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Click here for the review of Killer Elite

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Thu Sep 22, 2011 10:30 am
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Funny, Ebert said this film actually focused more on character development than action, either way i'm definitely seeing it tomorrow.


Thu Sep 22, 2011 7:38 pm
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Standard order Stathan still sounds worth it.


Fri Sep 23, 2011 4:00 pm
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mailedbypostman wrote:
Standard order Stathan still sounds worth it.


Agreed - nothing wrong with it. It's just that Owen and De Niro don't add much. The roles could have been played by Actor A and Actor B and the film would have been just as good, provided neither Actor A nor Actor B has appeared in TWILIGHT.


Fri Sep 23, 2011 4:18 pm
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I rarely go into a movie with an expectation, so rarely am I disappointed, but this time, I really expected more out of Statham, Owen, and DeNiro. Check my full review: http://bit.ly/pH6kAl


Fri Sep 23, 2011 8:38 pm
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James Berardinelli wrote:
mailedbypostman wrote:
Standard order Stathan still sounds worth it.


Agreed - nothing wrong with it. It's just that Owen and De Niro don't add much. The roles could have been played by Actor A and Actor B and the film would have been just as good, provided neither Actor A nor Actor B has appeared in TWILIGHT.


Sounds like a not too subtle hint about the quality, or lack thereof, of Abduction.


Fri Sep 23, 2011 9:37 pm
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Is this movie worth a $5 ticket? (Judging from some of the posts it sounds like it!)

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Sat Sep 24, 2011 5:26 pm
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Catt wrote:
Is this movie worth a $5 ticket? (Judging from some of the posts it sounds like it!)

Yeah, it's a pretty good film, it has more character development then you'd expect from this type of film, there's no real clear cut "good" or "bad" guys, every character has their own somewhat justifiable motives for doing what they do, and first-time director Gary McKendry does a pretty good job with the action scenes(though he does overuse the shaky-cam, which sorta distracts form the otherwise awesome fight scene between Owen and Statham) though the plot gets a tad convoluted in the third act, otherwise i'd say it's definitely worth $5, hell I paid 10 bucks and I came out feeling satisfied.


Sat Sep 24, 2011 8:39 pm
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I can't recall the last time a trailer misrepresented a movie as much as the trailer for this movie.

[Reveal] Spoiler:
Clive Owen isn't the bad guy and he's not even the one who kidnaps Robert De Niro's character!



I thought the movie was pretty badass but I wish it had a more satisfying ending.


Mon Sep 26, 2011 3:34 am
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Talyseon wrote:
I rarely go into a movie with an expectation, so rarely am I disappointed, but this time, I really expected more out of Statham, Owen, and DeNiro. Check my full review: http://bit.ly/pH6kAl


holy crap, its like imdb with people pimping their freakin blog. if we wanted to read your blog we would already be doing it.


Fri Sep 30, 2011 11:48 am
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