Opening Weekend Movies - 4/06/07

Are We Done Yet - Well, this is a title that really applies while watching Ice Cube in the sequel to "Are We There Yet". Which, in it's own right, was the "Citizen Cane" of our generation, dontcha' think? I defy you to go watch this movie this weekend and to not look at your watch and wonder if this movie is done yet.

Firehouse Dog - OK, I don't know if Hollywood got the memo, but it's officially the year of the Pig, not the year of the dog. So, why is this movie, along with the "Underdog" movie coming out? I mean, is there really a demand for canine-fueled movies that have contrived plot points and story lines that would only make sense in the attention deficit disordered mind of a dog? Is Ice Cube also starring in this?

Grindhouse - This is the movie to watch this weekend. I mean, Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez working together . . . again? Does lightning strike twice? Apparently yes. I am making a point of watching this on Sunday. The Lord would have wanted it that way. And by "Lord", I mean Danny Trejo, who has a starring role in a fake trailer that is (or should be if the MPAA didn't cut it out) running between "Planet Terror" and "Death Proof". Oh, and this cover of "Rolling Stone" magazine should also entice you to watch.


The Reaping - The only other competition to "Grindhouse" this weekend caters to the fans of religious based "thrillers" and lovers of Karate Kid part 4 stars. Yes, Hillary Swank stars in this movie where the Devil himself (not Sanjaya) haunts the bayous of Louisiana bringing with it plagues and Biblically-flavored oddities for our protagonists to ignore up until the end, when they will find their faith and overcome the forces of evil. Oh, did I spoil the ending? Did you think it was going to end any differently? Is Ice Cube in this one as well?