TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN (Theatrical Release USA 2009)

 

Ben Meyers’ Rating: 4.2|5.0 Starsìììì 

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen—Part 2 of the Transformers movie series—lacks impactful action. The WOW! factor disappears even with the concluding wrap-up in Egypt. Know that the film has sexual references and some sex scenes. but overall is a still a great watch for storyline.

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Storyline 

This action film is about: Earth’s inhabitants form a treaty to unitedly eliminate all Decepticons from earth. 

Additional Thanks 

Thank you to Director Michael Bay for directing effort. Thank you to Producers Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Tom DeSanto, Don Murphy, Ian Bryce for making the film possible. Cast includes: Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Joshn Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, and John Turturro.

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe? 

Yes. Shia LeBeouf shows well in this film and the movie does not let Transformer movie fans down.

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GRIDIRON GANG (Theatrical Release USA 2006)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.7|5.0 Starsììì

Gridiron Gang, good movie, bases itself on a true story. Juvenile Los Angeles detention camp boys have a large recursion rate. An idea that the discipline found in playing football can reduce that rate comes to fruition. The concepts of winning and losing fairly, belief in self, and trust in others become focal points of the movie. The storyline plays well until the football game training. It slows at this point until the team begins playing with other football teams. From that point forward, the movie develops an upswing that continues to its conclusion. This movie provides opportunity for good performances for Dwayne Johnson and Xzibit.

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Storyline

Sean Porter (Dwayne Johnson) needs to fix the high recursion rate of teens released from Los Angeles Kilpatrick Detention Center. He decides starting a football team is the answer.

Additional Thanks

Thank you to Director Phil Joanou for directing efforts. Thank you to Executive Producers Ryan Kavanaugh, Michael Rachmil, Lynwood Spinks, and Shane Stanley for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Sean Porter (Dwayne Johnson), Malcom Moore (Xzibit), Bobbi Porter (L. Scott Caldwell), Paul Higa (Leon Rippy), Ted Dexter (Kevin Dunn), Willie Weathers (Jade Yorker), Kelvin Owens (David V. Thomas), Junior Palaita (Setu Taase), and Leon Hayes (Mo McRae).

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

Yes. Director Phil Joanou and Writer Jeff Maguire make a good movie—not a fantastic movie but worth watching.

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UNSTOPPABLE (Theatrical Release USA 2010)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.5|5.0 Starsììì

Unstoppable—some good news and some bad news. The good news—action scenes are superb and characters are well done. The bad news—a few flat spots that revolve around the deaths of an engineer and injury of a main character. Overall? Thrilling, exciting with a few flat spots. It’s a ‘don’t-want-to-get-popcorn-until-the-movie-is-over’ flick.

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Storyline

A train leaves the train yard under its own power without its brakes engaged.

Additional Thanks

Thank you to Director Tony Scott for directing efforts. Thank you to Executive Producers Chris Ciaffa, Jeff Kwatinetz, and Rick Yorn for making the film possible. Additional character/cast include: Frank (Denzel Washington), Will (Chris Pine), Connie (Rosario Dawson), Dewey (Ethan Suplee), Galvin (Kevin Dunn), Inspector Werner (Kevin Corrigan), Bunny (Kevin Chapman), Ned (Lew Temple), and Gilleece (T.J. Miller).

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

Yes. Unstoppable, another tribute to Director Tony Scott’s directing skill (Spy Games (1998), The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009), Man on Fire (2004)), defines the thriller/disaster movie genre.

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