[Fernando Coelho]

What's coming out in the theatres that may be worth going to see? Here are some starters. Please note that the descriptions are provided by the production companies and are in no way something I came up with.

Tears of the Sun

In director Antoine Fuqua's (Training Day) new action-adventure film, Bruce Willis stars as Lt. A.K. Waters, the loyal veteran officer of a Navy S.E.A.L unit. When he's sent into the heart of Africa, the usually hard-bitten Waters finds himself deeply conflicted at having to choose between following orders and the dictates of his own conscience.

Though a fictionalization, Tears of the Sun deals with the gritty realism of human conflict as Lt. Waters travels to war-torn central Africa to rescue Dr. Lena Kendricks (Monica Bellucci), a U.S. citizen who runs a mission in the countryside. But when Lt. Waters arrives Dr. Kendricks refuses to abandon the refugees under her care. She implores Waters to escort them on a dangerous trek through the dense jungle to the nearby border. During the journey the S.E.A.L.s find themselves the unwitting guardians of a man sought by the rebel militia. This further endangers their already hazardous mission, but all the while strengthening Waters' resolve to protect Lena and the refugees, and to deliver them safely across the border.

Release Date: March 7th, 2003

The Matrix: Reloaded

Neo, Morpheus, Trinity, and the rest of their crew continue to battle the machines that have enslaved the human race in the Matrix. Now, more humans are waking up out of the matrix and attempting to live in the real world. As their numbers grow, the battle moves to Zion, the last real-world city and center of human resistance.

Release Date: May 15th, 2003

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle is a sequel to the blockbuster action-adventure, comedy hit released by Columbia Pictures in 2000 and inspired by the phenomenally popular television series. The sequel reunites Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu as the indomitable crime-fighting heroines.

In the Angels' new adventure, the captivating trio once again demonstrate their expertise as masters of espionage, martial arts, and disguise.

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle is directed by McG and produced by Leonard Goldberg, Drew Barrymore, and Nancy Juvonen from a screenplay by John August. Executive Producers are Jenno Topping, Betty Thomas and Pat Crowley.

Release Date: Summer 2003

Bad Boys II

Will Smith and Martin Lawrence are back - and oh so bad - on the streets of Miami in Bad Boys II, reuniting them with producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Michael Bay.

Narcotics detectives Mike Lowrey (Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Lawrence) have been assigned to a high-tech task force investigating the flow of designer ecstasy into Miami. Their inquiries inadvertently lead them to a major conspiracy involving a vicious kingpin (Jordi Molla), whose ambitions to take over the city's drug trade have ignited a bloody turf war.

But Mike and Marcus' friendship and working relationship is threatened when Mike begins to develop feelings for Marcus' sister Syd (Gabrielle Union). Unless they can separate the personal from the professional, the bad boys are in danger of blowing the case and endangering Syd's life in the process.

Release Date: July 18, 2003

 

[Munch]

I am looking forward to watching The Hunted. I hope it will be good. I am really interested in seeing it because I train in Kali, the knife fighting martial art they use in the movie. The specific style they use in the movie is called Sayoc Kali. I am not advanced enough to train in Sayoc but I will be soon and I am looking forward to seeing it on the big screen. I just hope it is portrayed right.

I will let you all know after I see it.

Other than that I will probably go see Cradle to Grave and Bulletproof Monk because I am a sucker for cheesy kung fu flicks.

 

[Fernando Coelho]

S.W.A.T.

Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Colin Farrell, Michelle Rodriguez, LL Cool J, Josh Charles, Brian Van Holt, Jeremy Renner, Olivier Martinez

In the explosive action-thriller "S.W.A.T." starring Samuel L. Jackson and Colin Farrell, and inspired by the '70s television series, Farrell portrays Jim Street, an L.A.P.D. officer whose recent demotion to a desk job leaves him desperate for a second chance to don the elite S.W.A.T. uniform. That break comes when team commander Hondo (Jackson) is assigned to recruit and train five top-notch officers for a new Special Weapons and Tactics unit (S.W.A.T.). After weeks of rigorous physical training, the new team is quickly thrown into action when a notorious drug lord (Martinez) offers a $100 million reward to anyone who can free him from police custody. While accompanying the drug lord out of Los Angeles into the hands of the Feds, the S.W.A.T. team is pursued by a dangerous and well-armed band of reward seekers.

Release Date: August 8, 2003