Showing posts with label death race. Show all posts
Showing posts with label death race. Show all posts

Monday, April 6, 2009

Jason Statham Mini-Marathon

Since I watched both Death Race and The Transporter 3, I thought I would post them together.

Death Race Review: Jensen Ames (Jason Statham) is wrongly convicted of his wife's murder and is sent to prison. The year is 2012 and the prison is run by a corporation that makes its money running a death race, a three day pay per view event that puts prisoners in cars armed with machine guns. First prisoner to cross the finish line alive wins. The warden makes Jensen compete in the race as fan favorite Frankenstein. If he wins, she will release him from prison. This film is very violent, very bloody, and somewhat cheesy. With all that said, it was very entertaining. Rating: *** out of 5

Transporter 3 Review: Frank Martin (Jason Statham) is trying to live a quiet law abiding life. Until the driver he recommended for a dangerous job crashes through his house and dies with two duffel bags in the trunk and a girl in the back seat. Frank is given no choice, drive the package or be blown up by the explosive bracelet strapped to his wrist. This film was awful, the plot was incoherent, there was no chemistry at all between Statham and his leading lady. Rating:* out of 5.

Friday, March 27, 2009

Friday Finds

This week's Friday Finds comes from Book Club Girl. Her book club has decided to read Anybody Out There? by Marian Keyes. The story follows Anna, who one day wakes up in her mother's house to find she has lost all memory of how she got there. She then begins a journey through the use of psychics and mediums to find out what happened. I haven't read anything by Marian Keyes and this book sounds like my cup of tea. I already received an email from the library saying that they are holding a copy for me, so hopefully by next week I will have a review to share!

I also wanted to announce that I have chosen my second selection for the 1% Well Read Challenge. I will be reading I'm Not Scared by Niccolo Ammaniti. If you missed the review of my first selection (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon), then click here. Next week don't forget to stop by and check out reviews of November 22, 1963 by Adam Braver and The Last Days of Dogtown by Anita Diamant (my book club's April selection). There will also be DVD reviews of The Duchess, Henry Poole is Here, and Death Race (I know, I know -- I am a sucker for Jason Statham).

Have a great weekend!
Jess