PIRANHA(2010)

There have been lots of remakes of earlier slasher/horror movies and they all have pretty much sucked. I've never seen the original "Piranha", but I might have to now. This movie was a blast and top notch entertainment for the fans of blood, guts, and tits! Not a lot of killing in the first two acts of the movie, but the last half hour more than makes up for it. Some great kills and lots of blood and gore. One of the best final acts in a horror film to date. A great ensemble cast with a fast paced story. One of the better surprises of the year.

A small spring break town gets invaded by piranhas. That about says it all.

I highly recommend this movie to anyone who loves the gore and classic 80's horror. Just a totally fun movie that delivers the goods in the end. If you don't like blood or nudity than this isn't for you.

THE SWITCH(2010)

I'm not really sure if this was supposed to be a comedy,drama,romance, or a slice of life movie? The movie really isn't good enough in any of those genres, so that's it's major down fall. Likable leads by Jason Bateman and Jennifer Aniston, but not a lot of chemistry for the romance part of the movie. I liked the idea of the movie, but it seems as if they just put the idea on cruise control and went with it. I think the movie could of been a lot better if they didn't go with the generic and easy way out. You know how the movie is going to end in the first thirty seconds of the movie. There are some good moments in the movie and it's far better than Jennifer Aniston's last disaster("The Bounty Hunter").

Aniston decides she wants a baby and her best friend(Bateman) isn't too high on the idea of a sperm donor. There's a party where Bateman get's wasted and 7 years later the truth comes out.

This is a rental at best. Jason Bateman gives a pretty good performance, but too bland and nothing special.

THE EXPENDABLES(2010)

Finally another fun summer action flick has arrived! Just in time to close out the summer season at the movies. I had high hopes for this movie(after Sly's last fantastic outing in 2008). That film was "Rambo" and it was a great treat for the action fans. With a cast of action heroes and Sly back at the helm, what could go wrong? Unfortunately it's far from flawless, but it still did the job. An entertaining film that brought some good gore and one liners. The story and most of the characters are pretty weak, but when they did have something to do, they did it well. I had expected insane action from start to finish, but Sly tried to put some exposition in there and it took away from what could have been an incredible action classic. Anyone who likes summer action films must watch this movie too. Not quite as fun as "The A-team", but still a good time at the movies.

A group of mercenaries(guess what their names are) get tied up in taking out a rogue FBI agent and saving the daughter of the leader who is partners with the ex FBI agent. Not the best story, but go for the killing and action heroes.

This isn't a must see, but it's a really cool and entertaining action flick.

THE OTHER GUYS(2010)

Will Ferrel has hit rock bottom after his ultimate high of "Talladega Nights". He's had some terrible movies(Step Brothers had it's moments, but was pretty bad over all). "The Other Guys" had some hilarious moments, but also misses a decent amount of jokes as well. Will Ferrrel rambles on too much, but funny at times. Marky Mark has a few good lines, but it's clear that he's there just to feed Will Ferrel's lines. The movie loses steam at times, but it still is funny enough to maintain your attention. This is the best cop buddy film in years(that's not saying that much).

Marky Mark was a promising NY city cop until he had an incident. He's now a desk cop with Will Ferrel. When the city's super star cops die, it's time to see who "The Other Guys" are gonna be?

I'd recommend this to anyone who wants to see a new comedy. Not a great comedy, but it's good enough. Not on the same level as the classics, but worth a view.

DINNER FOR SCHMUCKS(2010)

This is a movie that looked like it could be an interesting idea, but it just settles in as an odd and weird one instead. Very few moments that are funny. The whole movie seems to be improves from Steve Carrell. This is one of the most pointless comedies that I've ever seen and I've seen a lot of comedies in my lifetime. A good a cast and a competent director can't really save this mess. I wonder if there was even a script locked down for this movie or if the director just said"action" and filmed whatever?

Paul Rudd needs to find a schmuck to take to a secret dinner that with get him a promotion at work. He literally runs into Steve Carell and realizes that this guy fits the bill perfectly. Steve Carell then becomes attached to Paul Rudd and ends up screwing up his life and the movie becomes an odd buddies comedy from there.

One of the worst comedies that I've seen in the last few years. This may be a decent movie if you love Steve Carell. A total waste of time. View this movie with caution.

SALT(2010)

Who is Salt? The answer is a very average movie. You never really know who Salt is during the movie and that's supposed to be the kicker. Unfortunately I knew who she was right away, thus turning this into a very mediocre movie from start to finish. There's really not the fun element here and that's what action movies need to survive. Since the story and characters are usually very stale. It wants to be the female version of Bond or Ethan Hunt and it's just not either of them. An average action/thriller that won't blow you away, but it won't hurt you to watch it either.

Angelina Jolie gets identified by a defected Russian as an undercover spy. She escapes to clear her name, but you don't really know if she even knows who she is. Is she a Russian spy or is she an American C.I.A. agent?

A rental at best. I'm glad I went to watch "Inception" for the second time last weekend. Instead of this movie on it's opening weekend.