THIS WEEK'S FILMS ON DVD REVIEWED
Transformers : The Last Knight
UK certificate 12
148 mins
Genre : Action/Adventure/Sci-Fi/Thriller
Directed by : Michael Bay
Starring : Mark Wahlberg/Laura Haddock/Gemma Chan
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Optimus Prime finding his home planet, Cybertron, is now a dead planet, comes to realize that he was responsible. However he finds a way to bring the planet back to life, but in order to do so he needs to find an artifact, and that artifact is on Earth.
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A sequel to far...Performances were ok but could not make for a bad storyline.
Ths movie for me seemed to be one long advert with the usual funky visual effects.
For sure the special and visual effects were tip draw but this does not make a movie if the plot is dire
I am not sure that Transformer fans will like this.
5.5/10
The Duel
UK certificate 15
105 mins
Genre : Drama/Western
Directed by : Kieran Darcy-Smith
Starring : Liam Hemsworth/Woody Harrelson/Alice Braga
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A Texas Ranger investigates a series of unexplained deaths in a town called Helena.
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A gritty western drama with excellent performances and storyline.
However the movie wont be for everyone and some fans of Westerns might think this was just a drama.
The downside was the script which was a tad average,
Worth a watch
6.5/10
Villainess aka Ak-Nyeo
UK certificate 18
124 mins
Genre : Action/Drama
Directed by : Byung-gil Jung
Starring : Kim Ok-bin/Kim Seo-Hyung/Sung Joon
Special Note : A Korean language film with English sub-titles
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Sook-hee is a trained assassin who was born to kill. She was just a little girl when the training started in Yanbian, China. After the death of her mentor, when the chance of starting a new life was given to her, she came to South Korea as a government agent. They promised her that she will be free after ten years of service. So she begins her new life as a theatre actress. But soon two men Joong-sang and Hyun-soo appear in her new life. And she started to find deep dark secrets about her past. Eventually she take matters into her own hands.
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Excellent performances all round in this gritty action drama.
Make no mistake this has some very strong bloody violance as well good action scenes.
The fight choreography and cinematography are top draw compliment by a good storyline.
I did not find the sub-titles a problem and did not distract to much...
Recommended
7/10