Sex and the City 2: This was a super-fun girly movie! Not as depressing as much of the first one was... just the girls back together and back to their old selves from the show. Hilarious music number at a wedding. Hilarious Samantha back to her raunchy self. And loads of cool clothes to covet. (Worth a full price ticket.)
Prince of Persia: I could have lived without paying Arclight prices for this. (Shouldn't I have been able to see it for free.. hello!) It was shorter than SATC2, yet felt longer.. mostly because it had two "almost endings" (where you think it's going to end, then keeps going), which was annoying. It wasn't bad, just wasn't super-awesome. I'd compare it to Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, which was no Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. (Wait for cable.)
The A-Team: The SMBC was a bit split on this. Everyone liked it, but those that did not watch the TV show in the '80s liked it more than those of us that loved the TV show in the '80s. It was action-packed and funny too, but about an hour after I got home, I realized why I didn't love it as much as I could have: On the show, each mission was to help some underdog-type who'd hired them. In the movie, they were still on a government mission (it's a bit of a prequel to the outlaws on the TV series), so there was no Robin Hood-esque stealing from the rich/screwing "the man" to give to the poor element that was the essence of the TV series. Also, sorry, but Liam Neeson is no George Peppard. He just didn't have the coy humor that the late, great Peppard brought to Col. Hannibal Smith. Bradley Cooper, on the other hand, was awesome as Face... he's the only actor I may have liked better than the original. (Worth a matinee-priced ticket)
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