Sky High was an entertaining new take on the superhero movie, but did it really need a hastily made ripoff? Still, Zoom can't be so terrible- oh, who am I kidding?

There's so many problems with this movie that it's hard to tell where to begin. The characters are poorly written, with Jack being a downright villainous asshole who abuses the kids repeatedly. The plot takes about a million shortcuts to get the hastily written story out of the way as quickly as possible, not helped by long drawn out scenes that serve no purpose to the story. The film glances over what could've been the most interesting parts of the movie, most notably the villain Concussion(Kevin Zegers), who earned my interest when he was onscreen and was built up pretty good, but got tossed to the side like a Barbie doll. The atrocious opening zooms(No pun intended) through crucial backstory that, once again, could've been interesting.

Believe it or not, I wanted to like this movie. It could've been just dumb entertainment for kids, but only they will appreciate it. Anyone older then five won't like it and even if you haven't seen Sky High, it's inferior.

P.S. Yes, Kate Mara's in this movie.

Evil Dead may not be the most revolutionary horror film out there, but it does prove that horror remakes are not always a lost cause.

The main plot, even if you're not aware of the film's background, isn't novel, but to be fair, a horror movie the year after The Cabin in the Woods must be tough. The characters make the same dumb decisions that plague every horror film and the inevitable never ending conclusion gets old fast.

All that being said, the film does have lot going for it. Genuine scares are racked up here and there, helped by the overabundance of gore that is gladly welcome, and the script manages to go for decent drama once or twice. The acting is top notch, opting for new faces rather then the same two people- also appreciated- and the direction is well handled, along with some great cinematography. It's not a game changer, but I don't think it's supposed to be. It's time well spent, especially if you're a genre fan, and it stands alone as a cool horror flick.

Evil Dead isn't perfect, but it's effective in that it accomplishes what it set out to do. It's a decent horror film- a rare find these days- and for that, we are obligated to appreciate it.

Alvin and the Chipmunks is one of the most pathetically forgettable films I've seen in a long while.

I never watched the cartoon, but I was vaguely aware of the concept. Even with that in mind, this film suffers severely. It's just not good. Dave is easily Jason Lee's worst acting job ever. So bad that in the slight improvement of a squeakquel, he was sidelined for the entire running time. He's an unsympathetic dope and I hated him. But surely the chipmunks are entertaining, right? Wrong. They're annoying and unenjoyable characters that can't carry a movie.

Not a lot happens in the course of it and the music will make you wan to blow your brains out. The worst part of the whole thing is how forgettable it is. By default, a movie about talking chipmunks should at least be interesting. But it's not and this film is living proof. Skip.