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"Windtalkers" has it's share of problems: It doesn't bother to tell us more on the subject on which the story is based: The Navajo indian codetalkers who were a vital point for victory for the US in WW 2. Also the performance for lead Nicolas Cage was very subdued, and finally there are a few predictable cliches in this film. Most of the film is good, the battle scenes of which there are 5, are intensly shot and edited, and Director John Woo shows considerable skill while directing the action, it is obvious that drama is not Woo's field, but this film is a step in the right direction. This film could have been beter, but the decent acting and intense battle scenes make up for the slow parts. The performance byu co-star Adam Beach is more than a worthwile pefromance, he shows some serious acting chops here, I hope to see more of him in the future

Wow! "Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones" lives up to all of the hype and then some. This film improves on 1999's "The Phantom Menace" in the character and story department, though the acting is still a little flat. I was impressed with the performance of Hayden Christensen portraying Anakin Skywalker, we can see shades of the dark side in him. I was also pleased to see that Samuel L. Jackson was given more screen time, we still don't find out much about his character, Mace Windu, but it nice too see him have some significant screen time. This film explains more about the Star Wars story than the last film did, the action in this film is phenomenal, there is a flying car chase which is breathtaking. The last 45 minutes of this film are the true standout, it is non stop action, the real highlight of the action and the film is when Yoda picks up a lightsaber and shows us why he is the Jedi master, it is truly awesome. I highly recommend this film, a trluy good movie and one that I hope will be remembered at the years end

"Blade 2" is a kick ass action thriller. It tops the original in every way. It is just as dark if not darker than the original, the action is more frequent and intense, the effects and acting are better also. I was expecting this to be a good film, it is and then it's more, this film gives us lots of everything, gore, blood, bullets,action and keeps it coming for 2 hours, there is almost too much action in this film. Wesley Snipes performance here is much better than that of the first film, in the first film he had this frustrated expression plastered on his face throughout the whole movie, here he has some comic moments and is much more expressive. The action is where this film really excels, the first film had lots of action and this film makes it look anemic, from the opening on, this film is loaded with action, I mean loaded. The weak spots in this film revolve around the plot, but they are few and far between. "Blade 2" is easily the best action film to hit theaters all year. The complaints I have are far and few between, some of the effects look cheesy, and the final fight scene is a little too outrageous, other than that, this film hits the bullseye