Saturday, March 7, 2009

Taken


A retired Special Forces agent looks to rebuild relations with his daughter who lives with his divorced wife and her husband. When she wishes to go on a French trip, he reluctantly allows her. His fears come true when she is kidnapped and taken away for trafficking. Now with his skills and some old connections he goes for search of his daughter. He has got very limited clues and even less time to find her before she’s gone forever.
The movie seems to remind of several of Hollywood movies with its storyline, still the movie is very watchable. Nice and well paced action. Good acting and direction.

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans


In ancient times, vampires held werewolves, also known as lycans, as slaves. The vampire princess fell in love with the strongest of the lycans. The king does not like it. He orders her death. This enrages the lycan and he along with other slaves rebels against the vampires.
The movie is a prequel to the earlier released Underworld series. Still it is nowhere close to them. Expected story. Nothing special in the special effects and the battles between vampires and werewolves. The movie is definitely not for the Underworld fans, and those who wish to watch Underworld series should also avoid this one.

Sunday, March 1, 2009

Paul Blart Mall Cop


Some criminals take control of a mall with few hostages. It’s up to a mall cop to save the day, as he is the only one inside the mall and who knows the mall well. Among the hostages are his daughter and a mall sales-girl who is his love interest.
A funnier version of Die Hard, where the tough cop is replaced by a fat cop. Watchable.