PoC's Halloween: I Am Legend

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                  There is a cure for cancer. The answer? Virology. A leading scientist played by Emma Thompson comes out with a huge story where she says that she has cured cancer by genetically altering measles so that it will fight the cancer cells. So far, she has treated 1,009 patients, and all 1,009 are cured. Hooray right?

                          Fast forward three years and Manhattan is overrun with vegetation, deer, and lions gotten out of the zoo. Lieutenant Colonel Robert Neville is a former US Army Virologist, and the last survivor of "Ground Zero." That's right, the virus started in Manhattan, and spread from there. That means that his Base of Operations is the most heavily infested area with Darkseekers. 
                          Darkseekers aren't like any other monster you've ever seen. They're not even like the Abbys in the T.V. series Wayward Pines. They are their own class of monsters, very similar to Vampires in that they die within seconds of being exposed to UV rays, but different in that they are not as intelligent let alone sophisticated as the vampires you may know from Underworld. They are still pretty scary, though. There's a picture of one to the right. 
                           For the past three years, Neville has been attempting to make a cure from his blood, because he was one of the 1% of the entire population of the planet that actually survived the virus, both airborne and through contact with bodily fluids. His everyday routine is getting up, exercising, going out and doing some raiding of abandoned apartments with his dog Samantha, a gift from his daughter, and going to the docks. 
                            His routine however, becomes quickly interrupted, and by what remains to be seen.
                            As Neville goes to sleep and wakes up to new days, he has dreams of his last moments with his family. Through these small fleeting glimpses, we understand that his family was attempting to escape Manhattan via chopper, but were killed by another chopper that was weighted down by a bunch of people and crashed into Neville's family's chopper.
                            Can Dr. Robert Neville find a cure to the virus that has plagued the entire planet? Can he survive in the world that has been left behind by the "cure for cancer"? Go ahead and find out.

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Ratings:

Family Friendliness- 7/10 Cities This film has some bloodiness, scary images, and intense violence. The Darkseekers aren't exactly scary, but definitely disturbing. 

Story-line- 9/10 Rifles This film has an excellent story-line, and it doesn't take a genius to follow it. However, it does have a very intense feel, and does a nice job of giving moments where you can feel like you are relaxed along with Dr. Neville, although when the action picks up, you can definitely feel the heat.

Thriller Level- 7/10 Darkseekers This isn't exactly scary. I mean, none of the movies I have reviewed are scary. There are definitely moments where you're on the edge of your seat, hoping and praying to God that something doesn't jump out, worried about the dog, and of course, Will Smith. Because hey, who doesn't love Will Smith?

Acting- 9/10 Houses Will Smith does an excellent job portraying a scientist concerned with finding a cure for the virus that has overtaken the world. He wants to turn the monsters back to humans, not just survive. After all, he believes that he is the last one. 

Overall- 8/10 Stars The average for this movie does actually come out to 8, and I'm happy with it. I could actually be gracious and give it a 9, so you can give someone that rating if you ever feel better about this movie than I do.

Bibliography:

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"I Am Legend Doctor Robert Neville" <http://data.whicdn.com/images/60811697/original.jpg>

"I Am Legend Trailer" <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewpYq9rgg3w>

PoC's Halloween: 10 Cloverfield Lane

                  Hiya everyone! I haven't really seen any new movies as of late, so that's on me. But the other day I decided hey, let's get a Redbox film, and I saw "10 Cloverfield Lane"! So we'll dive right into it. Part 2 of PoC's Halloween!
               

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                   The movie begins with a woman who is packing up her things. She finishes up and the last thing she has gotta pick up is her phone, which is sitting on a dresser. She stares at it for a solid minute or so and decides to finally pick it up. She calls someone, and the sound is taken out at this point and you see her talking and ends up kind of distressed. She then hangs up and leaves the house.

 

As she walks out with her last box, the camera unblurs on a section in the lower left hand corner... a wedding ring. 

                    She drives far away. Not just like down a few streets far. Like FAR FAR AWAY. She's on the move for the majority of the day and then she makes a stop for some fuel. However, a sketchy truck comes up and makes her a little uncomfortable. So she finishes filling up and then she's on the road again. 

                     Her phone rings and the caller is labeled Ben. She takes a second and considers answering, and eventually does. "Michelle, please come home." Ben starts pleading with Michelle to come back, and says that they just had a small fight and that that was no reason to just pack up and go. So now we know what kind of a person Michelle is. She hangs up on him.

                    She turns on the radio and there's been reports of city wide and worldwide black outs. They are mostly in major cities, but a lot of people have lost power. Michelle isn't really paying attention, though. Her phone rings again and it's Ben. 

                    She starts considering whether or not she should answer the second time when she looks

at her driver-side side mirror, and a truck is driving up behind her. It has an odd similarity to the sketchy truck that she saw earlier at the gas station. The truck slams into her and she spins out of control, crashing off of the road and then coming to a halt upside down in a patch of grass.

                    Michelle wakes up with a I.V. in her left arm. She follows the trail of tubing up into the pouch of fluids. But what she notices is that she isn't in a hospital. There's a gray brick wall behind the mounted pouch. She looks around and sees that in fact, this is no hospital. She was kidnapped.

                    She tries moving away from the bed after seeing her stuff across the room from her bed, but is cut short. She looks to her right and sees that there's a brace on her leg that is cuffed to a metal bar. She starts wrestling with it to free herself but is unsuccessful. Well, she needs her phone for sure.

                    Here we see the genius that Michelle has. She knocks down the stand that was holding the pouch for her fluids and disconnects the pouch and the I.V. from her arm. She uses the stand as a sort of hook and successfully gets her phone. But... of course, there's no service. There is no way that she's calling 911. This means she's underground. 

                    John Goodman unlocks the giant metal door and comes in with a tray of food for Michelle. He sets it down in front of her and she puts her hands up in an innocent sort of way and pleads with him to not hurt her. In reply, John Goodman says, "You need fluids." 

                    He takes the I.V. pouch and stand away and then returns with a pair of wooden crutches.

He tells her that she better get used to using those. He also gives her the key to her cuffs and then leaves. 

                    Michelle uncuffs herself and then immediately tries working on a way to escape. First thing she does is pull off the rubber covering off of the bottom of one crutch and takes the key for her cuffs and sharpens the end of the exposed crutch so that it's got a nasty cutting edge. She then plans to wait for John Goodman to return. But there's no luck. She waits for awhile and he doesn't come back. So naturally, make a way for him to come back, right? Sure, let's make the creepy man come back. Brilliant. 

                   She rips off a piece of cloth from her bed sheets and wraps it around the end of one of her crutches and then lights the cloth on fire and puts it into the small vent that is a little higher than the door and slightly to the right. She reassumes her position of waiting for John Goodman to return and the smoke quickly spreads. 

                   John unlocks the heavy door quickly and walks in looking around for Michelle, and as he is doing so, Michelle charges him with the sharpened crutch. He is able to see it coming but Michelle

hits him good and stumbles out. John gets her though and puts her back into the room.

                  John comes in again and then sets another tray of food in front of her. He talks with her and tells her that he saved her life, but from what he doesn't exactly say. Before leaving, he says, "I'm Howard by the way." Good thing, too. Cuz writing John Goodman over and over again is a pain in the butt.   

                   Okay, later on, Michelle is released from her confinement and is able to roam around the bunker. She makes a friend called Emmet. No it is not Chris Pratt. But Emmet and Michelle work together to try and get out of their confinement, while avoiding Howard, who poses their biggest threat... until we see the outside world.

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Ratings:

Family Friendliness- 6/10 Bunkers There's not really anything suggestive about this film. It's another thriller, and there are some inappropriate references from time to time. John Goodman's character is a bit of a creep. Also, there's some disturbing images of disfigured and slaughtered pigs right in the beginning, and then near the end when there's a body in a tub of acid. I'd recommend to parents that you watch this first.

Story-line- 8/10 Tubs The story is really well-done, and I've gotta say that the plot twist at the end of it all really made me mad. Basically, Howard is suggesting that aliens took over the planet, but at the same time, you know that he's absolutely crazy. What's revealed at the end is just... aggravating.

Thriller Level- 8/10 Vents This was beyond stressful. There's a point in the movie where Michelle, Emmet, and Howard are playing a game where you have to guess what the character they're describing is, and Howard gets Santa Claus. So what he says as hints is "I'm watching you. I see you when you sleep." And that just freaked me out because Howard is a real nut case. Not to mention there were the scenes where Michelle is crawling through the vents of the bunker. That may not stress you out, but I'm claustrophobic, and even seeing people in those kinds of situations gets me really worked up.

Acting- 8/10 Generators Alright if you haven't noticed already, I'm experimenting with a lot of different aspects of movies. For thrillers and other things where you can't really measure comic book accuracy, I'm trying to figure out what you guys would like to read about. So just bear with me. But anyway, the acting was phenomenal. I have to say that the actress who played Michelle did a fantastic job, and I don't even know her name. John Goodman contributed too, so obviously that makes it all the better.

Overall- 8/10 Stars The rating should be 7, but I like to be gracious to movies because hey, that's the entire reason I blog.

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"10 Cloverfield Lane Bunker" <http://www.phase9.tv/wp-content/uploads/video-thumbnails/10-cloverfield-lane-let-cutdown.jpg>

"10 Cloverfield Lane" <http://cdn1-www.comingsoon.net/assets/uploads/gallery/10-cloverfield-lane/10cloverfieldlane0003.jpg>

"10 Cloverfield Lane freaky" <https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/800/0*79U17YQNE-cmdjkc.jpg>

"10 Cloverfield Lane trailer" <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQy-ANhnUpE>

PoC's Halloween: Shutter Island

Alright guys, it's October. And you know what that means: scary movies. Now, I'm not one for paranormal films, but I'll definitely do thrillers. So these reviews aren't really gonna be too long, but hopefully you'll check some of them out. First off, "Shutter Island."

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                  Leonardo DiCaprio is Edward Daniels, a Federal Marshal in 1954 on his way to a mental asylum for the criminally insane. He has been assigned a new partner: Chuck Aule. Their case is to find a missing patient. This patient's name is Rachel. She just kind of disappeared from her cell, and no one saw her leave. 

                       Daniels and Chuck go to her cell, and Daniels finds a sheet of paper that reads: "Rule of 4, Who is 67?" Later, Daniels and Chuck read through the files of all of the patients and find that there are 66 patients. So what is being implied is that there is a 67th patient, even though there is no such patient. 

                        Daniels then interrogates all of the patients and with each one of them, asks if they know an Andrew Laeddis. Most of them deny it, or cringe and cower at the name. So while Daniels is looking for Rachel and Laeddis, he begins having migraines. He also has nightmares, and they repeat every night, almost all of them the exact same. 

                        But in the end... nothing is as it seemed.

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Family Friendliness- 4/10 Any child under 13, this kid is a big NO. There are a lot of disturbing images with blood. Also, there's a few creepy guys like the one above.

Story-line- 9/10 This plot is phenomenal. It absolutely messes with your head, and if you've seen Inception, you know how much that screws with you. This movie is Inception level and will leave you absolutely mind-blown at the end. You have been warned.

Thriller Level- 7/10 It's not exactly the kind of movie to give you jump scares, but it's definitely terrifying. I am no fan of anything paranormal, so I am very prone to being freaked out, and this movie makes the list. This would definitely go above "The Sixth Sense" (review on sidebar).

Overall- 8/10 The actual rating would have come out to be a 7, but this movie was just so good. I mean, I was not for a moment bored, I was constantly thinking, and Leonardo DiCaprio delivered a phenomenal performance. Mark Ruffalo and Ben Kingsley were also primary characters, which definitely boosts the rating because they both did amazing. Overall, I highly recommend this movie to anyone not wanting to go see the new Ouija: Origin of Evil, but would like to stay in the Halloween and freaky spirit.

Bibliography:

"Shutter Island Wallpaper"<http://www.thewallpapers.org/1810/movies/shutter-island>

"Shutter Island Andrew Laeddis" <http://media.hollywood.com/images/l/shutter_island_character.jpg>

Star Trek: Beyond

Alright so I just got back from vacation in El Paso, Texas, and I gotta put this movie review up before I go and see another movie like... Tarzan??? Possibly. But I will try and stay up to date. Thanks for bearing with me guys.

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                  I actually really like what I pulled off up top. Kudos to me, right? Thanks to those who agreed. But anywho, this was a fun movie. Now, I was kind of disappointed that J.J. Abrams didn't direct this, but I always keep in mind he directed Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens, so I can forgive

him. But I'm still kinda sad.

                 The movie is about the five year journey that the Enterprise goes on, like in the original T.V. series with William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy (may he rest in peace). We pick up on year three (that's "III" or "3" or "1+1+1" just in case you got a little confused XP) of their journey and Captain Kirk is attempting to make peace on a planet in front of an alien council. Well, they don't like it.

                  Kirk presents them a gift, which the council immediately rejects and starts flipping out about. "Where did you get that?!" they demand of him. "It was a gift to you," he responds, not realizing the significance of it. Obviously, we've got no idea either. It looks like one of those

Jaylah, who helps Scottie

hologram projectors from the Star Wars: The Clone Wars T.V. Series (I loved that show).
                   So the council members jump down at Kirk and start attacking him, which means that diplomatic ties have failed. The Enterprise beams Kirk outta there and they leave the planet. On board, Kirk and Bones have a drink together in celebration for Kirk's birthday, which is the next day. Kirk asks Bones to keep the whole thing low-key, because he doesn't like others knowing about his birthday. Bones agrees.
                    The Enterprise's next stop is the newest and biggest Starfleet Space Station to date. It reminds me a lot of the bigger Death Star in The Force Awakens. There, they're going to get some rest, refuel, restock, and then be on their way.
                    Alright so fast forward a bit and the crew is crash landed on a strange planet in the middle of an uncharted Nebula, a little ways away from the giant Starfleet Space Station. The Enterprise is totally trashed, the majority of the crew is captured, and Bones is with an injured Spock while Kirk and Chekhov are together trying to find Bones and Spock and Scottie. Scottie meets a woman who leads him to an old Starfleet Space Craft, which she has made her home. 
                    What you need to know is that Bones, Spock, Kirk, Chekhov, and Scottie all reunite to save the crew of the Enterprise, and in the process stop a plot to basically wipe out the entire galaxy, usual space kind of stuff. It's a wild ride though, and I loved the visuals and CGI. 

Ratings:
Family Friendliness- 8/10 There's some minor blood, a whole lotta fighting, shooting, punching, kicking, action sorta stuff. It's more action-packed than story really, but the story is... there. I still think that J.J. Abrams would totally have rocked this one had he directed it. 
Story line- 6/10 Like I said, there isn't really that strong of a story. In fact, the story doesn't really show up until halfway into the movie, and by that time you've just lost all hope for a story when it slaps you in the face and you're forced to pay attention again. This wasn't like the previous two Star Treks where the story was there right in the beginning and you have to follow the entire time, leaving you satisfied at the end. But still... it's Chris Pine. He's a fun guy!
Story-Action Balance- 6/10 Personally, I love a movie where it's just action and things blowing up every now and then. But I was honestly expecting a pretty solid story from this third installment of the revamped Star Trek series. 
Miscellaneous- 8/10 It's not that much miscellaneous stuff, but I just wanted to throw in there that I really enjoyed the fact that there was a lot more character development, especially with Kirk and Spock. Their stories were virtually the same (I won't spoil anything) but it also delved deeper into Scottie, Bones, Zulu, Chekhov, and Uhura as a family of sorts. Also, since Leonard Nimoy's passing, they do pay homage to him in the film, which contributes to Spock's development further into the story. Kirk is still growing up a lot, and I like how they show his maturity grow as each film passes. I feel like he is becoming more and more of a man, and by the time the series ends, Kirk will be just as wise as William Shatner's Kirk... hopefully.
Overall- 7.5/10 The math actually checks out to 7/10 but I gave it a little bit of a boost because it's Star Trek. I absolutely love this series and I can't wait to see how J.J. Abrams picks up the story. Hopefully he does a better job than this director. I know he will, I mean, look at what he did with Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens! J.J. will rock it. 

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"Star Trek: Beyond Trailer" <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzD8H6o1awQ>   

Suicide Squad

                  I've gotta admit, this movie rocked. I haven't really been a fan of DC Movies much what with BvS being such a disappointment (except for Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman) and Green Lantern being a flop (except for Blake Lively, I think you know that the girls were the only good parts in those films). But I highly respect Christopher Nolan for making The Dark Knight Trilogy (one of the best trilogies I've ever seen). So anyway, I really enjoyed this movie. It was real fun!

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                  Superman is dead. The US Government is afraid of future superhuman threats. The question that they have been asking is “What if the next Superman comes and kills us all?” What are

they gonna do? The idea of one particular individual, Amanda Waller, is to assemble a team of very dangerous people who can take on a threat as big as a superman.

On this team are Deadshot (Will Smith, Concussion, Independence Day, MIB Trilogy), Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie, The Wolf of Wall Street), Captain Boomerang (Jai Courtney, Terminator: Genisys), El Diablo (Jay Hernandez, Quarantine), Killer Croc (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, Pompeii, Concussion), Katana (Karen Fukuhara), and the Enchantress (Cara Delevingne, Paper Towns). The film takes some time to give background to some of the villains in the beginning, then continues onto the main plot.

I will relay the story of the Enchantress, seeing as it is quite important to the rest of the

film. An archaeologist by the name of June Moon goes hunting for ancient artifacts, and she landed in the wrong hole. She found a little voodoo doll it looks like, and she accidentally snapped the head off of it. Then a dark being came out of it and possessed her. June now hosts the Enchantress.

The US Government then read up on the Enchantress and saw that whoever had her heart would be able to control her. So they looked for her heart and found it. Alright so the trouble starts when June and her boyfriend, Rick Flag, the military leader of the Suicide Squad, are in their room together. June starts writhing and then when Rick goes over to her, she's turned into the Enchantress.

She teleports out of the room and goes to the military vault where they are holding another voodoo doll that holds her brother. She then teleports to a local subway men's bathroom and breaks the head off the doll. The spirit comes out and possesses the man closest to it. The Enchantress tells her brother to gather his strength, because she's got a plan to make the humans bow down to them again. Apparently, they were considered gods back in the time before they were confined in the dolls.

So the Enchantress poofs outta there and back to Rick and turns back into June. Meanwhile, the brother goes destroying the subway and eating people… I guess? I think that's what

happens. But basically, he gets super strong and starts to destroy all of New York. So June is called in by the US Government while the Suicide Squad is being rounded up. June and Rick go into the sewers to blow a bomb at the brother. In order to do that, June has to let the Enchantress out.

June turns into the Enchantress, but instead of taking the bomb to the brother, she sets it off and then poofs outta there. Rick shuts it off and reports that the Enchantress bailed. Pissed off, Amanda Waller starts stabbing the Enchantress's heart. The brother gives her sister some power so that she can start executing her plan to rid the world of its armies so that they'll bow down to the Enchantress and her brother.

The Suicide Squad comes together and they go in to stop the Enchantress, and well… I'll let you see how that plays out. It's worth your time, probably one of the best DC Films since Man of Steel. Yes, I enjoyed that movie, but hated BvS. Sorry folks.

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Ratings:

Family Friendliness- 7/10 Stars This isn't a film to take your kids to. I mean, it's funny, but it's kind of dark. The fact that it takes place during one evening contributes I guess.

Story Line- 7/10 Bats (as in baseball bats) It was a good story, but it was kind of weak. I mean, it was enough to carry the movie through to completion, but it wasn't astounding. Now I haven't mentioned the Joker at all because his role was so small, it's like they didn't even need him. He wasn't that important. But everything was well done.

Story-Action Balance- 8/10 Guns  For the amount of story that was present, there was a very good balance between the action and what the story being told. The action was really cool, especially El Diablo. He was awesome near the end of the movie. I won't say what happens but it was awesome. 

Soundtrack- 10/10 Skulls Now I don't normally do this with my movies, and it might become something that I regularly include, but I cannot neglect how amazing this soundtrack was. There was an awesome blend of classic 70's and even some rap like Eminem that really brought the whole film together and gave it so much character. I absolutely loved it, and I've been listening to it on Spotify over and over again. PLEASE GIVE IT A LISTEN!!!

Comic Accuracy- 8/10 Enchantresses  I don't really follow DC Comics, but for what I know, they did a very good job for their casting. Margot Robbie was a gem, Adewale was a funny but menacing Killer Croc, Jay Hernandez was a cool Diablo, but the only thing I wasn't too happy with was Jared Leto as the Joker. I will always love Heath Ledger, and I don't think that Leto could live up to Ledger's legacy. But I'm hoping that they'll take Leto's Joker into a new direction where I can learn to respect him for his context as the Joker, like Jack Nicholson in Michael Keaton's Batman.

Overall- 8/10 Hearts  Now I will admit that I gave this an additional rating (soundtrack) to give the movie review a bit of a boost for its overall score, but I really loved this movie. I would see it two more times in a row and I'd still love it. I highly recommend this film. DC Fanboys and Fangirls... here is a DC Film worth seeing and giving credit. The critics were definitely wrong about this one.

Bibliography:

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"Suicide Squad Trailer" <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmRih_VtVAs>  

Jason Bourne

It's been awhile I'll admit since I blogged, but I've seen three movies worth reviewing, so those will be put up over the next three days. Sorry for the inactivity, but you will still see me around here and there whenever there's a good movie to talk about. So without further-a-do, Jason Bourne!

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Jason Bourne has been living off of the grid for a number of years after the events of The Bourne Ultimatum. He's been going around fighting for money, knocking them out with only one or

two punches. Nicky Parsons has also been off the grid trying to expose the CIA’s secret operations. She goes to a warehouse and hacks into the CIA’s mainframe and pulls out files on all of their operations from Treadstone to Black Rock, a new op that, we find later on, will spy on everyone in the USA through an app.

When Nicky downloads the files, Heather Lee (Alicia Vikander), a computer analyst, puts a malware on the files so that once they're opened, the CIA can track where the files are. So Nicky gets the files and then goes to find Bourne in Germany during a protest. All the while, the CIA follows Nicky and they are trying to get the files back.

They send an agent there to go take her out, but the they soon find out that Bourne is involved. Heather Lee is the head of the operation to get Parsons and hopefully bring Bourne in or to kill him. Tommy Lee Jones was the one to give Heather the operation and wants Bourne dead. So there's a whole skirmish where Bourne takes out the Alpha Squad that was sent in and is trying to avoid Bravo.

Nicky and Bourne split up so they can meet up somewhere else. The agent sent in to take out Nicky arrives and is about to run Nicky over but Bourne comes in on a cop’s motorcycle. They book it and the agent receives instructions from Lee to go to a building, assume a sniper position and take out Nicky. He assumes the position and while he's waiting for the shot, Nicky tells Bourne there's more to Treadstone that involves his father.

Just as she says that, she gets shot and Bourne and Nicky fly off the bike. The sniper however does not move out. He stays behind waiting for Bourne, which Lee picks up as the two having history. Bourne doesn't show in time so the sniper finishes Nicky off just as she throws the drive containing the CIA files to Bourne. Then he leaves. Bourne grabs the drive and goes to a hacker who opens the files.

As soon as the files are opened, Lee tracks Bourne down as he's reading the files. Should I say what they're about? Well, all I'll say is that they reveal more about Bourne's origins. Lee accesses

a phone nearby and uses the phone to wipe the drive, then she calls Bourne. She wants to bring him in. Tommy Lee Jones doesn't.

So he takes the phone from Lee and keeps Bourne occupied while a police force is inbound. Lee texts the phone telling Bourne to get out. She does some research on Bourne and finds out that she could use his feeling of missing a part of himself after leaving Treadstone to bring him in. She asks Tommy Lee Jones to head an operation to get Bourne cornered. He agrees but calls the agent that killed Nicky and makes his own operation with him. As Nick Fury would call it, Jones compartmentalizes. The day of Lee’s op, the agent kills Lee’s Alpha and Bravo Teams and goes to kill Bourne.

There's a lot more that happens afterwards, and I've told enough. It's worth watching trust me. There's plenty of action, punching, explosions, and a lot of cool CIA Agent stuff that only Bourne can pull off because he's a freaking boss. I think they should have him say "I'm Bourne," because he's just as badass as Batman, if not more so.

Ratings:

Story-line- 8/10 Stars The story isn't very important, but it does carry the movie so that it doesn't seem like it's just another Michael Bay film where everything blows up. It's also interesting to see how this one kind of ties off the other four Bourne films, and gives more insight into who Jason is and why he joined.

Family Friendliness- 7/10 Agents More for your 13 year olds and up, there is a lot of blood and fighting and violence. A lot of things go BOOM but it's really cool to see.

Story-Action Balance- 8/10 Pistols There is a nice balance of where the story is continued and how the action comes into play because of the story. There really isn't a place where you'll lose where the story left off, so you'll be able to keep up.

Overall- 8/10 Agencies This is a phenomenal movie, and I loved seeing Matt Damon coming back to reprise his role as the agent that could kick James Bond's butt anytime anywhere. They should make a movie about that, I'd love to see Bourne kick Bond in the face. Sorry 007 lovers.

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X-MEN: APOCALYPSE

You thought X-MEN III was awful, and you were right. But that's because Bryan Singer wasn't behind the wheel. Get ready for the next chapter in the X-Men Cinematic Universe that will blow your mind and give a few much needed answers that have been raised ever since X-MEN: First Class came out. So buckle up and settle in for a helluva ride.

WARNING SPOILERS AHEAD! 
READ AT YOUR OWN RISK!


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                  The film begins in Egypt at around 6000 BC with a ritual taking place. The ritual is for Apocalypse because he's gotten old, and he wants to transfer his conscience to

Apocalypse

another body so that he can basically be immortal. 

                   The ritual begins and his Four Horsemen, basically his four disciples, are present to protect him. However, the soldiers of the Egyptian guard have a plan up their sleeves. "Death to the false god!" they yell as they collapse the giant pyramid where the ritual is taking place. This is Apocalypse's weakest moment, so he can be killed. However, the Four Horsemen protect him, and he's buried. 

                    The transfer wasn't completed, therefore Apocalypse is in a kind of suspension. He's not dead, and he's not alive. He stays there for most of history until the film fast forwards to the year 1983. Here, the film follows multiple story lines, and the way I explain them may not be in the order of the movie. So, sorry in advance. 

                     Eric Lehnsherr (Magneto) has tried living a normal life after the events of X-

The Four Horsemen

Men: Days of Future Past, and has so far been successful. He's married and has a 10 year old mutant daughter who can influence animals. They're living in peace until there's an accident at the metal plant he's working at and he saves a guy from being crushed. 

                     Now if you remember back to 10 years prior, Eric turned the world's cameras on himself, and he was known as a mutant to be feared. Naturally, all of the workers saw that on tv and report Eric to the authorities. They capture his daughter and want Eric to turn himself in.

                    However, as Eric is being taken away, his daughter becomes angry and animals begin reacting, starting to encircle the officers. One of them has a bow and arrow poised and ready to fire, and he gets distracted by the birds and lets fly. The arrow pierces

The 1983 X-Men

Eric's daughter through into his wife. Pissed off as you can imagine, he kills all of the officers. He then proceeds to kill the men at the metal plant where he works. 
                    Moira McTaggart has continued as an undercover CIA Agent for the past 21 years, and this time we find her in Egypt. She followed two men that have the mark of Apocalypse. They're in a kind of cult. She follows them into the tomb that we know contains the suspended body of Apocalypse, and she walks in on a ritual to revive him.
                    He's revived and teleports out of his tomb to find four new Horsemen. His teleportation literally shakes the entire earth, and the X-Men feel it. Jean reacts to it and sees the end of the world in a dream. Turns out that that's not too far off from the truth.
                     Apocalypse comes across a young girl who can control weather and recruits her as a Horseman. This female figure we know as the famous Storm. Fun act, Storm is actually Stan Lee's favorite female Marvel character. Anyway, Apocalypse enhances Storm's powers so she can unlock her full potential. 
                     At the same time, Mystique has continued to help mutants outta trouble, one of them being Kurt Wagner, otherwise known as Nightcrawler. He's fighting Angel and she saves him. They then go to Xavier because Raven hears that Eric is in trouble in

The Ritual Pyramid for Apocalypse in Egypt, 6000 BC

Germany because he killed a bunch of people. 
                    Back to Eric. Just as he's about to kill the men in the metal plant, Apocalypse teleports to him with Angel and Psylocke. He brings him to Auschwitz, where Eric first used his powers. There, Eric discovers he can summon metal that is buried deep beneath the surface of the Earth. Magneto's true potential is shown here, and it is just an awesome display of his true power, and I was happy I got to witness it.
                     So hearing about the giant earthquake that Jean reacted to, Charles goes to Cerebro and finds Moira in Egypt, coming out of the newly collapsed tomb. They then go visit her in Langley. She tells them about Apocalypse and know that he's bad news. From here, it picks up. I don't wanna spoil anything more than I already have, but you should go see it. It's awesome.

Ratings: 
Family Friendliness- 7/10 X-Men Definitely not for the little ones. Then again, how many family friendly movies are out there right? Kids ages 12 and up is a good range for the film. There's a lot of violence, and a swear word or two; maybe three. There is some blood, and it's quite realistic, but other than that it should be good. No sexual content of any kind whatsoever.
Story Line- 9/10 Horsemen The story was phenomenal. Now, I don't keep up with X-Men as much, but I sure appreciated the movie. It was totally awesome, and a lot of things came into play, like the classic X-Men suits. You've just gotta remember that there's been a lot of time jumps in between the newest X-Men movies so that you don't get confused. 
Story-Action Balance- 9/10 Cerebros It was very nicely balanced between all of the action fight scenes, the comedic relief, and the overall plot. Nothing felt too overwhelming, and it was always fun to get a good laugh from almost every character. Even Xavier had a few moments!
Overall- 8/10 Jets You can do the math if you'd like, but I think that the movie was very good. It was definitely a step up from X-Men: Days of Future Past and X-Men: First Class. Each film keeps getting better and better, kinda like the Avengers films, and I'm glad that the X-Men Cinematic Universe has taken a turn for the best. I can't wait to see what Bryan Singer's gonna do next!

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