink from 1-3 & T2-3D?
• Terminator, Connor saying 'fate lies in the spirit, not the machines' that's a claim that the machines don't have souls.
• Salvation is negating the THUMB UP in T2. Maybe that's what the Bale Blow Up was all about. Why can't British actors turn down scripts

I find myself to be spot on with my British actor comment since the film also features Helena Bonham Carter. Also from my tweets, I indicated that I had difficulty resisting going out to see this film.

• Terminator Salvation, I think I just want to check it out because of the use of NIN in the preview. Kinda covers up the subpar feel.
• I guess I'm open to entertain anything if NIN is the soundtrack. The cash lost on subpar dancers who play "The Only Time/Ringfinger" set

To find out that the Nine Inch Nails led me to an Oingo Boingo based score, an HBC flick where she wasn't aped up, and most importantly a Michael Ironside vehicle (Corey Haim is to blame for the crappyness of "The Watchers" and "Highlander 2" was part of the Connery slide to the oblivion of "The League of Extraordinay Gentleman"), it is fair to say I was pumped to see if the credits's promise of a picture with heart was true.

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The Dark Knight needed a sex scene, where was Harley Quinn?

Sorry to hold back on my conclusion to my "Cyborg 2" rant, but after viewing "The Dark Knight", it leaves me with another argument to consider when it comes to who messes up a film. This concept may inspire my second screenplay or my master's thesis, "What is really learned from Angelina Jolie's lackluster lead characters."

I went out with my older sister to see the latest Batman film. A lot of positive buzz was behind this film including that of my favorite jawless critic. Personally, I think Roger Ebert is writing reviews instead of recovering if this was a four-star film.

Two and a half hours for a conclusive finale. By the time we reach the emotional climax, I was becoming impatient and regretting the diversion to Hong Kong.

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