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Movie Review: Private Valentine: Blonde and Dangerous (2008)

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Synopsis: A successful but clueless movie star, Megan Valentine, learns her accountant has stolen all her money and her relationship with her boyfriend is a sham. Upset, she crashes her car and, walking away while getting drunk on a bottle of wine, passes out in front of an Army recruiting center. Taking advantage of her vulnerable state, the recruiter convinces her to enlist and she immediately discovers basic training is nothing like he told her it would be. Who's in it? The movie stars Jessica Simpson , Vivica A. Fox , Steve Guttenberg , Aimee Garcia and Olesya Rulin . Review: I had seen this film on one of my movie channels but didn't think it looked interesting. However, I came across it again a couple days ago while waiting for my daughter to finish her homework and, since there was nothing else on TV, just left it on. After seeing the movie, my first impression was confirmed. I don't necessarily think it was a terrible movie, at least it wasn't as bad as it c...

Movie Review: 2 Lava 2 Lantula! (2016)

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Synopsis:  A year after Colton West and his team saved Los Angeles from lavalantulas, a new batch of them begin to hatch around Florida. West doesn't want to get involved this time but, when he learns his step daughter is trapped in Fort Lauderdale, chooses to rescue her. This time, the lavalantulas have different abilities and their queen is considerably larger than the one in Los Angeles. Who's in it?  The movie stars  Steve Guttenberg ,  Michael Winslow ,  Michele Weaver ,  Jimmy Bellinger  and  RJ Walker . Review:  My wife and I were pleasantly surprised by the movie   Lavalantula   a couple weeks ago and made sure to add the sequel to our library. We finally had a chance to watch it yesterday evening and, while it wasn't anywhere near as good as the original, it still had its moments. As I said before, the original was definitely better, primarily because this movie felt a little more predictable, even with the lava-spewing spi...