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Deadpool – (2016 movie)

2016-01-01
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Deadpool (2006) poster

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1431045/
https://www.20thcenturystudios.com/movies/deadpool

Dying of cancer, a dishonourably-discharged special forces soldier submits to experimentation to save his life, which was actually to enslave him and resulted in mutant powers with a scarring side effect, forcing him to hunt down his creator for both revenge and the cure.

An adequate movie on-par with the other adequate superhero movies. This has some significant laugh-out-loud moments, and with a lot of blood and cursing to make it an R-rated movie, it rides on the ho-hum samey-same superhero movie trend all the way to success.

Features nothing new or interesting in the expanded universe. In fact, involves nothing from any other movie whatsoever.

Recommended for those who are hipster for the “superhero genre” movie trend.



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Hitman – (2007 movie)

2015-12-29
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Hitman (2007) poster

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0465494/

I’m not sure how to describe this movie. It’s .. it doesn’t have the sort of consistency that makes it stick in memory enough to try.

It both feels like it has a plot line and that it’s all over the place. Overall it neither crafts a “feeling” nor has memorable characters. It was watchable enough to get through it all without really cringing, but it’s definitely not re-watchable and I wouldn’t recommend it even as bubblegum viewing. It’s successor, Hitman – Agent 47 (2015)[doesn’t exist], is way better.

  • Trailer

  • Executive producer.. Vin Diesel? Oh.



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Hitman – Agent 47 – (2015 movie)

2015-12-27
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Hitman - Agent 47 (2015) poster

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2679042/
https://www.20thcenturystudios.com/movies/hitman-agent-47

A super-soldier program falls apart when its author goes rogue, but when its heirs move to re-capture him, not only does one of his creations turn against them but so does his greatest creation, his daughter.

What was, in so many respects, an original piece in an original world, it has various inappropriate quips and so obviously draws from other sources that it wears thin for a fan of them. Definitely recommended, but I’ll leave it up to the viewer to decide on if they’d re-watch it. I reference several other sources which ought to be watched at some point, and I think their viewing would reveal just how thin this movie is. Good, but thin.

  • Properly titled Hitman: Agent 47

  • Trailer



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The Golden Cane Warrior – (2014 movie)

2015-12-08
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The Golden Cane Warrior (2014) image

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4235342/

The Golden Cane, the symbol and ultimate power of the House of the Golden Cane, is to be passed to one of the four students, but there is jealousy among them.

A very well-written and well-told story. It’s also refreshing to see something from a non-standard “martial arts movie country”. Definitely worth a watch for fans of the genre. It’s overall quality makes me recommend it even to those who don’t normally like movies like this. This is not a “kung fu flick”.

  • The martial arts in this movie is almost entirely with a staff.
  • The Golden Cane Warrior is entirely voiced in the Indonesian language, and has subtitles throughout.

  • Known as Pendekar Tongkat Emas in Indonesia.



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American Ultra – (2015 movie)

2015-12-07
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American Ultra (2015) poster

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3316948/
https://web.archive.org/web/20180826122256/http://www.americanultrathemovie.com/

When attacked, an idiot stoner learns he has training he never knew he had.

An unintellectual fluffy bubblegum action movie. Easy on the brain and good for the common man. Not a spy movie as such. Recommended for beers and popcorn with friends. Still worth a watch for others who can just barely tolerate such brain-candy.



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Salt – (2010 movie)

2015-12-06
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Salt (2010) poster 2

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0944835/
https://www.sonypictures.com/movies/salt

CIA agent Salt is accused by a walk-in Russian defector of being a Soviet spy.

This leverages actual Cold War issues into a reasonable plot and interesting action. Though I only vaguely liked it, because the general movie type isn’t my thing, I would recommend this for fans of action movies. This is not a spy movie, as such.



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Dragon Lore – Curse of the Shadow – (2013 movie)

2015-12-03
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SAGA - The Shadow Cabal (2013) poster

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2250234/
was arrowstormentertainment.com/theshadowcabel

A ramshackle band of misfits find themselves aligned when they work towards parallel goals to save the land from the resurrection of the god of death.

Adequate. If you like orcs, one elf and one kickass dwarf, and if you can handle overacting, then this is recommended.

  • Properly titled Dragon Lore: Curse of the Shadow
  • Also known as SAGA: The Shadow Cabal
  • Also known as SAGA: Curse of the Shadow

  • Contains no dragons, dragon lore, lore .. and I don’t even remember if there was any sort of curse or shadows.



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Spectre – (2015 movie)

2015-11-25
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Spectre (2015) poster 2

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2379713/
was 007.com/spectre/

James Bond, aka 007, runs and drives around, things happen, explosions and shootouts.

Meh, decent but not great unless you’re a fan of the Bond universe. Not much of a “spy movie”. Worth a one-time watch though, even though it’s predictable as all fucking hell.



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The Last Witch Hunter – (2015 movie)

2015-11-01
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The Last Witch Hunter (2015) 1

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1618442/
was thelastwitchhunter.com

The dying breath of the queen of witches curses a man with immortality, who becomes a witch hunter but only one who incarcerates witches, which turns out to be a bad idea because they didn’t see Demolition Man – (1993 movie).

An adequate movie, but doesn’t bring anything interesting. The world, the plot and the characters are all boring. Perfectly fine for people who like bubblegum action fantasy.



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