ph: Jamie Nelson
Tuesday, July 2, 2013
48 Hrs. (1982)
A hard-nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him, in order to track down a killer.
Competently directed and highly entertaining buddy cop movie, the misogynist humor, however, is very much dated by now and quite embarrassing.
Halliwell (no star): "Reasonable action melodrama with comedy asides and San Francisco locations; but too violent for its own good."
Maltin ***1/2: "Slam-bang mix of action and comedy;...Murphy, in his screen debut, is sensational, but so is Nolte in his low-key, raspy way; scene where Murphy terrorizes a redneck bar is the standout."
Predators (2010)
A group of elite warriors are dropped onto an unknown planet and are hunted by members of a merciless alien race known as Predators.
Interesting variation of the Predators series, all well made, but the star cast is a bit wasted for such a genre-typical movie.
Maltin **1/2: "MOST DANGEROUS GAME-type premise is given standard treatment; reasonably entertaining but very rote. Brody makes a surprisingly effective action hero."
Konferenz der Tiere (2010)
A group of animals waiting for the annual flood they rely on for food and water discover that the humans, who have been destroying their habitats have built a dam for a leisure resort.
Fairly entertaining animated movie for children with a likable environmental message.
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