Happy New Year! Welcome to the start of yet another year of DVD purchasing glory. No, I have not made the jump into the world of high definition yet. I am waiting at the edge of the pool for the wild kiddies to settle down and decide just which game they wish to play. I have no desire to get in the middle of a format war, although I am leaning towards Blu Ray as the potential winner. Anyway, I am content to move into the future with standard DVDs, for now.
The new year gets off to a bang with a small but sturdy collection of guilty pleasure type action flicks. There are not many titles being released this week, but most of the interesting ones pack a punch or three. That's right, the first releases of 2008 are definitely catering to the action loving crowd. None of the titles will ever be considered a classic, and your enjoyment will be linked to your ability to suspend disbelief and get down with a little zaniness.
While the sample is small, there is one title that rises above the rest. One title whose sheer insanity is almost enough to grant it action movie immortality. That title is none other than Shoot 'Em Up. You probably already knew that, having read the column title and all.
What makes this movie worthy of such an honor as this? Well, it is the wildest, craziest, most insane action film to have hit the big screen in 2007. There is almost a constant flow of bullets in just about any combination imaginable. It is non-stop from start to finish. Shoot 'Em Up is a masterfully pieced together collection of inventive set pieces. I loved every second of it.
No, it is not a terribly good film, but it will hold your attention. Believe it or not, it even has a bit of a story! In the big picture, it wants to comment on the place of firearms in our society. In the smaller picture, it is the story of a man who feels a responsibility to protect a newborn child from an endless supply of bad guys intent on separating the infant from his life.
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