A Nightmare on Elm Street - Years after being burned alive by a mob of angry parents, child murderer Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund) returns to haunt the dreams -- and reality -- of local teenagers in Wes Craven's spine-chilling slasher classic. Directed by Wes Craven and starring Robert Englund, Johnny Depp, Heather Langenkamp. Length: 92 minutes.

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@CaryCari saw "a nightmare on elm street" this weekend. enjoyed the movie (sad Lutz died first) but not sure I liked the new Freddy. trying to decide

@sassa082 I saw nightmare on elm street tonight! That was a very good movie, much better than the first one

@Shizzgood Just saw A Nightmare on Elm Street, wasn't impressed... Just my opinion though...

Netflix Rating: 3.6/5

Rotten Tomatoes: 15%

IMDb ratings: 6.1/10

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How to Train Your Dragon - As the son of a Viking leader on the cusp of manhood, shy Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III faces a rite of passage: He must kill a dragon to prove his warrior mettle. But after downing a feared dragon, he realizes that he no longer wants to destroy it. Directed by Dean Deblois. Casting, Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson. Length: 98 minutes.

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@rolan787 saw How to Train your Dragon, loved it... Excellent use of 3D tech, better than Avatar

@sprusina I saw my first 3D movie tonight - pretty cool! I recommend How to Train Your Dragon. Jay Baruchel did great vocal work.

@JaY_Yerramilli Saw HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON in 3D yesterday absolutely fantastic movie that i watched since a year

Netflix Ratings: 4.5/5

Rotten Tomatoes: 98%

IMDb ratings: 8.3/10

For latest reviews visit http://bit.ly/b27vVI

 

Date Night - Who knew simple dinner reservations under a different name could turn one New Jersey couple's date night so terribly upside-down? Claire (Tina Fey) and Phil (Steve Carell) Foster leave their kids with the sitter (Leighton Meester) and head out for a night on the town. Directed by Shawn Levy. Starring, Steve Carell, Tina Fey, Mark Wahlberg. Length: 88 minutes.

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@Golledge Saw Date Night. Had its moments but overall... Meh

@ctrlzee Finally saw Date Night. Not sure why the film evoked such mixed reviews. I found it funny, charming and surprisingly sincere.

@amybeeman FINALLY saw Date Night over the weekend. Steve Carell and Tina Fey are sooo funny! And Mark Wahlberg is soooooooooooooooo hot! :)

Netflix Ratings: 3.8/5

Rotten Tomatoes 68%

IMDb ratings: 7.0/10

For latest reviews visit http://bit.ly/ayaKcD

 

The Back-Up Plan - A romantic comedy of coincidences begins when Zoe (Jennifer Lopez), tired of looking for Mr. Right, decides to have a baby on her own. As fate would have it, she meets the perfect man (Alex O'Loughlin) on the same day she's artificially inseminated. Directed by Alan Poul. Starring: Jennifer Lopez, Alex O'Loughlin. Length: 106 minutes.

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@ MoonDiddy Saw the Backup Plan tonight. J-Lo always delivers!

@ priscillamariee Just saw The Backup Plan it was cute I don't know why everyones been saying it was JLos worst movie.

@ aboucher85 just saw the Backup Plan with Jen-it was cute (-: Had a lot of funny moments too!

Netflix Ratings: 3.6/5

Rotten Tomatoes 21%

IMDb ratings: 4.1/10

For latest reviews visit http://bit.ly/cpWtJI

 

Furry Vengeance - When real estate developer Dan Sanders (Brendan Fraser) finalizes plans to level a swath of pristine Oregon forest to make way for a soulless housing subdivision, a band of woodland creatures rises up to throw a monkey wrench into the greedy scheme. Directed by Roger Kumble. Casting: Brendan Fraser, Ricky Garcia, Eugene Cordero. Length: 92  minutes.

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@ HarmonixSean How many people do you think saw Furry Vengeance thinking it was something else entirely? Then couldn't complain to the movie theater.

@ lespaultyler1 I saw Furry Vengeance, and it was really good. It is super funny, too, it's about animals getting revenge on a guy.

@ bhavikpatel_ saw the movie furry vengeance today; a good family movie

 

Netflix Ratings: 3.9/5

Rotten Tomatoes 02%

IMDb ratings: 2.4/10

For latest reviews visit http://bit.ly/aFUWdw

Alice in Wonderland – This is the story of the adventures of Alice ‘Mia Wasikowska’ while her journey through Underland. She comes across unusual and strange characters like the vaporous Cheshire Cat, the Mad Hatter ‘Johnny Depp’ and the sadistic Red Queen ‘Helena Bonham Carter’. It is director Tim Burton's bold adaptation of the Lewis Carroll classic. Length: 108 minutes.

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@RaneeWright says: I Am Mad about Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland http://bit.ly/9dHsSG #AC #movie
@DeviliciousMe says: Just saw Alice in Wonderland. Loved it. Depp makes a good hatter!
@gems08400 says:  Just saw Alice in Wonderland (IMAX 3D). Loved it, but kind of wish I had seen it in 2D. The 3D was a little distracting at times.

Netflix ratings:4.5/5
Rotten Tomatoes: 52%
IMDb ratings:7/10.

For latest reviews visit http://bit.ly/cCvKeA

Sunday, March 7th, 2010, the day of the 82nd Academy Awards, 'the Oscars', saw many winners and many surprises. The awards were held at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood and hosted by 'Alec Baldwin', & 'Steve Martin'. Famous celebrities, Oscar presenters and nominees walked the Red Carpet at the Hollywood's biggest night.

10 films were nominated this year for 'Best Film'. The nominations were - 'Avatar', 'The Blind Side', 'District 9', 'An Education', 'The Hurt Locker', 'Inglourious Basterds' & 'Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire', 'A Serious Man', 'Up' and 'Up in the Air'. The nominations for 'Direction' were - 'James Cameron', ' Kathryn Bigelow', ' Quentin Tarantino', 'Lee Daniels', and 'Jason Reitman'.

One of the memorable moments was 'The Hurt Locker' bagging the Oscar for 'Best Picture' & 'Direction' and 'Kathryn Bigelow' to be the first women director to receive an Oscar. 'Jeff Bridges' stole everyone's heart and won the 'Best Actor in a Leading Role' award for 'Crazy Heart'. 'Christoph Waltz', who played Col. Hans Landa, was awarded the 'Best Actor in the Supporting Role for 'Inglourious Basterds'. 'Sandra Bullock' received her first Oscar in the category of 'Best Actress in a Leading Role' for her role as Leigh Anne in 'The Blind Side' and 'Monique' was the 'Best Actress in a Supporting Role' for 'Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire'.

Disney Pixar once again proved their love for creativity through their animated comedy adventure 'Up' winning the award for the 'Best Animated Film'. 'Avatar', which was expected to collect almost every Oscar, surprisingly won awards in just three categories ' Art Direction', 'Cinematography' and 'Visual Effects'. 'The Hurt Locker' on the other hand won 6 Oscars out of 9 nominations in the category of 'Best Picture', 'Directing', 'Film Editing', ' Sound Editing', 'Sound Mixing', 'Writing (Original Screenplay)'. Lauren Bacall', 'John Calley', 'Roger Corman' and 'Gordon Willis' received the Honorary Award for lifetime achievements, exceptional contributions to motion picture arts and sciences, and outstanding service to the Academy.

All in all, the Oscars once again were a great hit and left many with surprises and created history. The hosts Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin along with Ben Stiller's 'Avatar' for a short while made it a fun and memorable night.

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The Ugly Truth

There are romantic comedies and then there are some.  The Ugly Truth which masquerades as a romantic comedy, more aptly  belongs to sub genre of 'uptight woman meets fun loving man and both talk in cliches' .  Move over Meg Ryan we have a dazzling new star of this breathtaking sub genre.  And if Meg Ryan's career is any guide it would not be long before we see more of Heigl in such romcom movies.

Katherine Heigl plays Abby, a producer for a ratings starved morning television show in Sacramento (why?), which specializes in idiosyncratic news couple, cooking tips and weather updates. She's single and by moral barometer of  Hollywood she must be unhappy. Her life goes haywire when her boss hires a professional ape, Mike played charmingly by Gerald Butler (300 fame minus the sandals), whose shocking and seemingly profound platitudes on camera about the sexes boil down to one fact: Woman have to accommodate men any which way they can, preferably in push-up bras and remote-controlled vibrating panties. Why - because men are apes women are wise homo sapiens and since there is profound gap in their understandings the wise one should take care of the rowdy one.

If not for the loud readings, cliched dialogue and over acting by the leads and dare we say - predictable storyline - you might just have the passable movie.  Gerald Butler does his best to carry the funny sequences, which are trying hard to be funny, and Heigl is her perky self but the story line is too weak to be carried all the way.  Frankly, we have seen better.

Ratings: 2.5/5

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