So we were going to go to King's Dominion for Halloween, but its raining. I might melt. So instead we decided to go see a movie. The boy wanted Anonymous, because there were cannons in the trailer. The rest of us were enh, but we decided to go anyway.

Plot: Shakespeare is illiterate. Some nobleman really wrote the plays and whatnot, but Willy takes credit. There was a lot of intrigue, the cannons rolled out, then the credits rolled up.

What I thought: I took my iPod with hopes that there would be an internet connection. Luckily there was a connection, but I ended letting my lovely wife borrow my iPod while I watched the movie. I think she was looking for shoes or a coat. I actually thought the movie was pretty good. It was a lot better than I was expecting. So it was either a good movie, or my expectations were just really low. Either way, I had a fun evening.

Should you see it? Yes, and you can leave your iPod at home.

Last week we took a family vacation to Myrtle Beach. What's a family vacation without a movie? We took a vote and discarded the girl's vote because she voted against me. Democracies are for the weak.

Plot: I still don't really know. Something about Cybertron. There were Pink Floyd references because of something that happened on the dark side of the moon. And there was a big battle in Chicago at the end. I'm not sure what the middle part of the movie was about.

What I thought: That new Megan Fox sure has some big lips. She should have used them as weapons or maybe shields. The fight at the end was decent. The rest of the movie was lame.

What the boy thought: He thought it was good and reminded him of Fight For LA. I used to want to see that movie, now I'm not so sure.

What the girl thought: She thought the movie was lame. We should have listened to her vote.

What the mother thought: The movie was lame.

Should you see it? If you're a 13 year old boy, then maybe this is the right movie for you. Otherwise you'll probably think it is lame.

We originally wanted to see this with the kids, but then noticed it was rated R. So we sat them on a bench outside the theater while we partook.

Plot: There's a teacher who wants to marry a rich guy and be taken care of. Out of the blue, there's a rich guy at the school. Put two and two together and you can figure out the plot. There's also a poor guy who has the hots for the teacher, but she ignores him.

What I thought: When we were walking out of the theater I was trying to think of the best part of the movie. I couldn't think of one, because there were no contenders. I guess it could have been a good movie if someone wrote some funny lines. It would have been a little better if it was just the trailer for Bad Teacher. That has all the funny parts and none of the extra crap that wastes time between the funny parts. I've got it! The best way to improve it would be to play the trailer without that stupid basketball argument. An edited trailer - that's what this movie should be replaced with.

Should you see it? No. Watch parts of the trailer and you should be good. And if you leave the kids on a bench while you watch a movie you should probably give them popcorn or something.

OK, I'm really slacking with my reviews. I think I saw this movie over a month ago. I was planning to stop doing reviews, but I've got some free time now, so what the heck.

This is a Czech film, or some other country in that general area. Long story short - I had to read the dialogue. Some place in DC was doing a foreign file festival and this is he one we ended up seeing. It was billed to me as, "Sex in the City, but more realistic." I didn't think too much about it at the time, but isn't the whole appeal of SitC the outlandishness and over-the-top-ness?

Plot: A woman breaks up with her husband because he's cheating on her. The woman's daughter is dating a boy, but the daughter doesn't really appreciate the boy. The boy talks a guy he knows into dating the woman. Fast forward to the end of the movie and the woman is dating the boy, and I don't remember what happened with the daughter or the guy. And there was something about the woman's mother.

What I thought: So I like foreign movies in general. It's not because you have to read, but because (in theory) they are neither Disney nor Hollywood. Which is why it's really annoying when foreign films have stupid endings where everything is tied up nicely and the protagonists are happy. So when I see a movie like that and I'm still having to read what being said I kinda get annoyed.

The movie would have been better with a ninja and/or monkey.

Should you see it? I doubt anyone reading this has the ability to see it.

Last weekend was a great weekend. Olga and I were in Nag's Head by ourselves. It was glorious and relaxing. The Hangover 2 was the first movie we watched that weekend.

Plot: A lot similar to the Hangover Pt 1, but instead of being in Vegas, they're in Bangkok. They wake up, realize that they don't remember the night before and someone from the group is missing. They end up having to follow clues to figure out what they did and where they went the night before.

What I thought: It was a fun movie. We chuckled a lot. We didn't laugh out loud like in the first movie, but it was a good time. BTW - there is a monkey in the movie. Awesome.

Should you see it? If you are into that sort of thing, then yes you should see it. But maybe on Netflix. If you are not into that type of thing, then you should steer clear. If you don't know what I'm talking about when I say, "If you are into that sort of thing..." then you are not into that sort of thing and should not see this movie.

The boys have The Hangover. Now the girls have their own movie - Bridesmaids. As Olga and I were walking out of the theater after seeing Hangover we noticed that Bridesmaids was showing in 5 minutes. We turned around and went for the second movie for that morning.

Meta-Plot: So here's the first big difference between Hangover and Bridesmaids - the existence of a plot. Usually it's a plus to have a plot, but I'm not sure it really pans out for this type of movie.

Plot: The protagonist's friend get engaged. The bridal party is created, with the protagonist being the maid of honor. But there's another member of the bridal party who is younger, richer and more attractive. Said woman steals the thunder from the MOH. Cat fighting ensues.

What I thought: It was ok. Plenty of chuckles and smiles. No really big laughs. There were some funny spots, some disturbing spots and some boring spots.

Should you see it? Netflix.

So the book was pretty incredible. They made a movie. Naturally the movie should be incredible right?

Plot: Read my review on the book.

What I thought: The movie was a weak chick flick.

Should you see it? Nope. Read the book.

We saw some trailers and both me and Olga were intrigued. We parlayed our intrigueness into movie tickets one fine Sat morning.

Plot: There's a politician who runs into a woman. But there are people who are trying to keep them apart. There's a really cool science fiction book that these people keep looking at that changes while being viewed. Maybe it was a iPad prototype (before they gave it a sleek looking cover).

What I thought: Um yeah, I was expecting an action and/or thriller movie. I wasn't expecting a chick flick. I was a little bummed when I realized what genre I was enduring. It was fun hanging with the wife, but I had expectations from the movie that quite frankly just weren't met. I did come up with an alternate ending which would have made the movie so much better. At least in my mind, but when I tell other people my alternate ending they usually sigh and slowly shake their heads.

Should you see it? Maybe, but go in knowing what you're in for.

We wanted to do something with the kids. The kids wanted to see a movie. Thus we saw a movie with the kids. The boy picked Unknown and we were off.

Plot: A guy goes to Germany with his wife to talk at a convention. He gets in an accident and catches partial amnesia. Like that's something you catch.... Anyway, he has partial amnesia, but he remembers his wife. Eventually he tracks her down, but there is an imposter pretending to be him! So he tries to figure out what's going on. Eventually everything gets figured out, there is an explosion and the credits roll.

What I thought: I wasn't expecting very much from this movie. It looked pretty lame from the trailers. But I was wrong. This was a really fun movie. The car chases were fun and exciting. There were explosions. I'm taking a full 7 points off for lack of monkey references, but this movie was good enough that it still passes. The thing I really liked was what he eventually figured out. I'm not saying what it is, because that's the important stuff. Should you see it? If you want to be entertained, then yes. Otherwise go read a book.

What? Did I really just type that dig on books? Wow I must be sleep deprived or something. We'll chalk that one up to the boy part 2 not sleeping through the night.