That Show Sucks

Robin Hood opened this weekend in theaters all over the country. I was one of those who saw it the day it opened. I was very excited to see, and was very pleased with it. Probably one of the best movies I’ve seen since The Dark Knight. I was expecting it to get rave reviews, since it follows the award-winning Gladiator by acclaimed director Ridley Scott. Boy, was I wrong.

Surprisingly, the movie has gotten bad reviews everywhere from the internet to the printed page. Rottentomatoes.com, which rates every movie on a 0 to 100% scale, gave it a meager 46%. If that was an academic grade, it would have definitely failed. So why all the angry critics?

One reason for their disgust, which was cited many times, was the apparent lack of “legendary magic” in the movie. Many claimed that it lacked the mystery and intrigue of previous Robin Hood movies.

The critics are right that it is totally different than previous interpretations. Scott’s interpretation could actually be considered a prequel to the Robin Hood legend. It explains how Robin became “Robin of the Hood” and doesn’t show any of his adventures concerning “taking from the rich and giving to the poor”.

This might rub some the wrong way. If the magic of the legend was what you were looking for, you might be disappointed. But I believe with classic action sequences, and superb performances by Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett, this one is worth seeing.

Read some critics’ rants on the new movie:

“Robin Hood Reviews Are Here, Ridley Scott Movie Fails To Impress Critics”

That’s the name of a new movie starring Micheal Cera. Yes, you’re probably rolling your eyes at the thought of another Michael Cera teen movie: nerd sees beautiful girl, nerd too shy to talk to beautiful girl, nerd finally talks to beautiful girl, beautiful girls fall in love with nerd, yadda, yadda, yadda. But this one is a little bit different…

Instead of being the kind of movie you might see in the previews to the Notebook or Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, you probably would be more likely to see this movie when you boot up your old Super Nintendo.

Scott Pilgrim is the story of a kid who falls in love with a girl….ok, yes, we’re going in a bad direction here, but just stick with me….but when they get together he finds out that he must stop her seven evil ex-boyfriends from killing him. Now we’re getting somewhere…

What follows is a movie that has tons of live action that looks like it came straight out of Street Fighter. Check out the YouTube trailer and see if this is a movie you and your friends want to see!

It will be released this August.

Calling all tweens and Edward-lovers-it’s time to get your credit cards or checkbooks out because this Friday, May 14th, tickets for Twilight: Eclipse will go on sale online. Tickets will be available through Fandango and other internet ticket vendors.

The latest installment of the saga doesn’t come out until June 30th, but it would probably be smart to get your tickets fast if you plan on going opening night or the first couple days it is open!