The OK , The BETTER, and the AWESOME (some spoilers)

Ok... I'm just going to make this quick. I've been watching some recent movies lately and I feel I need to make my reviews soon before I forget all of these flicks.. It's not like I have short-term memory loss or something...

The "OK" flick

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I was hyped before I watched it. Now that I did, I'm not really impressed with the story. For me, the story is more important than the action. Although action scenes can really blow you away, in the end the story always gets the people buying more tickets (but this is not always the case, after all, it really depends on the taste of the viewer). With The Expandables, despite having mind blowing action scenes, it really disappoint me with the story. Besides being poorly written, it so many cliches that aren't interesting anymore. I also hate how they didn't make Jet Li's fight scenes into "fair" ones. Jet Li's character fought Dolph Lundgren's character twice, but loses on both fights. To me that seemed to be a little... unfair.

Things I liked to make it not the worse flick. I like how they made it realistically bloody. I'm also a sucker for guns, so.. I liked the artillary. I also like how they showed some of the "killer effects" of the jiu-jitsu moves when tried with utmost power (finally without the boundaries of the UFC tournament). I also liked the cameo of some of the action greats!!! -- for me that was a historic moment. WILLIS, STALLONE and SCHWARZENEGGER.. In ONE scene! so EPIC!

hmmm... I give it..
7/10

Next is the "BETTER" flick...

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Now, this one I really like. Some retirees kicking some butt.. not bad for a story, and not so boring to watch either. The action isn't so mind blowing like The Expendables but it was realistic (which is always a plus for me). Bruce Willis was in his talkative self in the movie -- he was just fair and bearable. Helen Mirren -- her character is so fun! I like how she sported her character as the nice old lady on the outside and the tough killer on the inside. John Malkovich was all the wacky-genius type with the right sense of humor -- he alone can convince me to give this movie a higher rate. Morgan Freeman... good acting; his character's fate made me sad.. :(

I give it...
8/10

Last but not the least.. The "AWESOME" flick!!!

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At first I was confused, but it didn't take me long to understand the concept of the movie. To be honest, I was afraid to watch this movie 'coz I might not like it. The trailer made it feel like it was a psycho-brain-exercise, which can either be really awesome or really bad. but Inception kinda pulled it off, but it just needs more info in the beginning. Some folks might be awfully confused. I know 'coz my movie buddy (Dad) was snoring his way out of the viewing time (that can mean 'confused', 'not interested', or 'it sucked!!!'); He didn't get to finish it. I think I was the only one in my family who actually liked it. LOL. Anyway, it was kind of disturbing that in his recent movies (Shutter Island and Revolutionary Road), Leo always has the role of a husband that had a wife who killed herself. In Inception, his role was no different Is it a type-cast? hmmm.. too early to tell.

Anyway, the movie was artsy and imaginative. I was impressed with the anti-gravity fight scene. I liked the whole dream world thing where you can make a living out if it hehehe! Somehow, it seemed like a better version of The Matrix. I wouldn't say it was a rip-off; It just had the similar concept, but in a different medium. Gladly, Inception pulled it off more nicely than the Matrix Trilogy. I also like the setting: very present, not futuristic at all. Marion Cotillard really annoyed me. She keeps popping in and out of the scenes and ruining everything for Leo's character. This only means that she is an effective actress. The whole cast was great, I couldn't complain about them. Ellen Page was awesome. The story was Awesome! I wasn't at ease letting go of the ending; It left me hanging and unsatisfied. It kinda sends the messege of "Use your own imagination".

I rate it...

9/10

Wasn't boring as I expected.. AWESOME!!!