Jon Harris

Sportswoman, Juno (Medoza) tries to reunite with her estranged friend Sara (Macdonald) after a tragic accident. She forms a spelunking expedition with four other friends and all seems well until they get lost in a cave without supply and a race of blood-thirsty monsters hungering for their flesh. Naturally, this does not help Sara's mental-state and she 'descends' deeper into insanity and self-delusion. Overwhelming intensity grabs the viewer by the throat and doesn't let go for a second. This one will stick with you long after the credits have ended. The R-rated version cuts a minute out of the climax causing it to lose some of it's power. The unrated version is recommended.

Mountain climber Aaron Ralston becomes trapped by a boulder, leading to a harrowing and life-threatening ordeal. James Franco offers a riveting portrait of an adventure-seeker who must face the consequences of his recklessness.

Generally I hate going to see films in theaters due to the cost of the tickets and munchies. Rarely do I feel I've seen a film in theaters once that didn't make me feel like I'd been ripped off, and rarely have I ever seen a film there twice. This is a film I'd go to see again. If you're a fan of comic book or superhero films, or just plain old violent action movies you should in theory love this. Be aware this isn't the typical example of either of those genres. It's rated R for a reason: Hit Girl. An 11 year old killing machine who fights while we listen to Joan Jett in the background. She steals every scene, and for good reason. She's the most over the top character in the film (possibly the most over the top I've seen in some time). Rarely have I heard an audience cheer for someone killing bad guys the way I did for her. I think the guy next to me said he was in love, much like one of the films characters did after watching her kneecap, throat slit, and headshot her way through a pack of bad guys. She is awesome incarnate. There are a few flaws (which admittedly may be intentional given that this is a satirical parody) that prevent me from giving this a 4.0, but they are inconsequential. I?m rating this on whether or not I think you?ll feel robbed if you see it in a theater. And no. I do not believe you will. Comic fans should pay special attention to Nicholas Cage?s brutally satirical parody of Adam West as Batman. It?s his best role in years. Well maybe. His movies have kind of sucked lately so I stopped watching them, but this is the early Nick Cage I liked in films. So it?s the best role I?ve seen him play in years. One of the great conceits of Batman (and other human level comic vigilantes) is that they let opponents live. This film tears that apart showing that basically you can?t afford to do that because in real life the first time you lost a fight you?d be dead or crippled. It?s called Kick #!@%*# because that?s what happens to the main character. A lot. A turning point in the film comes when he meets Hit Girl and Big Daddy (nothing Freudian there?) and realizes he?s in way over his head and has little more to offer the world than good intentions. I do hope the planned sequel materializes.

one of the best movies of the 2000's for sure. seek out the uk version with the original ending though. the U.S. ending isn't good.