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The Blackout (2013)

Entertaining, leaves you promising never to go to L.A.

[6/10 · 8 September 2013]

If you ever wondered what L.A. parties with rockstars and aspiring rockstars are like this movie answers all your burning questions.

1. Soooo much vomit, really, lots of different types, textures and from different positions. But only the guys seemed to do it, apparently girls can hold our booze and drugs better.

2. Hipbones - at least these made up for all the times I had to watch a guy puking.

3. Douchey-ness is not limited to Bros. L.A. scenesters can be douches too, at least they are more entertaining to look at.

4. Why does the cover art have 3 girls in bikinis and who are they? Much better to have put the bandmembers in the art. Or at least just the hipbones with no faces.

On a serious note - it's a decent low budget flick. The writing is consistent, the dialogue believable as are the characters. There were some actual funny antics to laugh at. I have paid to see much worse in movie theaters.

The Expendables 2 (2012)

Summer Fun with old friends & their guns

[7/10 · 24 August 2012]

You really don't want too much plot getting in the way of your action do you? Good, then this movie's right for you. The first Expendables was a fun romp, revisiting old action hero friends and their guns, and this one is no different. Barney and his band of mercenaries are mostly for hire, but sometimes they stop out to help the downtrodden, like a ultra-violent Robin Hood and his merry men.

Filled with mostly familiar faces, Expendables 2 is a good. head-blowing (literally) time. With Van Damme in play you know the kicks are going to be lethal, Statham's fighting form is elegant and always a joy to watch. I wish those two had gotten to go up against each other. Stallone taking the pain is something we count on, but it's a little tedious compared to fight choreography like Jet Li's. I can never remember who Couture is but the ear jokes never get old. And Lundgren, being funny in addition to still incredibly beautiful and strong looking, who knew he had that in him? I wont list all the stars, but some are getting a little too much surgery. Arnold is looking a little Sonic the Hedgehog-y lately. The toys were great and the music was kicking. I bet this was a fun shoot, it was fun to watch.