2012 (2009)

John Cusack; Amanda Peet; Chiwetel Ejiofor; Thandie Newton; Oliver Platt; Woody Harrelson

"Shit, man, I have to go...because I gotta get back to Earth...I really enjoyed most of this"
"No Daddy Hold On No Daddy"
"Kinda galling when you realize that nutbags with their signs had it right"
"To see the light of wisdom you must first empty your cup"
"You're telling me that the North Pole is somewhere in Wisconsin now? That's the South Pole. Sir"

Starts well; Woody steals the movie; Oliver Platt very good as usual; effects are pretty cool; for all the world dying and the whole movie is a near death experience, there is almost no blood; a little bit sappy toward the end with the whole divorce movie thing and the new husband getting killed so the parents can be together at the end with the kids

2 1/2 Crazy Dad drivers and fliers building space ships on the way to the parent death trap

The Devil's Tomb (2009)

Cuba Gooding, Jr; Taryn Manning; RonPerlman; Henry Rollins; Jason London; Steph. Jacobson

"No change. Still passed out and creepy"
"Sometimes our faith changes who we are, but sometimes who we are changes our faith"
"Do you understand?" "No, but I believe you"
"For the first time I know my purpose. A new soldier in a very old war."

Nothing new here, kinda Alien(s) movie only they are Zombies, reasonably well put together
but not great climax or ending

2 1/2 Reanimated alien, very blistered, zombie angels cast out of heaven with bloody knives
to give you bloody and very gooey, yucky kisses that turn you into one of them as you
barely escaped from the non-stop explosions for no good reason


kisses of slime and blood

Fred Claus (2007)

Vince Vaughn, P. Giamatti; M. Richardson; R. Weisz; K. Bates; Ludacris; Eliz. Banks; K. Spacey

I know wth, right? but... great cast and pretty much fun and laughter throughout

"Maybe get lucky with an elf on the way out"
"Therapy is for people who want to be in each others' lives'
"The little tree that refuses to grow right"
"I don't hate you (St.) Nick, I just wish you were never born"
"How do I do this? Just say Ho"
"Please don't use all caps all the time, nothing is that important"
I am being positive "I'm positive I'm right"

3 Real rubber Santa Suits with 33 elves striking heroic poses, 3 Ninja elves adjusting
their sunglasses while tying up the Claus singing Ho Ho Ho

Cadillac Records (2008)

Adrien Brody; Jeffrey Wright; Gabrielle Union; Cedric the Entertainer; Mos Def; Beyonce Knowles

Story of Chess records (Brody is Chess), the Blues and Rock and Roll; engaging throughout;
music was very good (as you would hope)

3 platinum Muddy Waters blues albums that started it all

The Wackness (2008)

Ben Kingsley; Josh Peck; Famke Janssen; Mary-Kate Olsen; Olivia Thirlby; Method Man

"You ever feel kinda like a fuck up?" (kid patient to Ben K, therapist)
"Life has a way of tying you to the one thing you don't wanna be"
"I could just sell you some weed, leave it at that"
"You're young, you haven't been systematically numbed to the allure of romance"
"Need $ for Alcohol research" (Sign on a panhandler)
"I'm really not in the mood for a father-daughter moment, Dr. Squiers"
"Remember that coke you found we hid from the 80's?"

3 1/2 wacked daddy therapists buying pot from teen patients who are having sex
and falling in love with the daughter who sees him as a plaything druggie

Sherlock Holmes (2009)

Rbt. Downey, Jr; Jude Law; Rachel Mc Adams; Mark Strong

"Death is just the beginning"
"No woman wants to marry a doctor who can't tell if a man is dead or not"
"Fear being the most powerful weapon of all"

Interesting, engaging; good period sets and costumes, well-acted; fun; clever ending

3 1/2 clues to becoming a bachelor hanger-on of a famous drug addict with fantastic
analytic powers of deduction

Wrong Turn at Tahoe (2009)

Cuba Gooding Jr; Harvey Keitel; Miguel Ferrer

"I'm in too much pain to be dead"
"When all you have to live for is revenge it can really bone your quality of life"
"The Scorpion says I'm sorry but its in my nature"

Thug action flick, almost really works, good but

2 1/2 bloody body parts getting revenge 1 part at a time

Working Girl (1988)

Harrison Ford; Melanie Griffith; Sigourney Weaver; Alec Baldwin; O. Dukakis; O. Platt; K. Spacey

cute, corporate advancement movie; great cast; touching at times; Carly Simon music

3 primped peacocks perched atop the corporate rope ladder