Ticket or Click It? Killer Kids vs. Robotic Boys - Reel News - Blog Entertainment

Welcome to Ticket or Click It, where we help you find your best option for entertainment: a movie at home On Demand or a trip to the theater. With Halloween gaining steam like a clueless couple making out in a creepy house, viewing is increasingly limited to things that squirt blood, things that jump out at you, or things that want to eat you. If you like those kinds of things, it’s your month. If not, well, the holiday season is around the corner.

What’s on Demand?

Imagine That
We like Eddie better without the fat suit: Eddie Murphy plays a dad with a troubled daughter. But when her imaginary friends start giving him excellent stock tips, he starts listening.
Our Take: Eddie Murphy proves he can act in this little film that packs a surprising punch. It’s a sweet story about family and imagination that never quite found its audience in theaters. And the little girl, Yara Shahidi, is adorable.

Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead
That’s what you get for trusting the GPS over your better judgment: A group of people get lost and end up on the hunting grounds of inbred, grotesque West Virginian cannibals. Yeah. There’s nothing stereotypical about that.
Our Take: People get picked off by rednecks -- which is not something you want to have happen to you.

The Children
And you thought the swine flu was bad: A group of vacationing families are dismayed to find that their children have picked up a nasty bug -- one that makes them murder their parents in creative ways.
Our Take: Low budget but scary. The kids’ British accents make it even creepier.

Seventh Moon
I hear, though, the Eighth Moon is lovely: A pair of American newlyweds gets lost in China and is chased by redneck cannibals. Oh wait, my bad. They’re chased by dead creatures that come from the moon once a year looking for sacrifice.
Our Take: It’s got that shaky camcorder thing going on, which worked in “Blair Witch” and “Cloverfield” but doesn’t work here. Other than that, a scary and well-done little horror flick.

Love N Dancing
After school special meets ‘Dancing with the Stars’: Jake, a deaf former Swing champion, teams up with Jessica, a teacher who once had dreams of Broadway. Together, they cha-cha their way to glory, fulfillment, and vindication. Oh yeah, and love.
Our Take: This movie is bad. The story wavers, the acting stinks and the message hits you over the head like a partner who’s a little too heavy for that lift you planned in the finale. But at least people are dancing instead of hacking each other to bits. We take what we can get this time of year.

What’s in Theaters?

Amelia
Pretty sure she didn’t get lost in West Virginia, but that would explain things: Hilary Swank stars in this biopic about the famous aviator Amelia Earhart. The story, told mostly in flashbacks during her ill-fated attempt to fly around the world, covers her marriage to George Putnam (Richard Gere) and her relationship with lover Gene Vidal (Ewan McGregor).
Our Take: This film aims for epic, but never – apologies in advance -- gets off the ground. With such great material, you kinda expect more to, you know, happen.

Astro Boy
If you need further convincing, he has machine guns in his butt. ’Nuff said: The little magna robot gets a reboot in this animated kids film. Astro Boy leaves Metro City to find his place in the world, but returns when Metro City is threatened.
Our Take: This film is a satisfying remake of a classic, with plenty to draw in new fans. It’s funny, action-packed and has a lot of heart.

Saw VI
Our Take: Come on, you know what you’re getting into with a “Saw” movie. The plot is in the name.

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant
And – Ding! – the tipping point of the Vampire trend. What’s next?: This movie aimed at ’tweens is an adaptation of books aimed at ’tweens. Darren is a good suburban boy. When he visits a freak show, he meets a vampire who transforms Darren into a half-vampire. This breaks a 200-year-old truce between vampires and sets off a chain of events that will last us at least through the sequel.
Our Take: Part creepy vampire story and part coming of age story, this movie can’t make up its mind about what it wants to be and fails on all counts.

Ticket or Click it?

Ticket! “Astro Boy” is fun and one of the best animated films of the year with no gore or undead in sight.




Message Edited by RebeccaKelley on 10-23-2009 12:10 PM