Synopsis: The next installment in the blockbuster franchise, UNDERWORLD: BLOOD WARS follows Vampire death dealer, Selene (Kate Beckinsale) as she fends off brutal attacks from both the Lycan clan and the Vampire faction that betrayed her. With her only allies, David (Theo James) and his father Thomas (Charles Dance), she must stop the eternal war between Lycans and Vampires, even if it means she has to make the ultimate sacrifice.
My thoughts: It's painfully apparent that the budget dropped (more than half of the last installment's was cut) but god damn it's still Underworld and even at 50 Kate Beckinsale still kicks all kinds of ass. It's pretty much only the fanboy in me that enjoyed this offering but sometimes that's all you need.
Final verdict: 5 dead lycans out of 5.
Synopsis: Looking for any way to get away from the life and town he was born into, Tripp (Lucas Till), a high school senior, builds a Monster Truck from bits and pieces of scrapped cars. After an accident at a nearby oil-drilling site displaces a strange and subterranean creature with a taste and a talent for speed, Tripp may have just found the key to getting out of town and a most unlikely friend. Melding cutting edge visual effects and state-of-the-art CGI, Monster Trucks is an action filled adventure for the whole family that will keep you on the edge of your seat and ultimately touch your heart.
My thoughts: Not nearly as bad as I thought it'd be but the bar was set low. It was your usually family fare. Lots of slapstick comedy and endearing moments. Could've been better, but could've been a lot worse.
Final verdict: 3 junkers out of 5.
Synopsis: In this next chapter following the 2014 hit, legendary hitman John Wick (Keanu Reeves) is forced back out of retirement by a former associate plotting to seize control of a shadowy international assassins' guild. Bound by a blood oath to help him, John travels to Rome where he squares off against some of the world's deadliest killers.
My thoughts: Perhaps slightly lagging behind it's predecessor though it's not all that noticeable. The heart lacks but the action sequences are bigger and better as John Wick has firmly entered the Bourne/Mission: Impossible territory in terms of high quality action flicks. I'm looking forward to Chapter 3, and you should be too.
Final verdict: 4 dead hitmen out of 5.
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