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So I just got back from watching I Am Legend in the theater with a few of my friends, and it saddens me to report the movie was a real letdown. 

The most recent trailer did a bangup job of making me want to see the movie, (if you haven’t seen it already, here’s a link to the second trailer) and having just read the novel by Richard Matheson over the summer, I had high hopes that the movie would be faithful to the source material while updating and even improving upon parts of the original novel written way back in 1954, parts that were, you know, “not-so-legend.”

 (…he’s got a dog.)

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If you have any desire to see this movie and haven’t seen it yet, go see it while it’s still in the theaters.  It’s a terrific film.  I loved it. 

And really, how often do you catch me saying stuff like that?

American Gangster gets a 5, my highest recommendation.

I’ll post a more in-depth review some time down the line.

Ah, Pixar. 

I love Pixar animated films.  They continue to set the bar for non-traditional, CGI animation. 

Some of my all-time favorite movies are Pixar movies: Toy Story, Toy Story 2, The Incredibles.

I finally got around to watching Ratatouille, the latest Pixar flick, on DVD, and I have to say, while it’s a step up from their last feature Cars, (a huge disappointment for me despite having lowered my expectations as a result of the fairly unimpressive trailers) Ratatouille, while certainly an enjoyable movie, doesn’t come anywhere near a Toy Story (really though, what could?) or a Finding Nemo.

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On a scale of 1 – 5, with 5 being the highest recommendation…

• 5 - Buy It – You’ll want to own it and watch it over and over again for many years to come.

See this movie immediately, in theaters, if possible. An awesome experience, a great movie, perhaps worthy of an award or two somewhere down the line.  Tell all your friends to see it.  It’s THAT good.

• 4 – Watch It – See it in the theater; definitely worth the price of admission.

Fun, entertaining, worth the nine bucks, but it ain’t gonna win any awards, that’s for sure.

• 3 – Rent It – Wait until it’s out in rental stores.

Worth a rental, or catch it in the dollar theater.  Not a bad way to spend an evening.

• 2 – Avoid It – Steer clear if you can; not worth your time.

If it happens to be on, or if someone pays you to watch it, sure, why not?  Afterwards, you may regret losing two hours of your life watching this movie, but, hey, you were warned.

• 1 – Destroy It – You’ll wonder why it was made; it probably shouldn’t have been made.

Avoid this movie at all costs.  Tell all your friends to avoid it.  Even if they pay you to see it, don’t.  Destroy any copies of the movie you happen upon.

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For the record, here are the movies I’ve reviewed over the past several months (with links to the original reviews) and the scores I would’ve given them.

Balls Of Fury – 4

DOA: Dead Or Alive -3

28 Weeks Later - 4

Beowulf - 3

I’m going to try to avoid assigning half-points, as that seems kind of lame to me.

Later on, I may add a score prediction for movies that have yet to release.  AVP: Requiem, for instance, will probably score a 3 when it debuts.

I’d been looking forward to watching Beowulf ever since the first few trailers began showing up online (you can read the earlier post here if you like). 

It just seemed like the sort of movie I’d really enjoy. 

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