http://hamptonroads.com/node/353326 Movie Reviews en-us Copyright 2009 PilotOnline.com / HamptonRoads.com. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:02:58 -0500 I cannot tell you how wonderful it was to watch the newest Disney cartoon movie, "A Christmas Carol", in IMAX 3-D the other night.  From the first explosion of sound and color (that made me jump practically out of my seat!), I was glued to the screen in awe of the impressive digital detail by Disney's new collaborator, ImageMovers.  My rating: $8.00 (1.-10.).   http://hamptonroads.com/2009/11/christmas-carol-old-story-amazing-new-digital-effects Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:00:29 -0500 The trailers for "The Fourth Kind" have Milla Jovovich sternly warning the audience that what they are about to see is real, supported by archived footage which we will see intermittently throughout the movie docudrama.  The story was written by Terry Lee Robbins and Olatunde Osunsanmi who also collaborated on the supernatural/horror film "WithIN".  Because the protag http://hamptonroads.com/2009/11/fourth-kind-aliens-outerspace-or-hell Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:06:12 -0500 I expected 'Astro Boy' to be another nice kid-movie.  Pleasantly surprised, I found it witty and thoroughly entertaining --- one of those cartoons in which adults will enjoy catching double-entendres while the kids will enjoy the characters and action.  My rating: $8.50 (1.-10.).   http://hamptonroads.com/2009/10/astro-boy-best-japanese-and-american-cartoon-talent Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:13:01 -0400 "Amelia" has stacked against it the fact we all know the ending.  Can't change that.  I wanted to see what the writers and director would do with Hilary Swank as the leading lady.  Billing Richard Gere and Ewan McGregor was icing on cake.  Swank's costumers, hairdresser, and make up artists own the credit for making her a perfect Amelia Earhart.  I daresay n http://hamptonroads.com/2009/10/amelia-hilary-swank-channels-amelia-earhart-19281937 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:46:21 -0400 Larger than life creatures with grotesque features who threaten to eat little boys don't sound appetizing to me.  I sat through "Where the Wild Things Are" and watched the audience.  One, seven or eight-year-old boy sat on the edge of his seat drinking a 40 ounce soda appearing mesmerized, all the while with a small smile of delight.  (Maybe he just had to p http://hamptonroads.com/2009/10/where-wild-things-are-cast-needs-counseling Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:37:51 -0400 Gerard Butler.  A lawyer originally.  That has always fascinated me.  After "The 300", I haven't missed a movie -- he rivaled Zeus.  Back this time as a citizen wronged by the legal system he trusted, Butler gets lots of close ups and one semi-naked scene.  Perfect.  Oh, and lots of stuff blew up, too!!  My rating: $7.50 (1.-10.).   http://hamptonroads.com/2009/10/law-abiding-citizen-brainiac-agenda-teaches-legal-system-new-tricks Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:13:14 -0400 One lone mini-comment on the Pilot movie site almost made me skip this movie.  Bad, bad, bad.  But, I succumbed to having the afternoon free -- a rarity.  Since 'The Blair Witch Project' hit movie theaters in 1999, hand-held camera movies with a pseudo-reality/documentary feel have been offered with variable success.  (I hated "Cloverfield".)  Even though &q http://hamptonroads.com/2009/10/paranormal-activity-campy-times-i-still-got-chills Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:41:34 -0400 Girls in rough sports have made movie storylines for years.  It's mostly girls trying to play on male football, basketball, soccer, track, etc. teams.  So how entertaining to find the right cast to pull the sport of women's Roller Derby out of mothballs.  My rating:  $8.00 (1.-10.).   http://hamptonroads.com/2009/10/whip-it-fun-look-almost-forgotten-womens-sport-1 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:57:08 -0400 I love "Dawn of the Dead" and most of the crazy zombie/undead movies out there.  Although, there was one on DVD (can't remember the name) that looked like it was made in somebody's backyard......bad would be a kind review.  "Zombieland" makes no claims to be horror-ble.  With the likes of hemp-wearing Woody Harrelson, this zombie movie uses the monsters totally a http://hamptonroads.com/2009/10/zombieland-zombiehunting-heaven-little-romance-thrown Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:42:10 -0400 I listen to the radio in the car.  I like all kinds of music but spend my life watching movies and theater.  My first memory of the theater was seeing Don Giovanni at the Metropolitan Opera in New York when I was about eight.  I'm telling you this for a place of comparison when say that I'm going to buy "It Might Get Loud" as soon as it's on DVD!!  Guys, it's THE http://hamptonroads.com/2009/10/it-might-get-loud-electric-guitar-played-three-best-music-history Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:41:30 -0400