The Bearded Reviewer: Jim Bertel Takes On ‘The Bourne Legacy’
Many people consider The Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, or even the new Nolan Batman series to be the greatest trilogies that Hollywood has produced. Allow me to commit sacrilege for a moment and state first and foremost that the Bourne trilogy is my absolute favorite trilogy of the bunch. Each movie succeeded in […]
DVD Review: ‘[REC] 2’ Starring Jonathan Mellor, Manuela Velasco, Óscar Zafra
Directed by: Jaume Balagueró & Paco Plaza Written by: Jaume Balagueró, Manu Díez, and Paco Plaza Starring: Jonathan Mellor, Manuela Velasco, Óscar Zafra Rated: R The story: Picking up almost immediately after the events of [REC], we follow a SWAT team and a medical officer as they venture into the contaminated apartment building from the […]
Jim Bertel Reviews ‘The Adjustment Bureau’ Starring Matt Damon, Emily Blunt
Directed by: George Nolfi Starring: Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Anthony Mackie, and Terence Stamp Rated: PG-13 The story: Congressman David Norris (Matt Damon) who’s running for the New York State Senate meets a quirky young woman (Emily Blunt) and instantly falls in love. Unfortunately for them The Adjustment Bureau—the custodians of fate—try to ensure the […]
Blu-ray Review: ‘Sucker Punch’ Directed by Zack Snyder (2011)
Sucker Punch (2011) Director: Zack Snyder Writers: Zack Snyder & Steve Shibuya Starring: Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, Oscar Isaac, Carla Gugino, Jon Hamm, and Scott Glenn Rated PG-13 The story: A girl (Emily Browning) accidentally kills her sister while trying to off her abusive, molesting step-father, and gets thrown in the nut house. […]
Blu-ray Review: ‘Hall Pass’ Starring Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis (2011)
Hall Pass (2011) Directed by: Bobby Farrelly & Peter Farrelly Written by: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly, Kevin Barnett, and Pete Jones Starring: Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis, Jenna Fischer, and Christina Applegate Rated R The story: In order to make their husbands appreciate them more and to strengthen their marriage, two wives allow their husbands a […]
DVD Review Friday – “Starship Troopers”
Directed by: Paul Verhoeven Cast: Casper Van Dien Dina Meyer Denise Richards In an unspecified time in the future a group of high school graduates sign up for the military in an ultra-fascist, militaristic society to kill space bugs. No, no, no, don’t leave yet. It’s not as bad as it sounds. I remember forcing […]
DVD Review Friday – “Ong-Bak”
Directed by: Prachya Pinkaew Cast: Petchtai Wongkamlao Tony Jaa Pumwaree Yodkamol We’ve seen this plot a thousand times. The head of a sacred statue gets stolen from a small Thai village and Ting (Tony Jaa) must go on a bone-breaking spree to get it back with the help of an ex-member of the village named […]
Armored
Ty (Columbus Short), a rookie armored truck security guard, reluctantly accepts an offer from his fellow guards to rob their trucks of $42 million. Everything goes 100% according to plan and everyone lives happily ever after. Ok, maybe the last part was wrong. I believe nothing went right and a whole slew of problems ensued. […]
