JarJarBinks

I'm usually not the biggest fan of disaster and/or alien invasion films, but I enjoyed this. Very tongue-in-cheek, while not crossing the line completely into total parody. Focuses largely on the non-stop action over any real attempt at a serious story (the reverse of what kills say an Armageddon for me), which is the way to go in these genres IMO. Sure, I would have liked a bit more originality, but I did also enjoy the ways in which the game plays out within the film. Another thing I liked is that the film is respectful of the military, without ever feeling anything close to propaganda in my eyes.Not sure why this is getting hammered while the Transformers films can get a pass. I guess it's better to be a direct adaptation of a toy line than a loose adaptation of a board game... My two cents.B (8.0/10)

1. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey2. Prometheus3. Django Unchained4. The Master5. The Dark Knight Rises6. Brave7. Frankenweenie8. Ted9. Iron Man 310. Moonrise Kingdom

Over the past month or so:WrestleManias 24 through 28Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 1Lady and the TrampIt's a Mad Mad Mad Mad WorldPlant of the Apes (1968)The Fifth ElementAdventurelanda DVD mention for The Magnificent Ambersons and an Amazon streaming mention for the recently canceled Napoleon Dynamite animated series (no idea if it will ever get a DVD/Blu-Ray release).

1. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)2. Amarcord (1973)3. The Godfather: Part II (1974)4. The Godfather (1972)5. A Clockwork Orange (1971)6. The Conformist (1970)7. Stalker (1979)8. Star Wars (1977)9. The Deer Hunter (1978)10. Rocky (1976)11. Apocalypse Now (1979)12. Taxi Driver (1976)13. Solyaris (1972)14. Chinatown (1974)15. Manhattan (1979)16. Scenes from a Marriage (1973)17. Last Tango in Paris (1972)18. Alien (1979)19. The Sting (1973)20a. The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)20b. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)

It's getting a NY/LA release from Magnolia/Magnet on Friday.

1. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey2. Prometheus3. The Dictator4. Django Unchained5. The Master6. The Dark Knight Rises7. Iron Man 38. Brave9. Frankenweenie10. Beyond the Black Rainbow

Actuals:The Avengers -- $7,923,789Dark Shadows -- $2,311,455

1. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey2. Prometheus3. The Dark Knight Rises4. The Dictator5. Django Unchained6. The Master7. Brave8. Frankenweenie9. Dark Shadows10. Beyond the Black Rainbow

1. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey2. Prometheus3. The Avengers4. The Dark Knight Rises5. The Dictator6. Django Unchained7. The Master8. Frankenweenie9. Brave10. Beyond the Black Rainbow

Avengers + X-Men vs Apocalypse = FREAKING AWESOME

1. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey2. Prometheus3. The Avengers4. The Dark Knight Rises5. The Dictator6. Django Unchained7. The Master8. Frankenweenie9. Brave10. Beyond the Black Rainbow

1. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey2. Prometheus3. The Avengers4. The Dark Knight Rises5. The Dictator6. Django Unchained7. The Master8. Frankenweenie9. Brave10. Beyond the Black Rainbow

Some of the actuals are in: http://www.boxoffice.com/statistics/bo_numbers/daily/2012-04-18$1,565,935 for Hunger Games$1,306,947 for Cabin in the Woods

Eggiwegs, steakiwegs, milkbars, ultra-violence, Ludwig Van and the old in-out... Not necessarily in that order.

The ending of 8 1/2:

A few actuals are up: http://www.boxoffice.com/statistics/bo_numbers/daily/2012-04-17$1,396,955 for Hunger Games.

1. 2001: A Space Odyssey2. The Empire Strikes Back3. A Clockwork Orange4. Stalker5. Star Wars6. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind7. A.I. Artificial Intelligence8. Solaris (1972)9. The Cell10. Akira-----------------------------------------------------------------11. Alien12. WALL-E13. Alphaville14. Fahrenheit 45115. Revenge of the Sith

Family films and films aimed more towards women tend to see the larger hits from Easter Sunday and larger post-Easter Monday rebounds.Some schools also get the week after Easter off, or at least the first couple days after Easter off. So, it's the combo of being extra busy on Sunday with the holiday and having more free time than usual the next day.

I remember a few brief moments of watching Snow White at a drive-in when I was 2+ during the 1983 re-issue. One of my earliest memories in general.This first movie I saw in a regular theatre was The Land Before Time as part of a field trip when I was 7.

1. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey2. Prometheus3. The Dark Knight Rises4. The Avengers5. The Dictator6. Django Unchained7. The Master8. Frankenweenie9. Brave10. The Great Gatsby

I'll second Hulk. Some others:The Cell, The Village, Nine, The Majestic, Idiocracy, Sucker Punch, Lady in the Water, Nacho Libre

New poll for this week.

If I'm still around 50 years from now, I'm still going to want to be able to have films on physical copies. But that's just me.

Voted for Titanic 3D, and did end up catching it Thursday night.

Would like to see Fantasia re-issued in 3D.Wouldn't want to see a 3D re-issue of this, but I've thought for a while that a 3D re-make of The Birds could be pretty cool if done right.