The Bobcat Nation

Thus far all I've seen is Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Star Wars Episode III, and War of the Worlds.

Rating them 1 through 5 (5 being a must see):

Mr. & Mrs Smith: 4

Funny at times, action-packed, and Angelina (with Brad thrown in for your date!). Turn your brain off and enjoy. Final scene/line I thought was one of the best in years...


Star Wars: 3 if you're a Star Wars fanatic, 1 if you aren't.

Let's face it; if you've seen them all, you have to see the final(?) episode; if you haven't seen them, why start now? Personally, as a Star Wars (the original, episode 4) fanatic, the first 3 episodes were complete let-downs, although I will say episode 3 was better than both ep. 1 & 2. 3 was fairly entertaining and did "complete" all of the story lines properly, if not very interestingly. The final duel between Anakin & Obi Wan SUCKED, IMO, mainly because of the setting Lucas chose for it. That "volacano" planet was far too fake for my tastes. And as a devout Monty Python fan, after Obi Wan slices Anakin's legs off, the first thing that popped into my mind was that Skywalker would proclaim "It's only a flesh wound!" or "I've had worse!". I even let out a little chuckle at that point which totally confounded my 12 year old daughter, herself a fledgling Star Wars freak.

War of the Worlds: 4

I loved the beginning; the way the aliens "arrive" and start slaughtering humans. The alien craft that first emerges from underground was great simply because based on the previews, I simply had no way of knowing what to expect. I thought Tom Cruise did a great job with his part; he was completely believable as a single (and reluctant) father who really can't comprehend what's happening.

The one question I left the theater with, however, was why did the aliens arrive in "slaughter" mode in the cities and then switch to "harvest" mode once they got out into the country?

Overall, this movie is a VERY tense experience. I'm not sure why I didn't give it a 5 other than it didn't quite "blow me away" as much as I was hoping. Still a good flick for any sci-fi/action fans.


Anyone seen any other good films yet? Or any horrible ones? I missed Cinderella Man although I really wanted to see it - anyone else see it?

Batman Begins - 4 I liked It!!

Cinderella Man - 3 Gets a little sappy and predicable Ron Howard version of history.

Bewitched - 1 There is about a 15 minute period where Will Ferrel is funny. Past that I was looking at my watch.

Star Wars - 4 I am a nerd, but it had more of an epic feel that the last two did not.

Madagascar - 1 Kids loved it, Critics loved it, I hated it, My wife thought it was boring.

Fantastic Four - 3 - Great graphics and the acting was so-so, but there wasn't nearly enough action. It mostly dealt with the Fantastic Four coping with having these abilities in everyday life. Final showdown was sweet though.

Batman Begins - 4 - Completely different movie compared to previous Batmans, which is probably why I liked it so much. Came very close to giving it a 5.

Mr. and Mrs. Smith - 4 - If you are a fan of mindless pointless action movies (aka if you are a Van Damme fan), you should like this. Plus the first half of the movie plays like a sexy episode of Married With Children, one of my favorite sitcoms. Perhaps I would have given it a 5 if the final scene weren't so obsurdly unbelievable. I mean even Bond couldn't have gotten away with that.

The Longest Yard - 3 - Adam Sandler has definately dissapointed me as of late, but this movie returns to his older humor, but doesn't quite compare. Good cast (except for Chris Rock), pretty funny lines, and a lot of hitting.

Stars Wars III - 4 - I gave Star Wars I a 2, Star Wars II a 3, and Star Wars III gets a 4. Lucas improved upon each of the first ones, although it still fails in comparison to Episodes 5 6 and 7. I like the character development in this one as you see Anakin go bad.

I will say that Madagascar had my favorite line of the summer thus far:

When the penguins finally get to Antarctica and are standing in a blizzard, looking around for 30 seconds or so, when finally one of them turns to the one next to him and says "This sucks!".

Fantastic 4 - 4 Actually just got back from it. My kids loved it, my nephew loved it my wife liked it. Most people may give it a 3 1/2 or so but like I mentioned before I am a Nerd. Very much appreciated the adaptation.

Mr. and Mrs. Smith: 3 - definitely just for some mindless entertainment. Agreed that the last line of the movie was a classic.

Star Wars: 4 - Would have given a 5 if either the setting for the battle between Anakin and Obi Wan was actually on a planet with oxygen, or if they wore oxygen masks. Lucas must have thought that since Hobbits could survive in lava-filled volcanos, that surely, Jedi could float around on lava on volcano planet. That part was just awful. Apparently, you could scope the Falcon, but it would have been better to see Jabba and Solo get some screen time.

Madagascar: 4 - from my kids.

Bewitched: Won't see it. There's no substitute for Elizabeth Montgomery.