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Ben Affleck has had many ups and downs in his career. Some people love to hate on the guy because of some of his choices and the crap he has been in (Daredevil and Gigli). The Town however, is an excellent movie. It really does not do anything that we have not seen before in any other heist movies. What does stand out about it are the characters. That is where Affleck sets himself apart from many other mediocre directors. In The Town they made characters that the audience cared about. They made us care about the bad guys when they were getting shot at. It is a tough thing to do to make a bad guy the center of a film and have the audience care about him.

Jeremy Renner is great in this movie just like he was great in the Hurt Locker. The rest of the cast does an admirable job as well. The relationship development and the shot at redemption are what truly set The Town apart. I believed Affleck's performance, and I believed his direction of the movie.

8 out of 10.

The original Predator is a great action movie. The follow up with Danny Glover was not as good, but still pretty bad-ass. Even though this installment did not follow the Alien vs. Predators offshoot I will still go on record as saying they are both entertaining movies.

The reason for all of those things is because the Predator is just a flat-out badass character. The Predator is a super-hunter that hunts men (and in some instances Aliens) as its most dangerous game. He can cloak, he has a laser gun, he has heat vision, and he has a retractable sword on his arm. That is not to mention a slew of other cool gadgets only meant to aid in killing.

The premise of this movie is that the Predators have abducted the best killers on the planet earth and put them into their own private game preserve planet. Adrian Brody leads a relatively recognizable cast as the mercenary Royce. The band of humans first goal is just to survive, but when they learn what they are into they decide to fight back.

This movie is filled with plenty of action and gore that any action/sci-fi fan can and will enjoy. It is by no means the best movie ever made, but if you are an action fan or a fan of the series it is definitely a must see. 7.5 out of 10.

Unfortunately for fans of the book series, and for anyone who managed to watch the first two films, the movie series up until this point has been a letdown. The acting was poor, and the story just did not seem to be working on film. They could not convey all of the emotion that was coming from the book, and the dialogue was just not there.

In saying that I was not really looking forward to this movie, but since I read the series I figured I owed it to the books to give it a watch. I went in with low expectations, that were buoyed a little bit by the fact that this is my favorite of the books.

Eclipse as a stand alone movie is decent at best. I would rate it a 6 out of 10. It has it's entertaining parts with the battle scenes, and it actually integrates some humor onto the screen. The actor is the best of the movies so far, but is still mediocre. When comparing it to the other two films I think that this is definitely a step in the right direction.

I would say it is worth a watch if you are a fan of the series, and if not... maybe redbox it.