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Wednesday, June 17, 2009

The Friends of Eddie Coyle by the DVD Man

Eddie Coyle could use some new friends. This is a gritty crime drama with tons of excellent acting by excellent actors like Robert Mitchum and Peter Boyle.

It's OK.

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Taken by the DVD Man

Taken is freakin' scary!!! It's a way too realistic story about Liam Neeson's daughter being kidnapped on the first day she lands in Paris for a vacation.

Lucky for her, Liam is a super spy. If you watch this movie, you'll never let any of your kids out of the country.

Yes Man by the DVD Man

Yes Man is much better than I thought it was going to be. So I say Yes, Man, watch this movie if you want some good laughs.

Monday, June 15, 2009

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines by the DVD Man

No James Cameron to direct this T3 movie. It's OK, but the weakest of the three Terminator movies.

I wanted to see all 3 in a row, before going to see T4 in the theaters.

Friday, June 12, 2009

Terminator 2: Judgment Day by the DVD Man

Terminator 2: Judgement Day is a worthy sequel.

Hasta la vista, Baby!

Thursday, June 11, 2009

The Terminator by the DVD Man

I'll be back! I'll be back and watch The Terminator over and over again as it's one of my all time favorites.

I set up my Netflix schedule, so I watched all three Terminator movies back to back to back.

What fun.

Friday, June 5, 2009

Valkyrie by the DVD Man

Valkyrie is the latest version of the story about the final attempt to kill Adolph Hitler during WWII.

Tom Cruise stars as Claus von Stauffenberg, the guy in charge of the plot within the German Army. They thought if they killed Hitler before the Allies invaded Europe, they could negotiate for peace.

They were too late. This being the 65th anniversary of D-Day, they attempted the bombing on June 20, 1944.

Even though I had seen this story many times before, they did a good job of keeping things moving and suspenseful and went into more details than other movies on the same subject.

There were complaints at the time that Cruise wasn't using a german accent, but I think it would have just been more distracting. I thought he did a good job and after awhile, I forgot it was him. Lots of good supporting cast - Terence Stamp, Eddie Izzard, Bill Nighy and Kenneth Brannagh.

I recommend this movie for those who like history.