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Rottten Tomatoes Rating: 39% Yeah, I know. I've been away quite a while.  Sorry.  I'll explain that more at some point soon, but for now I'm looking to get back in the habit of blogging, and truth is I've been back to the movies again lately.  Look for more opinions to follow. I went to see August Rush with my little sister ...

After we'd enjoyed seeing We Are Marshall together, my mom and Rikki invited me to see The Holiday just a couple days later.  Being a guy, I gotta admit that my first impulse was 'chick flick', but the chance to hang out with mom and Rikki again was more than enough to get me to go.  And frankly, I'm glad I did. One nice little ...

New Years day was a pleasant change-of-pace for me. I called my mom because over Christmas she'd mentioned how much she wanted to see We Are Marshall, but Bill wasn't feeling up to going. I needed a break from work that day, so I called her that afternoon to see if she still wanted to go. Not only did she want to go, but she wanted to see ...

Sin City is by far the best movie I've seen in recent memory.  I'll be hard pressed to find anything negative to say about it. This is the first movie based on Frank Miller's Sin City graphic novels.  One of the goals for the movie was to bring Miller's unique style of storytelling to the big ...

After seeing the preview for Shaun of the Dead last year, I immediately wanted to see it in the theater.  Unfortunately that plan fell victim to my chaotic lifestyle.  But upon seeing the DVD in Best Buy the other day made me immediately put The Incredibles back on the shelf -- and I really liked that movie! The premise for ...

I got to see this movie with my sister Debbie and her family over the Easter weekend.  Hopefully this will become a more regular occurrence. I wanted to see Guess Who for several reason, but chief among them was that I like the guts of the producers for not only doing a remake of the classic 1967 original, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, ...

My first thought on writing about Hitch was along the lines of “Will Smith is always great in these romantic comedies“.  But when I tried to remember what other ones he was in, I couldn't think of one, so I looked it up.  Sure enough, there are't any.  And before you ask -- No, Men in Black isn't a ...

In short, Boogeyman is a 90 minute waste of time.  The story was stupid.  The writing was bad.  The acting was hollow. The best I can say about the movie was that the lead character's childhood sweetheart was really pretty. If you're interested in a more thorough review, check out the comments on the film's IMDB ...

Actually, I saw this movie quite a while ago, but since I get asked about it so much, I figured I'd include it in my update... When I first saw the trailer for Saw, I knew I had to see it.  It sounded like it was going to be along the lines of Se7en -- original and disturbing.  Unfortunately it turned out to be a bit if a let ...

Bottom line: If you liked Ocean's Eleven, you'll like Ocean's Twelve. I liked the 2001 version of Ocean's Eleven for many reasons; Steven Soderbergh's directing style, great writing, interesting characters, good dialog, and unexpected plot twists.  It was a fun movie, much like the original.  Ocean's Twelve ...