District B-13 (Banlieue 13)
It’s got the name “Luc Besson” on the poster, and it’s from the producers of “Ong-Bak” and “Transporter 2″. I think it stars Cyril Raffaelli and David Belle. I think it’s directed by Pierre Morel. I may have those names wrong. It’s tough to find info on the movie.
C’mon people! You can’t go wrong with these guys! I loved “Ong-Bak”, and Luc Besson has been involved in so many kick-ass movies: The Professional (Leon), La Femme Nikita, The Transporter (both), The Fifth Element, and probably some others I can’t think of right now.
My roomie and I were going to see Over The Hedge, but missed the showing. I took a look at the posters the ArcLight has up next to the door and saw one for District B-13. It looked interesting, but what really made me decide was the name “Luc Besson”.
Done! Sold! We saw it. We liked it. We had fun.
In 2010, cime has gotten so bad in an area of Paris that it’s walled off and labeled “B-13″. There is no law, drugs are everywhere, and gangs rule their areas with lots of cool armaments. Things really begin to heat up when a supposedly “clean nuke” is captured by a crime lord in B-13… and it’s activated.
It’s in French with English subtitles, but don’t go see it for the dialog. Two phrases which _do not_ describe this movie: “Love Story”, and “Deep”. It’s not either, but it’s lots of fun with cool stunts. NOT a chick-flick, unless she just wants to watch the main characters kick ass with their shirts off. It’s got some pretty darn good music, too.
For not knowing anything about it, I was very pleased. I may even buy it when it comes out on DVD.
Here’s the main site:
You can watch the preview there.
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