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It's all about mentors and apprentices this week, so you youngsters might be able to pick up some useful job tips -- if you plan to become assassins or exorcists, that is. New and Noteworthy

'The Mechanic' (R)

Starring: Jason Statham, Ben Foster, Tony Goldwyn, Donald Sutherland, Jeff Chase
Directed by: Simon West
What's It About? In this remake of the 1972 Charles Bronson shoot-'em-up, Jason Statham is a veteran hitman who teaches the ropes to Foster, son of Statham's own late mentor (Sutherland). Soon, the older pro and the newbie realize they've been betrayed by The Company; now it's Payback Time.
Why Should You See It? After more then a decade of making hard-boiled action fare without smiling once, the taciturn Staham is about as close as we're going to get to an heir to Bronson. Early buzz suggests that the movie is light on plot, heavy on elaborate action sequences.
You Might Like It If You Like: The original 'Mechanic,' 'The Transporter,' 'Crank'

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'The Rite' (PG-13)

Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Colin O'Donoghue
Directed by: Mikael Hafstrom
What's It About: Young American seminarian learns the ropes of the exorcism biz from veteran priest Hopkins at an exorcism school at the Vatican. It's not long before he has to put his newfound knowledge to use -- on his teacher. Supposedly based on a true story.
Why Should You See It? No one can chew scenery like the guy who played Hannibal Lecter. We're betting that no one can spit pea soup like him, either.
You Might Like It If You Like: 'The Exorcist,' 'Stigmata,' 'The Last Exorcism'

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In Limited Release/Expanding

'Biutiful' earned two Oscar nominations this week, one for Best Foreign Language film and one for Best Actor for Javier Bardem, who plays a father dying of cancer. It's the latest from acclaimed Mexican director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu ('Babel,' '21 Grams'). Showtimes & Tickets | Watch the Trailer

'From Prada to Nada' is a modern gloss on 'Sense and Sensibility,' starring Camilla Belle and Alexa Vega as two pampered Los Beverly Hills teens who reconnect with their Mexican heritage when they're forced to move out of their mansion and into their aunt's home in the barrio. Showtimes & Tickets

'Kaboom' finds bad-boy filmmaker Gregg Araki ('Smiley Face') returning to his roots. Thomas Dekker and Haley Bennett star in this surreal, darkly comic tale of pansexual teens haunted by violent omens, a premise mich like those of such '90s Araki films as 'The Doom Generation' and 'Nowhere.' Showtimes & Tickets | Watch the Trailer

Still in Theaters, Still Awesome

•'No Strings Attached' -- After she freaked you out in 'Black Swan,' aren't you glad Natalie Portman is doing something normal and wholesome again, like a sex comedy about friends-with-benefits? Showtimes & Tickets | Watch the Trailer

•'The King's Speech' -- Hurry and see this year's Best Picture Oscar frontrunner before they re-release it with all the swear words edited out. (This is the one movie in which cursing is truly essential to the plot.) Showtimes & Tickets | Watch the Trailer

•'Blue Valentine' -- See why Michelle Williams got an Oscar nomination (and why Ryan Gosling wuz robbed!) for this searing portrait of a marriage, from sweet, goofy courtship to bitter disintegration. Showtimes & Tickets | Watch the Trailer

Staying In This Weekend?

New on DVD: Who knows where John Lennon's musical genius came from, but his withering wit and wounded candor can be traced back to his traumatic teen years, as is apparent in 'Nowhere Boy,' a depiction of the troubled adolescence he experienced (raised by a no-nonsense aunt, briefly reconnecting with the mother who abandoned him) before he met a fellow aspiring musician named Paul. 'Kick-Ass' star Aaron Johnson captures Lennon's youthful fire, and Kristin Scott Thomas is just right as his firm Aunt Mimi. Buy or rent the DVD | More new DVD releases

Movie Homework: 'The Mechanic' is a remake of a decent Charles Bronson action movie, one made during the 'Death Wish' years when he tended to play quiet but feral men who, when threatened, lash out in a fury of righteous, vigilante violence. If you really want to see what made Bronson a one-of-a-kind action star, check out 1974's 'Mr. Majestyk,' in which he plays the world's most badass watermelon farmer. (And really, who else could make watermelon farming look like a job for a badass?) Even in sleepy Colorado farm country, the Mob tries to muscle in on Bronson's action and shake him down. Whereupon he's forced to take matters into his own hands, as usual. Grunts are uttered, bullets are fired, heads roll and many bushels of melons meet an even grimmer fate than being used as props at a Gallagher show. This film redefines the phrase "pulp thriller." Buy or rent the DVD

On Our Netflix Queue: Just out on DVD is 'Animal Kingdom,' the Aussie crime drama that earned Jacki Weaver a Best Supporting Actress nomination this week. She plays a sweet grandma named Smurf who, it turns out, runs the most twisted crime family this side of the Sopranos, or maybe even the Borgias. Everyone in this is good, but Weaver is scary good and will haunt you for days after. Buy or rent the DVD

On TV: Six years ago, when DreamWorks began casting the big-screen adaptation of 'Dreamgirls,' I wrote an article suggesting that they hire Jennifer Hudson, then best known as an 'American Idol' also-ran, to play Effie. Don't know if they read my recommendation or if great minds simply think alike, but that turned out to be a pretty good call. You can see the results when ABC airs the Supremes-inspired saga on Saturday at 8PM. At a time when blacks are curiously absent from the Oscars for the first time in 10 years, it's worth taking another look at Hudson's Academy Award-winning performance, as well as awards-worthy turns by Beyonce, Jamie Foxx and Eddie Murphy. Check your local listings
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Weekend preview of the movie: "roommate", "" Sanctum "

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Which variety of claustrophobic terror do you prefer: being trapped in a college dorm room with a psycho roomie, or being trapped in a flooding, unexplored cave? Those are your wide-release movie choices this weekend. New and Noteworthy

'The Roommate' (PG-13)

Starring: Leighton Meester, Minka Kelly, Cam Gigandet, Alyson Michalka, Danneel Harris
Directed by: Christian E. Christiansen
What's It About? To college student Kelly, freshman Meester seems like the perfect dormmate, until she turns all stalker-y and obsessive. And you thought midterms were scary.
Why Should You See It? Because you're a gal who's not into football and this is Super Bowl weekend? Because you want to see 'Gossip Girl' princess Meester unleash the crazy? Because everyone in college has had at least one roommate who was nutso?
You Might Like It If You Like: 'Gossip Girl,' 'Obsessed,' 'Swimfan'

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'Sanctum' (R)

Starring: Richard Roxburgh, Rhys Wakefield, Ioan Gruffudd, Alice Parkinson, Daniel Wyllie
Directed by: Alister Grierson
What's It About? In this adventure chiller, loosely based on a true story, a cave-in traps a team of undersea spelunkers in an unexplored cavern. With supplies dwindling and water rising, the only way out may be further into the uncharted tunnels.
Why Should You See It? If there's one filmmaker who knows both underwater thrills and state of the art 3-D spectacle, it's the guy who produced this movie. His name is James Cameron.
You Might Like It If You Like: 'The Abyss,' 'The Descent,' '127 Hours'

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In Limited Release

'The Other Woman,' which will be Natalie Portman's third movie in current release, is a drama in which she's a regretful homewrecker whose marriage to a man (Scott Cohen) she seduced away from his wife (Lisa Kudrow) doesn't turn out like she planned. Showtimes & Tickets | Watch the Trailer

'Waiting for Forever' is a romantic drama about a juggler ('Pirate Radio's' Tom Sturridge) who's never gotten a real job because he's still pining for his childhood sweetheart (Rachel Bilson). Showtimes & Tickets | Watch the Trailer
Still in Theaters, Still Awesome

•'The Mechanic' -- Look at all the guns in the poster. As if there's a weapon out there that's more lethal than Jason Statham's scowl. Showtimes & Tickets | Watch the Trailer

•'The Rite' -- If you see just one movie this year with a demonically possessed donkey ... Showtimes & Tickets | Watch the Trailer

•'127 Hours' -- Right now, multitasker James Franco is probably defending his doctoral dissertation at Yale, rehearsing for the Oscars and curing cancer. The least you could do is go see his movie, now that it's enjoying a wide release in the wake of its nomination for a Best Picture Oscar. Showtimes & Tickets | Watch the Trailer
Staying In This Weekend?

New on DVD: The 2008 Swedish vampire drama 'Let the Right One In' has such a devoted cult following that, when the American remake was announced, many fans' fangs were bared. Fortunately, 'Let Me In' didn't turn out to be the travesty fans feared. In fact, this English-language version of the somber, dreamy tale, about a bullied schoolboy ('The Road's' Kodi Smit-McPhee) who befriends a bloodsucking little girl (Chloe "Hit-Girl" Moretz), is a pretty faithful tribute to the original. Which begs the question of why bother remaking it when the original is still fresh in fans' memories. If subtitles aren't your thing, however, you should check this version out. Buy or rent the DVD | More new DVD releases

Movie Homework: If 'The Roommate's' premise sounds familiar, that's because it's a pretty direct rewrite of 1992's 'Single White Female,' only with the characters made younger (and the sex and violence made tamer, in order to get a PG-13 rating). In fact, 'The Roommate' seems to owe a debt to a lot of thrillers from 20 years ago, a whole subgenre that you could call the "... From Hell" movies. In this case, Bridget Fonda learns too late that Jennifer Jason Leigh is the Roommate From Hell, bent on swiping her hairdo, her clothes and her man. It's one of the more grimly effective entries in the genre, thanks largely to the talents of the actresses and director Barbet Schroeder. Check it out and see if you think 'The Roommate's' junior varsity players Leighton Meester and Minka Kelly measure up. Buy or rent the DVD

On Our Netflix Queue: Look at the two movies that are frontrunners for Best Picture Oscars this year: There's 'The Social Network,' a movie that takes place largely in the conference room of a law office, and 'The King's Speech,' set in a speech therapist's drab office. What happened to the larger-than-life epics that used to dominate the Academy Awards? Pondering that question inspired us to revisit 1975's 'The Man Who Would Be King,' John Huston's rousing adventure, starring Sean Connery and Michael Caine as Victorian-era con men whose biggest scheme, setting themselves up as rulers in a remote part of Afghanistan, is so successful that they start to believe their own hype. For all their hubris and folly, their aspirations have a grandeur that's perversely admirable. So does Huston's filmmaking, which earned the picture four Oscar nominations. Except for James Cameron, which of today's directors dare to dream as big? Buy or rent the DVD.

On TV: It's probably pretty futile to run anything other than a test pattern opposite the Super Bowl, but some channels are offering chick flicks in the hope that there are viewers who will want a testosterone-free alternative to the big game. Best bet is probably 'The Holiday' (TBS, Sunday, 5:15PM), in which Londoner Kate Winslet and Angeleno Cameron Diaz swap houses over Christmas vacation and meet charming new boyfriends. Diaz gets the better end of the deal (her new man is Jude Law, while Winslet settles for Jack Black), but both get to ooh and aah at each other's exquisite taste in household furnishings. In other words, like most of director Nancy Meyers' movies, this one is really more about shopping than about sex. (So is TBS' follow-up, 'Pretty Woman.') Check your local listings
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Jason Statham is action movies Matthew McConaughey

There's a lot you might not know about Jason Statham: he was a diver, modeled for French connection, were sold on the black market and moderately successful action movies like clockwork turns out. In fact, he makes successful action movies at a rate of 1.3 films per year.

If you don't like tough guy, shoot ' em up action flicks, this might come as a surprise to you. She would be hard do to someone calling Statham to find celebrity "A List". Many of the films get panned critics and audience critical. Of the 21 films he has on rotten tomatoes, only six are rated "fresh.". But much like Matthew McConaughey and his steady stream of rom-coms, Statham has found a formula that works well, and he seems to stick: low overhead, modest profit.

Take the 'transporter'-series. The average 'transporter' film costs make an estimated $31 million and an average worldwide earn earned gross of $ 78 million at the box office with any significantly more than the last film. That's $47 million profit per flick. Of DVD sales, and you have a hugely profitable film franchise. Not bad, Mr. Statham, not bad at all.

This seems about par for the course for Statham be: the movies he was published in the United States, he scored an average $38 million profit only from the box office. And if you questions like that is possible, because almost exactly half of the earned money was from outside the US

In a world where ' avatar' $2 billion deserves, perhaps, that doesn't sound like much, but let's compare flick with a typical Matthew McConaughey. 'Fool's gold,' earned only $ 41 million.

Then have Statham's ensemble films, especially 'snatch' and 'The Expendables', both of which were hits worldwide box office. Again, we don't talk about 'Avatar' money, but ' the expendables' $ 217 million on a 80 million US$ budget made.

A single Jason Statham movie is so perhaps never in James Cameron level revenue drag but in his his movies $752 million in profit have made.

So Mr. Statham keep them out, "Crank" ing; You need only six more films to hit 1 billion.

Figures from box Office Mojo and numbers.

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' Pirates of the Caribbean 4 ' trailer: Mermaids, Zombies and Blackbeard

If you want to know what "Pirates" movie without Keira Knightley and Orlando Bloom shows? Has Captain Jack (at the suunniteltaville Alicia) still crazy in these years? We got answers with "Pirates of the Caribbean: on stranger tide trailer, which aired Super Bowl XLV, during the third quarter.

Watch the trailer after the jump.

Captain Jack's new adventure flings him together with the "mermaids, Zombies [and], the" dreaded "Blackbeard the pirate, who all pirates fear", which played screen legend Ian McShane. Jack got a new travelling companion, too: the mysterious Angelica (Penelope Cruz), a woman from his past who loves him, or is the future of the motive (not that always the way?).

Angelica acquires Jack: searching for the Fountain of youth to help forces him Blackbeard's ship and off we go. The trailer gives us a Glimpse for action, Angelica snarly Blackbeard, and Jack is currently ... Well, Jack. Also has a lovely Mermaid (Astrid Berges-Frisbey) and the young missionary (Sam Claflin), who tries to protect him or her--like Tom Hanks ' Splash '!

"Pirates of the Caribbean: theaters, the stranger the tide of 20. May 2011. Watch the Trailer and tell us: what do you think?

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February is almost upon is, and if you're a Hollywood star, that means one thing: It's time for the Academy Awards and a month of hype, celebrations and publicity extravaganzas. The parties, the glitz, the glamour of the red carpet! Yes, February is great time of the year.

If you're a Hollywood star, that is. If you're like the rest of us, though, February looks more like this: the snow, the gloom, the undending grey tedium of seasonal affective disorder. February may be the shortest month, but it feels like the longest. Just how is a film fan supposed to survive?

Well, here's how: by checking out our Movie Lover's Survival Guide to February, in which we review all the best options in theaters, on DVD, on television and on demand to help you lose your winter blues in the best way possible -- with a good movie.

The Best of February: Movies in Theaters
February may not exactly be May, if you know what we mean, but while there aren't a lot of big blockbusters on the horizon, there are still some interesting films hitting theaters this month. Here are your best bets for maximizing your entertainment dollar:

• Feb. 4 -- 'Sanctum' wasn't actually directed by executive producer James Cameron -- that honor went to Alister Grierson -- but the 'Avatar' mastermind's fingerprints are all over this new action thriller, from the plot about divers trapped in a flooded cave to the fact that it was filmed entirely in 3D. Just... don't see it if you're claustrophobic, okay? Showtimes & Tickets | Watch the Trailer

• Feb. 11 -- 'Justin Bieber: Never Say Never' aims to do for YouTube superstar Justin Bieber what 'Love Me Tender' did for Elvis Presley: turn him into the undisputed king of pop culture. Okay, that might be a tall order, but anyone who is or knows a screaming teenage fangirl best be ready for the most anticipated concert film in years. Showtimes & Tickets | Watch the Trailer

• Feb. 11 -- 'Gnomeo and Juliet' goes where few Shakespeare adaptations have gone before -- onto your weird neighbor's lawn. That's because this animated comedy, which is based on the Bard's legendary play 'Romeo and Juliet,' is told using lawn gnomes instead of, you know, people. James McAvoy and Emily Blunt provide voices and best of all, Elton John provides the music. Watch the Trailer

• Feb. 18 -- 'I Am Number Four' has big expectations to live up to: Studios and the publishing market alike are hoping that this teenage sci-fi adventure, which is adapted from a book by James Frey, will kick off a new multi-platform franchise that can fill the void left by the end of 'Harry Potter.' We'll be happy with just seeing a cool movie. Watch the Trailer

• Feb. 18 -- 'Unknown' stars someone who knows a little bit about banishing those winter doldrums: three years ago, Liam Neeson's 'Taken' destroyed box office records for the month of February. This time around, he's playing a guy who wakes up with short term amnesia only to be told that everything he thinks he remembers is wrong too. A nice mind-bending thriller to take your own mind off the weather for awhile. Watch the Trailer

• Feb. 18 -- 'Hall Pass' is the first film from the Farrelly Brothers in way, way too long. Now they're back, though, and by the looks of things in top form with a perfectly twisted premise: Owen Wilson and Jason Sudeikis star as two bored husbands who are given a "hall pass" by their wives, allowing them to have extramarital adventures for a week without any consequences. And if you believe that, we've got a bridge to sell you. Should be fun to watch them learn the error of their ways. Watch the Trailer

The Best of February: Movies on DVD & Blu-ray
When it comes to DVDs and Blu-ray, February has got it going on. All those holiday season tent poles, documentaries and crowd-pleasing critical favorites -- they're all on their way to your home video collection, beginning with these selections:

• Feb. 1 -- 'Let Me In' got a bit lost in the shuffle when it came out last year, in part because it was an adaptation of a foreign film -- Sweden's 'Let the Right One In' -- that horror fans already considered a modern classic. But 'Let Me In' deserves a second look, because it not only stars current It Girl Chloe Moretz, but it also happens to be a darn good movie in its own right. Buy or Rent the DVD

• Feb. 1 -- 'Alice in Wonderland' may have been a ginormous success when the Johnny Depp version came out in 3D last year, but that success had a very strong foundation: Disney's original, animated adaptation of the Lewis Carroll classic. Now the original is back for a 60th anniversary edition, available in fully restored, eye-popping digital Blu-ray. But be warned: If you go down this rabbit hole, you may never want to come back out. Buy the DVD

• Feb. 15 -- 'Waiting for 'Superman'' was arguably the most acclaimed and most popular documentary of the year, which, of course, means that it was passed over by the Academy Awards in the latest ridiculous snub from the cartel that runs the documentary category. Check it out now so you'll know exactly why everyone is banging their heads against their desks when the Oscars are handed out. Buy or Rent the DVD

• Feb. 25 -- 'Megamind' may have had the same basic plot as its fellow animated hit 'Despicable Me,' but it has charms and fun all its own -- not to mention an all-star cast that includes Will Farrell, Tina Fey, Jonah Hill and Brad Pitt. More proof that these days, animation may the best the best thing coming out of Hollywood. Buy or Rent the DVD

• Other top releases for the month include 'Paranormal Activity 2' (Feb. 8), 'All the President's Men' (Feb. 15), 'Get Low' (Feb. 22) and 'Due Date' (Feb. 22).

The Best of February: Movies on Television
Thanks to all the Oscar build-up, some of the greatest films of all time are being shown on television this month. And that's not even including, of course, the Oscar ceremony itself, which helps make February one of the best months of the year for movies on television:

• Feb. 1 -- 31 Days of Oscar is an annual tradition on Turner Classic Movies. That's right: the event is so awesome, not even the entire month of February can contain it. The premise is pretty simple: every day, the channel is running non-stop Oscar nominees, usually broken down into cool mini-marathons covering everything from films with great set design to movies featuring nominees who played hookers. It's a film lover's dream come true. Click here for TCM's Full 31 Days of Oscar Schedule.

• Feb. 4 -- 'The Pixar Story' is one of the more interesting -- and sadly overlooked -- documentaries of recent years. The 2007 film, which is full of exclusive interviews, behind the scenes footage and rare archival clips, tells the full story of how an unknown gang of computer programmers and animators ended up creating the most beloved, acclaimed and successful studio in Hollywood. A must see for all animation fans.

• Feb. 12 -- 'The Godfather' is arguably the greatest movie of all time and the only reason there's an argument is the fact that director Francis Ford Coppola decided to make 'The Godfather Part II.' So which is better? You can decide for yourself on Feb. 12 and 13, because AMC is running the films back to back on both days. Do yourself a favor and make it a 'Godfather' weekend.

• Feb. 27 -- The Academy Awards are, as every film buff knows, the Super Bowl of movies, complete with office pools, viewing parties and angry Internet rants. All of it comes to a head this Sunday night when all of Hollywood turns out to see whose career will be made, who will be unjustly snubbed and how long the ceremony will run over the time allotment. The one movie event of the year that you cannot afford to miss.

• Other top films on TV this month include 'Notting Hill' (Feb. 3, Lifetime, 9PM), 'Wanted' (Feb. 9, FX, 7:30PM), 'The Shawshank Redemption' (Feb. 16, AMC, 8PM) and 'Ben-Hur' (Feb. 24, TCM, 10PM).

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The Best of February: Movies On Demand
Two tired to scrape off your windshield just for a trip to the theater -- but not turned on by anything on television? No worries: That's what On Demand is for, after all, and this month's crop of offerings doesn't disappoint:

• 'Crazy Heart' earned Jeff Bridges an Oscar last year, so what better way to celebrate his current nomination for 'True Grit' than by checking it out on HBO On Demand? Other highlights include Matt Damon's comedic turn in 'The Informant!,' Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet in the acclaimed drama 'Revolutionary Road,' and the Liam Neeson thriller 'Taken.'

• 'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen' was one of the biggest hits in Hollywood history, and now, Showtime has it On Demand just in time to get ready for this summer's follow-up, 'Transformers: Dark of the Moon.' Also available in February: Robert Downey Jr. in the animated sci-fi acid trip 'A Scanner Darkly,' Christian Bale in the high octane future epic 'Terminator: Salvation' and Vin Diesel driving cars in 'Fast & Furious.'

• 'Precious' came out of nowhere to become last the most talked about film at last year's Oscars; now if can be the most talked about film in your living room thanks to Instant Neflix. Other critical favorites available through Netflix include Stanley Kubrick's classic war movie 'Full Metal Jacket,' Martin Scorsese's classic mob movie 'GoodFellas' and David Fincher's classic backwards-aging movie 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.'

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'Gnomeo and Juliet' review: garden-variety kid stuff

In the grand tradition of 'There is nothing wrong with the' is 'Gnomeo and Juliet' by far that "most colorful" animated movie, Disney has ever made. By Mr significantly more free Silas Lesnick as an "Ode to the stickiness" is described, the film ends are a subversive celebration of gay culture as Technicolor family fare, an object lesson in tolerance that probably even deeper will resonate with parents than with the children multiplex accompany you post. But although his portrayal of Chintz is as derogatory to be playful 'Gnomeo and Juliet' too cliched and insight, much less entertainment value to anyone except the rarified demographic of movie-goers to provide that automatically finds, gnomes charming clumsily assembled.

Offers a necessarily more cheerful and self-confident but basically simple adaptation of Shakespeare's classic game Chronicles movie the budding romance between (James McAvoy) Gnomeo and Juliet (Emily Blunt), which developed the heart ceramic of gardens at two embattled English neighbours. Although one is called human horticulturalist Montague and Capulet other, the conflict between the actual GNOME is more vereinfachender to red and blue clans rendered. But as their owners have a conflict too long, remember the reasons why, while the two star-crossed romantics are torn between their sense of loyalty and growing love, that you have for each other the red and blue tones involved have been.
Meanwhile lawnmower racing pampers jazzed up to muscular and not offer even a meta-textual appearance by a terrifying literate statue of Shakespeare, the film in a variety of modern blockbuster Convention in his interpretation of the classic text, culminating in a conclusion that suffice to say, enough courage, to commit the downbeat source material sense of finality on.

Although the core of the love story in 'Gnomeo and Juliet' something obviously is centered to male and female characters-creepy take into account the vague seems to be still given that the closest thing to "logical" reproduction experiencing these signs could the diminishing returns of Russian nesting dolls - effects similar would - from beginning to end, is the the iconography and even language film seeded gay culture. Two dwarfs literally on the ankle comment each other connected, "I wish I could you;" "stop" a forlorn lawn Flamingo says that "other hatred destroyed my love" when told of the separation of its lost partner; and perhaps most strikingly, Elton John composed not only a few corny new songs but slaughters to enable its back catalog to a score for the film.

Despite a few howlingly crass Recontextualizations John's classic pop songs are none of these reference cum punch lines especially disturbing from the mainstream of the narrative. But are scary, striking space in a movie, which is specifically designed for a child heavy audience: neither the history nor the colorful concept seems particularly unique or attractive to adults. All of which conjures up issues, who are these jokes for? And perhaps more importantly, what the point of you? There are certainly potent pop culture references the movie might have made without an oddball disturbing Throughline gay or at least gay adjacent humor to create.

Not only this aspect the film feeling particularly inappropriate to his frequent tonal shifts and sometimes literally disproportionate digressions from the movie the forbidden romance- - for example. If Gnomeo found across the city - the equivalent of a continent in GNOME dimensions upgraded - never come together, to the audience emotional engagement with the material give coherent or measurable.

Is it like cruel Jason Statham's character mess Tybalt Matt Lucas' Benny is? Absolute. It is sad that a human bitter divorce a pink Flamingo by his partner separately? Safely. But with the absurdity of garden gnomes, the logistics of their ' toy story' contextualized esque secret lifestyle never makes sense, it seems never clear how seriously we should take this business. If the climax of the "Toy Story 3" as the high water mark - is used for animated pathos, feeling the stakes of this movie the diesel-powered finale about as bleak is like a theme park reenactment of the same sequence.

Ultimately, but beats this movie on the merits of his concept more than anything else. Inconsistencies like pop gay make references or procreative habits, the error is not; comparatively speaking, there is nothing wrong with this. It is that it so much wrong everything else in the 'Gnomeo and Juliet', that seems his supposedly important message of tolerance isn't clever or subversive; and it is still the only part of the whole film which really works.

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In defense of Ashton Kutcher

Until I had a map of defending Ashton Kutcher, you passed around my fellow Moviefone writers like a brown paper bag on a hobo Convention. At the end I was down in duty, because I had the least unfavourable opinions about the man.

Apparently the Kerl-hate people-who knew? I was surprised, so I decided to dig a little. Stirred a quick web search for the words "hate Ashton Kutcher" a neat 667,000 results up, including dozens of vulgar expressions lacing blog entries that "hates Facebook page for everyone, only Ashton Kutcher," a poem by Dave Chappelle with a title that is not printable here and--my personal Favorit--an article bears the title "Ashton Kutcher pee outside everywhere like & webbed feet has."

Backlash much?

Come on, folks. Hate people hurting the puppies. Hate the politician of choice. Osama bin hate loading. But Ashton Kutcher? What did he do ever you? In addition to inflicting "Would punk on you", I mean?

Confession: I've always kind of liked Ashton Kutcher. For me it is like the Stoner friend in high school was dumb as a bag of hammers but puppy dog nice to everyone he met. He is sweet, harmless, and occasionally even unterhaltsam-- you know, pretty much living embodiment a smiley face, and about as deep.

And perhaps is why a lot of people like him: he makes it all so easy look. He stumbles from a pile of gold to the next, like you and me-in dog poop step.

I don't know for sure, that many women at least actively hate Ashton, If you do it, I suspect it's because the kind of guy is married to someone, who is to be your first professional role was when her hubby was 3.

But it seems it me the guys hate because it raises the bar for all of us. Face it, men, he makes us look bad. 20 He was a TV star and well on the way to his first million. At 25 he forged a formidable power of Hollywood, when he connected with Demi Moore. In addition, he produced the first of many TV shows and movies. What have you done lately?

Certainly looks like the young who won some sort of cosmic lottery was born with the same name (it is real), those that goofy charm and charisma. With an arsenal like, that is talent not a prerequisite for success. Factor, his first audition was one of him the role of Michael Kelso 'showing that 70 s ' landeten-- it wasn't even a freakin'' callback - and much fuel for the ol ' hate machine.

Okay, so not all hate Ashton Kutcher. His Twitter account was finally that just struck first race to 1 million followers, from CNN, which shows you where our priorities lie. Jan. 19 it had 6,224,364 Twitter henchmen or about double count of Mrs. Kutcher.

And really, who could more intense negative feelings about him port if you knew that his fraternal twin brother was born with such serious cardiac problems that he had to have a heart at the age of 13 transplantation? Have, or that a donor has been found above, a distraught Ashton almost hospital balcony to be brother jumped his healthy heart could?

"Claimed or co-Chairman, that almost as crushingly, his ' no strings attached" Natalie Portman star, and Ashton Kiss "embarrassing", and "it is just weird to kiss someone you to in your personal life would choose to Kiss"?

I'm sure you haters you with that calm down for a while. And I am sure, you'll take comfort in the fact that, in a few years, Ashton so danged are not pretty and looks that due to his fading, he was going to pack in acting and instead start produce more Schlock and dreck and finally you are forced the next Sherwood Schwartz or Aaron spelling, a pop culture magician with a talent for spinning crap in Doubloons. And also I have to agree, no one needs to see.

Then again, some episodes of 'Gilligan's Iceland' were pretty funny.

"No strings attached" interview with Ashton Kutcher

Either way, it's hard to argue when you are the idiot onscreen in laughter 'Dude, where's my car?' or secretly envy the sweet simpleton in Garry of Marshall's 'Valentine's day.' Of course has that role was just Ashton Kutcher is Ashton Kutcher, because this is the same guy he played in all, what he ever done!

This is part of the secret to his success. He is not acting. He is to be yourself. He has a pretty decent little franchise of him starring and producing movies and TV shows, jetting and Demi's kids, raising awareness and drag everything from snacks to cameras with the same affable charm that makes millions who love him to hate him millions and, uh, millions of dollars.

Ashton Kutcher know who he is. He stays out of trouble (the occasional Brittney Jones debacle aside). He knows his boundaries. You never hear him say things like: "why do not I have an Oscar for ' the butterfly effect' win?"

And he does it with no apparent effort or visible talent-that in itself is a talent.

It is just annoying your days spending remains around with dog poop on your shoes.

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