"9"

Shane Acker

  The movie 9, written and directed by Shane Acker, is an action packed thriller filled with suspense and drama where, "9 explores the will to live, the power of community, and how one soul can change the world."

  The world is in total destruction after a scientist (Alan Oppenheimer, "The Never-ending Story") who was asked to make a machine, later called the B.R.A.I.N. The machine was originally built to create a artifically intelligent machine but a dictator abuses the creation and uses the machine as a weapon in war. The machines turn against man kind and destroy any living organisms on earth. As a final attempt to save man kind, the scientist creates 9 burlap rag dolls, each containing a characteristic of his personality, to save the world from becoming permanently destroyed.

Elijah Wood

  The film opens with 9 (Elijah Wood, "The Lord of the Rings"), a scared little doll who doesn't know what to do. Eventually, he comes upon another who insists he is there to help him. 2 (Martin Landau,"Mission Impossible"), then gets kidnapped by a machine and 9 tries to save him, but ends up awakening the machine B.R.A.I.N., the scientist's original design. 9 puts all his new found friends in danger, and they embark on a crazy journey and its a race against time to save the world.

 Trying to find a way to shut down the machine, 9 must go back to the room where it all began. He finds a 3D hologram from the scientist that was left just for him. He explains how he must defeat the machine to save his lost friends. Once he finds and defeats the machine his friends souls are returned and put to rest.

  In my opinion this was a good action packed movie exploring how one's brave actions can change the world. Also, showing that one should speak their mind and give their opinions to work through a problem.

Five-O Force

Hawaii Five-O Review

   Where we last left the Five-O team, Steve McGarrett, (Alex O'Loughlin, "The Back-Up Plan") was just arressted for the govenor of Hawaii's murder. His partner Danny "Danno" Williams, (Scott Caan, "Oceans 11,12,13") may have got his ex wife pregnant and the rest of the team was broken up.

Alex O'Loughlin

   Now apart, the team must find a way to prove McGarrett was framed by his longtime rival Wo Fat,( Mark Dacascos, "The Next Iron Chef ") , linked to many previous crimes, a man who McGarrett and the Five-O team have been after for some time. A now distant member of Five-O, who joined the Hawaii police force after the split of the team, Chin Ho Kelly( Daniel Dae kim, "Avatar: The last Airbender") is at the governor's funeral when he spots Wo Fat, but without enough evidence he has to let him go.

   While McGarrett sits in the Halawa Correction facility with procecuters trying to do their best to push up his trial, Steve doesn't have much time to clear his name. While in prison, he runs into the last man he ever expects to see. (You'll have to watch to see who, i don't wanna ruin it). He attacks Steve and stabs him in the abdomin, the man was sent from Wo Fat to get rid of Steve forever. But McGarrett doesn't go down without a fight, he uses the ride to the hospital as his diversion to escape.

   McGarrett's long time friend and trainer is back to bring justice for Steve, and finds a man who was once very close to Steve's dad, a former Hawaii cop. The man says Jack (McGarrett's dad) also had evidence that could prove the govenor was dirty. Once the Five-O team finds the proof they've been waiting for, the new govenor has no choice but to drop the charges against McGarrett and put the team back together, but there's one catch, a new member maybe?

   So what should we expect next? With a new member. Possible leaks in the force. And one key member is still not allowed back on the team (Kono kalakaua), Chin Ho Kelly's cousin. I can tell its going to be the best season yet.

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