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The Stepfather (2009)
Same old same old
This movie is okay as horror movies but it feels like the same old serial killer movie you see all the time. I thought Dylan Walsh did a pretty good job as the killer but there just wasn't any scary moments in the movie. I know it's probably hard to be original with all the horror movies out there but this just wasn't a scary movie. The acting wasn't very good. I find that the mom would believe a guy she only knew for a few months over her best friend especially after she knew the guy was hurting her son. I thought for the guy to have killed at least two times before he made a lot of mistakes. I thought it was stupid to go around killing everybody too and the only reason they did that was to keep the movie scary which obviously didn't work. If you want to watch a serial killer movie that's actually scary watch the Saw movies.
Armored (2009)
Good heist movie
I rented this movie thinking that it would be a mindless action movie but I thought it had a pretty good plot with some good acting. The movie's about some armored car drivers that decide to rob one of the cars they drive. I thought Columbus Short did a good job playing the main guy and Matt Dillon played a good bad guy. I thought Laurence Fishburne did a pretty good job as the slightly psychotic guy in the group. I haven't cared much for him lately in CSI. I wonder if this might have been a more interesting movie if Ty had gone along with the robbery and then felt guilty afterward. All in all I thought this was a movie with a good plot and plenty of action too.
Ninja Assassin (2009)
Decent action movie
I thought this movie was pretty good if you're looking for an escapist movie. I thought there were a couple small problems that kept it lower in the ratings for me. One, I thought the blood was too unrealistic. I know this was supposed to be one of those stylized action movies but I thought it could have been more realistic and it would have been better. Two, I thought the plot about his friend was stretched out a little too long and I think it slowed down the movie. The acting wasn't spectacular but was pretty good for this type of movie. There was a part near the end of the movie that reminded me of the end of Kill Bill. All in all, a pretty decent action movie with a few small problems.