The Raid: Redemption review

Last night, on the advice of a few friends, David and I ventured out into the cool, windy LA night to see the new action film The Raid: Redemption. A bunch of our friends saw the movie Friday night and really raved about how good it was. I also read a few reviews that were very positive and encouraging. David loves action films with high body counts and, honestly, I was in the mood for some popcorn so bad credit loans… away we went! All in all, I really did enjoy the film … tho the hardcore violence did stress me out a bit.

Let’s be clear here … The Raid features the thinnest of storylines and little to no character development … but that is not why folks are raving about this film. From almost the very beginning, The Raid is a non-stop bloody action film that rarely lets up on the gore and violence. This kind of movie is not for everyone but if you love martial arts action films that come up with clever ways to show people getting killed, then this is the film for you. Many of the fight scenes received applause from the unsecured loans audience members in our theater. I think I exclaimed an OH MY GAWD once or twice. The movie delivers on what it promises … and nothing more. The story and resolution is laughable but … again, this does not take away from the overall enjoyment of the film. As entertained as I was, I wouldn’t call this film a must-see. It will be just as good on DVD or cable. BUT, if you want some mindless action fun and don’t mind too much hyperviolent yet carefully choreographed fighting then The Raid might be worth checking out. If you do see this film, be on the look out for the “door jamb” death (for lack of a better descriptor). It was my favorite of the inventive deaths in the film. Enjoy.

Oldboy remake

It has been declared and printed, according to UK Press Association, Elizabeth Olsen is still mulling over the idea of taking an offered role for the Old Boy Remake. A film with so many twists and turns, it will surely win over the American audience, even if the twist can be so… dark.

Elizabeth Olsen has had a great two years so far, starring in a very well received film Martha Marcy May Marlene. The limelight is shining down on this new up and comer and what better film to take up than that of Old Boy. Like Rooney Mara with The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, she can stretch her wings and just take a chance in a movie that has edge. In the same sense, but no comparing to Mara, she should break from the common mold and push her range. Many new actresses play it safe with block buster, plot lacking, teen hot bodies infused movies. I would love for her to make it alright for someone to believe that a new Meryl Streep is in the making.

Old Boy is being remade by Spike Lee, and so far has had bad luck with the casting process. Originally Collin Firth was offered the role of the antagonist yet he did not take the offer. Rooney Mara was offered the female lead but turned it down in fear of being type casted. unsecured loans   According to the Huffington post -Will Smith was attached to star, only if Steven Spielberg directed it, the two soon left the project. Josh Brolin signed at the same time Spike Lee took on the project, and now it is just down to finding the right villain and female side kick.

Old Boy was from a Korean movie adapted from a graphic novel. A story of a man, kidnapped and held for 15 years only to be released with no explanation for his confinement. The years give him perspective on his life, how he lived it, and piece together clues as to who he wronged. Unknown to him, his confinement was just the beginning of his punishment. I would love to give out the ending cause I am just brimming excitement, but I do not want to ruin it for the rest. Also the fact that bad credit loans the American version is going to be tweaked, I am not sure if its right to give away the ending when it could be a different ending all together for this new version.

I guess we will just have to wait…. I just hope she does not turn it down and the part goes to the dreaded Megan Fox… bleh!!!!!

Robin Gibb, Coma

A spokesman for the 62-year-old, who has been battling cancer, was not immediately available to comment on reports in the British media that Gibb had been surrounded by close family in a London hospital and may have only days to live.

"Sadly the reports are true that Robin has contracted pneumonia and is in a coma," a statement on
"We are all hoping and praying that he will pull through."
The website has been closed down temporarily.

An unnamed family friend told the Sun newspaper: "He has kept so positive and always believed he could beat this. Sadly, it looks like he has developed pneumonia, which is very bad in his situation."
The tabloid said that Gibb's wife Dwina, sons Spencer and Robin-John, daughter Melissa and brother Barry were keeping a bedside vigil.

In February, Gibb announced he had made a "spectacular" recovery from cancer, but in late March he underwent further surgery on his intestines.

He was forced to cancel all engagements, including the world premiere earlier this month of his first classical work, co-written with Robin-John, called "The Titanic Requiem".

According to the Sun, Gibb had emergency surgery in 2010 to treat a blocked bowel and further surgery for a twisted bowel - the condition that killed his twin brother Maurice in 2003 at the age of 53.
He was diagnosed with colon cancer, which later spread to his liver.

Gibb was born in the Isle of Man between England and Ireland in 1949 with twin brother and fellow Bee Gees founder Maurice.

His family moved to Manchester in northern England and then Australia, where the twins, along with older brother Barry, began performing together.

The Bee Gees released their first record in unsecured loans 1963, but it was only in the 1970s that the brothers rose to worldwide fame, producing a string of disco favorites including "Jive Talkin'", "Stayin' Alive" and "Night Fever".
The Bee Gees never matched that success in subsequent decades, although Barry in particular produced a string of hits for other artists including Barbra Streisand and Diana Ross.

The band's distinctive tight harmonies and bad credit loans falsetto voices helped it sell an estimated 200 million albums worldwide, making it one of the most successful pop acts in history.

Carry on Producer Dies

Film producer Peter Rogers, who was behind the hit British "Carry On" comedy films, has died aged 95, Pinewood Studios announced on Wednesday.
Rogers died at his home in Buckinghamshire, southern England, on Tuesday following a short illness, according to British media.
"We were saddened to learn of Peter Roger's passing," Ivan Dunleavy, chief executive at Pinewood Shepperton, said in a statement.

"Peter was an institution at the studios. As a prolific film producer, he worked at Pinewood Studios since the 1960s.

"The 'Carry On' films, for which he was most well known ... were enjoyed by millions internationally and will always remain a part of modern British culture."
The 31-strong "Carry On" franchise, popular for its innuendos and slapstick humor, began with "Carry On Sergeant" in 1958 and went on to feature nurses, doctors, teachers, spies, cowboys and even Henry VIII and Cleopatra.
It starred the likes of Kenneth Williams, Sid James, Barbara Windsor and Leslie Phillips.
According to Phillips, there were unsecured loans arguments between Rogers and the "Carry On" actors over how much they were paid.
"We all argued about the money he paid us, but I am in a fortunate position and I could move on," Phillips was quoted as saying by the Telegraph newspaper.
"Some of the others, who have died, weren't able to and if they were alive today I would be interested to see what they would say.
"Since he made all those people famous the world has changed in every conceivable way. Contracts were not sorted out in those days ... I can afford to say bad credit loans I loved Peter. I was very fond of him and his wife," Phillips told the newspaper. Rogers was married to fellow producer Betty Box, who died in 1999.