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‘Hitchhiker’s Guide’ a wild, fun ride

After a radio program and a television show, “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” has made it to the movies. What’s better is that the movies finally have the technology to make the movie come alive visually. The sweeping computer graphics don’t overpower the senses; they merely accentuate the action in the film. Also important [...]

Satire fails to meet potential

Satire lives, though only in an iron lung. Trey Parker and Matt Stone have returned for another big screen outing that sadly falls short. The title, “Team America: World Police” inspires expectations of an hour and 40 minutes of comical commentary on America’s foreign policy. Though touched on a few times, it is not the [...]

Bad script, actors cause football movie to fumble

When is Billy Bob Thornton best in a movie? When writers and directors keep his dialogue to a minimum, allowing him to stand there and act with the subtleties of his facial expressions. That being said, in the new movie “Friday Night Lights” Billy Bob does too much talking, and yet he is the best [...]

Comedy, satire set ‘Shaun’ apart

With the new movie “Shaun of the Dead,” the British now have something of which to be proud. It’s a new romantic comedy/zombie flick that slaughters any other zombie-related offerings in recent memory. Co-writer Simon Pegg stars as Shaun, an Average Joe who has fallen into the dreariest of ruts. His daily routine of dealing [...]

Plot fails ‘Sky Captain’

Is a little originality too much to ask for? The new movie “Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow” responds over and over with a dull, lifeless, and thoroughly overdone “yes.” “Sky Captain” reeks of so many homages, references, and blatant rip-offs that it’s hard to tell where this movie begins and many others end. [...]

‘Evil’ not evil, just bad

Ladies and gentlemen, please thank director Alexander Witt for showing us once again that most sequels are a waste of time and money. His latest case study is “Resident Evil: Apocalypse.” MOVIE REVIEW Resident Evil: Apocalypse Nick: C Matt: B- The Verdict: Explosions, zombies and babes in abundance do not add up to a movie. [...]

Paparazzi flops

Is taking revenge morally acceptable? According to the movie “Paparazzi,” the answer is a resounding yes. “PAPARAZZI” Nick’s Grade: D Verdict: A fantasy epic for actors, and just too over-the-top for everyone else. The film, starring Cole Hauser as an up-and-coming Hollywood super-stud, seems only to try and convince people the paparazzi are horrible. After [...]

See ‘Suspect Zero’ and expect to have ‘Zero’ fun

E. Elias Merhige, director of 2000′s “Shadow of the Vampire,” shall now be dubbed the greatest underachiever in Hollywood. Merhige tops his previous mainstream outing, a vampire film that wouldn’t wake up even at night, to deliver one of the most disappointing movies of the year, “Suspect Zero.” He proves once again that he is [...]

This “Ghost” is scary bad

Anime fans rejoice — the sequel to “Ghost in the Shell” is coming. Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence Grades: Zorotovich: D Mixon: B Everyone else, ignore it. “Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence” is not a movie, it’s an experiment in combining computer graphics and hand-drawn animation taken to insane proportions. Both aspects are [...]