Movie Poster Monday- No Escape

 

Don't Forget Your Cardio

 

New Release Tuesday

 

Tron: Ares- A highly sophisticated program, Ares, is sent from the digital world into the real world on a dangerous mission.  I walked out of the theater really likng this movie.  Looks cool, the NiN soundtrack was awesome, and the story was good. This movie did not do well at the box office and I think the blame has to go to the cast here.  All the leads are not the kind of actors to carry a big budget movie and Disney has put Tron in the digital retirement home maybe forever.  Give this a spin.

The Smashing Machine- The story of mixed-martial arts and UFC champion, Mark Kerr.  I am always interested to see what the Rock is cooking and it is about time he did a dramatic movie and got away from all the Disney/Jumanji stuff.  Those type of movies almost ruined his career back in the days.  This is a good drama with a great performance by Dwanye.  See it.

Under Seige- Ex US Navy Seal turned cook, Casey Ryback, is the only person who can stop a group of terrorists when they seize control of the US battleship The Missouri to obtain it's nuclear warheads.  Seagal's best movie finally gets the Arrow 4k treatment.  Thanks WB!  Seagal could have kept making good action movies like this for a long time if he was not such a jerk to people.

Icefall- The story revolves around a young Native American game warden who captures a notorious poacher only to learn that the poacher is aware of the location of a plane carrying millions of dollars that has crashed in a frozen lake.  You know I am sucker for DTV movies and this is the best looking one of the ones listed here.  See more below.

Afterburn- After a massive solar flare destroys the Earth's eastern hemisphere, an emboldened treasure hunter for hire adventures to Europe to uncover the coveted Mona Lisa, only to learn the world needs a hero more than it needs a painting.

Exit Protocol- An assassin whose specialty is killing other assassins trying to get out of the business decides to try to get out himself and must then team up with his former mark to escape the hired killers now gunning for them both.  Dolph and Michael Jai?  Sign me up.

Movie Poster Monday- Hatchet

 

Movie Poster Monday- Gremlins

 

Merry Christmas!

 

Silent Night, Deadly Night 2025

 

It's Christmas time and one of my naughty, guilty pleasures is the 1984 cult holiday classic Silent Night, Deadly Night.  This gets several spins this time of the year and it never gets old.  This movie was yanked from theaters back in its day because some parent groups threw a fit about a killer Santa Claus.  Those parents did not seem to mind the Santa Claus that kills in Christmas Evil three years before.  They say there is no such thing as bad publicity and this uproar made this movie even more in demand and was a hit on VHS.  It was so successful on video that there were four sequels in the late eighties and early 90s.  Back in 2012 there was a loose remake called Silent Night that I enjoy very much too.  But since then this property has been dormant.  Until now.  I read this last summer that there was a remake of Silent Night, Deadly Night that was already shot and would get a theatrical release just in time for the holidays.  

We meet adult Billy right off the bat and he is doing things with an ax that Billy did in the original, the back story comes in later.  Billy is talking to himself except the voice talking back is not his, think Venom here.  This voice has him doing things for a reason, think Dexter here.  I went in with very low expectations and walked away entertained and liking this very much.  It is a really good remake that uses some of the old and inserts some great new ideas.  It even uses some of the original music from the first film in just the right spots of the movie.  If you liked the original or just Christmas Horror in general be sure to check this one out.  It only had a one week run at theaters but should be available for digital purchase just in time for Christmas and comes out in physical media in February.  Merry Christmas!