Larry Crowne

May not be appropriate for ages 18-35.  Slightly amusing for everyone else.
What I liked:

• George Takei

DVD Day

New to DVD

Beastly - Grade D+
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Sucker Punch - Grade D+
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Transformers 3 : Dark of the Moon

Robots + Thor + Titanic + King Kong = T3.
What I liked:

• How could you not love John Malkovich?
• Alan Tudyk, Ken Jeong, Frances McDormand, and John Turturro were all entertaining.
• The special effects were pretty cool except for when it came to the Presidents.
  

Beginners

A lovely little movie that may make you wonder if you choose your life or if life chooses you...

What I liked:

• Wonderful acting by Christopher Plumber, Ewan McGregor, and Mélanie Laurent.
• A beautiful and heartbreaking story.
• An interesting use of clips and images.

Bad Teacher

I hope you aren't thinking that Bad Teacher is a Romantic Comedy...
What I liked:

• The supporting cast was great.
• Phyllis Smith, aka Phyllis from The Office, was awesome.
• There's a funny Twilight joke.
  

DVD Day

New to DVD:

The Adjustment Bureau - Grade B+
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Cedar Rapids - Grade C+
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Unknown - Grade B
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Cars 2

Do kids just like bright colors and fast cars?

What I liked:

• I liked Michael Caine and Emily Mortimer as spy cars.
• The animation was incredible. So much detail went into designing the cities.  Excellent work.

Green Lantern

Top Gun + Superman + Megamind = Green Lantern
What I liked:

• Ryan Reynolds is easy on the eyes.
• Peter Sarsgaard is a perfect mad scientist.
• There's a nice shout out to my peeps from Cincinnati  ;)

The Art of Getting By

I'll keep this short, just like the movie...
What I liked:

• Freddie Highmore is the best thing about this film.  He portrays his character's transformation so well and quite often, without even speaking at all.
• It has a rocking soundtrack.
• Alicia Silverstone!
  

Mr. Poppers Penguins

Entertaining for kids and not horrible for adults...

What I liked:

• Jim Carey is enjoyable.
• The kid actors and penguins are cute.
• All the penguin poop jokes made the kids in the audience giggle with glee.
• Angela Lansbury
• Vanilla Ice's Ice Ice Baby!

Midnight in Paris

Brush up on your 1920's art and literature before seeing this whimsical film.

What I liked:

• Paris in the 1920's is a beautiful thing.  I only wish that I knew more of the key players.
• I am not an Owen Wilson fan but I liked him in this role.
• Marion Cotillard is just stunning.
• While some of the content went over my head, I could still appreciate the concept and enjoyed the story immensely.
• The set design and costumes were beautiful.
• Adrian Brody!
• Loki!

DVD Day

New to DVD:

Red Riding Hood - Grade C
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Hall Pass - Grade B-
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Kill The Irishman - Grade B+
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Super 8

What I liked:

• The acting in this film is top notch.  Especially given that most of these kids have little to no acting experience.
• Joel Courtney was perfect as Joe Lamb.  His big brown eyes showed so much emotion without him having to say a word.
• Elle Fanning is just as good as her sister, if not better.
• The story is rich with creativity, emotion, comedy, romance, and adventure.
• The special effects are outstanding.

DVD Day

New to DVD:

True Grit - Grade A
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Just Go With It - Grade B+
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The Company Men - Grade B+
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X-Men: First Class

What I liked:

• About a Boy boy, Nicholas Hoult plays a wonderfully geeky scientist/mutant.
• Oscar nominee, Jennifer Lawrence is a great Mystic.
• James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender give charming and emotional performances.
• I enjoyed Rose Byrne as a CIA agent.
• Oliver Platt!
• Holy Top Gun!  Michael Ironside!
• Kevin Bacon was good in the begining of the movie.
• Each scene is action packed. 
• Interesting background stories for Professor X and Magneto.
• Appealing cameos.
• Relatively unknown actors for Banshee, Darwin, and Havok make for a more believable characters.
• Most of the special effects were outstanding and realistic looking

2011 MTV Movie Awards

Check out my initial reaction to the nominees here.

• A Hangover spoof?  Isn't that what Hangover II was?
• Nice to see Justin Bartha working.
• Nice to see a woman get "Hungover"
• Team Jacob or Team Jacob?  Can't wait for this to be over!
• Nice Brittney joke.
• How many Arnold jokes are there going to be?
• I like that last Ashton joke.
• Robert Pattinson, Best Actor?  Blerg.
• What is Ryan Gosling wearing?  Navy blue pants, shiny black letter jacket, red socks?
• Another Twilight win.
• Foo Fighters!  Love Walk!
• Jim Carey has an interesting suit on.
• Best jaw dropping moment - Justin Bieber?!  What was so jaw dropping?  What is with his outfit?  The 80's called, they want that jacket back.
• The best thing about Teen Wolf: Tyler Hoechlin.
• Andrew Garfield!