Green Lantern: A Light That Shines, But Not So Very Bright

There are those summer blockbusters that get you all excited, only to let you down like a snapped elevator cable, while there are those that blow all your expectations out of the water. Then there is Green Lantern. This movie falls short of the excitement level, but neither does it really disappoint. It is a good, solid movie with lots of potential that never gets realized.

Super 8 Equals Super Thrilling

Young Joe Lamb wants to spend the summer of 79 hanging out with his friends, making their zombie movie and forgetting the horrific death of his mother. Things are going according to plan until he and his friends witness the derailment of a secret military train. All of a sudden, strange occurrences crop up. All the dogs run away, there are rolling blackouts and more ominously people begin to disappear.

X-Men: First Class : In A Class By Itself

I had been dying to see this film since it had first been announced so I was filled with excitement and more than a hint of trepidation as the Nephew and I filed into the theater. I had been screwed over before when my expectations were so high. Not today, though.

From the opening shot, X-Men: First Class raised the bar and threw down the gauntlet to all other superhero films before and still to come. Matthew Vaughn and crew have delivered a high octane, deeply emotional and provocative movie. There is so much complexity to this film, that at times one almost forgets it’s a superhero flick. It has the feel of great, character-driven drama.

The Hobbit Films Get Release Dates And Titles

At last, at last all you fellow Tolkien LOTR fans out there! We can now rejoice as the release dates of the highly anticipated Hobbit films have been determined along with their official titles.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will drop on December 14, 2012 and The Hobbit: There and Back Again will hit theaters December 13, 2013. Birthday presents just for moi. LOL

Hope we all survive the infamous 2012 Apocalypse and get a chance to see them.

Thor: God of Thunder Rocks My World

Now that the entire planet has reviewed Thor, it's my turn. Thor with his mighty hammer is a childhood favorite, so I did a happy dance when I found out Kenneth Branagh was to direct the live action film. The god of my Shakespearean idolatry, I knew he would do justice to the son of Odin. And I was right. For the first time since I started writing these snarky reviews, I have found a film I really liked. Cue Beethoven's Ode to Joy.

First Look At Dark Knight Rises Villain Bane

Warner Brothers released a first look at Tom Hardy in full gear as the super villain Bane from the new film, The Dark Knight Rises, which is currently shooting in Jodphur, India. Production will later move to Pittsburgh, PA, which has taken over for Chicago as Gotham City.

Jackman Heading Out On A Fantastic Voyage?

James Cameron's newest pet project, a reboot of the groundbreaking 1966 sci fi epic Fantastic Voyage could have Hugh Jackman on board. According to Deadline, Shawn Levy, the director of the Fox re-imagining has his eye on the Wolverine. Word is they got along pretty well on Real Steel, the DreamWorks film set for release October 7.