I have a virus that is really kicking my posterior so I'll be as brief as I can be :
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Star Trek - (2009)
As with so many reboots, this film spends a great deal of time reintroducing characters and explaining how they came to be the people we know they are. Of course, the neat trick of this film is to have Nero (Eric Bana) come from the future and destroy the old timeline - meaning this is a reboot in every sense of the word. Looks fantastic, and maintains a certain excitement from start to finish - so the only thing we're really missing is a good old fashioned story with morals or a certain philosophical principle. Too much time is given to Kirk and Spock growing up and forging their respective careers and coming to loggerheads on the Enterprise for that. I don't think I've seen any of the subsequent films - but I mean to.
7.5/10
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Urbania - (2000)
Low budget, independent film that takes gay issues and infuses a tale full of certain urban legends into the main non-linear story. The first half feels directionless despite it's strong themes, but it really gets going in it's second half - and when it gets going it kind of drops the whole 'urban legends' focus that was so prevalent in the first half. Does well considering it's budget though.
6/10
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Dreamland - (2006)
Young woman Audrey (Agnes Bruckner) has to choose between looking after her widowed father, her close best friend who has multiple sclerosis or the man she's just fallen madly in love with - and also her dream of going to college and becoming a writer. Some choices are impossible and bring the world crashing down on your head no matter which option you pick. This film was better than I thought it was going to be.
6.5/10
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Alien vs Predator Requiem - (2007)
When watching a film it's nice if you can tell what's going on - but
AVP-R mostly takes place in the dead of night and many scenes are impossible to decipher. In any case, this film is a kind of mess - a shame, because it does have moments of effective horror. Sometimes it goes too far though - I really don't want to witness the grisly death of a cute 5 year-old boy or see a woman who is going into labor tortured by being from another planet. As it reaches it's predictable climax you'll wonder how rushed this production was, what the editors thought they were doing, and if they used the dim lighting to hide a multitude of sins.
3/10
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Spiderman 2 - (2004)
Formulaic fun is to be had in
Spiderman 2 - which pretty much sticks to the same old superhero movie tropes. Alfred Molina is much welcome as Doctor Octopus, and there's a multitude a nice little cameos. I'm no big fan of Spiderman, but think these films are just entertaining enough to pass muster. Doesn't aspire to be a work of great cinematic art, but is colourful enough with decent effects, score and heart.
7/10