This weeks quickie movie reviews

Traitor
House Bunny
Death Race
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DEATH RACE

This is based on a movie from 1975 called
Death Race 2000.

The '08 version is similar in name only
The original is a cross-country race that gives you points for running down pedestrians.

The 1975 version starring Stallone is satire
2008 version is starring Jason Stathom is just loud,
obnoxious and takes place entirely in a future prison
run by the the stereo type evil prison warden, yawn.

skip it
1 star out of 5
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HOUSE BUNNY

Anna Faris who is mostly known for the Scary Movie series
stars in House bunny.

House Bunny is surprisingly funny.
Faris is very good at "dumb blonde"
as she is exactly that in this movie.

Faris is a Playboy bunny celebrating her 27 birthday at the Mansion.
The day after she gets a note from Hef telling her it's time
to move out.
Apparently 27 is like 50 something in Bunny years.

Not knowing how to function in the real world
she ends up as house mother at a sorority.

Of course all the girls
are ugly ducklings and become transformed into
beauties.

This won't remind anyone of Animal House but I laughed out loud
a bunch of times.

Worth a rental.

3 1/2 stars out of 5

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Traitor

Don Cheadle is Samir Horn.
As a boy he witnesses the death of his Muslim father by a car bomb.
years Later as an adult Samir is a bomb expert himself,
working with a terrorist group.

Samir is a traitor but you need to watch the entire film to know were his loyalties lie.
The clues are few but they are there.

The movie is worth watching for Don cheadle's performance.
Is Samir a double agent?
Supposedly these undercover people sometimes get confused about their
very own loyalties and that is what makes Traitor work so well.
As we also are confused about Samir's true intentions.

Traitor is a terrific spy thriller.

4 stars out of 5