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- Based on the 1973 telefilm that Guillermo del Toro believes is the scariest TV production ever made, the story follows Sally (Madison), a young girl who moves to Rhode Island to live with her father (Pearce) and his new girlfriend (Holmes) in the 19th-century mansion they are restoring. While exploring the house, Sally starts to hear voices coming from creatures in the basement whose hidden agenda is to claim her as one of their own.
- This was one of the better creepy/scary movies that has hit theaters. I wish that they would make more like this instead of the gorefests and lame remakes. I wouldn't say that it was jump out of your seat scary but it was creepy as hell. There is always something about kids being the target of the "monsters" that rachets up the fear factor tremendously. As for the monsters - they are pretty much the most original looking ones I've seen in the longest time. The movie was fast paced, well told in terms of the story development and character developments and they even managed to make Katie Holmes not one of the most painful actressed to watch.
- I would definitely recommend people checking this out. It's a creepy, tight story that horror/scary movie fans should love.
- In Colombiana, Zoe Saldana plays Cataleya, a young woman who has grown up to be an assassin after witnessing the murder of her parents as a child. Turning herself into a professional killer and working for her uncle, she remains focused on her ultimate goal: to hunt down and get revenge on the mobster responsible for her parents’ deaths.
- This is one of your textbook August/September adrenaline movies. Honestly, this was basically a Jason Statham movie with the girl from Avatar in it instead of him. Cool action, badass characters, simple revenge story . . . . . with a girl.
- I'd lukewarmly recommend people checking this bad boy out. It's not a must see by any means but if you like action/espionage type movies, this is definitely watchable.
- Senior Charlie Brewster (Anton Yelchin) finally has it all going on: he's running with the popular crowd and dating the most coveted girl in his high school. In fact, he's so cool he's even dissing his best friend. But trouble arrives when Jerry (Colin Farrell) moves in next door. He seems like a great guy at first, but there's something not quite right-but everyone, including Charlie's mom (Toni Collette), doesn't notice. After observing some very strange activity, Charlie comes to an unmistakable conclusion: Jerry is a vampire preying on the neighborhood. Unable to convince anyone, Charlie has to find a way to get rid of the monster himself in this Craig Gillespie-helmed revamp of the comedy-horror classic.
- The movie started off great. It was creepy and campy. It felt like that movie Disturbia from a couple of years ago but with a vampire instead. I was looking forward to the cat and mouse type game of seeing if the guy really was a vampire. Unfortunately, they sped that up way too much and he was an acknowledged vampire with the whole second half of the movie left. At that point, the movie pretty much went right into the crapper, dragged like a slug and ended up stinking.
- I wouldn't really recommend this movie to anyone. It is a lot of fun for 45 minutes but is total garbage for the other 45 minutes.
- On the surface, Marissa Cortez Wilson (Jessica Alba) has it all...married to a famous spy hunting television reporter, a new baby and intelligent twin step kids. But in reality, trying to mother Rebecca (Rowan Blanchard) and Cecil (Mason Cook), who clearly don't want her around, is her toughest challenge yet. Also, her husband, Wilbur (Joel McHale), wouldn't know a spy if he lived with one which is exactly the case - Marissa’s a retired secret agent. Marissa's world is turned upside down when the maniacal Timekeeper (Jeremy Piven) threatens to take over the planet and she's called back into action by the head of OSS, home of the greatest spies and where the now-defunct Spy Kids division was created. With Armageddon quickly approaching, Rebecca and Cecil are thrust into action when they learn their boring stepmom was once a top agent and now the world's most competitive ten year olds are forced to put their bickering aside and rely on their wits. With a little help from a couple of very familiar Spy Kids, Carmen (Alexa Vega) and Juni Cortez (Daryl Sabara), and some mind-blowing gadgets, they just may be able to save the world and possibly bring their family together while they're at it.
- Oh My God!!! This is seriously one of the most god awful kid/family movies of all time. Even with rock bottom expectations, this was sooooooooooooooo much worse than that. I was a big fan of the first one and the 2nd and 3rd ones were watchable sequels. More for kids, but not outright painful. This is beyond horrible. I don't even know that kids would like this. It's like a bad episode of a Saturday morning live action kids show that aren't on the air anymore for a reason.
- I would never recommend this movie to anyone regardless of how young they are. This is a lock for my Bottom 10 of the year. It's downright brutal.
- A quest that begins as a personal vendetta for the fierce Cimmerian warrior soon turns into an epic battle against hulking rivals, horrific monsters, and impossible odds, as Conan realizes he is the only hope of saving the great nations of Hyboria from an encroaching reign of supernatural evil.
- This movie is exactly what you would think it is. Barbarian action with some modern day gore added in. Horrible overacting throughout. A couple of decent fight scenes. And that is about it. Pretty much the straight up poop that the trailer made it look like. The only thing the movie accomplished is making me wish the guy that played conan was still going to be on Game Of Thrones moving forward.
- No, I would definitely not reccomend anyone wasting 90 minutes of there life watching this. It just a whole lot of noise.
- In the action-comedy 30 Minutes or Less, Nick (Jesse Eisenberg) is a small town pizza delivery guy whose mundane life collides with the big plans of two wanna-be criminal masterminds (Danny McBride and Nick Swardson). The volatile duo kidnaps Nick and forces him to rob a bank. With mere hours to pull off the impossible task, Nick enlists the help of his ex-best friend, Chet (Aziz Ansari). As the clock ticks, the two must deal with the police, hired assassins, flamethrowers, and their own tumultuous relationship.
- This movie was pretty much poop. There were a couple of laughs in there but they were mostly cheap and forced. The movie was barely over an hour long and still felt like a big fat waste of time. Jesse Eisenberg needs to pretty much fire his agent. How does one go from The Social Network and an oscar nomination to this?
- I would absolutely not recommend anyone else bothering to waste their time with this. It's one of those end of summer duds that are going to be flooding theaters over the next couple of weeks.
- The multi-generational phenomenon that has inspired millions to embrace their inner-Gleek will soon bring them together to experience Glee a whole new way.
- I was shocked at how much I enjoyed this movie. I had taken Stinka to see the concert with our friends and really enjoyed how it was more of a production than just a concert. Still, I figured the movie would just be the same as the concert. Instead I found myself enjoying the production part of the whole thing just as entertaining and they had these great little vignettes from a couple of Gleeks throughout showing how the show and it's characters/messages had touched them.
- I would definitely recommend this movie just like the show and the concert. It's got great characters, great performances and all these kids have a whole lot of talent.
- Based on one of the most talked about books in years and a #1 New York Times best-selling phenomenon, The Help stars Emma Stone ("Easy A") as Skeeter, Viola Davis ("Doubt") as Aibileen and Octavia Spencer as Minny—three very different, extraordinary women in Mississippi during the 1960s, who build an unlikely friendship around a secret writing project that breaks societal rules and puts them all at risk. From their improbable alliance a remarkable sisterhood emerges, instilling all of them with the courage to transcend the lines that define them, and the realization that sometimes those lines are made to be crossed—even if it means bringing everyone in town face-to-face with the changing times.
- This movie was awesome. I keep debating back and forth over whether or not Super 8 or X-Men: First Class are my best movie of the year on a "favorite" scale. This movie is technically the best movie of the year in terms of year end awards. This was an excellent story and I could see the entire Best Supporting Actress field being filled from this movie alone, as well as a Best Actress nomination for Viola Davis. And I'm not even counting Emma Stone who has completely solidifed herself as the best young up and coming actress in Hollywood.
- I absolutely recommend this movie. It's easily one of the best movies of the year and a must see.
- In Final Destination 5, Death is just as omnipresent as ever, and is unleashed after one man's premonition saves a group of coworkers from a terrifying suspension bridge collapse. But this group of unsuspecting souls was never supposed to survive, and, in a terrifying race against time, the ill-fated group frantically tries to discover a way to escape Death's sinister agenda.
- Do I even have to bother reviewing this? Did you like the first four? Do you like these types of shocking death movies? Then this is an entertaining watch. Do you not like them? Then don't touch this with a ten foot pole. It's a bunch more crazy deaths put on the screen including the big bridge going down (WHY MUST YOU TORTURE ME WITH THESE VISIONS!?!) that starts it all. Lots of gore. Lots of build up suspense and then blatant over the top nastiness. I could have done without the cheating death plot twist they factored in towards the end. Just kill the people off and we'll be good at this point. No need to switch it up and what not. There is also one of those clever little karate chops at the viewer's brain towards the end.
- Like I said - I would recommend this to anyone liking the others. I'm sure you will like this one just as much. If not - don't start watching it now.
- At fortysomething, straight-laced Cal Weaver (Steve Carell) is living the dream--good job, nice house, great kids and marriage to his high school sweetheart. But when Cal learns that his wife, Emily (Julianne Moore), has cheated on him and wants a divorce, his "perfect" life quickly unravels. Worse, in today's single world, Cal, who hasn't dated in decades, stands out as the epitome of un-smooth. Now spending his free evenings sulking alone at a local bar, the hapless Cal is taken on as wingman and protege to handsome, thirtysomething player Jacob Palmer (Ryan Gosling). In an effort to help Cal get over his wife and start living his life, Jacob opens Cal's eyes to the many options before him: flirty women, manly drinks and a sense of style that can't be found at Supercuts or The Gap. Cal and Emily aren't the only ones looking for love in what might be all the wrong places: Cal's 13-year-old son, Robbie, is crazy about his 17-year-old babysitter, Jessica, who harbors a crush on Cal. And despite Cal's makeover and his many new conquests, the one thing that can't be made over is his heart, which seems to keep leading him back to where he began.
- This was not really the straight up comedy it was advertised to be. At least not at first. It was more of an artsy character driven comedy. There were a couple of different stories going on. It started out good but kind of hit the where is this going wall about an 1/2 way through. However, all the stories came together with absolute hilarity for about 10 minutes. That ten minutes completely made the movie. I didn't realize how hooked I was by all the characters until that point. The rest of the movie was great after that and Steve Carrell was great as always. God, I'm going to miss him on The Office.
- I would recommend people checking this out. Just be warned that it rides that artsy vibe for awhile but is completely worth it in the end.
- A single act of both compassion and arrogance leads to a war unlike any other -- and to the "Rise of the Planet of the Apes." The Oscar-winning visual effects team that brought to life the worlds of "Avatar" and "Lord of the Rings" is breaking new ground, creating a CGI ape that delivers a dramatic performance of unprecedented emotion and intelligence, and epic battles on which rest the upended destinies of man and primate.
- This movie was very well done. It didn't waste time with too much bla-bla build up. The characters were very well developed - especially considering that at least 3/4 of them were monkeys. The effects were awesome and I found myself gawking at the heavily ape featured scenes. The only knock I can make on this is that it's a straight up remake and you know every step this movie is going to make. There is not a single twist or variation you don't see coming. Regardless, it's still entertaining as hell.
- I would definitely recommend this movie because it's a great watch. Not remotely original but done so well you find yourself legitimately rooting/caring for the monkeys.
- Growing up together, Mitch (Reynolds) and Dave (Bateman) were inseparable best friends, but as the years have passed they've slowly drifted apart. While Dave is an overworked lawyer, husband and father of three, Mitch has remained a single, quasi-employed man-child who has never met a responsibility he liked. To Mitch, Dave has it all: beautiful wife Jamie (Leslie Mann), kids who adore him and a high-paying job at a prestigious law firm. To Dave, living Mitch's stress free life without obligation or consequence would be a dream come true. Following a drunken night out together, Mitch and Dave's worlds are turned upside down when they wake up in each other's bodies and proceed to freak the &*#@ out. Despite the freedom from their normal routines and habits, the guys soon discover that each other's lives are nowhere near as rosy as they once seemed. Further complicating matters are Dave's sexy legal associate, Sabrina (Olivia Wilde), and Mitch's estranged father (Alan Arkin). With time not on their side, Mitch and Dave comically struggle to avoid completely destroying each other's lives before they can find a way to get their old ones back.
- This movie is pretty much the same act as Vice Versa, Like Father Like Son and Freaky Friday. The only difference - and it's a pretty big one - is this movie is a very rated R version of the switching bodies story. It was very funny throughout and still managed to be touching at parts when it wanted to be. The only disappointment was that Ryan Reynolds seemed to be holding back. He was lesser in both roles compared to Jason Bateman. Bateman was hilarious in both roles - especially as the single guy and really carried the movie.
- I would definitely recommend this movie to people looking for a laugh. It's definitely rated R and it's the same old body switching story but still very funny.
