my 2 cents worth:
Let me get this out of the way first, I ain't no Jackie Chan fan, in fact I think most of his films suck!  No story, bad acting and he has these actions that we've been watching since the 80's.  Come to think of it, he is like the Michael Jackson (his dancing) of the movie world.

So what does Rush hour has that all his Hong Kong flicks previously doesn't have?  Simple, this time the ang mor (caccuasians) can act slightly better and this time Jackie Chan gets to speak more cantonese/mandrian than his last two HK flicks combined!  For me personally, the reason I watched this flick is the fact that Chris Tucker is in it. Think: Eddie Murphy (of the 80's) with helium.

Overall, this movie is not that bad..but it ain't that good either, no outrageous Jackie stunts, and these "east meets west" movies are starting to bore me. Let's just hope that if this trend goes on, Hollywood execs could do a better job, and last but not least, WHY THE HELL CAN'T THE ANG-MORS LOVE THOSE BAD PUNCHING SOUNDS  EFFECTS SO MUCH??

rating:
$5.50  outta $7

fav quote:
*jackie kissing Chris*
Chris:"What the hell are you doing?"
Jackie:"I'm just trying to be polite"
Chris:"Next time, be polite to my balls!"

my 2 cents worth:
If Oliver Stone is dubbed the king of Vietnam War movies, then surely Steven Spielberg is the king of World War 2 flicks. If I'm not wrong, this is Spielberg's 3rd effort on WW2 movies following the footsteps of "Empire of the Sun" and "Schindler's List", well we are very know the critical acclaim from the latter of the two, boy and Stevie boy sure didn't disappoint!

This movie seemed to have jumped out of the screen and grab you into the war with the soldiers.  Like "Schindler's List", this movie was shot with lots of Handicam shots which gives you the feeling as if you were in the battleground, if armed with a good sound system, the movie will surely make you dodge for the bullets!!! The opening scene is a jaw dropper and it is really hard to describe the scene (especially since there seems to have a million things taking place at the same time)

Tom Hanks puts up another Oscar worthy performance as the tortured officer while the rest of the cast too have gave a superb performance.  I was quite surprised to see Ed Burns giving a good effort especially since his 2 previous acting isn't that great.  There's really too much to mention in the movie but too little space to tell.  All I can say is that the 3 hours seems to fly by you unlike many other 3 hour movies.

This is a must-watch and I won't be a bit surprised to see this movie taking the Best Picture trophy come Oscar time.
(author's note: Entertainment Weekly hailed this movie as the Best War Movie of all time.)

rating:
$7.10 outta $7 (I shit you not, dear reader)

fav quote:
"He better be worth it. He better go home and cure a disease, or invent a longer-lasting lightbulb."

my 2 cents worth:
Wha!?! Eddie is back in another family comedy?  Following the success of "The nutty professor" and "Mulan", Eddie boy seems to have abandoned his crude jokes which he started his career.  Well, if the audiences are loving it, why the hell not?

However, it is my regret to inform you that Dr Dolittle may be the worst of the 3 family comedies.  Firstly, the movie is way too short and the talking animals? Think : Babe (ie "been there, done that" + the fact that Babe was a Best Picture nominee for Oscars is not helping Dolittle)

Ah.. but thanks to Chris Rock's many one-liners, it may be the only saving grace I could think of for the entire show.

Rating:
$4.50 outta $7

fav quote:
"Why do they call us guniea pigs anyway? We're not Italians and we ain't pork!"

movie info:
A US senator is assassinated during a boxing bout and now sleaze cop (Cage) must solve the case.

my 2 cents worth:
Ok, the plot of the story may not be much here, but... I just love the way the camera moves in the entire film.(very Hitchcock style)  Director Brian DePalma who last also did "Mission:Impossible" last time, now returns with more of the "flashbacks" scenes previously found in "Mission:Impossible".  The casting of Gary Sinese is just fantastic, (loved the guy since "Forrest Gump" ) and Nic Cage is back with another weirdo hero role again.

The strange part of the story is that the villian is a patriot while the hero is a sleaze.  Do not blink your eyes during the opening scene, the entire movie is pratically based on the lone 20 minutes.  I read that the entire scene was shot in one take, which is just unbelivable consdiering the number of people involved.  Oh, and do hang around when the credits are rolling, a little surprise is waiting for you.

rating:
$5 outta $7

fav qoute:  (nothing impressive here)
"Have you ever heard a drowning man die? They don't die quietly..."

movie info:
Half-man, half-vampire superhero (based on the Marvel Comic Books) is out to hunt down all vampires as well as finding the killer of his mother. You see, Eric Blade's mummy was bitten by a vampire when she was pregnant with him, thus Blade was born with vampire powers.  Think: Interview with the vampire meets Highlander meets Mortal Kombat.

my 2 cents worth:
First of all, I must say I really loved the opening scene to the movie, some electronica song blasting in the background while on the screen you see a bunch of people (among them is Traci Lords!!) dancing in some underground disco and then... (I shaln't reveal anymore) Throughout the whole scene I went: "WOW!" Let's just say, if you blink you'll miss some good stuff.

Back to the movie, its not really any big budgeted show, cos from the rest of the cast all looked like B-grade actors! However, I was quite satisfied with the movie for supplying a literally non-stop action scenes from begining to the end.  The fighting scenes were fantastic and the computer effects were good too, plus the fact that most of the fight scenes were backed up by some cool dance music.  (The soundtrack is worth checking out.)

It is a big pity though that we never get to see the full tattoo on Snipes body and his very cool motor bike, and judging the way the movie ends (and its good run in American Box Office) expect a sequel soon.

Forget about Small Soldiers, Blade is the one to see!

rating:
$6 outta $7 (could've gotten higher if not for the censorship board)

fav quote:
"The world you know is just a sugar coated topping to another world beneath it, if you wanna survive, you gotta learn to pull the trigger!"

Movie info:
The toys are alive! Crazy toy maker inserts a super powerful processing chip inside toys to create life into toys, now these toys are alive and creates havoc in the town. (no, this isn't a movie on Intel)

my 2 cents worth:
Uh.. I have to say that this movie has really disappointed.  I was expecting so much more from the story but in the end it turned out to be another "Gremlin" wannabe type of movie.

The special effects in the show is simply amazing and its no surprise since it came from Stan Winston (one of the best in the business) and there were some bigshots behind the voices of the toys too (Tommy Lee Jones is Chip Hazard) but... the show just seemed to be a drag half way through.

The one thing that caught me off-guard was that the so called "bad toys" turned out to be the do-gooders (and wimpy ones at that) while the good guys (i.e. the soldiers) turned out to be evil.

My advice: Go rent "Toy Story", much better choice.

Rating:
$3.00 outta $7

Fav Quote:
*referring to the dolls on shells*
"Look Sir, Bombshells!"