| Tuesday, February 14, 2006 |
| Final Destination 3 |
 James Wong comes back as the director in this movie, he directed the first one which was the only good one out of the series and this one doesnt even compare to the first one, neither does the awfully idiotic 2nd Final Destination with that laughable Ali Larter death sequence...here, there's a laughable sequence in which 2 prissy girls (played by Crystal Lowe and Chelan Simmons) who are in a tanning booth and a piece of wood gets stuck in between them.....which was reatarded at best. So, here goes the story, a girl named Wendy, played by Mary Elizabeth Winstead (The Ring Two, Sky High) has a premonition about the roller coaster that she is about to ride which goes crazy and everyone dies. Her and some other people get off the roller coaster and it suddenly happens. Kevin, played by Ryan Merriman (The Ring Two, Halloween: Resurrection) tells Wendy about a kid who 6 years ago foresaw a plane blowing up and everyone started to die afterwards. Wendy doesnt believe him until she actually sees it. So, Wendy and Kevin go around trying to warn everyone who was on the roller coaster and eventually they all die one by one. Horrible to put it to you clear, will serve up something for the people who love to see teenagers kick the bucket in different ways. Best line in the movie: "FU Ben Franklin" but besides that, it's slightly better then the second one but it is still a bad movie. Also starring Kris Lemche (Knockaround Guys, Ginger Snaps), Alexz Johnson (Selling Innocence, Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical), Texas Battle (One Tree Hill, Coach Carter), Sam Easton (The Butterfly Effect, Underclassman) and Amanda Crew (Smallville, 15/Love). They played "Roller Coaster" and " Love Train".....wow! Leaves it open for another....if so, I aint seeing it.--Michael Bolts---Amazon.com |
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| Glory Road |
 One of the greatest basketball games in NCAA history is immortalized in Glory Road, an engaging sports movie that dramatizes a pivotal milestone in the racial integration of college athletics. While it may not be as rousing as similar movies like Hoosiers or Friday Night Lights, this fact-based drama gains depth and substance from the groundbreaking achievement of Don Haskins (well-played by Josh Lucas), who coached the 1965-66 team from Texas Western University to the NCAA championship, using the first-ever all-black lineup in the championship game and forever changing the rules of college basketball. Texas Western's underdog season is followed from anxious start to glorious finish, as Haskins recruits many of his black star players from the North, including Bobby Joe Hill (Derek Luke) and Willie Cager (Damaine Radcliff), and this typically wholesome Disney film doesn't flinch from the harsh realities of racial tension (including player beatings and vandalized motel rooms) that Texas Western's black players had to struggle against as their victories began to draw national attention. Jon Voight (under heavy makeup) makes a memorable cameo appearance as legendary Kentucky coach Adolph Rupp, whose favored all-white team was no match for Texas Western, and Haskins' unforgettable achievement is celebrated in an end-credits sequence that demonstrates the positive ripple-effect of his color-blind coaching. Glory Road relies a bit too heavily on sports-movie clichés, but its shortcomings are easily overlooked in favor of its greater historical significance. --Jeff Shannon--Amazon.com |
| posted by Unknown @ 7:10 AM |
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