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  • Point Break 1991

    ★★★ Watched 28 Mar, 2013

    A good action movie, nothing too complicated. The surfing aspect is entirely forgettable, but the skydiving scenes are very cool.

    Swayze and Busey steal all of their scenes from the ever-wooden Keanu and the surfing talk gets a bit tiresome, but there are enough action sequences to keep you interested.

  • Liar Liar 1997

    ★★★★ Rewatched 27 Mar, 2013

    Another 90s Carrey classic! Not his best comedy work, but still really funny. It seems that Jim Carrey is a "love him or hate him" actor; if you fall into the former camp, watch this.

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  • Taken 2 2012

    Watched 14 Jan, 2013

    Not quite as bad as I expected, but still poor. Neeson is pretty cool, but the silliness is stretched a further than I'd like. The whole experience is hampered by the limp script and lack of chemistry between the characters.

    Rade Šerbedžija plays the same kind of villain he always does, but it's quite hard to care about his silly revenge plot. Famke Janssen and Maggie Grace's characters are both flat and aren't given much to do (although Grace is…

  • Skyfall 2012

    ★★★★★ Watched 26 Oct, 2012

    Daniel Craig's third outing as Bond is his best yet. I didn't think it would happen, but Skyfall manages to marry new and old Bond seemlessly. Everyone got quite excited when Sam Mendes was announced as the director and he really delivers.

    Javier Bardem's Silva is the one of the most enjoyable Bond villains ever. The buildup to his first appearance is flawless and his first appearance is a real edge-of-your-seat moment. His motivation and plan are suitably Bondian and…