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X-Men Origins: Wolverine an excellent start to the summer 2009

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X-Men Origins: Wolverine an excellent start to the summer 2009Release Date: May 1, 2009
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Director: Gavin Hood
Screenwriter: David Benioff, Skip Woods
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Ryan Reynolds, Taylor Kitsch, Will.i.am, Danny Huston, Dominic Monaghan, Daniel Henney, Lynn Collins
Genre: Action, Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for intense sequences of action and violence, and some partial nudity)


X-Men Origins: Wolverine an excellent start to the summer 2009 season

As a young boy, James Howlett (Jackman) was sickly. Doted on by his doctor father, a tragedy sends him out into the world alone -- alone, that is except for his half-brother Victor (Liev Schrieber). After surviving several wars together, the boys meet up with military man William Stryker (Danny Huston) and along with a group of fellow mutants, they search the globe for an elusive metal derived from a meteorite. When Howlett, now renamed Logan, sees the atrocities committed in pursuit of said goal, he walks away. Six years later, Stryker and Victor come calling, wanting their former ally to participate in an experiment. Fusing his frame with an experimental alloy, Logan becomes Wolverine. Unfortunately, he soon after finds himself a pawn in a much larger crusade against his kind, with his murderous sibling front and center.

Except for the last act appearance of a rather uninspired Weapon XI, X-Men Origins: Wolverine is an excellent example of its type. It features the undeniable talents of its "too good to be true" lead actor, and fleshes out his frequently topless physique with all manner of interesting individual diversions. This is first and foremost a character study, albeit it one with killer action sequences and a real sense of scope. What new director Gavin Hood gives this fourth film in the franchise that both Bryan Singer and part-three replacement Brett Ratner missed is the concept of scope. By focusing on only a select group of mutants and not worrying if everyone gets their oh-so-sacred screen time, a sense of depth and detail is created. We learn more about these particular people than the participants in any other X-Men movie.

That doesn't mean Wolverine is all touchy-feely emotions and gloomy self-absorption. The stuntwork here is impressive, though the CGI occasionally shows through, and when pushed into questions of plausibility, Hood goes for the cheap laugh (an old lady's nonchalant comment as a nude Jackman scrambles across the road and into her barn). With the introduction of favored icons from the comics that really don't pay off (including a hilarious looking Blob and that unfathomable fan favorite, Gambit) and a last act confrontation that's more special effects than satisfying, this is not a perfect film. But when you look back at all the previous installments in the franchise, this one soars straight to the top.

Certainly there will be purists who balk at how Hood and his screenwriters mangle and manipulate the mythology, and any ending which leaves several characters unexplained and unaccounted for can't really seal the full entertainment deal. But thanks to Jackman, and an equally enigmatic turn by Schreiber, X-Men Origins: Wolverine suggests that not all back stories undermine the original material's effectiveness. In fact, this is a clear case where history does a better job with a well-known persona than the films that were supposed to establish him in the first place.

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Obsessed 2009 General Movie Reviews

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Obsessed 2009, Idris Elba, Beyoncé Knowles, Ali LarterStarring: Idris Elba, Beyoncé Knowles, Ali Larter
Director: Steve Shill
Studio: Screen Gems
Rating: PG-13 (For sexual material including some suggestive dialogue, some violence and thematic content.)
Genre: Thriller
Release Date: April 24, 2009


Review 1:Just saw the film and I really enjoyed it. The plot was plausible, but the acting was very good and the movie moved very quickly. Both Beyonce and Idris Elba did a strong job along with the actress who played Lisa. It is really refreshing to see an affluent black family that is not disfunctional, a strong black family man and a successful black man who is not chasing white skirts. Beyonce did what she had to do to keep her family together and that is that!


Review 2:
It was great!!!! Highly recommend seeing this flick especially if you want to see B kick some butt.....should have been a longer more intense fight scene but loved it all. The whole cast was great....I was great to see Beyonce outside of her great singing and performing to show others she can do it all....!

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New Movie Release 2009: Fighting

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New Movie Release 2009: Fighting, Terrence HowardRelease Date: April 24, 2009
Genre: Drama
Running Time: 105 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for intense fight sequences, a sex scene and brief strong language.
Director: Dito Montiel
Writer: Dito Montiel
Cast: Terrence Howard, Channing Tatum, Zulay Henao, Luis Guzman, Cung Le


It’s hard to avoid the previews constantly aired during commercials for the movie, “Fighting”, which will be in theaters tomorrow.This past Monday at The Regal Theater on 13th and Broadway, Writer and Director Dito Montiel knocked everyone out with the premiere of the movie, “Fighting” starring Channing Tatum, Terrence Howard, Zulay Henao, Michael Rivera, Flaco Navaja, Peter Tambakis, Luis Guzman, Anthony De Sando, Roger Guenveur Smith, and Brian White.

The Movie opens everywhere tomorrow, April 24th. and for those of you who are feeling skeptical about it shouldn’t be, because its a great movie about a small-town boy, Shawn MacArthur, played by Channing Tatum, who comes to New York City with hopes of a better life. Barely earning a living selling counterfeit goods on the streets, his luck changes when a scam artist name Harvey Boarden, played by Terrence Howard, notices that he has a natural talent for street fighting after seeing him in a street fight. When Harvey offers Shawn help at making the real cash, the two form an uneasy partnership. As Shawn’s manager, Harvey introduces him to the corrupt bare-knuckle fighting circuit, But if Shawn ever hopes to escape this dark world in which he’s found himself in, he must now face the toughest fight of his life.

The premiere turned out great and among the cast and crew we spotted some other familiar faces on the red carpet, such as, Director Lee Daniels, Singer Mary J. Blige and her husband Kendu Isaacs, VJ Alicia Renee, Actors Richard Brooks and John Carlo Esposito were some of the guest to be at this great movie premiere among the the rest of the cast.

You should definitely go see this movie and tell us what you think.




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