First Weekend in October, 2008

Welcome to another installment of Our Two-Cents Worth at the Movies.
We have several movies to share with you this week, so without any delay.......

At the Movies -
Eagle Eye (IMAX) - Our local movie theater is now offering movies in an IMAX format and this was the first movie we saw there in the new IMAX surround sound and larger screen. It was great. You could feel the vibrations of the action depicted on the screen, under your seat.
Eagle Eye was a great film to see in this new format.
This film about two strangers that are brought together by a voice on the phone from a woman they have never met, who threatens their lives and family if they do not comply with "her" instructions. This action-mystery-thriller starring Shia LaBeouf, Michael Chiklis Michelle Monaghan and Billy Bob Thornton is a non-stop, in your face, drama, about an experiment dealing with tracking human beings from every angle in their everyday lives. It is well acted and directed with excellent editing and sound. You can go wrong with a movie produced by Steven Spielberg. We liked Eagle Eye and we let it soar with................................................3.5-Stars.

On DVD -

War Dance - This is an Oscar nominated Documentary about three children in Uganda who have lost everything due to war; except for their music.
This was an excellent heartfelt documentary showing the will to live and improve one's present condition, in the face of every obstacle no matter how insurmountable those obstacles may seem.
We loved the story in War Dance and we sing out it's praise...................................3.75-Stars.

Hair - The Musical - This timeless movie version of the Tony Award winning musical on Broadway about the freedom of the youth- subculture in New York City in the 1970's is inspiring to this day. Starring John Savage, Treat Williams and Beverly D'Angelo the music is fun, and alive and it makes you feel like dancing. We loved Hair and we give it..........3.5-Stars.

Birthrite - This low-budget thriller about a crazy mother and son who kidnap wayward women travelers in the East swamps of Arkansas in search for a bride for the son; someone to take care of him due to his numerous handicaps before the mother dies of old age.
The movie was mildly. We give Birthrite....................................1.5-Stars.

Sleepwalking - This B-movie drama starring Charlize Theron, Woddy Harrelson, and Dennis Hopper, deals primarily with an 11 year old girl's resentment for having been abandoned by her mother. The brother/uncle tries to take care of the young girl while the mom's away but this proves to be futile for a slacker in his mid twenties sleepwalking through life in a Midwestern town. He tries to find some answers in his childhood but that proves to be the source of all of the problems. Sleepwalking was interesting but not engrossing. We give it................2.5-Stars.

Starshiptroopers 3 - Marauder - The most recent in the saga of humanity being attacked by killer insects brings back Rico from the original episode. Not even he could save this sequel.
A federation star ship crash-lands on the distant alien planet OM-1, stranding a group of citizens.
Rico is called in to arrange a rescue mission a decade after he was the hero on Planet P.
In this sequel, the citizens find religion.
I hope they put this series to rest. We give Marauder...............................2-Stars.

The List - A sudden death tied to a list from the past leads tremendous evil. Just out of law school, Renny Jacobson is stunned by his father's sudden death--and then by the terms of the will: the elder Jacobson has left the bulk of his estate to charity. For his only son, he has left nothing more than the contents of a deposit box and interest in a company no one has heard of--the Covenant List of South Carolina, Ltd.
The movie is a suspenseful thriller starring Malcolm McDowell and others. It is interesting and worth watching, but it drags a little at the end. We give The List.............................2.5-Stars .

Definitely Maybe - This dramatic, romantic-comedy starring Ryan Reynolds, Abigail Breslin, Elizabeth Banks, Rachel Weisz, and Kevin Kline, is very well acted and interesting to watch.
The premise revolves around a political consultant, who tries explaining to his 11 year old daughter the reason he is getting divorced and his previous failed relationships.
We love Abigail so we give Definitely Maybe..............................................3-Stars.

Stop-Loss - A veteran soldier returns from his completed tour of duty in Iraq, only to find his life turned upside down when he is arbitrarily ordered to return to field duty by the Army.
Starring Ryan Phillippe, this war-time drama merits special consideration due to the fact that it is happening to thousands of our troops in Iraq and other places.
The acting was good but the movie itself however was tedious and slow moving at times.
We give Stop-Loss.......................................2.5-Stars.

On Cable -

Choose Me - Several lost-soul night-owls, including a nightclub owner, a talk back radio relationships counsellor, and an itinerant stranger have encounters that expose their contradictions and anxieties about love and acceptance.
Love is the true adventure of this romantic comedy. Starring an ensemble cast including
Genevieve Bujold, Keith Carradine, Lesley Ann Warren, Patrick Bauchau, Rae Dawn Chong, and John Larroquette was a dated look at love in the mid 80's.
Some what anachronistic it was funny at times and boring at others. We give Choose Me.................2-Stars.

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