Samuel L. Jackson

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Oldboy - (2013 movie) poster

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1321511/
https://www.sonypictures.com/movies/oldboy

An everyday man's is kidnapped to make amends for past wrongs he couldn't guess at.

I can see it was trying, but boy is it inconsistent action without real underlying substance.



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Jumper - (2008 movie) imager

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0489099/
was jumperthemovie.com

A boy discovers he has superpowers, uses them for selfish purposes, and makes his life far more complicated.

Straightforward and safe. It has an interesting enough premise, universe, and acting, to carry it well enough. Worth the watch.



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Glass - (2019 movie) poster

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6823368/
https://www.uphe.com/movies/glass (redirect)

A psychiatric ward commits people who are deluded into thinking they are super-humans.

  • Not actually based on any comic book.



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Robocop - (2014 movie) image

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1234721/
https://www.20thcenturystudios.com/movies/robocop

A police officer almost dies in the course of duty, but is converted into a cyborg.

When it came out I was given the impression that it would be bad, especially compared to the original, but it was fair. Not good, but fair.



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A Time to Kill - (1996 movie) poster

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117913/

Something about a crime and lawyers and a court and stuff, but with racism.

Not my thing.



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The Hateful Eight (2015) poster

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3460252/
was thehatefuleight.com

Some people with accents drive a carriage through the snow and talk a lot.

Oh god, this was supposed to be good? If it can't get interesting in the first half an hour then why in the fuck should I continue watching?



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Barely Lethal (2014) poster

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1731701/

Kids are trained as secret agents and assassins, but one girl wants a normal life.

This is a cutesy teen movie. Complete bubblegum. Not to be mistaken for a spy movie. That notion would risk heavy offence from so much hollow girlishness.

Maybe if you liked braindead teen flicks you'd be into this. I don't, so I wasn't.



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TODO - Watch the special features, there's a lot.

The Negotiator - (1998 movie) image

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120768/

A cop's early investigation into a police fund theft has him killed, leaving his framed hostage-negotiator partner to use the only tool he has available to find the real killer.

A really great movie with a unique topic. Recommended.



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