Dredd 3D

I shall start by saying that I am not a fan of 3D, it does nothing to enhance the story and is just a gimmick that the movie industries try to revive every twenty years or so.  In Dredd however the 3D probably does a little something for the story, mostly because there is no story! It's very straight forward Dredd locked in tower block with evil gang with lots of fire-power. This is not the worst movie ever, Stallone pretty much took care of that in his version, but it really could have done with a little more story and less reliance on over the top gore and 3D (which admittedly did look really good in the slow-motion). It reminds me of when Robocop when it first came out with how shocking the violence and gore was, well this is clearly the next step up. Good but should have been better.

Priest

So the war between humans and vampires is over and humanity's savours, the Priests, are stripped of their power and forced to return to society, a society control by the church.  When one Priest's niece is kidnapped in a vampire attack he breaks his vows to go and rescue her.  He discovers that the war is far from over.  This is a pretty good action flick with some good bits and some not so good bits.  The best part of this film was Karl Urban who's character was excellent and deserved far more time on the screen.

Film 148/365, Day 158/365 – The Chronicles of Riddick

Excellent science fiction, non-stop action and Riddick.  And let’s face it, it is all about Riddick, the story could be as lame as you like and Riddick would carry it because he is such an excellent character, he kills a guy with a tea cup!  Thankfully however the story is quite good.  I can’t wait for the next Riddick film to be made as rumours seem to have been flying around recently.  Riddick kick’s ass!

Synopsis:  An old friend from the first film leaves a trail for Riddick to follow and when Riddick arrives he finds himself in the middle of an invasion by a crusading force that is travelling across the universe.  Needless to say Riddick gets himself noticed and has the crusaders chasing him along with some mercenaries looking to make some money.

Film 93/365, Day 100/365 – The Bourne Supremacy

It kicks off not long after the first film and doesn’t hold back on the action or intrigue.  Matt Damon once again is excellent in the role of Jason Bourne and the cinematography is fantastic showing us enough of what Bourne is going through without laying it on a plate for us.  Also there is a brilliant car chase towards the end to look forward too.  As good as the first Bourne film.

Synopsis: Jason Bourne still hasn’t recovered his memory but is happy travelling the world with his girlfriend Marie.  But then he is framed for a double murder and then if that’s not enough they try to kill him but kill Marie instead.  So now, as you’d imagine, he is really pissed off and will stop at nothing to get some answers.

Film 87/365, Day 91/365 – Ghost Ship

There is always something very creepy about ghost children! And why is it there are few things more chilling than door closing and opening themselves? I thought Ghost Ship was actually quite good even if I did see the twist coming very early on.  If you enjoy a good horror/thriller then you might be pleasantly surprised.

Synopsis: A deep sea salvage crew return from a long job and are meet almost instantly with another job.  A large ship has been sighted out in the Bering Sea and with a job this big they jump at it.  Soon enough they find the ship and discover that it is a passanger ship that has been missing since the 1960’s.

Film 60/365, Day 63/365 – RED

RED, Retired and Extremely Dangerous, follows recently retired CIA operative Frank Roses who is struggling to adjust to normal life. Then one night, out of the blue Frank is ambushed at home, and when he neutralizes the team he goes on the run with his pension handler Sarah and soon reunites with a number of his ‘old’ colleagues. Chased across the country they must find out why they have become a target and who is responsible.

With plenty of action and lots of laughs RED is an enjoyable film. Although once you get over the idea of these pensioners running around and kicking arse it could just be another non-specific action film. The story is OK, although the postcard cut scene thing gets a little annoying. John Malkovich was a particular highlight for me. It’s good but not great.