Repo Men

One of the many taglines for this movie: For A Price, Any Organ In Your Body Can Be Replaced. But It Can Also Be Repossessed. Set in the near future when human life has been extended and improved through highly sophisticated and expensive mechanical organs. All you have to do is sign on the dotted line but if you read the fine print you will find there is a dark side to the company. If you are unable to pay your bill, the company will send highly skilled repo men to take back its property with no concern for your comfort or survival.

Remy is one of The Union's best repo men, but when he suffers a cardiac arrest on the job and is fitted with one of their top of the line artificial hearts he finds a side effect of the new organ is that he loses his zeal for the job which forces him to go on the run when he falls behind on his payments. Jake Freivald is Remy's best friend since childhood and fellow repo man for The Union who doesn't understand Remy's lack of enthusiasm and tries to get him out of his slump because the last thing he wants to do is repossess his best friend's new heart. Frank is Remy & Jake's boss and a sales representative for The Union's antiforg (artificial organ) technology who wears a false face of concern for his costumers, but only really cares about the company's bottom line. Beth is a singer with multiple antiforgs who falls for Remy and introduces him to the underground world of the black market artificial organ trade.

If you like strong bloody violence with grisly images and mind-numbing gore then this is the movie you have been salivating for, but be prepared for long pauses in action in between those moments. Well that was the perv and her comes the swerve, the premise is intriguing and the ending explains the meandering pace of the movie with it's likable pair of leads. I've never read Repossession Mambo so I can not say if the movie is trying the stay true to the book it is based on, but the writers and director should have concerned themselves with making a better film. I hope that they get to explain their vision for this flick on the dvd because that is where they will have to hope to break even. I rated this movie a Rated D. I wish I could repo some of the time I spent watching this or at least fast forward to the good parts.

Alice In Wonderland

The tagline for this movie: You've Got A Very Important Date. A 19 year old returns to the magical world from a childhood adventures. She reunites with her old friends who are not quite sure she is the same girl from their past. She must find the courage within herself to become the hero she is needed to be on a fantastical journey discover her true self. She learns of her true destiny which is the end the reign of terror that a her once minor nemesis has brought to the land of wonder.

Alice Kingsleigh is a young lady on the cusp of adulthood who must make the choice of following her own path or the path set for her by others and in the process she must come to grips with a fantasy world of her youth that calls on her once again. The Mad Hatter is a tragic figure due the the tragedy he has witnessed and the guilt of surviving it mixed with the pressure of being Alice's ally under the dictatorship government which wants her dead. Iracebeth of Crims is the Red Queen with her head three times the normal size who has taken control of the land by force from her family including her sister the White Queen and has made Underland a dread place to live. Ilosovic Stayn is the Knave of Hearts is the Red Queen's personal assassin and head of her army who seems to enjoy playing on her many insecurities.

Words that can be used to describe the world of Underland in Wonderland are lush, lavish and mesmerizing. Every corner of the the universe is filled with ocular stimulation beyond belief and is filled with imaginative takes on the original art of the the Alice stories. Tim Butron does avant-garde well and Johnny Depp does charismatic well, so there is no lack of enjoyment while watching this movie. Something that the family can enjoy with a message that being different can be scary but being yourself is the destiny in all of us. I rate this movie a Rated T.

Valentine's Day

One of the taglines for this movie: A Love Story. More Or Less. A romantic comedy set in Los Angeles about intertwining couples and singles as they break-up or make- up based on the expectation and pressures that surround the February 14th. It may not be a holiday that gets you a day off from work or school, but it is still a day that has to be celebrated.

Morley Clarkson is newly engaged to Reed Bennett but the chance of them making it to the alter is iffy from the reaction of Reed's friends and co-workers. Kara Monahan has a anti-v day party planned but it looks like even her best friend Julia Fitzpatrick will be a no show this year. Kelvin Moore is a reporter who want to do sports but is stuck on a V Day fluff piece. Dr. Harrison Copeland is about to find out that he is not as good a juggler as he thought he was when it comes to relationships. Edgar and Estelle are about to find out that the love they share is not as picture perfect as others seem to think it is. Captain Kate Hazeltine is going to have a very interesting flight with her fellow passenger Holden Bristow.

Like the poster for the film suggests it is a collage of different scenarios revolving around the theme day that has become more about flowers and candy due to commercialism than about the feeling of love. When men must give their lovers a romantic day with all the trimmings and women must have a man or they are forced to feel desperate and unloved. Of course in the hands of Gary Marshal the movie is enjoyable to an extent and the eye candy of the plethora of stars doesn't hurt either. I rate this movie a Rated B.

The Wolfman

One of the taglines for this movie: When The Moon Is Full The Legend Comes To Life. A haunted nobleman is lured back to his family's estate after his brother goes missing by his brother's fiance. He is reunited with his estranged father and sets out to find if his brother's disappearance is connected to the savage killings of villagers in the area. His investigation leads him to a horrifying discovery of a destiny he didn't know he had.

Lawrence Talbot is a traveling actor who comes back to his ancestral home to uncover the details behind his vanishing brother only to find his brother's dead body and a deeper mystery that can only be solved by delving into the family's past. Sir John Talbot is an experienced game hunter and as knowledge of his younger son's death that he has been keeping from Lawrence but as the situation escalates a confrontation between father and son is not far behind. Gwen Conlife is a woman torn between the grief she feels about the death of Ben and the growing attraction between her and Lawrence. Francis Aderline is a Victorian inspector fresh from the investigation of Jack the Ripper who is determined to find the reason behind the killings in this case.

I rather enjoyed this modern take on the classic wolfman movie and the old fashion horror movie atmosphere. This is a truly lavish production and each scene is made to linger with you like decadent chocolate truffles. Joe Johnston shoes he can direct a period piece with gothic undertones and Benico Del Toro reminds us that he can act with the most polished of thespians. Just don't go into it expecting a love story because this is more about a family being undone by secrets kept hidden that come out by the moon light. I rate this movie a Rated T.