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Due Date – Rated R (Robert Downey Jr., Zach Galifinakis)
An unexpected pair takes a cross country road trip as two different worlds collide. Funny and unexpected, this film will catch you off guard with the funny.

Megamind – Rated PG (Will Ferrell, Brad Pitt, Tina Fey) DUE OUT on FRIDAY
Fun and funny, Megamind has a decent mix of kid friendly jokes and adult friendly moments. You’ll enjoy the craziness.

Get Low – Rated PG-13 (Robert Duvall, Bill Murray, Lucas Black)
One of the most underrated films of 2010, Get Low features an amazing performance by Robert Duvall as well as the always amazing Bill Murray.

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Ice Road Truckers: The Complete Season Four
The Killing Jar (Michael Madsen, Danny Trejo)
National Geographic: Border Wars Season Two
Sword of War (Rutger Hauer, F. Murray Abraham)
Weeds Season Six

And Finally

Rising Stars – Rated PG (Fisher Stevens, Barry Corbin, Leon Thomas III, Natalie Hall)
So it’s time the trailer here is a wholesome, family movie…why Rising Stars? Well, I haven’t seen the movie…but… how bad can it be when someone named Hall is in it? Come On…here’s the trailer.



Pick of the Week

Megamind is definitely worth another viewing. If you haven’t seen it yet, check out Get Low for sure. And for comedy fans, I kinda dug Due Date, but it is totally improbable.

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Review - Megamind

Mega Fun? Or Just Kinda Fun?

Good versus Evil. It’s the constant battle that is fought day in and day out. So is the case in Megamind. Megamind was sent to earth as a young boy, ejected into space as his planet was facing destruction. At the same time, Metro Man was also on his way to Earth under the same scenario. One landed in a nice house, and one in prison. Their fates had been selected.

As they grow, the rivalry intensifies. And it reaches a heated climax when Metro Man is trapped and his defenses are weakened, but will this final battle be the end for our hero? Or will Megamind need to find his nemesis to be complete?

Megamind is not your father’s animated film. In fact the humor here is not your son or daughter’s either. It is a funny film for boys and maybe even teens/adults but I wouldn’t look to young girls for a group that will enjoy this film. I had fun at some of the jokes that cross the heads of the youngest viewers, but there were more of those than jokes that make the youngsters laugh.

The voice work is top-notch and they do their best, but this film fizzles a bit when it comes to structure and overall pacing. It would have been nice to keep the fun going, but because of the story structure, it just can’t proceed.

Megamind could have been mega fun, but instead it was just kinda fun.


B-

Megamind
Dreamworks Pictures

Director: Tom McGrath
Cast: Will Ferrell, Brad Pitt, Tina Fey, Jonah Hill, David Cross

Rating: PG for action and some language.
Runtime: 96 minutes.