BOP Recommends... VERSUS

Across the Earth there lay 666 portals, all of which connect this world to the next. In Japan exists the 444th portal; a place called The Forest of Resurrection. This is the exact spot where a group of Yakuza are picking up two escaped prisoners. When one of the prisoners -- a mysterious man known only as Prisoner KSC2-303 -- offs a Yakuza thug after discovering they've kidnapped a girl -- things start getting complicated in the Forest of Resurrection...

BOP Reviews... The Wolverine

It's appropriate that the first time we see Hugh Jackman's Wolverine way back in the first X-Men film, is during a vicious cage fight where the announcer introduces him as "The Wolverine". And now, over ten years later, a film titled THE WOLVERINE has given us a definitive portrayal of the character, both from Hugh Jackman (who continues to carve himself into the role more than even any James Bond actor has been able to manage), and from a story that attacks the core of who Logan is. Comic fans, and the movie going public hasn't grown tired of seeing Wolverine quip and slice his way through the bad guys for the greater good. After all, he's the best at what he does, and what he does isn't very nice. But after those he's loved have died, after suffering through wars, and fighting the good fight like any soldier would... what if Logan has grown tired of being Wolverine? 

BOP Reviews... Only God Forgives

"Julian, a drug-smuggler thriving in Bangkok's criminal underworld, sees his life get even more complicated when his mother compels him to find and kill whoever is responsible for his brother's recent death."

A rather simplistic synopsis for a film that's anything but. One that's not even entirely accurate. To start off, I'd like to say that I'm honestly not even entirely sure whether or not I like ONLY GOD FORGIVES. I really don't. I think the ideas and story presented in the film are greater than the film itself, unfortunately. But, I appreciate the hell out of it. And you should too.