REVIEW: Terminator Salvation

Plot: After Skynet has destroyed much of humanity in a nuclear holocaust, a group of survivors led by John Connor struggles to keep the machines from finishing the job.

Kudos to the sound engineers and technicians who filled up the visuals and made it all work, with maximal impact. T4 is highly and aesthetically entertaining, and should be examplified by other film makers of this genre.

Rating: 4/5

REVIEW: Drag Me to Hell

Plot: A loan officer ordered to evict an old woman from her home finds herself the recipient of a supernatural curse, which turns her life into a living hell. Desperate, she turns to a seer to try and save her soul, while evil forces work to push her to a breaking point.

A very good laugh for me. If you were to narrate this whole story, it just sounds stupid. Some scary parts do not make sense and could be mistaken for a wacky... THE MASK-ish remake that failed. Honestly, it isn't a scary film.

Rating: 2.5/5

REVIEW: State of Play

This film is about how a few investigative journalists track down the crook behind a very mysterious murder of a congressman's mistress.

A very suspenseful and fast-paced political thriller, categorized under the either-you-like-it-or-you-don't section. Amazing performances by Russel Crowe and Helen Mirren. A good watch, but rather forgettable.

Rating: 4/5

REVIEW: Star Trek

Plot: Journey through space and time.

Star Trek was a fun watch, though I did get confused with the plot a little. Credits for superb visual and, especially, audio effects.

Rating: 4/5

REVIEW: X MEN Origins Wolverine

Plot: Hugh Jackman stars in the tracing of Wolverine from his earliest beginnings. X MEN Origins Wolverine explains some untold details found in the trilogy and how the mutants came to be.

This one's as good as the trilogy. It is highly entertaining, with great visual effects and an OK storyline. However, for some odd reason, it doesn't really leave a long-lasting impression on me, if you know what i mean. And i must add that transitions were quite bad - some were actually awkward... So i'm not sure about the editing crew.

Rating: 3.5/5

REVIEW: 17 Again

Plot: A middle-aged man magically transforms into his 17 year old body and decides to redo high school, while helping out his kids and maybe fixing his marital tie.

I find this irritatingly unoriginal. The whole idea wasn't tied up together with proper special effects. We've seen this before - Freaky Friday, and other insignificant ones that followed. It is also quite cheesy. Which i don't really enjoy. And i think Zac Efron is quite overrated. Sorry.

Rating: 2/5

REVIEW: Fast & Furious 4

Plot: When a crime brings them back to L.A., fugitive ex-con Dom (Diesel) reignites his feud with agent Brian O'Connor (Walker). But as they are forced to confront a shared enemy, Dom and Brian must give in to an uncertain new trust if they hope to outmaneuver him. And from convoy heists to precision tunnel crawls across international lines, two men find the best way to get revenge: push the limits of whats possible behind the wheel.

Listen - there's race, and there's chase. You would expect this one, of all four especially, to have good race sequences. Sad to say, it was a disappointment. I was at first blown away by the intensity and stunning graphics in the first scene. However, the standard plunged immediately into the next scene. This is not the best of the franchise. But maybe they deserve some credit for the visual effects.
Rating: 3/5