Quick Reviews: Megamind, Morning Glory, Harry Potter 7

I don't like to do this but I'm going to be brief with these and combine them into one post. I have jury duty tomorrow and if I'm lucky enough to get picked to serve on a jury, it will create something of a time crunch. So...

Megamind: Animated, so it's easier to appreciate Will Ferrell because it's only his voice. Megamind (Ferrell) is the arch-nemesis of Metro Man (Brad Pitt), superhero protector of Metro City. Metro Man always defeats Megamind, until one day when Megamind actually wins. Then he has to find an answer to the same question Robert Redford asked at the end of "The Candidate:" what do we do now? It amusingly plays off the legend of Superman's arrival from Krypton and even has Ferrell spoofing Marlon Brando's Jor-El. My grade: B.

Morning Glory: Kind of a mish-mash. A little bit of a comment on the news industry, mixed with an attempt at romantic comedy (between Rachel McAdams, the new producer of a network morning show with minuscule ratings, and Patrick Wilson) that falls really flat. Harrison Ford plays an old-school news anchor, being paid to do nothing until he's forced, due to a clause in his contract, to take the co-anchor job on the morning show. Diane Keaton is the other co-anchor, who doesn't mind the fluffy, non-news morning segments, so she clashes with Ford. They're the best parts of the movie, particularly Ford. The rest is just meh. My grade: B-minus.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1: It's the beginning of the end. While there are a few humorous moments, it's mostly tense, with action-filled scenes mixed with some moments that I found rather dull, as Harry, Hermione and Ron are on the run from Voldemort and his minions. A lot of what went on was a bit vague to me. I only saw each of the previous movies once, and never read the books, so one of those "Previously, on..." montages like TV series use would really have helped. If you haven't seen the other movies or read the books, don't bother seeing this because you'll be hopelessly lost. My grade: B.

My First Poll: Justin Bieber's First Time

I decided to go see "Megamind" today. What a mistake. Not because of the movie itself, which I'll talk about in a separate post. Since today was Veterans Day the schools were closed. Since the schools were closed the multiplex was crowded. Lines at the box office. Lines at the concession stands. Loud, rambunctious children all over the place. And since I wasn't seeing something for a more mature audience, such as "Jackass 3D," many of those loud rambunctious children were in the theater seeing "Megamind." (Plus, instead of $5 movies all afternoon, they reverted to their weekend policy where only movies before noon are $5, and other afternoon movies are $7.50.)

In addition, the final trailer shown before the feature started was for the upcoming Justin Bieber movie, which seems to be some sort of concert/behind-the-scenes thing. It really frightened me. Then it got me thinking. This kid went from nothing to international heartthrob almost overnight. Does he have groupies? And if so, has he taken advantage of any of them? Has he, in fact, turned in his V card? With Kim Kardashian, maybe?

With that in mind, I've created my first poll for this blog. Exercise your right to vote on this very important question...

When will Justin Bieber lose his virginity?
	Oh, please -- he's already done it
	Age 17
	Age 18
	Age 19-21
	Age 22-24
	Age 25 or later
	He will never EVER have sex!
	Depends -- does it count if it's not with a girl?
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