Jurassic World - 2015 - 3 1/2 stars out of 5 stars

If this is a reboot of the old series of films its not too bad.The cast was OK,no one I was really fond of or even knew, but its the FX that stars as well as a fair story that reminds one of a earlier classic”Westworld”reviewed on this blog.See the issue here is enjoying a fantasy of living with Dinosaurs as modern day zoo pets you can drive through like a safari ride.Ah but thow in some genetic enginering  and a bad government guy,some family issues,well,at least its a story.So a slight recommend.Trailer URL follows the pix and a IMDB summary below.Oh,124 minutes is a good length for this film as well.

During a preview tour, a theme park suffers a major power breakdown that allows its cloned dinosaur exhibits to run amok.

http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi1176612889?ref_=ttvi_vi_imdb_2

Sharknado 3 - Oh hell No ! - 2015 - 2 1/2 stars out of 5 stars

By now everyone knows about this silly sci-fi channel franchise thats become a cheesy icon of todays TV film wannabes.Both prior installments were reviewed here so heres a brief one on this one.While  Ian Ziering’s portrayal of Fin Shepard is getting better the story just gets dumber.Really ? Mark Cuban  as the President of the United States,REALLY !!! Anyway,some guest spots were good,like the WHOLE Today Show cast getting sharked but most were just silly.Er,the Space Shuttle was back,really? So see it so you can say you did.but I would loook forward to anything meaningful.Trailer URL follows the pix and a IMDB summary is below.

A monstrous tornado unleashes ravenous sharks from Washington, D.C., all the way down to Orlando, Florida.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAmYUt1-5Rg

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 2014 - 2 1/2 stars out of 5 stars

Well for me remakes are always risky BUT a sequel to a re-make much more so.I never thought I would say I MISS James Franco from Rise of the Planet of the Apes,previously reviewed here, but he was better than anyone in THIS sequel.At 130 minutes the film is tedious and I was not believing any of it.However the FX was wondrous if wasted.Please no more sequels let it die.Trailer URL follows the pix and a IMDB summary is below.

A growing nation of genetically evolved apes led by Caesar is threatened by a band of human survivors of the devastating virus unleashed a decade earlier.

http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi1849339161?ref_=ttvi_vi_imdb_12

Terminator 3 Rise of the Machines (2003) - 2 1/2 stars out of 3 stars

Only Arnold is “back”in the 3 film of the series and he’s not enough.He’s playing a even MORE confusing part as the “machine” with the addition of  Kristanna Loken as T-X a FEMALE terminator.Even the addition  of Claire Danes as Kate Brewster,love interest for John Conner,here is the real issue as he is played by  Nick Stahl and is not convincing given the earlier films.Oh and do we ever miss Sarah !!!
So see it for the story line but be prepared to be disappointed as I was.Trailer URL follows the pix and a IMDB summary is below.Film is short at 109 minutes also.

A cybernetic warrior from a post-apocalyptic future travels back in time to protect a 19-year old drifter and his future wife from a most advanced robotic assassin and to ensure they both survive a nuclear attack.

http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi2056585497?ref_=ttvi_vi_imdb_1

Terminator 2: Judgment Day - 1991 - 4 1/2 stars out of 5 stars

While this films FX is spectacular its hard to match the story of this first one,also reviewed on this blog. Arnold Schwarzenegger     as The Terminator and  Linda Hamilton as Sarah Connor return and expand their characters believably and new to the story are  Edward Furlong as John Connor and  Robert Patrick as T-1000 .Look also for a brief supporting return connection to the first film by Earl Boen as Dr. Silberman.
James Cameron also directs and its visually stunning.So if you liked the first,see this one as well.Its fine as a stand alone as well.At 137 minutes you won’t be bored.Trailer URL follows the pix and a IMDB summary is below.

A cyborg, identical to the one who failed to kill Sarah Connor, must now protect her young son, John Connor, from a more advanced cyborg, made out of liquid metal.

http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi3635216921?ref_=ttvi_vi_imdb_1

Captain America - The Winter Soldier - 2014 - 3 1/2 stars out of 5 stars

Growing up I was a DC comics fan not Mavel ,however my grandson has me watching some of these newer flicks and while I have yet to see the first one,this second installment of the “Captain America”series isn’t have bad.Sure its heavy on FX and not so much on plot or character development,I’ll give that a pass because I missed the first one.Two box office “A” list actors made it watchable as well. Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury and  Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow are those actors and I was plseantly surprised by a major role from retired legend  Robert Redford as Alexander Pierce.Sadly major role and lead  Chris Evans as Steve Rogers / Captain America  is not in this class although he is a hard worker.Now the plot is rather out there but so were comics,no?Flying aircraft carriers?So if the kids want a comic/action flick you can do far worse.Trailer URL follows the pix and a IMDB summary is below.

As Steve Rogers struggles to embrace his role in the modern world, he teams up with another super soldier, the black widow, to battle a new threat from old history: an assassin known as the Winter Soldier.

http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi2263001113?ref_=ttvi_vi_imdb_14