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Watchmen (2009) Reviews

Saturday, August 1st, 2009

Movie: Watchmen (2009)

“In a gritty and alternate 1985 the glory days of costumed vigilantes have been brought to a close by a government crackdown, but after one of the masked veterans is brutally murdered an investigation into the killer is initiated. The reunited heroes set out to prevent their own destruction, but in doing so discover a deeper and far more diabolical plot. Written by evan murphy”

  • Director: Zack Snyder
  • Release Date: 5 March 2009 (Germany)
  • Run Time: 162 min | 186 min (director’s cut)
  • Country: USA
  • Genre: Drama , Mystery , Sci-Fi , Thriller
  • MPAA: Rated R for strong graphic violence, sexuality, nudity and language. (also director’s cut and ultimate edition)

Tagline: This city is afraid of me. I’ve seen its true face.

Trivia: Moloch has a copy of Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl” on his bedside table.

Goofs: Revealing mistakes: While fighting SWAT at Moloch’s door, Rorschach sets one of the policemen on fire with the flammable spray. In reality, such a device will ignite only light, flammable fabrics, not fire-retardant tactical vests or even ordinary jeans.
Watchmen (Director’s Cut) (Two-Disc Special Edition + Amazon Digital Bundle + Digital Copy)
Watchmen (Director’s Cut) (Amazon Digital Bundle + Digital Copy and BD-Live) [Blu-ray]

Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009) Reviews

Monday, July 27th, 2009

Movie: Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009)

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  • Director: Andrzej Bartkowiak
  • Release Date: 27 February 2009 (USA)
  • Run Time: 96 min
  • Country: Canada , India , USA , Japan
  • Genre: Action , Adventure , Sci-Fi , Thriller
  • MPAA: Rated PG-13 for sequences of violence and martial arts action, and some sensuality.

Tagline: Some fight for power. Some fight for us.

Trivia: Rick Yune was originally cast as Gen, but he was replaced by Robin Shou, who played Liu Kang in Mortal Kombat (1995) and Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997).

Goofs: Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): If Bison were raised in Bangkok from infancy, then he wouldn’t have the Irish accent that seems to come and go.
Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li
Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (Three-Disc Special Edition) [Blu-ray]

Knowing (2009) Reviews

Sunday, July 26th, 2009

Movie: Knowing

“In the fall of 1959, for a time capsule, students draw pictures of life as they imagine it will be in 50 years. Lucinda, an odd child who hears voices, swiftly writes a long string of numbers. In 2009, the capsule is opened; student Caleb Koestler gets Lucinda’s “drawing” and his father John, an astrophysicist and grieving widower, takes a look. He discovers dates of disasters over the past 50 years with the number who died. Three dates remain, all coming soon. He investigates, learns of Lucinda, and looks for her family. He fears for his son, who’s started to hear voices and who is visited by a silent stranger who shows him a vision of fire and destruction. What’s going on? Written by {jhailey@hotmail.com}”

  • Director: Alex Proyas
  • Release Date: 9 April 2009 (Germany)
  • Run Time: 121 min
  • Country: USA , UK
  • Genre: Action , Drama , Mystery , Sci-Fi , Thriller
  • MPAA: Rated PG-13 for disaster sequences, disturbing images and brief strong language.

Tagline: Knowing is Everything…

Trivia: The school in the movie is William Dawes Elementary. William Dawes was one of the riders who, like Paul Revere, warned the minutemen that British troops were coming. Just like a child at his namesake school was trying to warn people what was coming.

Goofs: Revealing mistakes: Right after the subway crash sequence, the camera moves up into a wide shot. You can clearly see that the fire engine is shaking because the tracking of the digital truck does not fit perfectly.

Knowing
Knowing [Blu-ray]

Push (2009) Reviews

Sunday, July 26th, 2009

Movie: Push (2009)

“A group of young American ex-pats with telekinetic and clairvoyant abilities are hiding from a clandestine U.S. government agency. They must utilize their different talents and band together for a final job enabling them to escape the agency forever. Written by Anonymous”

  • Director: Paul McGuigan
  • Release Date: 6 February 2009 (USA)
  • Run Time: 111 min
  • Country: Canada , UK , USA
  • Genre: Drama , Sci-Fi , Thriller
  • MPAA: Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, brief strong language, smoking and a scene of teen drinking.

Tagline: One push can change everything.

Trivia: A comic book mini-series prequel to the film was written by Marc Bernardin and Adam Freeman with art by Bruno Redondo. It is published by WildStorm, an imprint of DC Comics.

Goofs: Continuity: (At 66:00) When they look at the building that is represented as a question mark on the drawing, there a helicopter to the left, in the next scene is the helicopter not to be seen again.

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