March 3 Movie Reviews

Robocop

I was never a big fan of either the original movies or the TV series. For that matter my parents would not even let me watch the original Robocop movie when I was 13 due its graphic content. The 2014 version is very toned down from its predecessor but in many ways is far superior.

Robocop 2014 is not a remake of the original (THANK GOODNESS) but rather a complete reboot. The names and characters are familiar but the story has been rewritten. Will the world accept machines enforcing the law?

Alex Murphy(Joel Kinnamon) is an honest cop on the heels of a drug lord. When he gets too close, an attempt is made on his life. Murphy survives being nearly blown to bits, and becomes the test subject for a new form of law enforcement – men in machines. Murphy wakes up to find that his body has been replaced with a metal armor; in fact the only thing human about him left are his lungs, and head.

I had a lot of doubts about this movie. It was nowhere near as bad as what I assumed it would be. The special effects are very cool and the storyline is decent, even if the acting seems a bit robotic.

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Fans of Batman may be amused by the casting. Michael Keaton (who plays the software company CEO) and Gary Oldman (plays Murphy’s doctor) are paired up. Oldman of course also plays Commisioner Gordon in the Dark Knight trilogy, while Keaton of course suited up as the caped crusader in 1989.

3.5/5

Non-stop

You don’t mess with Neeson. Non – stop delivers great action from take-off to landing, even if the story itself seems lost in the clouds.

Neeson plays a Federal Air Marshall with a shady past, and a hatred for flying(yup good career move). During a long trip, he receives a text message from a passenger(apparently there are some flight s that do offer uninterrupted cell phone coverage) who promises to kill passengers every twenty minutes unless 150 million dollars is put into a designated bank account.

The plot is very familiar, and seems a bit far-fetched but then again I wasn’t expecting an Oscar contender. I would liken it to a combination of Air Force One or Passenger 57. Nevertheless Liam Neeeson is good enough to keep it somewhat interesting.

3/5

Endless Love

The only time I want extra cheese, is when I am ordering pizza. Endless Love is almost 2 hours of endless nonsense, probably written by a 12 year old girl with preconceived notions of what love is based on watching Twilight one too many times.

Allow me to take you through this tangled web of sappy goop. Boy meets girl in high school, and falls in love with her. He does not say a word to her until graduation. By the next day, they are having sex in her parents’ living room because surprise surprise, she is all of a sudden crazy about this mysterious boy. Overprotective father steps in to separate the two tar crossed lovers, but love overcomes. Excuse me I think I need an aspirin. Who writes this garbage?

You would think too that the movie, named after a classic love song, would at the very least contain a version of the song. Nope!!!!

1/5(out of pity for the actors who got paid to be in this movie

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