Duplicity

CIA officer Claire Stenwick (Roberts) and MI6 agent Ray Koval (Owen) have left the world of government intelligence to cash in on the highly profitable cold war raging between two rival multinational corporations. Their mission? Secure the formula for a product that will bring a fortune to the company that patents it first.For their employers—industry titan Howard Tully (Tom Wilkinson) and buccaneer CEO Dick Garsik (Paul Giamatti)— nothing is out of bounds. But as the stakes rise, the mystery deepens and the tactics get dirtier, the trickiest secret for Claire and Ray is their growing attraction. And as they each try to stay one double-cross ahead, two career loners find their schemes endangered by the only thing they can't cheat their way out of: love.

This was a decent movie simply because of the awesome chemistry between Julia Roberts and Clive Owen. Honestly, if it wasn't for that - this movie would be total garbage. Paul Giamatti was also great as always. The problem with the movie was that they tried to be too clever. The story jumped back and forth and side to side way too much for its own good. They didn't need to try to do this in order to make the movie "smarter". They would have been better off just telling it straight up. It took away from the movie so much and if it wasn't for Owen and Roberts together would have destroyed it fully.

I wouldn't really recommend anyone rushing to see this movie. Its not that the movie is horrible. It just could have been so much better and ends up being disappointing.

12 Rounds

The story centers on a New Orleans police detective (Cena) whose girlfriend is kidnapped. Harris plays an FBI agent and Gillen is taking the kidnapper role.

Can you tell how lame this movie is from the plot summary above? I knew this movie was going to suck and it totally did. The bottom line is that Stinka is a huge wrestling fan and John Cena is her favorite. She was so psyched to see this movie and totally loved it. The movie is essentially an 80s action throwback a la Segal, Stallone and Schwartzenneger with horrible acting, a totally predictable story line with a textbook bad guy and lots and lots of explosions.

I really wouldn't recommend this movie to anyone. The only reason I was barely able to get through it was because Stinka was enjoying it so much. Outside of that - I would have pulled the plug 15 minutes in and I still would have known everything that happened.

I Love You, Man

In I Love You, Man, Peter Klaven (Paul Rudd) is a successful real estate agent who, upon getting engaged to the woman of his dreams, Zooey (Rashida Jones), discovers, to his dismay and chagrin, that he has no male friend close enough to serve as his Best Man. Peter immediately sets out to rectify the situation, embarking on a series of bizarre and awkward "man-dates," before meeting Sydney Fife (Jason Segel), a charming, opinionated man with whom he instantly bonds. But the closer the two men get, the more Peter's relationship with Zooey suffers, ultimately forcing him to choose between his fiancee and his new found "bro," in a story that comically explores what it truly means to be a friend.

This movie was hysterical. I don't think that I've ever seen social awkwardness portrayed in a funnier way. Paul Rudd was so spot on with his uncomfortableness. His stumbling over his words when trying to say something clever when ending a conversation was priceless. Jason Segel was a perfect match for him in these scenes with his straight faced "what?" responses. This movie also featured awesome supporting roles. Jamie Pressley and Jon Favreau were hilarious as another couple in the movie. The quirky man-date actors that kept showing up throughout the movie were hilarious. Adam Sanberg, JK Simmons and Jane Curtain were also awesome as Paul Rudd's family. Perhaps the best part of this movie, was that they didn't push the envelope in terms of sex sight gags that I feel is killing most comedies that come out. There were one or two conversations that were sexually blunt, but they were done in a way that was still funny and didn't cross in to nasty/gross and it made it seem that much more real.

I fully recommend that everyone get out there and see this movie. It was filled with huge laughs and I cannot wait for the blooper reel on the DVD.

The Haunting In Connecticut

The Haunting in Connecticut charts one family's terrifying, real-life encounter with the dark forces of the supernatural. When the Campbell family moves to upstate Connecticut, they soon learn that their charming Victorian home has a disturbing history: not only was the house a transformed funeral parlor where inconceivable acts occurred, but the owner's clairvoyant son Jonah served as a demonic messenger, providing a gateway for spiritual entities to crossover. Now unspeakable terror awaits, when Jonah, the boy who communicated with the dead, returns to unleash a new kind of horror on the innocent and unsuspecting family.

I thnk this is one of those movies that suffered from me having too high expectations. This movie looked creepy as hell in the preview. I mean the preview alone was scaring the hell out of me. So I was pretty psyched to see this. Unfortunately, the movie was no so scary. It came together really well at the end surprisingly. Usually with recent horror movies, I like them at the start and they completely screw the pooch at the end. This one was kind of opposite. I liked how it all tied up but it felt like it was taking forever to get there. I was actually pretty damn bored during the first hour of this. I think that the level of boredom I had really diminished whatever creepiness/scariness there might have been.

I wouldn't recommend that anyone rush out to see this. It wasn't absolutely horrid and ended up being pretty decent but it took too long to play out.

Knowing

In 1958, as part of the dedication ceremony for a new elementary school, a group of students is asked to draw pictures to be stored in a time capsule. But one mysterious girl fills her sheet of paper with rows of apparently random numbers instead.Fifty years later, a new generation of students examines the capsule’s contents and the girl's cryptic message ends up in the hands of young Caleb Koestler. But it is Caleb's father, professor John Koestler (Nicolas Cage), who makes the startling discovery that the encoded message predicts with pinpoint accuracy the dates, death tolls and coordinates of every major disaster of the past 50 years. As John further unravels the document's chilling secrets, he realizes the document foretells three additional events—the last of which hints at destruction on a global scale and seems to somehow involve Ted and his son. When Ted's attempts to alert the authorities fall on deaf ears, he takes it upon himself to try to prevent more destruction from taking place.With the reluctant help of Diana Wayland (Rose Byrne) and Abby Wayland, the daughter and granddaughter of the now-deceased author of the prophecies, Ted's increasingly desperate efforts take him on a heart-pounding race against time until he finds himself facing the ultimate disaster—and the ultimate sacrifice.

This movie started out really, really good. It had a good premise and was playing out quite well. Unfortunately, it hit a major boredom wall for me about 40 minutes in and there was still an hour and ten minutes to go. This movie ends up being a Close Encounters type sci-fi movie. I wasn't really expecting that and really lost all interest in where it was going. WW on the other hand, is really in to these types of things and loved it.

I guess that this is one of those movies that I would recommend people checking out only if they are in to the prediction type sci-fi stuff. WW really liked it. I can't put my personal stamp on it though.

The Last House On The Left

The night she arrives at the remote Collingwood lakehouse, Mari (Sara Paxton) and her friend are kidnapped by a prison escapee and his crew. Terrified and left for dead, Mari's only hope is to make it back to parents John and Emma (Tony Goldwyn and Monica Potter). Unfortunately, her attackers unknowingly seek shelter at the one place she could be safe. And when her family learns the horrifying story, they will make three strangers curse the day they came to "The Last House on the Left."

This was one of those tough movies to review. Do you say that you liked it? Does that mean that you are some kind of a sadistic maniac who enjoys watching rapes, mutilations, and insane gore? Well . . . . I guess thats me in a nutshell because I liked the movie. I think the reason that I was able to watch it though is that if anyone was to ever do the things that they did to these people's daughter to my Stinka - the lord almighty wouldn't be able to stop me from doing the same things and much worse than were shown in this movie.

I'd recommend this movie to anyone who is in to scary/gory movies. This is by no means a "good" movie, but if you can stomach it you totally end up getting in to it.

Dragonball: Evolution

Dragonball Evolution is adapted from the manga created by Akira Toriyama; the work was also turned into a Japanese anime series that played all over the world. It tells the story of an alien sent to destroy Earth, who has a change of heart and decides to join the humans in their fight against various aliens and bad guys.

This movie was retarded. Every facet of this movie was crap. Granted I'm not a fanboy and never watched anything to do with Dragonball, but I couldn't imagine fanboys enjoying this movie too much either. Its yet another cartoon/video game adaption that might have been acceptable if it were the late 80s/early 90s, but is a total waste in this day and age in terms of effects and what not. This is straight up garbage that is meant to take advantage of the kids and fanboys who love Dragonball.

I wouldn't recommend anyone wasting their time with this. Its just a blatant waste of time.

Race To Witch Mountain

For years, stories have circulated about a secret place in the middle of the Nevada desert, known for unexplained phenomena and strange sightings. It is called Witch Mountain, and when a Las Vegas cab driver (Dwayne Johnson) finds two teens with supernatural powers in his cab, he suddenly finds himself in the middle of an adventure he can't explain. When they discover that the only chance to save the world lies in unraveling the secrets of Witch Mountain, the race begins, as the government, mobsters and even extraterrestrials try to stop them. "Race to Witch Mountain" is a fun and thrilling adventure featuring incredible special effects.

This was a simple, enjoyable movie. Its not necessarily a good movie. If you were looking to critique it - it has plenty of holes. However, if you just want to go and enjoy a simple adventure at your local theater, then this is the right movie. I happen to be a fan of The Rock. Yes, I know his name is Dwayne Johnson, but come on now people - you know that he will always be The Rock. Anywho, I have always found him entertaining and he keeps that streak going in this movie.

I wouldn't outwardly recommend this movie to people. If you have kids - take them and enjoy the two hour break. Otherwise, you should only rush to see this if you too are a big fan of The Rock.

Monsters Vs. Aliens

When California girl Susan Murphy is unwittingly clobbered by a meteor full of outer space gunk on her wedding day, she mysteriously grows to 49-feet-11-inches tall. The military jumps into action and Susan is captured and secreted away to a covert government compound. There, she is renamed Ginormica and placed in confinement with a ragtag group of Monsters: the brilliant but insect-headed Dr. Cockroach, Ph.D.; the macho half-ape, half-fish The Missing Link; the gelatinous and indestructible B.O.B.; and the 350-foot grub called Insectosaurus. Their confinement is cut short, however, when a mysterious alien robot lands on Earth and begins storming the country. In a moment of desperation, the President is persuaded to enlist the motley crew of Monsters to combat the Alien Robot and save the world from imminent destruction.

This movie was awesome. This is one of those animated movies where the humor is so satisfying for the adults that they enjoy it just as much (if not more) than the kids. The president and his advisors had me laughing my ass off throughout this movie. The voice casting was great, the story was tight and that kept the movie to the perfect running time. B.O.B. voiced by Seth Rogen is sure to be a major crowd pleaser.

I fully recommend this movie to everyone. The adults will enjoy it just as much as the kids.

Miss March

Miss March tells the story of a young man (Cregger) who awakens from a four-year coma to hear that his once virginal high-school sweetheart (Alessi) has since become a naked centerfold in a men’s magazine. He and his sex-crazed best friend (Moore) decide to take a cross- country road trip in order to crash a party at the magazine’s legendary headquarters and win back the girl.

This was some of the most horrid 8 minutes of film I've ever seen. I decided to give this movie a quickie litmus test while working the booth over the weekend and after 8 absurd minutes, I already know that I will never be watching the remainder of this film. Here's a brief review of what I saw. Friend broke other friend out of hospital and said they had to get out of town because of a problem with his girlfriend. He had bought her a stripper pole for their 13 month "boning" anniversary. She danced on the pole, got excited and decided to "please" the guy. While "pleasing" he showed her how he had also put in a strobelite. Turns out that the girl had epilepsy and bit down as part of her seizure. The only way he could get her off was by stabbing her with a fork. This all actually happened. Turns out that her brother was a firefighter so there was a car chase with the two idiots and two fire trucks. At this point I left. Never to return. I actually spent more time trashing this movie in this review then I did watching it.

I would never recommend this movie to anyone. Its another envelope pushing sex comedy that is probably one of the worst movies ever made.

Watchmen

Watchmen is set in an alternate 1985 America in which costumed superheroes are part of the fabric of everyday society, and the "Doomsday Clock" - which charts the USA's tension with the Soviet Union - is permanently set at five minutes to midnight. When one of his former colleagues is murdered, the washed-up but no less determined masked vigilante Rorschach sets out to uncover a plot to kill and discredit all past and present superheroes. As he reconnects with his former crime-fighting legion - a ragtag group of retired superheroes, only one of whom has true powers - Rorschach glimpses a wide-ranging and disturbing conspiracy with links to their shared past and catastrophic consequences for the future. Their mission is to watch over humanity...but who is watching the Watchmen?

I loved this movie. The action and look of it were awesome. The characters were very well done and even though the movie was 3 hours long - I didn't feel it as much as I thought I would. That being said . . . . . I could totally see people not liking this movie at all. This is so not a mainstream movie. This is also about as far as you can get from a "family" comic book movie. The violence is beyond extreme. There is a lot of completely unnecessary sex and nudity in it (including numerous shots of a blue floppy dong, people!). This is a thinking man's, made for adults comic book movie. Its also not made for the generation that they are targeting with the ads. The best part of the movie is its lineage in time. If you aren't familiar with the 70s/early 80s history - you will not be able to appreciate the best parts of the story. As far as the legitimacy of the adaptation, I never read the graphic novel so I have no idea. The only real problems I had with the movie were that the lead actress was horrendous and there was a whole bunch of overdone scenes that took place on Mars. I found myself getting very annoyed during the scenes because they could have just been normal conversations in a living room as far as I was concerned. Besides that, this movie is bonafide, thinking man's eye candy.

I very strongly recommend that people check out this movie . . . . . as long as they have the warnings I've written about above. To go in to this wanting a mainstream Iron Man/Dark Knight type movie going experience could easily lead to you thinking this is one of the worst things you've ever seen.

Confessions Of A Shopaholic

In the glamorous world of New York City, Rebecca Bloomwood (Isla Fisher) is a fun-loving girl who is really good at shopping—a little too good, perhaps. She dreams of working for her favorite fashion magazine, but can't quite get her foot in the door—until ironically, she snags a job as an advice columnist for a financial magazine published by the same company. As her dreams are finally coming true, she goes to ever more hilarious and extreme efforts to keep her past from ruining her future.

This might be the worst litmus test failure ever . . . . . and it wasn't even at a theater! I was watching this movie online in my home and couldn't make it 20 minutes in to the movie. This might seriously be the most annoying "chick" flick of all time. It was grossly overacted and over the top and I can pretty much tell you everything that happened in the rest of the movie even though I will never watch the rest of it.

I wouldn't recommend this movie to anyone. Ever. Its just plain painful and a total waste of time.

Street Fighter: The Legend Of Chun-Li

Powerful forces are converging on the streets of Bangkok. They are warriors, some of whom possess extraordinary abilities, all of whom are determined to see their side prevail. Some fight for us; the others for unlimited power. Now, they are preparing for the ultimate battle - of terror versus beauty, light versus darkness, and good versus evil.

This movie is pretty much garbage. Who honestly didn't expect that though? Its about 15 years too late as far as I'm concerned and while I admit that I remembered a lot of the characters, I really couldn't care less. This is the type of action movie that was made for the 80s. Even the fight scenes were disappointing. The worst part of the movie was the two cops in the movie. They might have been the worst acted cop cliche performances ever.

I would not recommend that anyone check this out. I really don't think too many people were going to anyway but it really is poop.