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. : Alien vs Predator....whoever wins...Fox will make millions

SWEEET!

Well what can you say, the movie everyone has been waiting for....yes everyone! If you don't know how this idea came to be, go and rent Predator 2 and at the end we see that the Predator has an Alien head as a trophy. But wait a minute all us Alien fans out there know a Predator would get it's ass kicked by an Alien any time!

Well now we have a movie that will finally anwser this question right? Umm of course not, both of them have to win or lose so the francise can continue foreverrrrrrr. But it doesn't really matter because we just want to see some R rated killing, Pred's, Aliens, blood, gore, humans getting slaughtered. Oh wait this movie is rated PG 13 in the U.S and PG here in Canada. What does this mean....well I can tell you we still get a lot of action and gore so not really that much. Just a note for any parents who want to take their kids, since its rated PG it must be very kid friendly right? Trust me your kid will shit his pants if he has never seen a horror flick before.

I was very excited about this film and I knew most likely it wasn't going to be great, but if it was anything like Freddy vs Jason then it would just be a lot of fun to see these two characters fighting eachother. The story made sense, the puzzle pieces all fit together and it flowed very nicely. No parts of terrible diaologue that went on and on. Humans caught in a maze that was filled with Preds and Aliens, and if they don't get out of the way they will die very quickly. Which they did.

Just so we are clear a Predator without its stupid little gun weapon is nothing compared to the Alien. Once it gets its gun, it can kick some serious ass. Also Aliens are very quiet and sneek around on its prey, whereas the Pred is just like us, he stands there looking around dumb-founded when the Alien disappears. The Predator is superior and wants to kill everyone who he thinks inferior...but wait what about a beautiful woman who can kill Aliens too? Oh my it must be tough chick teaming up with super cool Predator to beat the Aliens....This is where the movie goes downhill. Which is too bad because up to that moment it was a good movie that had a lot going for it.

But you know what..it doesn't really matter. You should go and see this movie, have fun with it and then leave thinking hey I just saw two of the coolest monsters battling it out on the big screen. I won't ruin the ending for you, but damn does that Queen Alien look good!

Jedz on Friday the 13th!! August 2004

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. : Tom Cruise Killing people....cool

Well what can you say about Micheal Mann and his amazing new movie Collateral. Tom Cruise plays the assassin Vincent and Jamie Fox does an amazing job as the unlucky taxi driver who must take Cruise around to "meet people". I have to say that both of these actors did a wonderful job and the small talk in the cab was usally really funny. Which of course was a total contrast to the killing Cruise did after these little talks. The film is all done on high end consumer digital cameras and this was because Mann thought these cameras did a lot better when shooting in the dark or night sequences. And he was right, the picture takes on a whole new look and gives all future directors something to think about when choosing between film and digital. Digital gives you a nice soft look, very grainy in parts, but also makes the film stand out on screen and really make you feel as if you are experiencing what is happening on screen. The gun shots were especially cool, I don't know why they seemed so different but I liked it.
This movie is a must see and you will be laughing and taken back at times when you see just how brutal Tom Cruise can be whenever someone fucks with him. Heres a warning If your a street punk and you see a guy that has silver hair that matches his suit and its like 3 am, don't go up to him and try and get his money. Just not a smart idea.
I give this movie 4 out of 5 stars. BTW note to the Varsity, when having reviewers in to a movie you should turn on the air conditioning so people don't have to fan themselves with their note pads.

Aug 6th Review: 8 out of 10 by Will Perkins

In Collateral Jamie Foxx plays Max, a veteran Los Angeles cabbie. Max is very good at what he does. He knows LA like the back of his hand, and will get you where you need to go on time. It's a normal enough day, Max starts his shift and picks up his first customer of the night, Annie (Jada Pinkett Smith). Annie is an attorney working on a huge case, she's obviously in need of a break though, and Max provides some respite with an enjoyable conversation. Intrigued by Max, she leaves him her business card hoping to continue their conversation in the future. No sooner does he drop of Annie when his next customer jumps in the taxi. Vincent (Tom Cruise) is in real estate, just in Los Angeles for the night, closing a big deal... Or so he says. He asks Max if he can hire the cab for the night. Max normally doesn't hire out the taxi, but Vincent only has five stops to make, so the six hundred dollars he gives him is all the convincing Max needs. Soon enough they arrive at their first stop, Vincent goes up to an apartment while Max waits for him in the alley behind the building. Max is minding his own business, eating a sandwich when out of nowhere the body of a man crashes onto the roof of his cab. Vincent returns to find Max in a state of panic, and it's soon revealed that Vincent killed the man that fell on the cab. Apparently Vincent is not in real estate, he is in actuality an ex-special forces, hired assassin. Vincent has four more stops to make and Max is now his hostage. It's going to be a long night.

Collateral is director Michael Mann in top form. I was drawn in to this film right from the get-go. The film is intense at times, funny other times, and brutally violent throughout. That's not to say the film is a pure action piece, far from it. There are many action sequences but some of the films best moments are just Cruise and Foxx talking in the cab, both of whom are excellent in the film. For once in a film starring Tom Cruise I didn't look at his character and say "Oh it's Tom Cruise playing a character.", I looked and I saw Vincent, a cold-blooded, charismatic hit-man. This is one of the strongest performances I've seen Cruise give. Jamie Foxx is no slouch in the film either. As was the case with Cruise, Foxx's performance convinced me he was the character, Max the ordinary cab driver put in extraordinary circumstances. Based on his strong performance in Collateral I look forward to seeing Jamie Foxx portray Ray Charles in his next film. Mark Ruffalo who plays the detective tracking the mysterious trail of murders is very good as well. The part was originally intended for Val Kilmer, and I would be curious to see what the film would have been like with him instead, but Ruffalo makes it work. As with all of Mann's films, the criminals and the police are not bumbling amateurs. They are all professional people who are good at what they do, and the actors in Collateral do a great job making you aware of this fact.

Ever present in Collateral is Michael Mann's signature visual flare. Shot on digital video cameras, the picture is crisp and clear even in the darkest scenes. What I really liked about the film was the up close and personal feeling it had. The audience will feel like they're right there riding in the cab with Max and Vincent. The DV cameras, and particularly Mann's shooting style give it that feel. In the tradition of previous Mann ventures like Thief and Miami Vice, Collateral has that dark streets/bright lights mood to it. The ever present glow of lights in LA give the film a really gritty atmosphere. One of the standout scenes in the film takes place in an Asian trance music club. The tension building up to the scene is palpable, and once the action begins you'll be on the edge of your seat. The chaos and confusion caused by this shoot out in the club make you feel like you are there, not knowing what's going to happen next. My only real qualm with the film are some of the soundtrack choices. The music is great for the most part, as you would expect from the man that brought us Miami Vice, but suddenly in the middle of the film the band Creed breaks in and totally takes you out of the scene. Maybe it was just me, I'm not a big fan of Creed.

If you want a taught, well made action-thriller, Collateral is definitely the movie to see. It's well acted and executed. The two leads in the film give the performances of their careers thus far, that alone makes the film worth seeing. It is a bit on the violent side, and not cartoony, funny violence. It's brutal, no holds barred, bone breaking violence. The violence does make sense in the context of the story though, and is not gratuitous at all. Will Cruise finally get his Oscar for this role? Maybe. He's very likely to be nominated for it. Collateral is a smart, entertaining movie and there should be nothing stopping you from seeing it.

Jedz OUT for July 31, 2004

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. : Christina!

Well this isn't a movie update but these pics I must put on the site. They are for the new Sketchers Ad's and they are HOT. Thought I would share. Thx to Jaggle for finding these.

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The Bourne Supremacy! Review by Chris Ritvo

Lightening fast. That’s the best way to describe The Bourne Supremacy, the sequel to last years sleeper hit The Bourne Identity which found the main character, the amnesiatic CIA agent Jason Bourne, running from his own agency on the hunt for his life, while attempting to figure out his past. Identity leaves off with Bourne seemingly being free of his past and the CIA leaving him living in peace.

Supremacy picks up 2 years later. A CIA sting goes bad leaving agents dead and Bourne's fingerprints at the scene. A worldwide manhunt ensues for Bourne, who is currently in India with his love Marie, suffering from dreams of his past, attempting to piece together his life. After being attacked, Bourne is thrown back into the world of espionage. He must find out who is framing him and why before the CIA and his saboteurs find him first.

As I said before, lightening fast is the best way to describe this movie. The story, the action, the suspense. Director Paul Greengrass(relatively unknown director) never lets the pace of this film stutter, even for a second. Weaving in and out between action sequences and story seamlessly never loosing a beat. Matt Damon reprises his role as Jason Bourne, and again showing that he can hold a big blockbuster on his shoulders and not falter a bit. Still can't see why everyone is so surprised to see him in an action role, he is born to play this part (hehe no pun intended). The action sequences are terrific. This film has one of the best car chases to be seen in a movie (that’s right, better than Ronin), instead of using fancy CG effects, the film gets back to the basics, at no point do you feel like jump ramps are being used taking you out of the action. The use of shaky camera work for the films cinematography is probably its strongest point; it heightens the tension of the film adding to the already fabulous suspense.

Well, I won't go on and on because most of this film is suspense, but this is one of the few instances that the sequel is better than the original, that's twice this summer with Spiderman, and I highly recommend it, you won't be disappointed.

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New movie reviews coming Friday.

Jedz OUT for July 27, 2004

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. : I, Robot and Catwoman.....

Well what can I say, I saw Catwoman tonight and I, Robot last night. Robot was supposed to be really bad but sometimes you just have to go see a bad movie to find out for yourselve. But in this case Will Smith really puts on a cool action film about killer Robots that want to take over the world. Hey it may sound a little cheesy but it really is a fun summer movie to go out and see. The special effects were cool and the acting wasn't that bad. Smith had to have many of his one liners while he shot and killed these dangerous robots but thats just what he does. Independence Day, Men in Black, if Smith is shooting at something he has to say something like "ya take that! Die you mofo's!" (he never actually says anything that bad but close). So if your looking to just have some fun, sit back and relax to this action movie that does what it is supposed to do...entertain.

If this is the reason you are going to see Catwoman, its a pretty good reason. But this picture is all you get, a nice look at Halle Berry's cleavage. The rest of the movie is pure....crap. I mean I can't even begin to describe how bad this movie was. The plot, the action, the acting, the music!!! was so bad that you wanted to tear out your eyes. Thank god I didn't pay to see this movie because if I did, and I am sure the rest of the audience felt this way as well, I would have wanted my money back. If you like to see terrible cgi, and Halle in this stupid costume then by all means waste you money.
Not to mention the way she becomes catwoman, I mean dear god. This cat coughs on her and all of a sudden she is alive again...come on!!! Lets see what else can I say about this movie...oh it was worse then Gigli...yes thats right! This is by far the worst comic book movie (in recent memory), coming in second to Daredevil. I can only hope this francise is dead unless somehow the American people pay money and make this movie number 1. Trust me Canada do not bother, I, Robot or The new Bourne movie is much better.
And my final thought on this movie is....where the hell was the new Batman Trailer, it didn't get shown and we got no previews at all! This is madness!

Jedz OUT for July 21, 2004

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. : Anchorman! Opens Friday!

ANCHORMAN : The Legend of Ron Burgundy
8/10 STARS
By Will Perkins
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In "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy", Will Ferrell stars as Ron Burgundy, a pompous news anchor at Channel 4 in 1970's San Diego. Burgundy and his Team 4 are legendary party animals and womanizers. Brian Fantana (Paul Rudd), field reporter and resident man-whore. Brick Tamland (Steven Carell) weatherman and certified moron. Champ Kind (David Koechner) sports guy and filthy drunk. Channel 4 is #1 in the ratings and Team 4 are veritable kings among men in San Diego. Things run smoothly at Channel 4 thanks to the efforts of Station Manager Ed Harken (Fred Willard) who is more of a father figure to Team 4, than his own troublesome son. All is well at the station until an ambitious newswoman named Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate) joins the news team, much to the chagrin of Burgundy and his male colleagues. Burgundy is more interested in pursuing a relationship with Veronica than taking her seriously as a newsperson. Corningstone quickly makes a name for herself, and is soon promoted to Co-Anchor. Ron Burgundy will not be upstaged so he and Team 4 do everything in their sexist, chauvinistic power to embarrass and humiliate Veronica both on and off the air. However, since their combined IQ's are that of a small child, it's a losing fight. Burgundy realizes that maybe he'll need more than his perfectly coiffed hair and the ability to read a teleprompter to upstage Veronica.

Anchorman has to be one of the funniest movies made in the past few years. I was laughing constantly, so hard it brought tears to my eyes several times. Elf proved a Will Ferrell movie could do well, Anchorman will cement his well deserved position as the latest successful former SNL alumni. Ferrell doesn't star as Ron Burgundy, he is Ron Burgundy in this movie. I didn't feel like I was watching Will Ferrell on the screen, I was watching Ron Burgundy. He's playing a literal amalgam of all the cheesy anchormen from yester-year. From the strange random comments Burgundy makes, to the constant ad-libbing, Ferrell is top notch. The rest of the cast is great as well. Paul Rudd, who has yet to have a breakthrough role, really impressed me with his comedy. Also, Steven Carell of Daily Show fame nearly steals the show from Ferrell and the others at times. Much like her character in the movie Christina Applegate proves once again that she's not just another pretty face, she and Will Ferrell's comedic chemistry is what really makes this film work. Main cast aside, the cameos in Anchorman are almost worth the price of admission. The entire "Frat Pack" shows up for a climactic gladitorial battle of the TV News Teams. Tim Robbins and Jack Black also make hilarious appearances.

Imagine the best SNL sketch you've ever seen - Now multiply that by 10 and you have Anchorman. For some this is a good thing, and others... Not so good. Whether you're a fan or not of SNL, you'll like this film. Anchorman is by no means a perfect film, but you'll literally be laughing too hard to care about the very few problems that show up. It has all the camp and capers of a classic Mel Brooks movie, and is just as silly. It is ridiculous at times, it is stupid at times, and confusingly random at times - but it works. It's so silly it works.

If you're in the mood for a good laugh, Anchorman is the perfect movie to see. It doesn't take itself seriously, and neither should you. The director, Adam McKay and star Will Ferrell must have had a blast writing this film, almost as much as they did making it... And it shows. Definitely worth the price of the ticket, and with out a doubt the funniest movie of the year so far.

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. : Spider Man 2 is here!!	6.28.04
“Spider Man, Spider Man does whatever a spider can.” Had to start off the review with that because it is priceless! What can I say Sam Raimi is amazing and has done what not many people have ever been able to do, and that is create a sequel that is equal or better then the original. The story is so good that you get sucked into the romance between Peter and Mary Jane, and almost get mad when Peter continues to tell her…I don’t love you. Damnit why not man! Well I know you are all interested in the most important part of the movie…the Stan Lee cameo! And I have to say if there was an award for a cameo he would win it. Just check out this line “Look Out!” Yep Stan Lee is always in the right place at the right time to save a helpless woman in distress. Now the other fact I know all you perv’s out there want to know…does Kirsten Dunst have other umm wet scene. As we all remember in the rain in Spider Man, well once again for some reason Mary Jane gets soaked in water again. And once again it must have been cold out there in the bay area. That’s all I am going to say about that. The movie itself is perfect, the action, the dialogue and the special effects all create an amazing movie that will soon be tops at the box office. This was the Toronto premiere and I do have to say it was a typical Toronto crowd of sitting there and watching with no emotion. But that usually means they really like the movie and if you make a move we will kill you. For the kids in the audience there were a couple of scary parts. When Dr. Oct’s tentacles come alive for the first time, let’s just say they make quick work of the people around them. It’s very cool because the camera is right in the people’s faces as they scream then cuts to the tentacles coming at them. They each have cameras so it’s cool to see it from all the points of view. All the big battles between Dr. Oct and Spidey are very well done and of course the subway is one of the coolest fights ever. Now of course we all know the Spider Man franchise was going to continue it was just a matter of which direction they were going to take it. They have Dr. Connor aka The Lizard and they have the fact that Harry could follow in the foot steps of his father. I won’t ruin it for you, but either way both stories will be told eventually. So I don’t like terribly long reviews that go on and on, so this is where I am going to end it. If you’re a Spider Man fan you’re going to love this movie and your going to love the ending. So has Mary Jane Watson would say “Go get’em Tiger!”
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. : Fahrenheit 9/11

Michael Moore’s latest attempt to try and convince the American people that their President is nothing more then a fool and puppet of the Saudi’s, which own 7 % of America (so lets just say they have a lot of pull). This film makes sure to give the audience what it wants to see, a foolish Bush screwing up lines or not having a clue as to what he should say next. And trust me it delivers in that aspect perfectly. But Moore also takes us on an emotional ride from laughter to anger, from pity to pain and from amazement to shock. We get a view into the life of Bush pre 9/11 and after, we see the relaxed easy going Bush hitting a view golf balls and taking vacation. But we also get to see his almost unknowing expression when he is told that the U.S has been attacked on home soil. The camera gets right into his eyes, his dead stare, his shock, no one is there to tell him what to do and I don’t think anyone really knew what to do. The destruction of the towers on 9/11 are not shown, all we get is the sound, the screams, the people, you don’t need visuals to know what is going on…it is all implanted into our minds, the vivid images of that day.

After the blackness we see the people looking up at the sky in horror, crying, prying, and just holding each other together.
One of the most heartfelt moments in the movie is when we visit Flint, Michael Moore’s home town. We talk to a woman whose family has lived the army life, everyone is proud to protect their country no matter what. But everything crumbles around her as we find out her son has been killed in Iraq. She reads a very emotional letter and as her family sits around listening, many start to cry. This whole incident shows us the transition of a family who is solely behind their President and would go to war for him but now see that this war is based on a myth that there was a threat in Iraq. And as we all know, nothing has been found.

“When kids are sent over to fight in an immoral war, they will do immoral things.”
There are many quotes in this movie and many of them are powerful, they show us that we as a people have to fight for what we believe in and not let ourselves be manipulated by everything we hear. The same could be said about this movie of course, but I don’t know how anyone could go into this movie liking Bush and his government and not come out outraged at what has been occurring.
But remember the fight is over in Iraq…America won the war, now all we have to do is tell that to the Iraqi people and maybe innocent soldiers won’t continue to be killed.

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. : Man on Fire

5 Stars, this movie was very very good. It had a running time of around 2 hrs and 30 mins, but it did not drag on at all. Denzel as always is amazing and puts on a great performance both as the bodyguard of the little girl and as the crazy revenge filled assassin. Dakota Fanning, the little girl, is great. It seems like everything she is in takes off and I am sure she is now the most POWERFUL(lol) 9 year old in Hollywood.
Some of the parts in the movie are not for the weak at heart, but when Denzel gets pissed don't mess with him or he will stick a bomb up your ass (see movie to know what the hell I am talking about.)
In conclusion...go and see this movie, well worth the 14 dollars it now costs to see a friggin movie.

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. : HellBoy

Before I start I would just like to give congrats to The Alamo for becoming the new Waterworld. Costing $100 million to make and making nothing. OK..So the movie is HellBoy and its a comic book. But people have said its the best comic book movie yet. I thought it looked 'ok' but since I see every movie I thought might as well go check it out.
I won't go through all the plot points and all that sort of stuff because I don't have that type of time to waste. Lets just say that it had its up's and down's. HellBoy was cool and he did fight these monsters and assassins. But that was about it. The Nazi Assassin guy did look really good and I would like to see a movie with him just killing everyone, but since we are left with HellBoy saving the earth I just wasn't that impressed. The ending sucked, the humor wasn't funny and the best part about this movie was the SpiderMan 2 Trailer. So there you have it, thank god I showed up late and didn't have to see that dumb f**k 'the stuntman' once again tell me not to download movies.

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. : Batman Begins!!

Check it out...These are the new pics of the Batmobile from the upcoming movie. Thx to Aintitcool for clicking on the page and finding that it had been updated lol.

Click here to check them out.

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