Iron Man

Written by:
Mark Fergus
Hawk Ostby

Directed by:
Jon Favreau

Made in:
USA in 2008

Actors:
Robert Downey Jr. ... Tony Stark / Iron Man
Terrence Howard ... Col. James 'Rhodey' Rhodes
Jeff Bridges ... Obadiah Stane / Iron Monger
Gwyneth Paltrow ... Pepper Potts
Leslie Bibb ... Christine Everhart
Shaun Toub ... Yinsen
Faran Tahir ... Raza
Sayed Badreya ... Abu Bakaar

Plot:
Tony Stark is the complete playboy who also happens to be an engineering genius. While in Afghanistan demonstrating a new missile he's captured and wounded. His captors want him to assemble a missile for them but instead he creates an armored suit and a means to prevent his death from the shrapnel left in his chest by the attack. He uses the armored suit to escape. Back in the U.S. he announces his company will cease making weapons and he begins work on an updated armored suit only to find that Obadiah Stane, his second in command at Stark industries has been selling Stark weapons to the insurgents. He uses his new suit to return to Afghanistan to destroy the arms and then to stop Stane from misusing his research. IMDB

Review:
What a movie!

I was very sceptical going into it.
But I absolutely loved it! Completely blew me away. Forget Batman and Superman, Iron Man is the ultimate hero.

Dialogue is fantastic. The movie is witty and funny.
And who can't love a sarcastic, billionaire superhero??

Ghost Town

Written by:
Duke Sandefur

Directed by:
Richard Governor

Made in:
USA in 1988

Actors:
Franc Luz ... Langley
Catherine Hickland ... Kate
Jimmie F. Skaggs ... Devlin
Penelope Windust ... Grace
Bruce Glover ... Dealer
Zitto Kazann ... Blacksmith
Blake Conway ... Harper
Laura Schaefer ... Etta

Plot:
Deputy Langley tracks a kidnapped girl to an abandoned ghost town. However, the town is not abandoned, but haunted by the spirits of an outlaw, Devlin, and his gang, who hold the equally deceased townspeople hostage until the outlaws can be killed by a lawman. IMDB

Review:
I really wouldn't watch this unless you have a lot of patience.
Definitely a movie for die hard movie fans. You have to enjoy bad movies to like this one.

Continuity is completely missing. Nothing makes sense.
I personally really enjoyed it, but I doubt that many would.

American Gangster

AKA:
The Return of Superfly (USA) (working title)
Tru Blu (USA) (original script title)

Written by:
Steven Zaillian

Directed by:
Ridley Scott

Made in:
USA in 2007

Actors:
Denzel Washington ... Frank Lucas
Russell Crowe ... Det. Richie Roberts
Chiwetel Ejiofor ... Huey Lucas
Josh Brolin ... Detective Trupo

Plot:
Following the death of his employer and mentor, Bumpy Johnson, Frank Lucas establishes himself as the number one importer of heroin in the Harlem district of Manhattan. He does so by buying heroin directly from the source in South East Asia and he comes up with a unique way of importing the drugs into the United States. As a result, his product is superior to what is currently available on the street and his prices are lower. His alliance with the New York Mafia ensures his position. It is also the story of a dedicated and honest policeman, Richie Roberts, who heads up a joint narcotics task force with the Federal government. Based on a true story. IMDB

Review:
I didn't like Denzel in Training Day, and I was a little afraid of this film. But this movie was great! Very entertaining.

A true story.
And another great performance by Russell Crowe.

To Catch a Killer

Written by:
Jud Kinberg

Directed by:
Eric Till

Made in:
Canada & USA in 1992

Actors:
Brian Dennehy ... John Wayne Gacy
Michael Riley ... Lieutenant Joseph 'Joe / Polock' Kozenczak
Margot Kidder ... Rachel Grayson
Meg Foster ... City Attorney Linda Carlson
Martin Julien ... Theodore 'Ted' Koslo
Scott Hylands ... Delta Squad Sergeant Mike PaxtonDavid Eisner ... Detective Terry Williams
John Boylan ... Detective Gary Atkins

Plot:
"To Catch a Killer" tells the true gruesome story of John Wayne Gacy - a good friend and helpful neighbour, a great child entertainer, a respectful businessman, and a violent serial killer who raped and murdered over 30 young boys. IMDB

Review:
Fantastic film!

A made for TV-film that is very difficult to find! It hasn't been released on DVD, but when it does, we are definitely going to buy it.

Even though you know who the bad guy is through the entire film, it is still exciting and extremely entertaining. Maybe also because it is a true story.

Our copy was horrible, made from VHS. It kept stopping every 5-10 minutes or so (sometimes more often), and pausing, but the time would continue. So thank goodness it had Swedish subtitles, or we would have missed most of the dialogue.