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Robin Hood starring Russell Crowe

Robin Hood, starring Russell Crowe, is not a quick to the chase kind of movie but rather, it feel’s like a well tended plant, the story develops at a natural, organic pace that keeps the viewer engaged. It surprised me when I finally watched it.  It’s an origins movie, of how Robin Longstride came to be an outlaw, known as Robin, of the Hood.

Ridley Scott on the set of Robin HoodRidley Scott

For all the people out there that called Ridley Scott‘s Robin Hood, a Gladiator sequel is so far off the mark it’s ridiculous.  Nothing is jury-rigged edited to give the viewer any instant gratification like some movies but rather, it is a story that develops with a rich quality of a slow burn.

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Legion

Legion, starring Paul Bettany, Lucas Black, Adrianne Palicki, Dennis Quaid, Kevin Durand (Robin Hood, X-Men Origins: Wolverine; on TV:  Lost) et al. is about God giving up on humanity and kick starting the Apocalypse to clean up this mess of a society.  This movie review of Legion is focused on the fun of it, bot the artistic representation or what not of how it reflects on society or what not.  (Keep that in mind!)

The story of Legion is focused on the birth of one child and, with the angels doing God’s bidding to destroy humanity, they come to stop the birth of the child.

The previews for the movie give up most of the action scenes. There are a few subtle (or not) disconnects in a few scenes that just lose a tiny bit of continuity, but overall, it’s a good film for kicking back and chomping down your popcorn or choice guilty pleasure munch-snack.

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New DVD and Blu-ray Releases from Cinema Static

Welcome to the New DVD Release report from Cinema Static for the week of May 11th, 2010.  The so called big release’s this week are Mel Gibson’s, “Edge of Darkness.”  ”Legion” the angel action horror film and “Daybreakers,” this months vampire flick.  Can you tell I’m a fan?

DVD MOVIE OF THE WEEK


Sorry I don’t have a pick this week.  Look at what I’ve got to work with here. “Megafault,” “Legend of the Tsunami Warrior” and “Malice in Wonderland” to name a few.  I could throw a dart, but I’d just be faking it.

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I thought I’d toss a whole lot of preview at you from Legion, due out this Friday, January 22nd!  In case you’re on the bubble and need some insights!

God loses faith in Man and sends his legion to bring on the Apocalypse. Our only hope lays with a rag tag group of strangers and the Archangel Michael.

Legion stars Paul Bettany, Adrianne Palicki, Kevin Durand, Kate Walsh, Dennis Quaid & Doug Jones as the Ice Cream Man!

(I gotta say, it looks “fun.”)

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Legion Angel Fight

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Movies opening on Friday, January 22nd include:

Fri 22 January

Legion
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>> When God loses faith in Mankind, he sends his legion of angels to bring on the Apocalypse. Humanity’s only hope lies in a group of strangers trapped in a desert diner and the Archangel Michael.

Starring Paul Bettany, Adrianne Palicki, Kevin Durand, Kate Walsh, Dennis Quaid & Doug Jones as the Ice Cream Man

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Are you looking for what to expect in the month of January? Need to figure out when or what? I’ve got a budget so I have to plan and plot.

This is a quick break down of the dates:

Friday January 8, 2010: Daybreakers, Leap Year, Youth in Revolt, Bitch Slap, Crazy on the Outside, Wonderful World.

On January 15, 2010: Book of Eli, Hoodwinked 2: Hood vs. Evil, The Spy Next Door & The Last Station.

On January 22, 2010: Extraordinary Measures, Legion & The Tooth Fairy.

Finally, on January 29, 2010:  Edge of Darkness, When in Rome & Saint John of Las Vegas (Indie)

Let’s check out some details, movie trailers and short detailed previews, shall we?

Opening Friday January 8, 2010

Daybreakers
Directed by Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig. With Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe & Isabel Lucas.

In the year 2019, a plague has transformed most every human into vampires. Faced with a dwindling blood supply, the fractured dominant race plots their survival; meanwhile, a researcher works with a covert band of vamps on a way to save humankind.

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