Rush Hour 3 is an English comedy directed by Brett Ratner and made by New Line Cinema. It relies mostly on slapstick comedy to appeal to its audience, and at times it is expected for someone to slip on a banana peel to create this effect. Having said this, Rush Hour 3 can be a treat those with an open mind, or if you're like me, easily amused. Called one of summers "guilty pleasures" by critic Carrie Rickey of the Philadelphia Inquirer, it echoed true for many who stepped out of the theater probably feeling whole and satisfied, but reluctant to admit such feelings. Rush Hour 3's plot revolves around the attempted assassination of Ambassador Han, who was calling for a crack down on a particular powerful Asian gang. The Ambassador returns to the third film from Rush Hour 1, as does his now grown daughter Soo Yung who pleads Detective Carter and Inspector Lee to find the men who tried to kill her father, and who have now come for her. Detective Carter and Inspector Lee then use their unorthodox, but undeniable crude and side aching humor to confront the underground Asian gang who want anything but peace. It is predictably predictable, but James Carters' iconic animated facial features and attention grabbing techniques at "stealth", compliments, however messily with Inspector Lee's resourcefulness and martial arts skills. With its excessive bad language, racist and sexist remarks, sexual content, and nonstop violence, Rush Hour 3 deserved its PG-13 rating. I give this movie 9 out of 5 stars.
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Ratatouille
(2007)
What was Brad Bird thinking?!?!
7 September 2007
After watching The Incredibles by acclaimed director Brad Bird, I was more than excited about watching his latest American film, (though with an annoying unpronounceable title), Ratatouille, which was brought to us by Pixar Animation Studios. After all the hype and all of the five starts and great reviews that it received, I was severely disappointed to discover that the movie was anything but great. The movie revolves around a country rat, Remy, who with his rare gift of a fine palate dreams of cooking as a chef in a fine restaurant to the dismay of his lesser civilized family. After a twisted turn of events, he finds himself able to get that chance: in the hat of a boy who cannot cook to save his life. From there, the film becomes ridiculously stretched out, as if Brad Bird intentionally took all of the most incredulous ideas about a rat in fine dining and threw them into a terrible stew called Ratatouille. I feel strongly that whoever came up with idea, took it and ran with it
.straight into a wall. I felt no sympathy for any of the characters, and if anything, I was waiting for poor Remy to get the axe (literally). With its lack or violence (sorry, Remy never gets caught in a trap), foul language, or any sexual content, Ratatouille received a well deserved G grading for "God, what was Brad Bird thinking taking up this project instead of The Incredibles 2?" I give this film 2 out of 5 stars.
Skinwalkers
(2006)
mediocre.....
31 August 2007
Warning: Spoilers
Mediocre to say the least, Skinwalkers is a relief to the weary eye when surfing through bad television. However, under normal circumstances when you are allotted the privilege of watching B rated movies, Skinwalkers is nothing more than your typical werewolf flick, filled with predictable twists and an even more predictable plot. The movie raises more questions than answers them, leaving the audience to fend for themselves through the thicket of possible explanations. The character build up was virtually nonexistent, and the history of not only the unconvincing characters, but of the origins behind their lycanthropy disease is muddled and never explained. The werewolves themselves looked so alien, that halfway through their performance you find yourself waiting for one of them to point dramatically to the moon with glassy eyes and recite, "E.T. go home." The supposed and exalted "cure" for the werewolves is a lot less remarkable than anyone would have ever expected, and leaves the audience feeling cheated as it was the bait at the end of the line that kept us watching. The ending immediately becomes a scene that leaves little to be desired, and gives the audience nothing more than an unsatisfied mental palate. The conclusion of the movie seemed to come and go so quickly (just as any hope of it being any good within the first ten minutes), that we wonder if the director simply needed to make a clean break from his own movie because he had a deadline to meet. The movie lacked originality and planning, but with a title like Skinwalkers (which had absolutely NO relevance to the movie whatsoever) what else could we have expected?
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