WORLD TRADE CENTER opened up on Wednesday, and I got to experience it opening day in New York, which was interesting. This is the second movie focusing on the 9/11 tragedy, as most know but now. Conspiracy nut-Oliver Stone is at the helm, but his ego isn't, to the quiet surprise of most (myself included). He treats this story with respect, and the movie benefits because of this. The story focuses on two Port Authority cops in New York City on that day of judgment, John McLoughlin (Nicolas Cage) and Will Jimeno (Michael Peña). They led the expedition to rescue as many lives as possible the morning that the planes struck, but were crushed twenty feet below the surface by debris as the building came crashing down. The film intertwines their story with the stories of their wives, Donna McLoughlin (Maria Bello) and Allison Jimeno (Maggie Gyllenhaal), who frantically hope that their husbands are still alive. Some say it's too early for a movie like this (see UNITED 93's box office failure). I say not.Final Judgment: DO IT.
Another weekend, another horror flick. PULSE is another PG-13 rated, watered-down American version of what is probably a better made, scarier Japanese flick. It's got Kristen Bell from VERONICA MARS, Ian Somerhalder from LOST, and Christina Millian (the singer) starring in a story where the dead can come to life through electronic devices. Isn't that what happened in WHITE NOISE? They might as well call this WHITE NOISE 2. Oh yeah, that comes out next year. Whatever.Final Judgment: SCREW IT.
Hot dancer girl meets hot wannabe-badass guy at Baltimore Dance School, becomes partners, dance real sexy, and fall in love. You know the drill. If you're seeing this movie it's probably because it's your type (ie teenage female) so you'll probably like it. It'll be one of those movies you put on your myspace favorite movie list things. Chah, my site's like soooo much better. Final Judgment: DO IT.
Poor Tim Allen. You used to be so funny! C'mon man. You had HOME IMPROVEMENT. You had THE SANTA CLAUSE. You were the voice of Buzz Lightyear for Chrissake! He can't break out of the mold of stupid kids movies now though. Maybe he doesn't want to, as his filmography indicates he's never really tried. In the past few years we've gotten such cinematic masterpieces as THE SHAGGY DOG, CHRISTMAS WITH THE CRANKS, and THE SANTA CLAUSE 2 (SANTA CLAUSE 3: THE ESCAPE CLAUSE comes out this winter too) from Allen. In ZOOM he stars as a teacher who shows superhero kids how to use their powers for good. It's based off a kids TV show, I think. Courtney Cox Arquette is in it too. She doesn't even make the poster though, which I find kind of hilarious. Another big fat whatever.Final Judgment: SCREW IT.
Basically, go see MIAMI VICE, because nobody else is. It's the best movie of the summer.
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