rebzombie reviews » Jet Li http://rebzombie.com movies, music, games and more.. SPOILER ALERT Sun, 20 May 2012 16:19:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 The Expendables is Indispensable http://rebzombie.com/2012/03/06/the-expendables/ http://rebzombie.com/2012/03/06/the-expendables/#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2012 15:45:08 +0000 rebzombie http://rebzombie.com/?p=3800 The Expendables is exactly what I expected it to be. It is action, explosions, and one-liners from start to finish. The ensemble cast of action superstars includes Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Randy Couture, Steve Austin, and Mickey Rourke. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis had cameo roles in the movie. It could have been better if Jackie Chan is part of the movie, even for just a second.

Don’t look for an award winning plot from The Expendables. It’s just about a group of elite mercenaries out to fulfill a suicidal mission. It’s that simple and yet I enjoyed it a lot. It is fun to see all the old action heroes in a movie.

Charisma Carpenter is my only eye candy in The Expendable She has been one of my Hollywood crushes since she appeared in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. In this movie she plays the girlfriend of Jason Statham’s character who dumps him for someone else.

James Munroe (Eric Roberts): And being wealthy is very good. It allows people to be the real asswipes nature intended them to be.

If you’re a fan of 80’s action flicks like I do, then you should watch The Expendables. The good news is that a sequel is already on the way and it adds Chuck Norris and Jean-Claude Van Damme into the mix. I hope there’s a part 3 and they could sign up Jackie Chan for it. That would be an epic action movie. Check out The Expendables 2 trailer below:

]]> http://rebzombie.com/2012/03/06/the-expendables/feed/ 1 Show Me the Mummy http://rebzombie.com/2009/01/10/the-mummy-3/ http://rebzombie.com/2009/01/10/the-mummy-3/#comments Sat, 10 Jan 2009 12:36:15 +0000 rebzombie http://rebzombie.com/?p=325 The latest Mummy movie, Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, felt like the first one but the mummy is Chinese and not Egyptian. Then Rachel Weisz is replaced by Maria Bello as Brendan Fraser’s wife. The two didn’t have the same chemistry as when Rachel played Evelyn. Then there’s the role of Alex (Luke Ford), their son, who looked like he is the same age as Brendan.

Aside from the casting, the CGI is lousy. The battle between the undead and the terra cotta warriors didn’t look that way. It was like a bunch of ants on the ground. Then there are the yetis. There are no words to describe what a letdown they were.

the-mummy-3But the other action sequences were good, such as the chase scene during the celebration of Chinese New Year and Jet Li’s fight scene at the beginning. Speaking of Jet Li, I think that he and Michelle Yeoh were the saving grace of the movie. I also think that Hollywood newcomer Isabella Leong did a fine job in her action scenes. Although my dreams are still made up of her character in the Taiwanese movie Spider Lilies, where she costarred with Rainie Yang.

Alex O’Connell (Luke Ford): Good going dad. You’ve raised another mummy. In his tomb, it said he had control of the five elements.

I wish this is the last mummy that they would raise.


*Spoiler*
Lin is the daughter of Zi Juan and General Yang. Zi Juan sacrificed hers and her daughter’s immortality to summon the undead warriors to fight against the terra cotta warriors. Then Richard and Alex killed the dragon emperor by using the broken pieces of General Yang’s dagger.

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