DVD Reviews2: June-July

Blade Trinity - Wesley Snipes, Jessica Biel
Action - Comic Book Horror. Jessica Biel is hot. +3 stars. But she's not in the first 30 mins. -1 star. 2 stars

Lord of the Rings: Return of the King - Special Extended Edition
Action, Epic. Awesome. Although disappointingly did not include the Retaking of the Shire which I had hoped would make it. 4 stars

Leaving Las Vegas - Nicolas Cage, Elizabeth Shue
Drama. The relationship between a hooker and an alcoholic. Portrait of despairing lives. Good performances, although I wasn't really in the mood for this movie when I watched it. 2.5 stars.

I Heart Huckabees - Jason Schwartzman, Jude Law, Mark Wahlberg, Ensemble
Drama, Comedy. An odd 'clever' script, which enjoys bursting into philosophical monologues. A 'meaning of life' movie that predicatably gives no real viewpoint. Talented cast. 2.5 stars

Equilibrium - Christian Bale
Action, SciFi. Sean Bean also collected a pay check for this flick. A writer-director "I'm awesome look at me" movie, alas it isn't terribly clever. An interesting idea that went too far (e.g. got made) 1 star.

50 First Dates - Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore
Romantic Comedy. This was a darling of a movie. Now one of my fave Rom-Com's. 4.5 stars.