Iron Man 2

Iron Man 2; Every bit as good as the original, with some great supporting players. Funny, light, great sound and action. Clever sequel; A-

Megamind

Megamind; Would've been cooler as live action w/that cast. Daughter said, "The funny parts have ended and now we're just watching, right?"; B

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole; Action packed bit of animation, like Lord of the Rings meets 300 meets Endor with Owls; B+

Couples Retreat

Couples Retreat; Great to see Favreau and Vaughn together again, some big laughs, beautiful locale, but disappointingly unfunny overall; C+

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World; Edgar Wright superbly spoofed two genres, now has created his own: Video Game Comic Book genre, FANTASTIC!!; A-

Nanny McPhee Returns

Nanny McPhee Returns; British tripe w/an overly intrusive score and actors i'd rather be watching in Harry Potter, cloyingly annoying; D+

Babies

Babies; 4 to be exact, quaint study on Mongolian, African, Japanese & American birth 2 tot time span w/o narration, images do the talking; B

The Royal Tenenbaums

Just rewatched this the other night.  The Royal Tenenbaums; Holds up beautifully. i love the soundtrack, as much as the attention 2 detail, brilliant direction & stellar cast; A+

Salt

Salt; Crazy action Bourne style, Jolie provides refreshing twist. Bring on more amazing ludicrous MacGyver stunts in this franchise to be; B

Toy Story 3

Toy Story 3; Fitting farewell for the toys, even though it's a full length video game designed 2 sell more merchandise. Pixar sells out; B+

Inception

Inception; A dream come true for lovers of fine films, filled with novel ideas, visual wonderment. A real heist of the mind. Stunning!; A+

Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals

Magic & Bird: A Courtship Of Rivals; fascinating doc on 2 of b-ball's greats, no matter where your loyalties lie, you will root for both!; A

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

The Sorcerer's Apprentice; Cage and Molina make magic happen, until it all goes POOF!! in the 2nd half, Bruckheimer formula blows again; C-

Despicable Me

Despicable Me; Fun, but a bit slow to start, good voice work (Borat springs to mind), silly minions steal the movie, great music track; B+

Oceans

Oceans; More stunning and otherworldly than any F/X summer movie you'll see. Vibrant & beautiful, spectacular imagery. A must see!; A

It Might Get Loud

It Might Get Loud; Really cool premise, purely awesome entertainment to see Page, Edge and Jack White sit around, play and talk music; A

How To Train Your Dragon

How to Train Your Dragon; well worth the time spent, visually entertaining, great work on the dragon varieties, good for the whole fam; A-

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland; typical Burton, in both a good way and bad way, neat visuals and set design, loses steam at points, but lots o fun; A-

Avatar

Avatar; stunning visually, same sweeping scale as Titanic and as much fun as T2 and Aliens; still a very hokey story w/goofy dialogue; A-

Trying Something New, Something Different

As the reviews seem to be too time consuming for me to write on a consistent basis and yet people still seem interested in hearing an opinion or two, i am attempting something new, something different for Keepin' it Reel in 2010.

Twitter sized reviews, 140 characters in length, which should come across as more immediate, more timely reviews, whittled down to quick, bite sized nuggets of "should I or shouldn't I see it" suggestions for recent films in theatres or new releases on DVD, Blu-Ray or The Movie Network.

Let me know what you think, thumbs up or thumbs down, by leaving a comment. i figure it is better than nothing, as i was considering abandoning this blog altogether.