Crank 2: High Voltage

Chev Chelios is back only this time someone has removed his heart and he wants it back. Only in order to get it back he has to find it and stay alive until he does so, not easy when you have a mechanical device inside your chest that needs constant voltage to work. Even crazier and more far fetched than the first, but Statham fans will still watch it, they might not enjoy it but they will watch it.

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

Did you ever wonder about the story behind the X-Men superheros? This movie finally tells the story about Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) from his family to how he ended up with knives in his hands. An action packed movie that us adrenaline junkies will enjoy.

The International

Clive Owen plays Louis Salinger an Interpol agent working tirelessly to bring down a corrupt bank he believes in dealing in arms. Every time he gets a witness that will finally help him crack the case they end up dead. I found this movie boring and disappointing.

Fighting

Channing Tatum and Terrance Howard start is this movie about a street kid who is talked into joining an underground fighting circuit. Even though he is not the best fighter, his determination helps him succeed. When he is asked to throw a fight he has to decide what is more important his pride or the money. There wasn't as much fighting as I expected and it was a little slow, but as a fan of Howard and Tatum I enjoyed the movie.

Dragonball Evolution

Justin Chatwin is a martial arts student who is charged with trying to collect all of the magical dragonballs and save the world. Of course the goal is to find the dragonballs before the bad guys do. This is another attempt to turn a manga book into a movie and unfortunately this was not a good attempt.

Gran Torino

Clint Eastwood plays a grumpy old white racist living in a rough neighborhood that is being taken over by gangs. When he unwillingly ends up getting involved with his neighbors family and begins mentoring the young boy he realizes someone has to stand up to the local gang before the entire neighborhood is lost. This was a fantastic movie with an unexpected ending.

Watchmen

Set in the 1980's during a time where war between the U.S. and Soviet Union was heating up and a group of masked heroes had been forced to retire this comic book made into a movie focuses on a small group of the superhero retirees and their effort to help bring peace to the world. I enjoyed the movie and felt that Rorschach (Jackie Earle Haley) made the movie. If you like the comic you will probably like the movie.

Defiance

Daniel Craig stars as one of the Bielski brothers who were Jewish men who escaped being captured during World War II. He and his brothers were responsible for protecting a group of refugees determined to not be casualties of the Holocaust. This was a good movie and one worth watching, even if solely to learn about the event.

Taken

When retired government spy Bryan Mills' (Liam Neeson) daughter gets kidnapped while on vacation in France and sold into a prostitution ring it is up to him to get her back. What follows is a dad who will do anything to bring his daughter home. A very violent and disturbing movie and one action junkies will love.

The Spirit

Similar to Sin City, The Spirit is another made from a comic book movie with the typical crime fighter, bad guy, and sexy ladies. Unfortunately that is where the similarities end because even though it had a great cast it was really poorly done and kind of boring.

Hellboy 2

Hellboy is back in this sequel about the demon/man secretly working for the government to fight other non-human evils. This time he comes up against an evil Elf trying to cause havoc. The same lovable characters return in this second Hellboy. I enjoy these movies...they are funny and action-packed at the same time. If you like the first you will like the second.

Bangkok Dangerous

Nicholas Cage is back in another action packed movie only this he plays an assassin sent to kill some enemies of a bad guy in Thailand. His job demands he act alone only this time that is easier said than done. Before he realizes what is happening he finds himself attracted to a local girl and mentoring a young man. If you like action movies this is one worth watching.

Death Race

Set a little in the future when prison's become a profit business "death races" are formed. Inmates are chosen to race to the death for the Internet viewing pleasure of the world and the financial pleasure of the prison warden. Jason Statham is hand picked and wrongly accused to go to prison for his driving ability and participate in this deadly contest. If you like your movies violent and you like Jason Staham you will love this one.

The Contract

Morgan Freeman and John Cusack team up in a movie about a guy (Cusack) and his son who accidentally stumble across a loose convict (Freeman) and decide they are going to get him back to police custody themselves. Even though I am a fan of Cusack I don't think this was a good part for him. Not a horrible movie, but not great either.

Wanted

Wesley Gibson's (James McAvoy) boring life is about to change when one day he gets rescued by a dangerous woman (Angelina Jolie) who then introduces him to a "fraternity" of assassins. He finds out that his father was killed by a villain who now wants to kill him unless Gibson can get to him first, and so his training begins. Filled with a great cast if you like your movies violent you will love this one.

Never Back Down

After his father's death Jake (Sean Faris) moves to a new school and quickly goes from being the tough kid to getting the tar beat out of him by the local superstar of underground mixed-martial arts. He decides to study the art with a local master played by Djimon Hounsou and in the process deals with some of his anger over his father's death. If you like martial arts and fight scenes you will enjoy this movie, because after all who watches movies like this for the plot anyway?

The Great Debaters

Based on a true story of Melvin B. Tolson who during the civil rights era leads an all African American group of students to become debate champions. A good movie about the fight for race equality during the volatile 1930's. Denzel Washington is always great and this movie was no exception.

Rambo

Sylvester Stallone is back as John Rambo who has been living in war filled Burma and staying out of the conflict until a group of missionaries decide they need his assistance to bring aid to the war torn territory. After the missionaries go missing Rambo is asked to lead a group of mercenaries in to try and find them. If you like Rambo and you like your movies violent then this movie is for you. It is one big gun sequence with little else going on.

Untraceable

Diane Lane plays Jennifer Marsh a FBI agent responsible for tracking cyber criminals. When a serial murderer starts broadcasting his tortures live via the Internet she is determined to solve the case. When the murderer starts to make it personal she is also trying to fight for her life. A very disturbing but good movie. Not for the faint at heart.

There Will Be Blood

Daniel Day-Lewis plays Daniel Plainview a man who lives his life based on one goal...to find oil and make money. Everything in his life is overshadowed by this one goal. Day-Lewis won the Oscar for this role, and it is a strange but surprisingly good movie and one after watching you can definitely understand why he took home all the awards.