Movie Review: Machete

What do you get when you put Danny Trejo, Robert De Nero, Steven Seagal, Don Johnson, Jessica Alba, Michelle Rodrigues, Cheech Marin, and Lindsey Lohan in a movie together?

Movie Review: Spartacus - Blood and Sand

The first episode sucked.  The acting was poor, the special effects were horrible, and the script wasn't much better.  It was so bad I was tempted to press stop, package it back up and drop it in the mail (we rented it from Netflix) without even finishing the first episode.  I'm so glad I didn't do that!  I figured I might as well watch the rest of it because we had nothing else to watch that evening.  The episodes got better and better.  While the special effects remained horrible, the script was great, the fight scenes were awesome, and the movie turned into a feast for the eyes...  From bloody bodies being flung around, limbs and organs being sliced off and thrown about, violence, treachory, slaves, betrayal, loyalty, sex, nudity...  It was really awesome.  It's definitely one I'm going to add to the permanent collection.

Movie Review: Hell Ride

Dennis Hopper, Michael Madsen, and David Carradine star in this fictional story of a long, bloody feud between the Victors Motorcycle Club and the 666ers Motorycle Club.

Classic Tarantino, it's full of bikes, guns, and naked chicks.  Total biker flick.

The bikes are great!  Several old Indians, lots of beautiful Harley's, even a Triumph thrown in for flavor...  The music was really good, lots of great riding scenes, lots of great special effects, action, fighting, and a little bit of sex...  I really enjoyed this movie and plan to add it to my collection.

Movie Review: Mask

A wonderful movie about a teenager who has learned to to be happy in spite living with a disorder that disfigured his face and eventually kills him.

I really enjoy the movie because it gives an subtle look at family life of a motorcycle club.  While it's not the point of the movie, you really get to see the brother hood and family love that exists inside a club and the families that are affiliated with the club.

In this case, Gar, played by Sam Elliott (one of my favorite actors) re-enters the life of Rocky Dennis played by Eric Stoltz because Gar is dating Rockys mother, Rusty, played by Cher.  Gar is a member of the fictitious motorcycle club called The Turks.

The scenes of the Turks taking care of each other, taking care of Rocky's family, socializing together and riding together are what make this one of my favorite movies.