12 Monkeys (1995)

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Today we're reviewing 12 Monkeys.

Release Date- December 29, 1995 (USA)

Director- Terry Gilliam

Producer- Charles Roven

Starring- Bruce Willis, Brad Pitt, Madeleine Stowe, and Christopher Plummer

Scale of 1-10 (1: Don't watch it, 10: Drop everything, Go out and see this movie right now!)

12 Monkeys = 8 out of 10!

Short Synopsis:

James Cole (Bruce Willis) is a convicted criminal in a post-apocalyptic underground jail set in Philadelphia of 2035. The Earth's surface is contaminated by a deadly virus in the year 1996 that forces all of its inhabitants to live underground in order to survive. In 2035, the scientists have found a very primitive procedure to travel back in time. Cole agrees to work with the scientists in order to find a way to stop the catastrophe from ever happening.

Taken (2009) (Spoilers)

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Today we're reviewing Taken.

Release Date- January 30, 2009 (USA)

Director- Luc Besson

Producer- Luc Besson

Starring- Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, and Famke Janssen

Scale of 1-10 (1: Don't watch it, 10: Drop everything, Go out and see this movie right now!)

Taken = 8 out of 10!

Short Synopsis:

Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson) is a former CIA operative who's trying to connect more with his teenage daughter, Kim (Maggie Grace). After allowing her to take a trip to Paris, Kim is taken by mysterious characters. Lenore (Famke Janssen) is scared for her daughter and asks Bryan to save her before she's lost forever. He will need all of his skills he has acquired from the CIA in order to carry out this task. How far is he willing to go to save her?

** Warning, Possible Spoilers !!! **

Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)

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Today we're reviewing Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

Release Date- June 11, 1986 (USA)

Director- John Hughes

Producer- John Hughes

Starring- Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, and Mia Sara

Scale of 1-10 (1: Don't watch it, 10: Drop everything, Go out and see this movie right now!)

Ferris Bueller's Day Off = 9 out of 10!

Short Synopsis:

Ferris Bueller (Matthew Broderick), a senior in high school, would like to have one day just for fun. He doesn't want to spend it alone so he grabs his girlfriend Sloane Peterson (Mia Sara) and his best friend Cameron Frye (Alan Ruck) to join in on the fun. In his way of fun is his jealous sister, his overprotective parents and his devious Dean Rooney. One thing is for sure, this day off should be interesting.

Ride Along (2014) (Spoilers)

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Today we're reviewing Ride Along.

Release Date- January 17, 2014 (USA)

Director- Tim Story

Producer- Ice Cube

Starring- Ice Cube and Kevin Hart

Scale of 1-10 (1: Don't watch it, 10: Drop everything, Go out and see this movie right now!)

Ride Along = 7 out of 10!

Short Synopsis:

Ben Barber (Kevin Hart) is a smart mouth, high spirited security guard at a high school. He's ready to ask for his girlfriend's hand in marriage but there's only one hurdle left which is her overprotective brother, James Payton (Ice Cube). In order to gain the blessing for marriage Ben must prove he can hold his own during a rough and tough ride along. 

** Warning, Possible Spoilers !!! **

Gravity (2013) (Spoilers)

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Today we're reviewing Gravity.

Release Date- October 4, 2013 (USA)

Director- Alfonso Cuaron

Producer- Alfonso Cuaron

Starring- Sandra Bullock and George Clooney

Scale of 1-10 (1: Don't watch it, 10: Drop everything, Go out and see this movie right now!)

Gravity = 9 out of 10!

Short Synopsis:

Dr. Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock) is medical engineer on her first space shuttle mission. Accompanying her on this trip is a seasoned veteran named Matt Kowalski (George Clooney) who's on his last mission until retirement. A normal space walk goes very wrong and they're faced with an unexpected danger. 

** Warning, Possible Spoilers !!! **

The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) (Spoilers)

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This week we're reviewing The Amazing Spider-Man.

Release Date- July 3, 2012 (USA)

Director- Marc Webb

Producer- Laura Ziskin

Starring- Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Martin Sheen, Sally Field and Dennis Leary

Short Synopsis:

Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield) is a high school student living in Queens with his Aunt May (Sally Fields) and Uncle Ben (Martin Sheen). He goes through all of the "normal" high school events like having a crush on a classmate named Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone). One day his life is turned upside down by a genetically altered spider at Oscorp giving him super powers. Peter will have many lessons in his life, some stemming from his interactions with Gwen's dad (Dennis Leary) and Dr. Curt Conners (Rhys Ifans). The most important one coming from his Uncle Ben saying "With great power comes great responsibility". 

** Warning, Possible Spoilers !!! **

Non-Stop (2014) (Spoilers)

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This week we're reviewing Non-Stop.

Release Date- February 28, 2014 (USA)

Director- Juame Collet Serra

Producer- Joe Silver

Starring- Liam Neeson and Julianne Moore

Short Synopsis:

Bill Marks (Liam Neeson), a down and out alcoholic Federal Air Marshal, thinks he's going to have a regular flight when he hops on a non-stop flight from New York to London. Not too long after taking off for London he receives a text from someone threatening to kill passengers on the plane every 20 minutes. He finds help from a fellow passenger, Jennifer Summers (Julianne Moore), to try and catch this person before he kills anyone on the flight. The only thing going across the Air Marshal's mind is keeping everyone safe without getting anyone hurt. 

** Warning, Possible Spoilers !!! **