Harry Potter Isn't Dead, Unfortunately

This is it. It all ends here. Well, you know, not really.

It’s rare I put a spoiler in the headline of my reviews. Actually, I’m sure I’ve never done it before. This is important for the small bits of hate mail and tweets I get. Granted, I’m still going to get them, but I want you to know that Harry Potter is alive and well. I’ll also say that I’m clearly not a Harry Potter fan, or aficionado. I’ve seen, including this film, the first film and the previous two. And by previous two I’m not including Deathly Hallows Part 1. I honestly didn’t know it came out. Nor did I care.

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Transformers: Dark Of The Moon -- I Drank Before Watching

It should come as no secret, I've always kinda hated the Transformers movies, but with Leonard Nemoy playing Sentinel Prime, well that's sure to win me and fellow 'thinking' movie goers over.
This weekend I snuck a bottle of red wine into a movie theater. Maybe this will function as a place marker for when I showed the initial signs of alcohol abuse? Maybe this will become the new standard for viewing any future summer blockbusters?

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Super 8 Review -- Makes You Feel Like A Kid, Because Parents Are Total Idiots

Elle Fanning, Joel Courtney and Riley Griffiths are total scene-stealers in Super 8. Here's hoping whoever plays their parents in future films are just as dumb and neglectful as the ones found in this film. That way they can steal more scenes!
There are two movies to be found in Super 8. One, is a loving homage to the building blocks of movies that generation-X and Y’ers held dear to them pre-adolescence. The other is a summer blockbuster that is unabashedly illogical and powerfully hokey. Director and writer J. J. Abrams, has done well with Super 8, in one regard. Setting a movie in a non-descript Ohio locale with unique child actors was a move that suits his style. Balancing this children’s science fictional realm, while keeping the supposed adults entertained is where the movie fails. See Super 8, but avert your eyes when the movie turns into a shameful rendition of Independence Day.

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X-Men: First Class -- Rebooted For A Dumber Generation

A discussion of homosapien vs homo-superior. A chess match between cooperating versus dominating. Too bad the rest of the film wasn't as brilliant as this discussion.

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Fast Five Review: Sex, Cars and The Rock's Beard

There aren't enough muscular man-hugs in this Summer's blockbusters, let Fast Five quench your hug-thirst.

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Thor Is The New Crocodile Dundee Minus The Knife

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Battle: L.A. Review -- The 1950's Called, They Want Their Aliens Back

Not a screen shot from the film, but an image of the audience post-viewing it.

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Rango Review -- Dull, Dry, Totally Worth It

Futurism and the surreal meet in fevered dreams, in Rango.

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Sucker Punch Review -- Ass & Tits The Video Game

Meet Emily Browning. She plays Baby Doll in Sucker Punch and is absolutely riveting -- as an avatar of how not to portray a female protagonist in an action film.

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2011 Goes To The Movies

As I pull myself out of my writing, terrorist cave, I check my e-mail [as most writing terrorist do]. I see requests to review more movies. I hear your calls [/egoboosting]. Recognize that there is another life going on outside of this 'brog' I run and I see and hear about most of the movies many of you have requested I review.

Take a look at the trailer above. You see a lot of things in common right? Man hellbent on it's on destruction. Hot ladies running or at least looking like they plan on running as soon as 'the big one' [whatever it may be] hits. Let's not forget waiting for a magical hero or solution to come along to fix all of our dire problems.

I've once considered copying and pasting an old review and using the "Find" function on my browser to plug in the odds and ends that didn't fit. Thinking, "Does anyone really care to read a review about Transformers 2: Electric Boogaloo?"

Well it turns out you do. It's appreciated. However, after looking at the above trailer, you'll have to excuse me if it's a little tough to get in front of a glowing box and furiously type away. Don't worry, more is coming, but I just want you to understand what I'm dealing with here.