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Watchmen: Nuclear War

Official Site: watchmenmovie.warnerbros.com
Director(s): Zack Snyder
Writer(s): David Hayter, and Alex Tse
Producer(s): Lawrence Gordon , Lloyd Levin, and, Deborah Snyder

Starring: Malin Akerman, Billy Crudup, Matthew Goode, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Patrick Wilson, Carla Gugino, Matt Frewer, and Stephen McHattie. (IMDb). Rated-R, 163 minutes.

The Watchmen are being targeted for execution, and Rorschach is determined to find out who is behind the scheme to kill these brave superheroes. As he investigates deeper, he encounters some of his old superhero partners, whom he eventually will come to call his friends once again, but Rorschach will be shocked once he realizes who is ultimately plotting to kill the Watchmen.

After waiting in intense anticipation to see this movie, at first I was not impressed but mildly puzzled and bored simultaneously. However, I resolved that although the first half of the movie was slow, and uninteresting, it was a necessary explanation to why the events transpired in the manner that did they did. The film began to take shape in the scenes where the history of the Watchmen was being explained; at that point I began to understand how all the elements of the story worked to form an intelligible plot. Indeed it was quite a plot. Amazing.

The fight scenes were clear, in that, it was apparent where the kicks and punches landed. I was hoping the trailer would not have been better than the movie, and my hopes were realized. As a superhero movie Watchmen definitely does not disappoint, as the costumes were designed well. According to metacritic.com, the film earned generally mixed reviews, and rottentomatoes.com granted the film 139 fresh tomatoes to 74 rotten ones thus far. Good stuff. I' ll score it an 83. Stay tuned, movieporium.blogpsot.com

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Street Fighter: The Legend Of Chun Li

Official Site:www.streetfighter.com/movie
Director(s): Andrzej Bartkowiak
Writer(s): Justin Marks
Producer(s): Patrick Aiello, and Ashok Amritraj

Starring: Kristin Kreuk, Chris Klein, Neal McDonough, Robin Shou, Moon Bloodgood, Josie Ho, Taboo, and Michael Clarke Dunca, (IMDb). Rated PG-13, 96 minutes.

Chun Li was the daughter of a wealthy businessman who taught her martial arts. She was a beloved daughter who was bound to spend the rest of her life playing the piano. But one night all of that changed when Bison invaded the Li's residence, and kidnapped her father. Years went by as her father was held captive by Bison, but Chun Li always hoped she would see her father again. And one day she mysteriously received a scroll written in ancient Chinese, and that scroll put her the quest to find her father and to fight for Justice.

Chun Li did not wear her classic outfit as seen from the video game, and she performed the spinning bird only once. Notwithstanding, casting Kristin Kreuk as Chun Li was a good choice, and she seemed convincing as an action star. For the most part, historically, this film was surprisingly well explained, as the background of the major characters was detailed satisfactorily. But what was not explained were the mystical aspects of Gen and Chun li's extraordinary powers. The action scenes were not off the charts in their level of amusement and creativity, but they were sufficiently entertaining. On a final note, this film was somewhat melodramatic, but it was OK; I'll score it a 73. Stay tuned movieporium.blogspot.com.


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