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Summary: The funniest movie of 2002
Review: I don't think I've ever laughed so hard in all my life. At first, I tried to take the movie seriously. I overlooked a lot of the silly things. But eventually I realised that this was a comedy and I should be laughing. The dialogue was minimal, sometimes even incomprehensible. The scene where Antonio Banderas meets his wife in the aquarium is retarded. The conversation made absolutely no sense and the flashback technique was the worst I've ever seen. That didn't flow at all. Not to mention the cheesiness of having the aquarium in the background with manatees swimming around in it. They didn't pull that off one bit. The segues between scenes were stupid too. Sometimes scenes would start with explosions or a convoy of cop cars driving through the middle of nowhere. The action scenes were hilarious. Lucy Liu was like the female version of Arnold Schwarznegger in "Commando". Most of the fight scenes consisted of her standing in the line of fire with bullets flying past her while she mows down a whole city block of enemies. Intense. I don't know how many explosions there were in this movie, but maybe they'll win an Oscar for most explosions in one film. I gave this film 5 stars because it cheered me up. I was in a blue mood when I saw it, but when I left the theatre I was much better off. There were moments when I couldn't stop laughing for five minutes straight. Don't see this movie if you're all uptight about great movies, or are an aspiring actor or something. But if you don't want to think too much, or you think you need a good laugh, this is definitely the movie for you.
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Summary: I was hoping for much...much more.
Review: ... I went to watch the first showing available. I arrived at the movies 30 minutes early...to make sure to recieve the absolute best seats. Believe me....it wasn't worth all that trouble. Don't get me wrong...it was a pretty good movie, but it was not anything spectacular to me. It is probably worth watching once in theatres, kinda like Triple XXX. There was plenty of action in this movie, and a large amount of romance, and drama, but the way this movie was put together...was not right. There was an abundance of action...explotions...fighting...shooting...and then the movie would somewhat hit a dead spot. And the dead spot would last 30 minutes. And, then...BOOM...more and more action. Then a dead spot. This movie was good, but it could have been either the writing or the directing,....but It was almost an insult to Mr. Banderas...and his fine work. Overall...I give this movie....a 6 out of a 10......10 being lord of the rings quality...and 1 being...Master of Disguise...
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Summary: A Definite Recommend Watch
Review: I LOVED this movie. For all those who trashed it saying that it was shallow, Loud, lacking in dialogue, I beg to differ. And don't listen to them. Go watch it. First of all, this is an action pack movie, what did you expect it to be, ballet dancing, classical music with Shakespear lines? The plot is good enough to keep you interested. The fighting sequences, especially those by Sever (Lucy Liu) were incredibly well done. I usually don't like explosions and things of that nature but even the explosions in this movie were quite awesome to watch. And Ecks (Antonio Banderas) is supposed to look all worn out in this picture, I have no clue what the critics wanted him to look like. Lucy Liu rocks in this movie. She kicked some major [rump] in here and she did most of her own fighting which made the film even better, and all the while with her hair down, now how awesome is that! And hello, not enough dialouge? Um, she is an assassin after all, and when was the last time you knew of an assassin who blabbered their way through the entire movie. I am definitely getting the DVD when it comes out. Heck, I'm even getting the soundtrack and I'm hoping, no, I want a sequel to this movie. So, I say go out there and enjoy Ballistic: Ecks vs Sever in the theater.
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Summary: Confused Plot, but still somewhat enjoyable to watch
Review: Not a very good movie, but if you like Lucy Liu and/or Antonio Banderas, it is not a bad way to spend 90 minutes. Lots of action with little if any premise. A few too many explosions.
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Summary: How do I hate thee, let me count the ways...
Review: First of all let me just start out by saying "O-MI-GOSH!". I can't believe how bad it was! A monotonous excuse for a motion picture! Where's the plot? Where's anything? ...are among the questions you'll be asking yourself as you bore yourself to death by keeping your eyes open. I've got to admit, the only reason I went to watch it was for Lucy Liu. Lucy Liu and that's it. She's the reason I gave this film an extra star. It's really not even worth any star. Word has been going around about the creation of a new elimination device. Infinitesimal, it lies inactive within its sufferer until triggered and then destroys immediately, leaving no mark whatsoever. In the hysterical race to gain this device, only two rivals, have the talent to succeed. One of them is an agent (LUCY LIU). She's trained to be the perfect weapon. The other is a gritty previous FBI man huntsman Jeremiah Ecks (ANTONIO BANDERAS). In the violent rivalry for this lethal reward there can only be one winner. In short it's dull, depressing, and dreary! Too boring to tell! Simply un-irresistible, the great un-expectation! Take any phrase you want but understand that it's definitely not worth it! Not on this earth! ----Ahmed Mashhood
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Summary: I had low expectations and they weren't met-not even close
Review: The plot was so unbelievable, the dialogue so terrible, yet I was willing to overlook all this in case there was breathtaking action or even an iota of suspense. Not even close. For an action movie the action scenes are absolutetly terrible... bad angles, poor choreography. Nothing even barely interesting happens... All I wanted was a dumbed-down action flick... it couldn't even pass as that. Check out any Jet Li movie, Ronin, Speed, read the phonebook (better than Ballistic-believe me!) And if I could give this less than one star I would
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Summary: Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever
Review: This movie is classed an action/adventure, well they got the action part right. Antonio Banderas and Lucy Liu are counter espionage agents trying to outfox a supervillan for their own private revenges. Lucy Liu does some awesome karate moves, but has limited and, in fact, minimal dialog. She shows no emotion at all until half way into the movie. She is not the only passionless character. There is no smiling, little frowning, just bland facial expressions, bland dialog and cinematography in an almost colorless film. Bullets fly, Liu says, "I buy weapons like some girls buy shoes." Cars blow up, trains go boom, but it is all under a colorless pale. I gave this one star, because it was that or nothing, I wouldn't give it a nothing but a ½ star fits better that the one. See this film if you're on a desert island and nothing else is playing.
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Summary: Go Ballistic
Review: Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever is not shakespeare by any means, but if you get past it's first low budget, straight to video 15 minutes that really does set up more of the story than you might think, what you'll get is an action movie worthy of having the beautiful and talented Lucy Liu starring in it. Lucy plays Sever, an ex agent who's on a mission to seek revenge against the man who took away her family. Antonio Banderas plays Johnathon Ecks, an FBI agent who's also seeking revenge on the same man for taking his wife and making her think he was dead. Both Ecks and Sever believe they are working against eachother which leads to some nice fighting and action sequences; one in which involves Sever on top of a bridge with a rocket launcher firing at any threats that come her way. Martial arts, car chases, explosions, shootings and kickings are just a few of the things you can expect to see in this movie which is also surprisingly touching when Ecks and Sever team up and learn more about eachother's past. This is not the best movie I've seen, but if you want your Charlie's Angels fix and you wanna see many, many things blow up in a no holds barred style movie, then I recommend seeing this fun flick with a group of friends.
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Summary: Great Pyrotechnics!
Review: I don't ask every movie to break new ground or be artistic, what have you. What I ask is that it delivers what it intended to deliver. "Ballistic" delivers what every action-packed "popcorn" movie should deliver: a lot of action, great stars with fantastic chemistry, and a plot that has a twist and/or a surprise as you find out more of the backstory. In other words, entertainment. There were even a few great laughs from pithy dialogue. This is why it puzzles me when critics pan movies like "XXX" which I thought was way better than the last two James Bond movies. After all, no one expects movies like XXX to win the academy award! "Ballistic" is better than the last Arnold Swarzenneger movie, definitely!!! I got emotionally involved because all of the characters' motivations made sense - Lucy Liu's character, it turns out, is avenging the death of her infant son. Go Lucy! I don't want to explain more of the plot than that - just be aware that you have to pay attention to understand what's going on, because things go through 180 degree turns from what you think is going on to what is indeed going on. I won't give this movie more than 3 stars because it is only attempting to be a popcorn movie, and I recommend paying only matinee price, but considering the lack of good movies this year, you could do a lot worse.
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Summary: This movie is "Ballistic."
Review: This is a movie I'm absolutely going to buy the first day it comes out. "Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever is packed with action, cars flipping, and explosions to make people's blood boil to very high degrees. [Heck], it's just plain old sweet! Well yeah,it's very loud, but I don't care if the reviews say it [stank], I loved it. Action fans, this is one movie you don't want to miss!
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