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Chaos (DVD)

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chaosAt first glance I had thought that Chaos was another one of those B-rated action movies. Upon further review however, I noticed that the cast included both Jason Statham and Wesley Snipes. With these two high end actors on the payroll, I started to wonder how I missed reading up on this film earlier. After further investigation however, I uncovered that Chaos was never released in theaters and went straight to DVD. I was pretty shocked. I really can’t recall any other film with two big name actors that went straight to the shelves. Can you?

As for my thoughts on this film? Chaos was fair but failed to use the star power it had to its full potential. The storyline was very promising with some good twists, but lacked the proper execution to awe its audience. Parts of the script were very predictable and I thought that the film director tried to do too much at once, which really made this movie feel rushed and unfinished.

The action was decent, with couple exciting car chases and tight situations, but Snipes and Statham were hardly involved in any hand to hand combat. As a fan of both actors, I had anticipated at least one solid scene which involved some form of martial arts, but both stars ended up resorting to primarily gun fire and trash talk which ultimately led to my disappointment.

Overall this film would make a decent rental for anyone interested in a average action flick. If you don’t mind viewing then forgetting, then this film is definitely for you!

Synopsis:

Two mismatched lawmen are on the trail of an unusually talented criminal in this crime thriller. Quentin Conners (Jason Statham) is a veteran police detective who is less than pleased when he’s assigned a new partner, Shane Dekker (Ryan Phillippe). While Conners has been with the force for years, Dekker is a rookie, and it doesn’t take Conners long to realize his partner has a lot to learn about the nuts and bolts of investigation. However, the two are forced to put aside their differences when they’re given an important new case to crack — a brilliant thief (Wesley Snipes) has masterminded a series of high-stakes bank heists, and the police are baffled as to how he seems to know what they’re up to just as soon as they do. Chaos also stars Justine Waddell as a police officer who has become involved with one of the detectives

The Condemned (DVD)

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condemnedThe Condemned was not as bad as most people made it out to be and in my opinion was one of WWE’s better box office releases. I do agree that this movie did scream out Battle Royale when I first read its synopsis, but it did not seem as appalling because these men and women were death row criminals rather than unruly fourteen year old friends and classmates.

Although the plot was very thin, the movie’s antagonist played by Vinny Jones made it worth watching to the very end. He played his role so perfectly that I couldn’t wait for him to get a beat down. His sly mannerisms and malicious demeanor just get all under your skin. Steve Austin who was the actual star in the movie did fairly well in his debut film, but it was definitely Jones who stole most of the limelight.

This film is definitely worth a glance if your looking for a good action movie without alot of thinking involved. There are a couple scenes involving female violence that some people frowned upon, so if your sensitive with those types of things, I’d probably pass on this one.

Synopsis:

An adrenalin-charged action thriller, “The Condemned” tells the story of Jack Conrad (Stone Cold Steve Austin), who is awaiting the death penalty in a corrupt Central American prison. He is “purchased” by a wealthy television producer and taken to a desolate island where he must fight to the death against nine other condemned killers from all corners of the world, with freedom going to the sole survivor.

The Last Legion (Theaters)

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As a fan of movies involving medieval times and legends I had high hopes for this film. Unfortunately the film did not live up to my expectations.

The Last Legion was anything but epic. It dragged in so many areas and the storyline for the film although promising, was very poorly executed on the bigscreen. The acting was really bad, the dialogue was horrible, and the plot so predictable to the point where it just felt like a public television special rather than an actual box office release.

The movie did have a couple bright spots of comedy that gave the crowd a light laugh, but otherwise it was very slow and uninspiring. There were no epic battle sequences or even words of wisdom that I can remember from the film.

The best thing going for the film was actually the gorgeous actress Aishwarya Rai. There was a scene where she came out of the water… wow! During the rest of the feature my thoughts were fixed on figuring out where I had seen her before. I finally got home and looked her up and realized she was in a film I watched called The Mistress of Spices.

As for the film itself, I highly recommend you skip it in theaters. Its really not worth the price of admission. Now that I think about it, we should have watched the 3:15 showing on Halloween instead. At least Michael knows how to act.

Synopsis: “The Last Legion” is a fantasy action-adventure in the vein of “The Sword and the Stone” set against the fall of Rome and its last emperor, 12 year-old Romulus Augustus, the boy who would rule for a day before losing all that he loved: his family, his home, and an empire that once stood for truth and honor. Imprisoned on the island-fortress of Capri, Romulus searches for a means of escape. He discovers instead “excaliburnus,” the legendary sword of Julius Caesar, and realizes that he must do all in his power to save Rome. Aided by the clever strategies of his teacher, Ambrosinus, and the heroic skills of his loyal legionnaire, Aurelius, Romulus escapes the island. Accompanied by his friends and a mysterious envoy from Constantinople, Romulus travels to Britannia in search of the last Roman Legion – the fabled Dragon Legion. There, Romulus will fight alongside his friends to make his last stand for Rome and take his first steps to becoming a man and the king who would father a legend.