Quick Reviews - Movies Catch Up

Rush Hour 3
Eh. This is a sequel that didn’t really need to be made. Everything about the movie felt old and slow. I hardly laughed, and I wasn’t impressed by any new, great, or amazing fight or action sequences. I thoroughly enjoyed the first two Rush Hour movies, but this one – eh.
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War
What a…disappointment. I had assumed this would be better. I enjoy Jet Li and Jason Statham action movies. It seemed like a can’t lose combination. The shoot-out in the first 5 minutes was great, but it went quickly downhill after that. A mess of a story and some terrible actors in supporting roles brought the quality of the movie down. Way down. Even the little glimpses of action and fighting weren’t enough to save this one.
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Shoot ‘Em Up
Zany. That’s the word I’d use to describe Shoot ‘Em Up. Over-the-top. Outrageous. Babies in bulletproof vests with stinky socks for caps. Carrots in the eyes and out the back of heads. (Yes. Carrots as weapons.) From one insane idea to the next, Clive Owen powers through this action/comedy/bullets-and-gore festival of a flick. It’s like watching a cartoon – even the director makes a not-too-subtle nod to this fact. Crazy piled on top of crazy. If you are in the mood to drop your brain off at the door, and simply enjoy some violence, make sure you see this movie.