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Justin Kozisek

205 Episodes
11 Years on Show
202 Movie Reviews
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Ralph Breaks the Internet

I’m gonna Rick it!

Reviewed Nov 27, 2018
Video game bad guy Ralph and fellow misfit Vanellope von Schweetz must risk it all by traveling to the World Wide Web in search of a replacement part to save Vanellope's video game, Sugar Rush. In way over their heads, Ralph and Vanellope rely on the citizens of the internet — the netizens — to help navigate their way, including an entrepreneur named Yesss, who is the head algorithm and the heart and soul of trend-making site BuzzzTube. Genres: Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release
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Wreck-It Ralph

I’m bad, and that’s good. I will never be good…but ...

Reviewed Nov 20, 2018
Wreck-It Ralph is the 9-foot-tall, 643-pound villain of an arcade video game named Fix-It Felix Jr., in which the game's titular hero fixes buildings that Ralph destroys. Wanting to prove he can be a good guy and not just a villain, Ralph escapes his game and lands in Hero's Duty, a first-person shooter where he helps the game's hero battle against alien invaders. He later enters Sugar Rush, a kart racing game set on tracks made of candies, cookies and other sweets. There, Ralph meets Vanellope von Schweetz who has learned that her game is faced with a dire threat that could affect the entire arcade, and one that Ralph may have inadvertently started. Genres: Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Theatrical Release

Silent Hill: Revelation 3D

I don’t think I like my reality.

Reviewed Nov 13, 2018
Heather Mason and her father have been on the run, always one step ahead of dangerous forces that she doesn't fully understand. Now on the eve of her 18th birthday, plagued by horrific nightmares and the disappearance of her father, Heather discovers she's not who she thinks she is. The revelation leads her deeper into a demonic world that threatens to trap her forever. Genres: Horror, Mystery, Theatrical Release, Thriller, Video Game Movies

Silent Hill

“The Darkness is Coming”

Reviewed Nov 6, 2018
Rose, a desperate mother takes her adopted daughter, Sharon, to the town of Silent Hill in an attempt to cure her of her ailment. After a violent car crash, Sharon disappears and Rose begins a desperate search to get her back. She descends into the center of the twisted reality of a town's terrible secret. Pursued by grotesquely deformed creatures and townspeople stuck in permanent purgatory, Rose begins to uncover the truth behind the apocalyptic disaster that burned the town 30 years earlier. Genres: Horror, Mystery, Theatrical Release, Video Game Movies

Postal

I hate video games!

Reviewed Oct 16, 2018
The story begins with a regular Joe who tries desperately to seek employment, but embarks on a violent rampage when he teams up with cult leader Uncle Dave. Their first act is to heist an amusement park, only to learn that the Taliban are planning the same heist as well. Chaos ensues, and now the Postal Dude must not only take on terrorists but also political figures. Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Direct to Video/Streaming, Thriller, Video Game Movies

House of the Dead 2

Reload!

Reviewed Oct 2, 2018
At Guesta Verde University, deranged Professor Curien is trying to revive the dead, killing students for the experiment. As such, there's an outbreak of zombies, and the government sends a NSA medical research team, formed by Dr. Alexandra 'Nightingale' Morgan and Lt. Ellis, with a special force leaded by Lt. Dalton, trying to get the zero sample from the first generation zombie. The team has little time to accomplish and depart before missiles are sent to destroy the area. Genres: Action, Direct to Video/Streaming, Horror, Thriller, Video Game Movies, Zombie

DOA: Dead or Alive

A.K.A. National Lampoon’s Xtreme Venus Vacation

Reviewed Sep 4, 2018
Four beautiful rivals at an invitation-only martial-arts tournament join forces against a sinister threat. Princess Kasumi is an aristocratic warrior trained by martial-arts masters. Tina Armstrong is a wrestling superstar. Helena Douglas is an athlete with a tragic past. Christie Allen earns her keep as a thief and an assassin-for-hire. Genres: Action, Adventure, Theatrical Release, Thriller, Video Game Movies

Tekken 2: Kazuya’s Revenge

“Who IS you?” (and what is you done to this franchise?)

Reviewed Aug 28, 2018
A young man, Kazuya Mishima, wakes up alone in an unfamiliar hotel room without any recollection of who he is or how he got there. He is tormented by flashes of his past and by the face of an ominous stranger. The next thing he knows, Kazuya is ambushed and kidnapped by an underground crime organization and, soon after, turned into a ruthless assassin. During a mission to assassinate a man named Brian Fury, Kazuya finds that his target harbors clues to his true identity. With the help of Fury and a female assassin, Kazuya follows the clues, leading him to the lab of his reoccurring flashbacks. Here, he will finally confront his past and the ominous man of his nightmares - Heihachi Mishima, face the ultimate betrayal, and learn the truth about who, and what, he really is. Genres: Action, Direct to Video/Streaming, Video Game Movies

Tekken

Is being called “The People’s Choice” in 2039 as la...

Reviewed Aug 21, 2018
In the year of 2039, after World Wars destroy much of the civilization as we know it, territories are no longer run by governments, but by corporations; the mightiest of which is the Mishima Zaibatsu. In order to placate the seething masses of this dystopia, Mishima sponsors Tekken, a tournament in which fighters battle until only one is left standing. Genres: Action, Crime, Direct to Video/Streaming, Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller, Video Game Movies

Warcraft

STOP POKING ME!

Reviewed Aug 14, 2018
The peaceful realm of Azeroth stands on the brink of war as its civilization faces a fearsome race of invaders: orc warriors fleeing their dying home to colonize another. As a portal opens to connect the two worlds, one army faces destruction and the other faces extinction. From opposing sides, two heroes are set on a collision course that will decide the fate of their family, their people, and their home. Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Theatrical Release, Video Game Movies
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Need for Speed

We like the car, the cars that go BOOM!

Reviewed Jul 24, 2018
The film revolves around a local street-racer who partners with a rich and arrogant business associate, only to find himself framed by his colleague and sent to prison. After he gets out, he joins a New York-to-Los Angeles race to get revenge. But when the ex-partner learns of the scheme, he puts a massive bounty on the racer's head, forcing him to run a cross-country gauntlet of illegal racers in all manner of supercharged vehicles. Genres: Action, Crime, Drama, Theatrical Release, Thriller, Video Game Movies

It Came from the Desert

Duck and cover may work in some cases, but not this time.

Reviewed Jul 17, 2018
New Mexico, present day. Brian and Lukas are off to the desert to join a kegger party and to celebrate Lukas’ victory in a motocross competition. His winning prize includes meeting The Deathinator, the biggest action star in the world. The party gets started under the hot desert sun, but Brian isn’t in the mood, so he wanders off and is soon joined by his friend, Lukas. They discover something strange in the desert which leads them into a secret military laboratory, where they discover the disturbing truth of what the government has been doing. Secret experiments on ants and spiders using DNA found in a meteorite which fell to Earth in 1951 has given birth to mutated giant ants which have overrun the facility. Now, it's up to Brian and Lukas to save the world from a giant ant invasion! Genres: Action, Comedy, Direct to Video/Streaming, Horror, Video Game Movies

Wing Commander

Half Pilgrim vs. The World

Reviewed May 15, 2018
In the mid-27th century, the Terran Confederation is at war with the vicious alien Kilrathi Empire. When the Kilrathi capture a crucial navigational device that could lead them to Earth, the Confederation’s only hope rests with a small group of young fighter pilots. Lieutenant Christopher Blair, along with his wingman Todd 'Maniac' Marshall and Commander Jeanette 'Angel' Deveraux, must intercept the alien fleet and prevent the destruction of mankind. Battling overwhelming odds and racing against time, they face not only external threats but also inner fears and rivalries as they fight to save Earth from annihilation. Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release, Video Game Movies