CLOSURE! Swift shot: Vindication, finally, for the "detainee program" in which we used all manner of physical intimidation to extract valuable, actionable intelligence from our enemies. You know, from bad people, literally hell bent on wiping us off the face of the planet. September 11th, 2001 is the day care-free America died and reality set in that our enemies were now … [Read more...] about Zero Dark Thirty
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Hi-ho, hi-ho, it's off to Middle-earth we go! The H-Bomb: Director Peter Jackson takes us back to the magical land of Middle-earth with The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Set some 60 years before the events of The Lord of the Rings, it tells the story of young Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman), a simple, peaceful Hobbit who enjoys his simple, peaceful life in the … [Read more...] about The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Killing Them Softly
"America is not a country, it's a business. Now fuckin' pay me." The H-Bomb: After a Mob-run card game in New Orleans is held up by a pair of lowlifes, all the games in the area are shut down, which will undoubtedly cause the underworld's entire financial structure to collapse. In order to set things right, the people behind the robbery have to be tracked down and … [Read more...] about Killing Them Softly
Red Dawn 2012
"For them, this is just a place. For us, it's home!" Swift shot: This is not your father's Red Dawn, this new Red Dawn is a homogenized, watered-down version with a lot less story and a lot less relevance. I started a rule about comparing remakes with the original when more than 20 years has passed, so I won't draw many more comparisons with the … [Read more...] about Red Dawn 2012
Skyfall
Welcome back, Mr. Bond. The H-Bomb: A list containing the names of all the deep cover operatives embedded in various terrorist groups has been stolen in Istanbul, and while in pursuit of the thief, James Bond (Daniel Craig) finds himself taking a nasty dive after catching a bullet fired by fellow agent, Eve (Naomie Harris). Believed to be dead, 007 takes the … [Read more...] about Skyfall