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Mr. 3000 (2004)
What were they thinking?
This film is the result of a wandering, aimless plot accompanied by non-existent acting by the entire cast except Bernie Mac, who only barely manages to come out of this with his reputation intact. Mr 3000 is a "comedy" (yeah, right) about a retired baseball player who upon striking his 3000th run quits his team at their height of prominence which cripples the teams chances of winning the league. Decades later, the Hall of Fame committee take away three of those so Mac's Stan Ross returns, determined to reach his goal.
The problems begin almost straight away, first there is a random ex-girlfriend who appears whenever the plot requires her to and literally from the very first scene between the two you will already know what will happen. Then there is the fact that the story doesn't go anywhere. Seriously you see Stan drinking in a bar, then talking to his old flame, then playing in a game, and then back to scene 1. There are plot twists to which there is no explanation, and characters attitudes will suddenly chance without reason.
I'd say I saw around 85 minutes of this pointless film before finally giving up. There was no plot, no acting and very little comedy. Although I will admit I smiled once at a scene where Ross was put through training. Don't waste your time on this, if baseball is your thing then watch the incredible 61*.
The Hills Have Eyes (2006)
Pretty decent horror flick
Having never seen the original movie, I didn't really know what to expect from this new version. But I have to say that this is a horror movie that will send most people home happy.
The first half hour or so is a little slow, building up the story and, to a certain extent, the characters. Although horrors aren't exactly known for strong characters. Eventually after around 30 minutes or so it all kicks off and we're bang in horror country as knives, guns and pickaxes are used in a bloodbath between good and evil.
The acting is decent throughout the film, even if there aren't any stand-out performances, but then again you don't expect Oscar winning performances in a gory horror. There are some problems though, such as some characters suddenly being killed off before we barely know who they are. As well as that there are some moments early on where the family don't really seem to realise the situation (being stranded in the middle of nowhere) they are in. And God knows what the old guy is on about at the gas station, his part in the film is never really explained properly. But these are all minor nitpicks as the action more than makes up for the minor plot and character flaws.
So overall, an above average horror movie, which has a likeness to 'Wrong Turn'.