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Blu-Ray Review: ‘12 Rounds’ Fails to Entertain For Even 12 Minutes
10 July 2009 3:11 PM, PDT | From HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news
Chicago – Renny Harlin’s “12 Rounds,” starring the WWE’s John Cena and now available on Blu-Ray and DVD, is a shockingly dull affair, an action film that tries to maintain a breakneck pace but forgets that movie rollercoasters are only fun with ups And downs instead of just a numbing series of stunt sequences.
Blu-Ray Rating: 1.0/5.0 The reasonably effective Cena (although he had more to do in “The Marine”) plays a New Orleans police officer named Danny Fisher, an average cop who happens to stop a brilliant thief whose girlfriend is accidentally killed in the process. A year later, the thief has escaped from prison with only one apparent goal - enacting his revenge on Danny.
12 Rounds was released on Blu-Ray on June 30th, 2009.
Photo credit: Fox
The criminal mastermind unleashes a ridiculously plot-hole-filled series of challenges for our muscled hero, including stopping a moving cable car and escaping an about-to-drop elevator.
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adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
[DVD Review] 12 Rounds
9 July 2009 3:06 PM, PDT | From JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news
12 Rounds is either one of the best tributes to action films of the last two decades or a horrible rip-off with nothing unique to say or show – it’s a genuine toss-up. But even if you can’t decide whether or not 12 Rounds borrows too much or the right amount, one thing isn’t debatable: John Cena has no place acting. The movie itself has problems left and right, but what’s really proven by the time credits roll is that action stars don’t just require muscular bodies in tear-away shirts, some acting is required. Bruce Willis didn’t rock our faces off in Die Hard by just being tough as nails – no, instead he threw in some acting to make John McClane endearing and even funny.
Detective Danny Fisher (Cena) and his partner Hank Carver (Brian J. White) took down the wrong criminal on the wrong night, a
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Lex Walker
12 Rounds - DVD Review
30 June 2009 10:19 AM, PDT | From Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news
Wrestler John Cena goes 12 Rounds with an international terrorist in this high-octane thrill ride from Renny Harlin. Renny might take some beats from his previous action outings, but there are some thrilling set pieces in this New Orleans flavored jambalaya. International Irish terrorist Miles Jackson (Aiden Gillen) is in New Orleans pulling a job for some quick cash. Unbeknownst to him the FBI, led by agent George Aiken (Steve Harris, is hot on his trail. Jackson escapes the feds with the help of his girlfriend Erica (Taylor Cole). Officers Danny Fisher (John Cena) and Hank Carver (Brian J. White) are on routine patrol when they.re called in by the FBI to assist in the botched operation.
Jeff Swindoll
Sony Screen Gems Begins Developing 'Quarantine 2'
30 May 2009 11:51 AM, PDT | From bloody-disgusting.com | See recent Bloody-Disgusting.com news
We got a little scoop to get you through another slow weekend. Word has come into Bloody-Disgusting that Sony Screen Gems has officially started development on Quarantine 2, the sequel to the box office success Quarantine from last October that grossed over 30m here in the States. The first film was a nearly shot-for-shot remake of the Spanish horror film [Rec] (arriving on DVD this July from Sony), while we're being told that Screen Gems is looking for a totally original pitch for the sequel. Filmax is in post-production on their own sequel to [Rec] that's slated for release later this year in Spain. Directed by John Downdle, the first film starred Columbus Short, Jay Hernandez, Jennifer Carpenter, Steve Harris, Jonathan Schaech, Rade Serbedzija, Greg Germann, Bernard White, Zulay Haneo, Marin Hinkle, Denis O'Hare and Stacy Chbosky.
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Movie Review: “12 Rounds”
27 March 2009 10:33 PM, PDT | From screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news
Seen on: March 27, 2009
The players: Director: Renny Harlin, Writer: Daniel Kunka, Cast: John Cena, Steve Harris, Aidan Gillen, Brian J. White, Gonzalo Menendez
Facts of interest: Harlin also directed "Die Hard 2," "Cliffhanger" and "Mindhunters."
The plot: Cena plays a cop who must obey a ruthless killer and participate in a deadly game if he ever wants to see his kidnapped wife again.
Our quick thoughts: In Renny Harlin’s latest action flick “12 Rounds,” WWE superstar John Cena plays a heroic New Orleans detective who’s forced to successfully complete 12 perilous challenges in order to save his kidnapped girlfriend.
Franck Tabouring
The Box Office Weekend Ahead - “Monsters vs. Aliens” unleashed into theatres.
27 March 2009 | From Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news
The animated blockbuster is back once again as Paramount/DreamWorks’ “Monsters vs. Aliens” animated comedy unspools into a massive 4,104 venues. Comparing animated weekend record holders, March holds some potent releases and is dominated by Fox. “Ice Age: The Meltdown” from Fox is the highest grossing March opener in the genre with over $68 million grossed, followed by the prequel at $46.3 million, the studio’s “Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who” with $45 million and “Robots” at $36 million. “Monsters vs. Aliens” features a strong cast including Reese Witherspoon, Seth Rogen, Paul Rudd, Hugh Laurie, Will Arnett, Kiefer Sutherland, Rainn Wilson and Stephen Colbert. Also unveiled into a wide count is "12 Rounds" in 2331 theatres. The actioner directed by Renny Harlin is sent out by 20th Century Fox. WWE megastar John Cena looks teams with the director of “Die Hard 2.” Other cast includes Ashley Scott, Steve Harris, Brian J. White, Aidan Gillen, Taylor Cole and Lara Grice.
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The Box Office Weekend Ahead - “Monsters vs. Aliens” unleashed into theatres.
27 March 2009 12:32 AM, PDT | From Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news
The animated blockbuster is back once again as Paramount/DreamWorks’ “Monsters vs. Aliens” animated comedy unspools into a massive 4,104 venues. Comparing animated weekend record holders, March holds some potent releases and is dominated by Fox. “Ice Age: The Meltdown” from Fox is the highest grossing March opener in the genre with over $68 million grossed, followed by the prequel at $46.3 million, the studio’s “Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who” with $45 million and “Robots” at $36 million. “Monsters vs. Aliens” features a strong cast including Reese Witherspoon, Seth Rogen, Paul Rudd, Hugh Laurie, Will Arnett, Kiefer Sutherland, Rainn Wilson and Stephen Colbert. Also unveiled into a wide count is "12 Rounds" in 2331 theatres. The actioner directed by Renny Harlin is sent out by 20th Century Fox. WWE megastar John Cena looks teams with the director of “Die Hard 2.” Other cast includes Ashley Scott, Steve Harris, Brian J. White, Aidan Gillen, Taylor Cole and Lara Grice.
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The Box Office Weekend Ahead - “Monsters vs. Aliens” unleashed into theatres.
27 March 2009 12:32 AM, PDT | From Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news
The animated blockbuster is back once again as Paramount/DreamWorks’ “Monsters vs. Aliens” animated comedy unspools into a massive 4,104 venues. Comparing animated weekend record holders, March holds some potent releases and is dominated by Fox. “Ice Age: The Meltdown” from Fox is the highest grossing March opener in the genre with over $68 million grossed, followed by the prequel at $46.3 million, the studio’s “Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who” with $45 million and “Robots” at $36 million. “Monsters vs. Aliens” features a strong cast including Reese Witherspoon, Seth Rogen, Paul Rudd, Hugh Laurie, Will Arnett, Kiefer Sutherland, Rainn Wilson and Stephen Colbert. Also unveiled into a wide count is "12 Rounds" in 2331 theatres. The actioner directed by Renny Harlin is sent out by 20th Century Fox. WWE megastar John Cena looks teams with the director of “Die Hard 2.” Other cast includes Ashley Scott, Steve Harris, Brian J. White, Aidan Gillen, Taylor Cole and Lara Grice.
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"12 Rounds" - New images added for the John Cena action film.
19 March 2009 | From Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news
20th Century Fox has added new images from their action film "12 Rounds," starring WWE megstar John Cena. Also in the cast are Ashley Scott, aidan Gillen, Steve Harris, Brian J. White, Gonzalo Menendez and Taylor Cole. Renny Harlin ("Mindhunters," "Exorcist: The Beginning," "Cleaner," "Deep Blue Sea") returns to the director's chair, helming from the screenplay by newbie writer Daniel Kunka. From the director of "Die Hard 2" and the producer of "Speed" comes 12 Rounds, starring John Cena as New Orleans Police Detective Danny Fisher. When Fisher stops a brilliant thief, Miles, from getting away with a multi-million-dollar heist, the thief's girlfriend is accidentally killed. After escaping from prison, the criminal mastermind enacts his revenge, taunting Danny with a series of near-impossible puzzles and tasks ...12 rounds...that Danny must somehow complete to save the life of his fiancee. Check out all the images from "12 Rounds" starring John Cena.
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"12 Rounds" - New images added for the John Cena action film.
19 March 2009 12:32 AM, PDT | From Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news
20th Century Fox has added new images from their action film "12 Rounds," starring WWE megstar John Cena. Also in the cast are Ashley Scott, aidan Gillen, Steve Harris, Brian J. White, Gonzalo Menendez and Taylor Cole. Renny Harlin ("Mindhunters," "Exorcist: The Beginning," "Cleaner," "Deep Blue Sea") returns to the director's chair, helming from the screenplay by newbie writer Daniel Kunka. 12 Rounds, starring John Cena as New Orleans Police Detective Danny Fisher. When Fisher stops a brilliant thief, Miles, from getting away with a multi-million-dollar heist...
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"12 Rounds" - New images added for the John Cena action film.
19 March 2009 12:32 AM, PDT | From Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news
20th Century Fox has added new images from their action film "12 Rounds," starring WWE megstar John Cena. Also in the cast are Ashley Scott, aidan Gillen, Steve Harris, Brian J. White, Gonzalo Menendez and Taylor Cole. Renny Harlin ("Mindhunters," "Exorcist: The Beginning," "Cleaner," "Deep Blue Sea") returns to the director's chair, helming from the screenplay by newbie writer Daniel Kunka. 12 Rounds, starring John Cena as New Orleans Police Detective Danny Fisher. When Fisher stops a brilliant thief, Miles, from getting away with a multi-million-dollar heist...
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Slideshow: 4-Image Gallery From Renny Harlin’s ‘12 Rounds’ With John Cena
18 March 2009 10:10 AM, PDT | From HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news
Chicago – This 4-image slideshow contains the press images for Fox’s “12 Rounds,” starring John Cena, Aidan Gillen, Ashley Scott, Steve Harris, and Brian White. Written by Daniel Kunka and directed by Renny Harlin, the film opens on Friday, March 27th, 2009.
Synopsis: “From the director of “Die Hard 2” and the producer of “Speed” comes 12 Rounds, starring John Cena as New Orleans Police Detective Danny Fisher. When Fisher stops a brilliant thief, Miles, from getting away with a multi-million-dollar heist, the thief’s girlfriend is accidentally killed. After escaping from prison, the criminal mastermind enacts his revenge, taunting Danny with a series of near-impossible puzzles and tasks …12 rounds…that Danny must somehow complete to save the life of his fiancee.”
You can click “Next” and “Previous” to scan through this slideshow or jump directly to individual photos with the captioned links below. All photos credited to Patti Perret and Twentieth Century Fox.
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adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
New Images From John Cena’s 12 Rounds
17 March 2009 7:50 PM, PDT | From Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news
I don’t know why anyone would mess with John Cena. I mean, for God’s sake, the guy’s neck is bigger than my friggin thigh. And my thighs are friggin big. (I need to work out.) Here are the latest images from Cena’s upcoming action-thriller “12 Rounds”, in which Cena plays a cop who has to out muscle a smart bad guy who wants to play games ala “Speed” or “Dirty Harry”. Much running and shouting into phones ensue. Detective Danny Fisher (Cena) discovers his girlfriend (Scott) has been kidnapped by a ex-con tied to Baxter’s past, and he’ll have to successfully complete 12 challenges in order to secure her safe release. Starring John Cena, Aidan Gillen, Ashley Scott, Steve Harris, Brian J. White, Gonzalo Menendez, Taylor Cole, and directed by Renny Harlin. You remember Renny, don’t you? “Cliffhanger”? “The Long Kiss Goodnight”? Once married to Geena Davis?
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John Cena in 12 Rounds Trailer
2 March 2009 9:27 AM, PST | From Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news
Bad guys don’t take the accidental death of their girlfriends during the act of a crime very well, if this trailer for John Cena’s “12 Rounds” is any indication. Then again, this bad guy may be considered “brilliant”, but he doesn’t know he’s going up against a guy with superpowers. Spontaneous roid rage is a superpower, right? Anyways, trailer and poster for “12 Rounds”, the latest stab at making John Cena an action star, continues below. Detective Danny Baxter (Cena) discovers his girlfriend (Scott) has been kidnapped by a ex-con tied to Baxter’s past, and he’ll have to successfully complete 12 challenges in order to secure her safe release. Starring John Cena, Ashley Scott, Steve Harris, Brian J. White, Aidan Gillen, and Taylor Cole. Explosives master Renny Harlin (”Die Hard 2″) directs. Watch John Cena pummel the smarmy bad guy after delivering a clever one-liner on March
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Blu-Ray Review: ‘Quarantine’ With Jennifer Carpenter Rocks But Forgets Roots
18 February 2009 1:19 PM, PST | From HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news
Blu-Ray Rating: 3.5/5.0 Chicago – “Quarantine” leaves this hardcore horror junkie conflicted. The film itself is one of the better genre entries of 2008, a thrill ride that will satisfy nearly everyone who rents or buys it on Blu-Ray. But the special features on the disc omit something unbelievably important and, in doing so, leave a bad taste in my mouth.
You could listen to the entire commentary by writer/director John Erick Dowdle and writer/producer Drew Dowdle and never know that “Quarantine” is a remake of the excellent Spanish film “[Rec]” by Jaume Balaguero and Paco Plaza. Conspiracy theorists have written manifestos on why “[Rec]” still isn’t available stateside on DVD, but if you can track down an international copy, you should. It’s great.
Quarantine was released by Sony on February 17th, 2009.
Photo credit: Sony Like “Cloverfield” or “The Blair Witch Project,” “Quarantine” is a film that looks like it was shot entirely on handheld camera.
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adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
Second Intense Trailer of John Cena-Starring '12 Rounds'
3 February 2009 1:01 AM, PST | From Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news
A new trailer for Fox Atomic action thriller "12 Rounds" has arrived. Though the first half of the second trailer is similar to the first one, the rest of the footage presents never-before-seen footage. In the new trailer, it can be seen how Miles Jackson plots his lethal games and drags around Molly Porter while seeing the trouble he causes to Danny Fisher.
One year ago, detective Danny Fisher had accidentally caused the death of Miles Jackson's loved-one. Now, the nearly untraceable but internationally-known terrorist has returned with a vengeance. Kidnapping Fisher's girlfriend Molly Porter, he then forces the detective to play his dangerous games, in which Fisher has to face 12 challenges he has carefully set up throughout the streets of New Orleans.
Directed by Renny Harlin, "12 Rounds" stars John Cena, Aidan Gillen and Ashley Scott. It is also supported by Steve Harris, Brian J. White and Taylor Cole among others.
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Iron Maiden To Release Docu-Film About Their World Tour
20 January 2009 4:27 AM, PST | From icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news
British heavy metal band Iron Maiden are planning to release a major movie documentary about their recent world tour.
"Iron Maiden: Flight 666" would follow them on their first leg of their "Somewhere Back in Time World Tour," which saw the members play to thousands of fans last year.
The band - composed of bassist Steve Harris, guitarists Dave Murray, Janick Gers and Adrian Smith, lead vocalist Bruce Dickinson, and drummer Nicko McBrain - flew in a customized Boeing 757 plane with their crew to Asia, Australia, and North, Central and South America in just 45 days. Dickinson piloted the plane, christened Ed Force One.
They played in 13 countries and graced 23 sold out stadiums and arena shows.
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Trailer for Harlin’s 12 Rounds
17 January 2009 1:24 AM, PST | From TheMovingPicture.net | See recent TheMovingPicture news
IGN has debuted the trailer for the action flick 12 Rounds, which comes from director Renny Harlin (Deep Blue Sea, Cliffhanger, Die Hard 2). The Wwe-produced flick stars John Cena, Ashley Scott, Steve Harris, Aidan Gillen, Brian White, Taylor Cole and Gonzalo Menendez. It opens March 27, 2009. Cena plays Detective Danny Baxter, who discovers his girlfriend (Scott) has been kidnapped by a ex-con tied to Baxter's past. In order to secure her safe release, Baxter must successfully complete 12 challenges. You can watch the below trailer in high def here.
James Cook
12 Rounds Movie Poster
7 January 2009 11:00 PM, PST | From toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news
Fox Atomic just released this brand new movie poster from the upcoming action film “12 Rounds” by director Renny Harlin (The Covenant, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, Die Hard 2) and starring Ashley Scott (Jericho), John Cena, Taylor Cole (Heroes), Steve Harris (Quarantine), Aidan Gillen (The Wire) and Brian J. White (The Shield). Synopsis: Detective Danny Baxter (John Cena) discovers his girlfriend (Ashley Scott) has been kidnapped by a ex-con tied to Baxter’s past, and he’ll have to successfully complete 12 challenges in order to secure her safe release. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest movie news and posters from “12 Rounds”.
Brian Corder
Renny Harlin’s 12 Rounds Gets a Poster
6 January 2009 9:47 PM, PST | From TheMovingPicture.net | See recent TheMovingPicture news
The first poster for Renny Harlin’s 12 Pounds is now online, courtesy of Imp Awards. The Wwe Films production stars John Cena as Detective Danny Baxter, who discovers his girlfriend has been kidnapped by a ex-con tied to Baxter's past, and he'll have to successfully complete 12 challenges in order to secure her safe release. Ashley Scott, Brian J. White, Taylor Cole, Aidan Gillen and Steve Harris also star and the movie is due in theaters on March 27, 2009. Past Wwe films include The Rundown, The Marine, See No Evil and The Condemned.
James Cook
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