Giant robots invade theaters everywhere tonight!!!

Who is planning on seeing a midnight showing tonight? I will be there waiting for my seat and will report back with a reel guy review.

Have you seen the movie yet at one of the premiers? Are you seeing it tonight as well? Stop by and put in your review of the movie. No one cares what critics think. We want to know what reel fans think.

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

The autobots and decepticons are back for another larger than life robot slugfest in the highly anticipated sequel to 2007's Transformers, in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Shia LeBeouf is back as Sam Witwicky to join once again with Optimus Prime and the autobots in a life or death struggle of good and evil with the decepticons and their leader Megatron, for the control over a device of almost limitless power.

Initial reviews of the movie, like every Michael Bay film, have been anything but positive. Once again critics prove my point to why a website like this needs to exist. Transformers was the best "popcorn flick" of 2007. It was enjoyable for anyone of any age and background and was liked by almost all who saw the film. The word of mouth from this film turned this movie from a "fanboys" movie to a huge success with audiences of all types and ages.

If you liked the first movie, then from what the critics are saying you will like the sequel as it is "more of the same." At 147 minutes long the sequel promises more action and even more bots for our enjoyment. Don't forget to get your midnight showing tickets for Tuesday night/Wednesday morning if you want to be the first to catch what is likely to be the biggest film of the year (excluding Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince no movie will challenge Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen).

June 20th, 2009

Films opening this week are The Proposal and Year One.

The Proposal is a romantic comedy starring Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds. Sandra Bullock is a business executive who finds out she is about to lose her job and be deported to Canada unexpectedly. Ryan Reynolds plays her assistant, and her solution. Sandra comes up with the idea to tell her bosses, that she is set to marry her assistant after keeping their love a secret from everyone (including Ryan). This marriage would then allow her to legally to stay in the country. The story follows their journey to visit his family (who are well aware of his disdain of his boss) and their road from a pretend love to a budding romance.

Year One stars Jack Black and Michael Cera in a comedy set around the banishment of two hunter-gathers from their clan, and their strange journey through the ancient world. The two outcast meet some of historical characters along the way, and in the end try to save those who banished them from their clan in the first place.

Taking of Pelham 123

Taking of Pelham 123 stars Denzel Washington and John Travolta. Denzel is a New York city metro transit authority supervisor who has been busted down to dispatch during an on going investigation into whether or not he was accepting a bribe, and Travolta is the criminal that gets thrown into Denzel's life after he hijacks on of the subways that Denzel is monitoring.

This movie is a remake from the 1970's, and honestly it should have been left alone. The acting is some of the least memorable from the long careers of these two Hollywood icons. Except for one scene in which Denzel is forced into giving away personal information, you never really feel any emotional connection to either one. Travolta does little but scream and throw in the F-bomb every line or two in his attempt to seem like a believable sinister and slightly insane bad guy.

Overall this movie was a letdown. I have liked many movies that these two have created from Denzel's Crimson Tide to Travolta's Swordfish.

On the popcorn scale Taking of Pelham 123 would earn a small popcorn bucket. Skip this one until it comes to video or at least super saver day at your local second run movie theater