Karate Kid (2010)
The studios continue to mine the past for ideas (is original thought dead? …or just too expensive?) and this week at the box office we are given the choice of two different films based on properties from the 80s: The Karate Kid and The A-Team.
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Robin Hood
Russell Crowe once again joins the cast of a Ridley Scott film…this time he’s Robin Longstride, or Robin of the Hood, as he comes to be known. This is the fifth movie that Crowe and Scott have done together and it’s a little more than just stylistically similar to their most successful team-up, Gladiator.
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Star Trek XI (2009)
The Star Trek franchise has slowly deteriorated over the years and someone finally decided that it was time for a reboot. (Technically, this version of Star Trek is more of a reimagining, but let’s not complicate matters.) And just in case you weren’t aware: any failing franchise can be rebooted after a few years… think “James Bond,” “Batman” or “Battlestar Galactica.” J.J.
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Quantum of Solace
I had hoped the trend that was started with Casino Royale would continue with Quantum of Solace, but, unfortunately, the film bounces around from location to location without any real explanation, and Bond seems to accidentally show up just in time for the next action scene.
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Casino Royale
When Daniel Craig was picked as the newest Bond I didn’t really care because the previous several films in the series were terrible (how can you mess up something that already sucks?) and Layer Cake (which undoubtedly must have been the reason Craig was hired) was actually a pretty good film.
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