Micro by Michael Chrichton and Richard Preston

It's 'Honey, I shrunk the scientists.' 

Grade: C-

Horrible Bosses

NOW THIS IS A FUNNY MOVIE!!

It's been a short while since I've laughed out loud at the movies (Bridesmaids), especially when half of the films I've seen so far have been snoozers.

And now we have Horrible Bosses to add to must-see list. Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis and Charlie Day (love him!) are used to getting together and complaining about their evil bosses. Until one day, an idea to kill them germinates.

Bateman, Day and Sudeikis make a great comedic team. I'd love to see more of them!

Made in Dagenham on DVD

This is the kind of film that makes you want to fight the good fight!

Super 8

A bunch of kids spend their summer making a zombie film. Until one night they unknowingly witness the escape of an alien during a shoot at the train station. Now it's up to them to save their friends and their town.

This one is worth checking out on the big screen.

Green Lantern

I can't believe I wasted my green watching this. You know there's a problem when a third of the theater snoozes through this.

I Am Number Four on DVD

Plot: Nine children from planet Lorien were sent to Earth as children to escape the Mogadorians, which destroyed their world. John Smith (Alex Pettyfer) has developed "legacies" such as enhanced strength, speed and agility, telekinesis, and the power to generate light from his hands.

Three are now dead. John is Number Four and must battle the Mogadorians hunting him in order to save the remaining four members of his home planet. 

This might be a scenario where the book is definitely better than the film. This dragged until the last twenty minutes.

Limitless

Loser guy pops a magic pill to make him smarter and slowly take over the world, but at a price.

Wait for the rental.

Due Date on DVD

 

This helped me fall asleep. Snoozer!

It's Kind of a Funny Story on DVD

Official Site: "What’s a 16-year-old boy doing playing music and table tennis with adult psychiatric patients – on a school day? It’s kind of a funny story…It’s Kind of a Funny Story, adapted from Ned Vizzini’s 2006 novel of the same name, is the new comedy-drama from acclaimed writer/directors Ryan Fleck & Anna Boden (Half Nelson, Sugar).

It’s @5:00 A.M. on a Sunday in Brooklyn. Craig Gilner (played by Keir Gilchrist of United States of Tara) is bicycling up to the entrance of a mental health clinic; this bright 16-year-old is stressed out from the demands of being a teenager. Before his parents (Lauren Graham [of Parenthood] and Jim Gaffigan [of Away We Go]) and younger sister are even awake, Craig checks himself into Argenon Hospital and is admitted by a psychiatrist. But the youth ward is temporarily closed – so he finds himself stuck in the adult ward.

One of the patients, Bobby (Zach Galifianakis of The Hangover), soon becomes both Craig’s mentor and protégé. Craig is also quickly drawn to another 16-year-old displaced to the adult ward, the sensitive Noelle (Emma Roberts of the upcoming Scream 4), who just might make him forget his longtime unrequited crush Nia (Zoë Kravitz of the upcoming X-Men: First Class). With a minimum five days’ stay imposed on him by the adult ward’s staff psychiatrist Dr. Eden Minerva (Academy Award nominee Viola Davis), Craig is sustained by friendships on both the inside and the outside as he learns more about life, love, and the pressures of growing up."

This was an enjoyable little film.

Tamara Drewe on DVD

 

Jacket: "When journalist Tamara Drewe returns to her parents' house with a new assignment - and a new nose - sets the surrounding countryside's male hearts aflame, breaking the picturesque tranquility and transforming the village of her youth into a swirling maelstrom of temptation, seduction, and tawdry gossip. But when a bit of silly mischief puts lives and loves at risk, Tamara Drewe must choose between getting it all and getting the right one. In this fun, witty romance, director Stephen Frears (The Queen, Dangerous Liaisons) perfectly captures the spirit of the beloved graphic novel."


I really enjoyed this. I wish I had time to watch it more than once! It's like watching a saucy soap opera. The snarky teenager had to be my favorite character.

A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop (2009)

 

Jacket: "It looks like a perfect plan: the affair will come to a cruel but satisfying end when a Chinese noodle shop owner plots to execute his unfaithful wife and her lover. But the lover has a lethal plan of his own in this violent tale of adultery and revenge based on the Coen Brothers' debut classic, BLOOD SIMPLE."

This was crazy! Several times I shook my head thinking "what am I watching?" and laughing through the most absurd bits.

Hot Tub Time Machine on DVD

Way funnier than I had anticipated.