Accepted
PG-13 (1:30) - Comedy; Justin Long, Jonah Hill, Blake Lively, Adam Herschman, Maria Thayer
High-school senior Bartleby "B" Gaines is on his way to scoring eight out of eight rejection letters from colleges--which isn't going to go over big with Mom and Dad. At least he's not alone in the exclusion. Several of his crew of outcast friends are in the same, college-less boat. So… how does a guy facing a bleak career please his parents and get noticed by dream girl Monica? Simple. Open his own university. B and his band of misfit freshmen take "liberal" arts literally when they fool their parents and peers and create the esteemed South Harmon Institute of Technology. Just as they are settling in, B and company realize they've done their jobs too well. Dozens of other college rejects show up for classes at this less-than-lofty institute. Under the scornful eyes of the privileged students from the neighboring college, B and his friends forge ahead with maintaining a fake, functioning university. With his future in the balance, it's going to take more than just sleight of hand to keep B out of jail as he strives to get the girl, impress his parents and just become… accepted.

Barnyard: The Original Party Animals
PG (1:23) - Animation, Comedy; Kevin James, Courteney Cox Arquette, Danny Glover, Sam Elliott, Andie MacDowell
"Barnyard" is a lighthearted tale centering around Otis, a carefree party cow, who enjoys singing, dancing and playing tricks on humans. Unlike his father Ben, the respected patriarch of the farm, and Miles, the wise old mule, Otis is unconcerned about keeping the animals' humanlike talents a secret. But when suddenly put in the position of responsibility, the "udderly" irresponsible cow finds the courage to be a leader.

The Descent
R (1:33) - Horror; MyAnna Buring, Craig Conway, Natalie Jackson Mendoza, Molly Kayll, Shauna Macdonald
In a remote mountain range, six girlfriends meet for their yearly adventure, a caving trip into the arteries of the earth. The group makes their way through the remote cave system, enjoying the hazardous but beautiful surroundings. Then, deep inside the cave, disaster strikes when their route back to the surface is blocked by a rock fall. When they learn that Juno, always pushing herself that little bit further, has brought them to an unexplored cave, and that no one is coming to rescue them, the group starts to splinter. Left with no other option, they push on through the cave, praying for another exit. The women battle through this harsh underground world, pitting their strength and determination against each new challenge. Unbeknownst to them, there is something else lurking under the earth, a race of monstrous creatures hidden from the light, evolved to live perfectly in the dark. As the friends realize they have become prey, they are forced to unleash their most primal instincts to face the creatures. As old wounds break open and loyalties disintegrate, the women realize the horrible truth-they have most to fear from one another.

The Devil Wears Prada
PG-13 (1:46) - Comedy, Drama; Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Stanley Tucci, Simon Baker, Emily Blunt
Andrea is a small-town girl in her first job out of college, who tries to navigate the waters of the high-powered fashion magazine world -- while surviving her impossibly demanding new boss, Miranda Priestly.

Little Miss Sunshine
R (1:40) - Comedy; Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Greg Kinnear, Alan Arkin, Abigail Breslin
The Hoover family treks from Albuquerque to the Little Miss Sunshine pageant in Redondo Beach, California, to fulfill the deepest wish of 7-year-old Olive, an ordinary little girl with big dreams. Along the way the family must deal with crushed dreams, heartbreaks, and a broken-down VW bus, leading up to the surreal Little Miss Sunshine competition itself. On their travels through this bizarre landscape, the Hoovers learn to trust and support each other along the path of life, no matter what the challenge.

Material Girls
PG (1:37) - Comedy, Drama; Hilary Duff, Haylie Duff, Anjelica Huston, Brent Spiner, Lukas Haas
Ava and Tanzie Marchetta have it all. The heiresses to a multi-million dollar cosmetics company, the girls approach life as one big party. But when a scandal involving one of their products emerges, the girls are left penniless, homeless, and seemingly helpless. They could, of course, take the easy way out and listen to the board of directors who want to sell the company to their biggest competitor, but that would forever taint the name of their late father, who built it from the ground up. Instead, Ava and Tanzie decide to protect what is rightfully theirs. What it's going to take to do that will require them to do some things they've never really considered--growing up, taking initiative and responsibility, and asking for help from others, rather than expecting it to fall into their laps. If they can find their inner strength, they might be able to clear their father's name. If not, the party might be over--for good.

Miami Vice
R (2:26) - Drama, Action/Adventure; Jamie Foxx, Colin Farrell, Gong Li, Naomie Harris, Ciaran Hinds
Ricardo Tubbs is urbane and dead smart. He lives with Bronx-born intel analyst Trudy, as they work undercover transporting drug loads into South Florida to identify a group responsible for three murders. Sonny Crockett is charismatic and flirtatious until--while undercover working with the supplier of the South Florida group--he gets romantically entangled with Isabella, the Chinese-Cuban wife of an arms and drugs trafficker. The intensity of this case pushes Crockett and Tubbs out onto the edge where identity and fabrication become blurred, where cop and player become one-especially for Crockett in his romance with Isabella and for Tubbs in the provocation of an assault on those he loves.

Monster House
PG (1:31) - Animation, Action/Adventure; Steve Buscemi, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Mitchel Tate Musso, Jon Heder, Kevin James
Although no adults will believe them, three children realize a neighbor's house is really a monster. They must find a way to stop the house and save the neighborhood.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
PG-13 (2:31) - Action/Adventure, Comedy; Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Stellan Skarsgard, Bill Nighy
Captain Jack Sparrow is caught up in another tangled web of supernatural intrigue. Although the curse of the Black Pearl has been lifted, an even more terrifying threat looms over its captain and scurvy crew: it turns out that Jack owes a blood debt to the legendary Davy Jones, Ruler of the Ocean Depths, who captains the ghostly Flying Dutchman, which no other ship can match in speed and stealth. Unless the ever-crafty Jack figures a cunning way out of this Faustian pact, he will be cursed to an afterlife of eternal servitude and damnation in the service of Jones. This startling development interrupts the wedding plans of Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann, who once again find themselves thrust into Jack's misadventures, leading to escalating confrontations with sea monsters, very unfriendly islanders, flamboyant soothsayer Tia Dalma and even the mysterious appearance of Will's long-lost father, Bootstrap Bill. Meanwhile, ruthless pirate hunter Lord Cutler Beckett of the East India Trading Company sets his sights on retrieving the fabled "Dead Man's Chest." According to legend, whoever possesses the Dead Man's Chest gains control of Davy Jones, and Beckett intends to use this awesome power to destroy every last Pirate of the Caribbean once and for all. For times are changing on the high seas, with businessmen and bureaucrats becoming the true pirates--and freewheeling, fun-loving buccaneers like Jack and his crew threatened with extinction.

Pulse
PG-13 (1:27) - Horror, Suspense/Thriller; Kristen Bell, Christina Milian, Ian Somerhalder, Rick Gonzalez, Samm Levine
Imagine our wireless technologies made a connection to a world beyond our own. Imagine that world used that technology as a doorway into ours. Now, imagine the connection we made can't be shut down. When you turn on your cell phone or log on to your e-mail, they'll get in, you'll be infected, and they'll be able to take from you what they don't have anymore--life.

Snakes on a Plane
R (1:46) - Horror, Suspense/Thriller; Samuel L. Jackson, Nathan Phillips, Rachel Blanchard, Byron Lawson, Julianna Margulies
A ruthless assassin unleashes a crate full of lethal snakes aboard a packed passenger jet over the Pacific Ocean in order to eliminate a witness in protective custody. The rookie pilot and frightened passengers must band together to survive.

Step Up
PG-13 (1:38) - Drama; Jenna Dewan, Channing Tatum, Mario, Drew Sidora, Rachel Griffiths
Everyone deserves a chance to follow their dreams, but some people only get one shot. Tyler Gage is a rebel from the wrong side of Baltimore's tracks--and the only thing that stands between him and an unfulfilled life are his dreams of one day making it out of there. Nora is a privileged ballet dancer attending Baltimore's ultra-elite Maryland School of the Arts--and the only thing standing in the way of her obviously brilliant future is finding a great dance partner for her senior showcase. When trouble with the law lands Tyler with a community service gig at Maryland School of the Arts, he arrives as an angry outsider, until his skills as a gifted street dancer draw Nora's attention. Now, as sparks fly between them, both on and off stage, Tyler realizes he has just one performance to prove that he can step up to a life far larger than he ever imagined.

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
PG-13 (1:50) - Comedy, Action/Adventure; Will Ferrell, Sacha Baron Cohen, John C. Reilly, Michael Clarke Duncan, Gary Cole
Ricky Bobby is a go-for-broke race car driver who, in races, either finishes first or doesn't finish at all. Unhappy with these results, Bobby's team owner brings over Jean Girard, a French Formula One driver, who quickly becomes Bobby's biggest rival.

World Trade Center
PG-13 (2:05) - Drama; Nicolas Cage, Michael Pena, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Maria Bello, Gary Stretch
Sept. 11, 2001 was an unusually warm day in New York. Will Jimeno, an officer with the Port Authority Police Department, was tempted to take a personal day to enjoy his hobby of bow hunting, but ultimately decided that he would go to work. Sergeant John McLoughlin, a respected veteran of the PAPD, had been up for hours--a requirement of his daily, one-and-a-half hour trek to the city. They and their colleagues made their way to midtown Manhattan, just like they did any other day. Only this wasn't any other day. A team of PAPD first responders drove from mid-town Manhattan to the World Trade Center. Five men, including McLoughlin and Jimeno, went into the buildings and were trapped when the towers collapsed. Miraculously, McLoughlin and Jimeno survived, but were buried and pinned beneath slabs of concrete and twisted metal, 20 feet below the rubble field. Though they couldn't see each other, each could hear that the other had survived, and for the next 12 hours, McLoughlin and Jimeno kept each other alive--talking about their families, their lives on the force, their hopes, their disappointments.

Zoom
PG (1:23) - Action/Adventure, Comedy; Tim Allen, Courteney Cox-Arquette, Chevy Chase, Kevin Zegers, Aaron Abrams
An unpopular high school girl is whisked away by her mysterious father to a school for superheroes where she discovers her talents.

Boynton Beach Club
NOT RATED (1:45) - Comedy, Drama; Sally Kellerman, Joseph Bologna, Len Cariou, Brenda Vaccaro, Dyan Cannon
A story of life, loss and love after 50. Retirement isn't what it used to be. After the loss of loved ones, members of an “Active Adult” community meet at the local Bereavement Club in search of emotional support. The new energy in the club inspires more celebration than commiseration when members get back into the dating game.

Scoop
PG-13 (1:36) - Comedy, Romance, Murder Mystery; Scarlett Johansson, Hugh Jackman, Ian McShane, Woody Allen, Kevin McNally
The prominent--and recently belated--U.K. journalist Joe Strombel is being mourned by his fellow colleagues. Meanwhile, even as he's frustratedly stuck in limbo, Joe remains committed to pursuing a hot tip, from beyond, on the identity of "the Tarot Card Killer," who's still at-large in London. But how can his legwork get done now that he's dead--the answer is simple: via the very much alive Sondra Pransky. An American journalism student, Sondra is visiting friends in London. While watching a stage performance by another American, magician Sid Waterman (a.k.a. Splendini), Sondra is shocked to find herself able to see and hear the belated journalist. From beyond, Joe gives her the scoop of a lifetime and urges her to pursue it. Sondra immediately starts chasing the big story, enlisting the aid of a very reluctant Sid. Her chase leads right to a handsome British aristocrat, Peter Lyman, with whom she falls head over heels. Soon, Sondra finds that the romance of her lifetime may very well be the dangerous scoop for which she is in hot pursuit.

The Illusionist
PG-13 (1:50) - Drama, Romance, Adventure, Fantasy; Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti, Jessica Biel, Rufus Sewell
A supernaturally talented magician attempts to undermine the rigid social structure of turn-of-the-century Vienna by using his powers to win the love of his upper-class, childhood sweetheart in director Neil Burger's cinematic adaptation of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Steven Millhauser's short story. Though the ill-fated childhood romance between cabinetmaker's son Eisenheim (Edward Norton) and upper-class Sophie von Teschen (Jessica Biel) eventually resulted in the heartbroken young man leaving Austria to explore the world, his dreams of one day reuniting with the beautiful duchess never faded. Upon returning to Vienna fifteen years later as a talented and renowned illusionist, Eisenheim's hopes of a reunion seem dashed when he learns that Sophie is currently engaged to the Crown Prince Leopold (Rufus Sewell). As the tensions between the Eisenheim and Leopold elevate, urbane Chief Inspector Uhl (Paul Giamatti) finds his sympathy toward Eisenheim growing despite his formal obligations to the powerful prince.

John Tucker Must Die
PG-13 (1:27) - Comedy, Romance; Jesse Metcalfe, Sophia Bush, Brittany Snow, Ashanti, Arielle Kebbel
Three ex-girlfriends of a serial cheater (Metcalfe) set up their former lover to fall for the new girl in town so they can watch him get his heart broken.

The Ant Bully
PG (1:29) - Drama, Kids/Family, Animation; Julia Roberts, Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Paul Giamatti, Regina King
Lucas Nickle's the new kid in town and the local bully, Steve, makes sure he knows it. Lucas gets so fed up with being bullied, he takes out his frustration on ants in his backyard in hilarious ways, like squirting them with his garden hose or stamping on the ant hill. The ants are understandably fed up with this and Zoc the ant wizard uses a potion to shrink him down to ant size! Lucas is sentenced to hard labor in the ruins and learns to be more compassionate to ants. He becomes an ant friend, then must become an ant hero when Stan Beals, the local pest control guy, who's an even bigger bully, comes to wipe out the entire colony. An "ants vs pest control" battle ensues and Zoc reluctantly accepts that Lucas may be the ants' only chance of survival.

The Night Listener
R (1:31) - Drama, Thriller; Robin Williams, Toni Collette, Sandra Oh, Rory Culkin, Joe Morton
In the midst of his crumbling relationship, a radio show host begins speaking to his biggest fan, a young boy, via the telephone. But when questions about the boy's identity come up, the host's life is thrown into chaos.

Quinceañera
R (1:30) - Drama, Politics/Religion, Teen; Emily Rios, Jesse Garcia, David W. Ross, Araceli Guzman-Rico, Jesus Castanos-Chima
As Magdalena's 15th birthday approaches, her simple, blissful life is complicated by the discovery that she's pregnant. Kicked out of her house, she finds a new family with her great-granduncle and gay cousin.

Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna
NOT RATED (1:40) - Romance; Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Rani Mukherjee, Preity Zinta, Abhishek Bachchan, Kirron Kher
Dev, a professional footballer whose promising career is cut short after an accident causes him to become handicapped, meets Maya. Both are married to different people and convinced that they are happy, until they meet each other and they begin to look at their marriages with a new perspective.

Trust The Man
R (1:41) - Comedy, Drama; Julianne Moore, David Duchovny, Billy Crudup, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Eva Mendes
A 'dramady' about rich white New Yorkers and their relationships, how they have so much time on their hands that they can't help but get into trouble and jeapardize the only thing that really matters to them. Love.

Thursday was the last day for John Tucker, Ant Bully, and The Night Listener, here. Which is why I did not include them.

That's fine. I hope you don't mind that I added to your list.

Nope.
Why would I?

Here are the movies I saw and the number of stars (out of 5) I would give them:

Little Miss Sunshine 5/5
Step Up 3.5/5
Talladega Nights 4.5/5
WTC 5/5
Scoop 5/5

Others that should be added to the list

Strangers With Candy
Leonard Cohen
You, Me, and Dupree
Lady in the Water
Who Killed the Electric Car?

I don't know, just a thought.

Idlewild
R (2:00) - Drama, Musical; Andre 'Andre 3000' Benjamin, Antwan 'Big Boi' Patton, Faizon Love, Paula Jai Parker, Paula Patton
Set against the backdrop of a 1930s southern speakeasy, Percival, a shy piano player, and Rooster, the club's showy lead performer and manager, struggle to keep their dreams alive.

Factotum
R (1:34) - Drama; Matt Dillon, Marisa Tomei, Lili Taylor, Didier Flamand, Karen Young
This drama centers on Hank Chinaski, the fictional alter-ego of "Factotum" author Charles Bukowski, who wanders around Los Angeles, CA trying to live off jobs which don't interfere with his primary interest, which is writing. Along the way, he fends off the distractions offered by women, drinking and gambling.

Beerfest
R (1:50) - Comedy; Paul Soter, Erik Stolhanske, Steve Lemme, Kevin Heffernan, Jay Chandrasekhar
Two brothers travel to Germany for Oktoberfest, only to stumble upon secret, centuries-old competition described as a "Fight Club" with beer games.

How To Eat Fried Worms
PG (1:38) - Comedy, Drama, Family; Luke Benward, Adam Hicks, Hallie Kate Eisenberg, Austin Rogers, Kimberly Williams
During the first day of his new school year, a fifth grade boy squares off against a bully and winds up accepting a dare that could change the balance of power within the class.

Invincible
PG (1:48) - Drama, Sports; Mark Wahlberg, Greg Kinnear, Elizabeth Banks, Kirk Acevedo, Lola Glaudini
When the coach of Vince Papale's beloved hometown football team hosted an unprecedented open tryout, the public consensus was that it was a waste of time--no one good enough to play professional football was going to be found this way. Certainly no one like Papale--a down-on-his-luck, 30 year-old, substitute teacher and part-time bartender who never even played college football. But against these odds, Papale made the team and soon found himself living every fan's fantasy--moving from his cheap seats in the upper deck to standing on the field as a professional football player.

Beerfest 4/5!!!

I really liked this thread, btw.

I have to check out Material Girls, BBC, Quinceanera, Idlewild, HTEFW, SOAP, The Descent, Monster House, TDWP (), John Tucker, Accepted, Illusionist, and Pulse...


Will, you should add Lassie, Mutual Appreciation, The Quiet, This Film Is Not Yet Rated, Idiocracy, Riding Alone For Thousands of Miles, Crossover, Crank, and Wicker Man this weekend!

Keep up the good work!

Accepted 3.5/5

Illusionist 5/5
Quiet 5/5

Accepted was good, yet dissapointing on the amount of humor it had.

Then Snakes on a Plane quaked my nerves. (or freaked the **** out of me, which never happens to me with movies) At least it combated my overall fears of snakes. Oddly, I kinda enjoyed that movie. (Even though I got up once to go to the bathroom and catch my breath.) -__-...

The Quiet
R (1:36) - Drama, Thriller; Elisha Cuthbert, Edie Falco, Camilla Belle, Shawn Ashmore, Martin Donovan
Popular cheerleader Nina Deer's seemingly unblemished suburban world is turned upside down when her parents adopt their recently orphaned goddaughter Dot. Dot's arrival delivers a blow to Nina's idyllic social life and triggers the unraveling of the family's darkest secrets. Both Nina's family and friends, including the school hunk Connor, develop and odd fascination with Dot and confide in her their troubling secrets. Dot quietly shoulders the burdens and secrets of those around her, while continuing to hold what is perhaps the biggest secret--her own.

Crank
R (1:27) - Action, Adventure, Comedy, Thriller; Jason Statham, Amy Smart, Efren Ramirez, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Jay Xcala
Chev Chelios is about to begin his morning with an unexpected wake-up call. Groggy, practically unable to move and with a heart that's barely beating, he hears the voice of thug Ricky Verona, who reveals Chev has been poisoned in his sleep and only has an hour to live. As it turns out, Chev is a hit man who freelances for a major West Coast syndicate. A run of the mill job the night before instead went awry: he let his target slip away in an effort to quit professional killing and start a new life with his girlfriend Eve. Now, Chev must keep moving to stay alive: the only way to prolong the poison from stopping his heart is to keep his adrenaline flowing. As the clock ticks, Chelios cuts a swath through the streets of Los Angeles, wreaking havoc on those who dare stand in his way. He must rescue Eve from danger, stay two steps ahead of his nemeses and search for an antidote to save his own life.

Lassie
PG (1:40) - Action, Adventure, Kids/Family; Samantha Morton, Peter Dinklage, Peter O'Toole, Jemma Redgrave, Kelly MacDonald
Set in 1938, a loyal collie travels over 1,000 miles from northern Scotland to Yorkshire to return to her young friend. The dog, having been sold to a wealthy Duke because the boy's father was out of work, runs away and braves starvation and treacherous conditions to follow the pull of her heart toward the family who loves her.

Crossover
PG-13 (1:35) - Drama, Sports; Anthony Mackie, Shelli Boone, Wayne Brady, Alecia Jai Fears, Michael Kimbrew
Noah Cruise, a naturally talented basketball player, is determined to become a doctor using his basketball scholarship to UCLA pre-med, rather than succumbing to the lure of a former sports agent Vaughn, and his push for Noah to go for the NBA. Noah's best friend, Tech, the buddy that covered for him and did time for an assault charge, is also an outstanding basketball player, but has less lofty ambitions--he wants to get his GED and win an underground street ball game against an arrogant rival, Jewelz. Noah and Tech's lives drastically change when they both fall in love with two local girls, Vanessa Lilly and Eboni Jackson, and take a fateful trip out to L.A. together.

Heading South (Vers Le Sud -- French)
NOT RATED (1:45) - Drama; Charlotte Rampling, Karen Young, Menothy Cesar, Lys Ambroise, Louise Portal
On the sun drenched island of Haiti in the 70's, foreigners idle away their vacations in the palm-fringed paradise of the beach hotels. Brenda, Ellen and Sue, three North American women, converge on the island looking for flirtation, relaxation and respite from their colorless jobs and marriages. They find what they are looking for in Legba an enigmatic local adonis whose beauty and passion has them enthralled. It is this passion that will lead them away from the guilded cage of tourism and will open their eyes to the poverty stricken and dangerous world of Haiti at the end of "Baby Doc" Duvalier's notoriously violent regime.

The Wicker Man
PG-13 (1:37) - Suspense, Horror, Thriller; Nicolas Cage, Leelee Sobieski, Ellen Burstyn, Kate Beahan, Diane Delano
A young child has gone missing and it's up to a kindly but haunted sheriff to travel to the remote island community where she was last seen and solve the lingering mystery of her disappearance in director Neil LaBute's updated reworking of Anthony Shaffer's 1973 cult horror classic. Upon arriving at a small island to investigate, Sheriff Edward Malus (Nicolas Cage) is troubled to discover that every trace he manages to find of the missing child quickly leads to an inexplicable dead end. His investigation repeatedly stalled by the highly secretive, neo-pagan community that inhabits the island, Sheriff Malus soon discovers that there are still some cultures that refuse to play by the rules of modern society.

I'm seeing Heading South and Hollywoodland this weekend, then Quinceanera next weekend.

Lassie is opening at the Highland Park Theatre. That's one of the 100 or so it opened at

It opened in 169.

My dull weekend at the movies:
Pulse = X__X It was kind of sad to see and connect the irony between Milian's charater to her last LP.
Step Up = It was OK but `_`... I went out into the theater lobby for almost 20 minutes during this movie, and wasn't happy to be returning to my seat afterwords. (I had to because I was with a group of people and my date.)
Wicker Man = Terrible all around.

The Devil Wears Prada 5/5!

And Travis, I'm sorry you didn't enjoy your movies.

The Quiet<333333333

No need for Sorry. (But thanks) It was only $22 for me, and several hours, but I had some good company. (my buds/friends/date) Plus, I could've been home by myself doing some tear-boring piece of assigned HW instead.
Besides, I'm seeing Clerks II, Beerfest, Idlewild, Invincible (The football one.), and/or You,me,and Dupree very soon. Those should be good.

Clerks II and Beerfest were AWESOME!

Clerks II 5/5
Beerfest 4/5

I want to see Idlewild, but my friends haven't gone yet, and my parents don't want to see it. SCREW MY LIFE!

Anyways, I spent $14 on all three movies. ($6.50 for both Quiet and Illusionist, although last week that theater had tickets for $6, and I saw TDWP for $1.)

Travis, I recommend seeing these movies if they ever open by you:

Strangers With Candy
Little Miss Sunshine
Who Killed the Electric Car?
The Quiet
The Illusionist
The Heart of the Game
The Devil Wears Prada (probably gone by now)
Scoop
World Trade Center
^_^

They were all amazing. Period. And I can't wait to see Heading South and Hollywoodland.

Here's my theaters for anyone who wants to know :

Spencer's Movie Theaters