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RED(2010) review

Synopsis: When his idyllic life is threatened by a high-tech assassin, former black-ops agent Frank Moses reassembles his old team in a last ditch effort to survive. RED seemed like a cheap version of The Losers at first glance, but then get a little over 30 minutes into the film and it is actually quite the opposite. The Winners. (Oooh...That was BAD) Anyway, the film wasn't exactly the most exciting film I've seen, considering it was a graphic novel adaptation, although nothing could be as bad as X-Men Origins: Wolverine, or The Fantastic Four, the ashcanned version. But hold on a second - I'm not saying this was BAD, I'm just saying it wasn't THAT good. Don't let that detract from seeing it though, because there were several segments within the film which made me chuckle, the reason for this was the awesomeness who was Mary Louis Parker. She made me laugh. She was funny. She was HIGHLARIOUS. Aside from that, there was little in this film which was impressive, other than the stylistic (or is it now becoming generic?) Comic-Book visuals, and that one awesomehellyeahbadass scene when John McClane walks out of the car while it's moving, THAT, was impressive. Not much to mention about RED, the performances were admirable, but felt somewhat forced, like they didn't even want to be there. I mean, fine, whatever, find another film to act in, I don't care. Screw you Morgan Freeman, you weren't even in this film that much anyway. Okay film, fun plot, good performances, MLP was funny. She was. 5.5/10 Kazed

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Iron Man 2 review

Synopsis: The world is aware that billionaire inventor Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) is the armored Super Hero Iron Man. Under pressure from the government, the press and the public to share his technology with the military, Tony is unwilling to divulge the secrets behind the Iron Man armor because he fears the information will slip into the wrong hands. With Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow), and James “Rhodey” Rhodes (Don Cheadle) at his side, Tony forges new alliances and confronts powerful new forces. - RottenTomatoes.com So there I was, sitting in the theatre, waiting for the film to start, waiting for the god forsaken commercials to cease their stupidity. 22 Minutes from the advertised start time, the film actually starts. So it begins, but I'm not disappointed, just slightly let down by the first half of the film. The opening scene introducing Stark/Iron Man was pretty impressive, I thought the entrance was quite cleverly done, with the whole expo revolving around Stark, just showed how huge his ego was made out to be. As a whole, the effects were sensational, and a lot of the time found myself concentrating more on the visuals rather than the film itself. Robert Downey Jr did a good job of keeping his role consistent with the first, but maybe overdid it a little, as it seemed as though his improv-style was losing it's charm. There were scenes where it worked incredibly well, but others it just seemed a little too improvised, talking over some of the other cast members, seeming a little unplanned. The fight between the two protagonists seemed so entirely unnecessary to me (much like the strut/dance in Spider-Man 3), but fortunately, everything following this moronic segment were the best parts of the film. Seeing Stark in a different light was quite insightful, and definitely put is character in perspective. Mickey Rourke as Whiplash was such a great casting decision, but it was a shame that he had no more than 15 minutes screen-time. What a shame. When I'm asked about Iron Man 2, I say "It was good, had it's highs and lows, but it wasn't better than the first". There we have it. With overall solid performances, great additions from Scarlett Johansson and Samuel L. Jackson, maybe a little too much going on character-wise, Iron Man 2 was a good film, but unfortunately falls short of it's predecessor. Still gets a 7/10. Kazed.

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The Flash movie in the works!

Yesterday, we found out that Warner Bros. created DC Entertainment, and today, we found out that there would be a Flash movie in the works, according to IGN & SuperheroHype.com, Charles Roven, the producer of The Dark Knight says-

"I was involved at one point with The Flash," said Roven. "And Warner Bros. came to me and said, 'The work that you've been doing hasn't yet resulted in something that any of us, including the filmmaking team, feel could be greenlit as a movie. We're trying to accomplish something that takes into account the entire, rich DC character world, and we'd like to pull it back. That doesn't mean that you aren't going to be a part of it. We just want to take a different kind of approach. Do you mind if we try that?' If we had something that was really working..."

and then, we get this, from Dan Mazeau, the screenwriter of the film(courtesy of IGN)-

"Just to chime in on your latest article(here): The Flash has not been hobbled. Everything is moving forward as planned, I'm still writing the script..." "...Flash fans have no cause for concern, and -- IMO -- lots to be excited about."

That sounds promising. To be honest, I won't believe anything until I see some good, solid proof that this will happen. We've seen too many projects like this be planned then scrapped. We'll keep you updated. Kazed