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The Matrix

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The matrix had amazing stunt and opens the mind to amazing opportunities. The matrix opens an idea about the world using the technology of computers. This movie has great action scenes and you have to watch it over and over to understand it all. It isn't until the end of the movie that Neo actually understands the Matrix and gets to defeat the agents. I still don't understand why there was a chosen one and who chose him. Are others capable of what Neo can do if they reach the same
understanding. Can it be trained like a Jedi Knight. Overall Rating: 9.2

The Jackal

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I like the actors in this movie. Since I am a huge Bruce Willis fan I want him to be the one to win at the end even if he is the bad guy. My favorite scene is when he shoots off the hand of the guy from twister. The jackal is a good assasin movie where you don't know whether to pull for the good or bad guy. Sort of like the movie Assassins. This movie also had many good high tech weapons. Overall Rating: 6.2

Breakdown

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This action movie about the disappearance of a man's wife when she receives a ride from a trucker that helps them when their car breaks down. This movie is somewhat scary because everyone seems to be working against this guy. It sometimes seems weird that these people do this. This is a non stop action movie with a normal ending. The best part of the whole movie is when the truck falls off the bridge onto the bad guy. It seems scary that something like this could actually happen in the middle of nowhere. Overall Rating: 6.2

Gone in 60 Seconds

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This is a movie about a guy who has to steal 50 cars in 4 days to save his brothers life. This movie has cool technical equipment and great cars. There are a few good chase scenes that keep you watching. Actually this movie was pretty god and the ending was slightly different than I expected. This is a movie about family and the sacrifice you have to make for them. Overall Rating: 7.7

The Skulls

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I found this movie to be a little better than I thought it would be. I thought this movie had good conflict between a boy and his father and about knowing what is right and wrong. The boy finds out that the life he has been taught by his dad is not the right life to live and his friend has to teach his that. When he finally learns what is right he betrays his father to do the right thing. Overall Rating: 6.8

Deep Impact

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This movie was good but was overshadowed by Armageddon which came out right around the same time. My main complaint with this movie is that once the meteor hit the movie ended a few minutes later. This movie went more into the preparation of earth for the impact because everyone felt that they were going to die. In Armageddon their is a little more hope that the people of the world will survive. Overall Rating: 7.7

Terminator

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This movie stars Arnold Scwarzenegger and he plays the role of a robot from the future. In this movie Arnold seems like he is almost impossible to kill. Everything possible happens to the terminator in this action movie but he continues to survive. Even when he is down to just his metal skin. You begin to think that it is unreasonable that the terminator never dies. Overall Rating: 5.9

Last Action Hero

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Another Arnold action movie. In this movie a boy travels into a fantasy land and finds Arnold Scwarzenegger who is the last action hero. I did not find this movie to be that great but it had a few good action scenes. This is that type of movie that can only be loved by the true action guru. I'd have to say that the stunts are pretty impressive. Overall Rating: 2.0

Lord of the Rings

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I thought that this movie was excellent. It was totally all that it was supposed to be. My biggest complaint with the movie is that the bad guys seemed a little too easy to defeat, but there are so many bad guys that it has to be that way. I also thought that it was strange the way the movie ended. It takes away from this movie as a whole to add to the effect of the trilogy. There is no climax or conclusion so as a single movie compared to other single movies this has many faults. Overall Rating: 9.5

The Karate Kid

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This is the typical story about a mentor and his teacher. Daniel Son learns Karate and uses it to
defeat the bad guy karate club in the tournament at the end of the movie. He gets the girl and is the fan favorite winning as the underdog. His innovative Karate move The Crane Kick, taught by Mr. Miyagi is imitated by children every week after seeing this movie. Daniel learns to have a solid mind and good discipline which makes him a good pupil and a good person. Overall Rating: 7.2

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Snake Eyes

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I thought this movie was very good for the first three quarters of it. Once Cage finds out who the bad guy is the movie ends very quickly, there is no climax of the movie. It was a good idea for a movie that could have been so much more. This is a movie that was desperate for a but another half hour. Overall Rating: 6.1

Face Off

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I thought that face off was a unique idea for modern technology. This is one of Nicholas Cage's better movies and I am not a big Nicholas Cage fan. I thought that it was good that it was hard for his wife to figure out it was him after she has found out about Cage taking his face. It would be weird to see yourself but not want to mangle your own body for fear that it would be mangled when you were back in it. Good thinking by the villain. Overall Rating: 7.6

Independence Day

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This movie was good and believable to more people than you would think. I thought that it had some suspence as to what was going to happen when the aliens attacked. The heroism showed by Randy Quaid was a good ending to the movie and showed patriotism. This movie is about keeping the world as one against an outside force. The special effects are great and so is the speech by Bill Pullman. Overall Rating: 7.2

The Way of the Gun

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I could never really get a handle on exactly what was going on in this movie. I couldnt find out who was paying who and how much they were getting. I thought that it had a unique ending but not all that interesting. There were a couple really good gun fighting scenes and very strategic fighting and
maneuvering. Overall Rating: 4.8

The Devil's Own

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This movie was terrible. Brad Pitt moves in with Harrison Ford's family and brings trouble their way. This movie just did not have that much of a plot and the ending came about too quick. Harrison Ford is chasing Pitt and then five minutes later the movie is over. They could have really gone somewhere with this idea but they needed to add more suspense. The Devil's Own really didn't describe the movie very well. Overall Rating: 4.7

The Rock

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The Rock is about a man that escapes from Alcatraz but is still is jail. Alcatraz is taken over by a group of terrorists that believe they are doing what is right. Nicholas Cage has to work with Sean Connery to break into Alcatraz and stop these terrorists from bombing San Francisco. I think this movie is full of action and suspense. You are sometimes torn in this movie between which of the two sides is really right. Overall Rating: 8.0

The Edge

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This movie takes place in the wilderness. Alec Baldwin and Anthony Hopkins are battling the wilderness and a giant bear to try to survive. The two men have a conflict between them that forces them apart. This story is very believable and is the typical story about a rich man who learns how to survive in the wilderness. This is a good movie that is an original idea. Overall Rating: 6.8

Terminator 2

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What I thought most interesting about this sequel is that the bad guy in part 1 is now the good guy in part 2. This is something that is very original which makes this movie a good sequel. Again the bad guy is nearly impossible to kill but at the same time so is the good guy. This sets up for the perfect war of a sequel. I believe taht the sequel might actually be a little bit better than the original. Overall Rating: 8.5

Under Siege

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Steven Seagal participates in an action movie upon a train. Good fighting as in most Seagal movies. He is a cook and he is secretly a great fighter and can manage to stop the bad guys. I guess the whole cook idea was a good twist but all in all it was just a normal action movie. One of the
Baywatch beauties jumps out of a cake topless and some people only remember that part of the movie. Overall Rating: 6.6

The Karate Kid II

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This movie is the typical sequel that takes place somewhere other then where the original took place. This one is a lot scarier because of the mystery about the culture of these Asians. Plus American karate has always been second to Asian karate, at least stereotypically, this makes for an even tougher challenge for Daniel. You throw in that he is fighting for a girl and he spares the guys life which is more disgraceful than killing him but the right thing to do. Overall Rating: 5.5

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