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  • Bill Murray Speaks About Ghostbusters 3

    ghostbusters.jpgHere's another spoiler warning, so stop if you don't want to hear the worst kept secret about Ghostbusters 3.

    If you are like me, the idea of a Ghostbusters 3 brings great hope and great worry.  The original Ghostbusterswas one of the best comedies ever made.  It was one of the first movies I saw...

  • Letterman and Leno in the same commercial?!?!?!

    davidletterman.jpgOMG!!!!!!!!  If you stepped out to go to the bathroom or grab some chicken wings during the Super Bowl, you may have missed the most dumbfounding TV moment I have witnessed in YEARS.

    Yes, Jay Leno and Oprah Winfrey both showed up with David Letterman in a promo spot for Late Night with David...

  • Dear John Defeats Avatar at the Box Office

    dearjohnposter.jpgI didn't think it was possible last week, but Channing Tatum and his Abs of Steel proved to be too much for Avatar at the box office this weekend with Dear John ringing up ticket sales to the tune of $32.4 Million.

    After 7 weeks on top, Avatarfalls to number 2 with $23.6 Million (bringing its...

  • Charlie Sheen's Car Stolen, Driven Off Cliff

    charlie sheen.jpgTwo and a Half Men star Charlie Sheen learned a very valuable lesson today.  Apparently, he lives in a gated community out in California, so he felt it was safe to leave his SUV in the garage, with the door open, and the keys in the ignition.  It was stolen, and you can see the results here

    I...

  • From Paris With Love

    frompariswithlovelionsgate.jpg From Paris With Love is a movie that shows you better have good writing if you want to be a traditional action thriller. Otherwise, just blow stuff up with a vengeance and let people enjoy the ride.

    Jonathan Rhys Meyers stars as Reece - the personal aide to the U.S. Ambassador to France. As you...

Willie's Latest Reviews

  • From Paris With Love

    From Paris With Love

    1 ½ Waffles (Out of 4) - From Paris With Love is a movie that shows you better have good writing if you want to be a traditional action thriller. Otherwise, just blow stuff up with a vengeance and let people enjoy the ride. more

  • Dear John

    Dear John

    ½ Waffle (Out of 4) - Dear John is a movie that shows you how shallow people have become in 2010. This isn't a movie about a man and woman falling in passionate, life-changing, mesmerizing and everlasting love. It's a movie about a great set of abs falling in lust with a great pair of ... legs. more

  • When in Rome

    When in Rome

    1 ½ Waffles (Out of 4) - Stop me if you have heard this one before (and, you have). Kristen Bell stars as Beth - a hot young blonde in New York City who works so hard, she doesn't take time for love. Suddenly, while preparing for the most important art show she will ever put on for her employer,... more

  • Edge of Darkness

    Edge of Darkness

    2 ½ Waffles (Out of 4) - Forget about Dirty Harry or Chuck Norris being your go-to tough guys when the audience wants to see some slime ball agents of evil get blown away with a vengeance. Mel "The Australian Madman" Gibson is ready to kick some booty. Do you feel lucky, mate? Do ya? more

  • Extraordinary Measures

    Extraordinary Measures

    2 ½ Waffles (Out of 4) - If you see the ads for Extraordinary Measures, you quickly realize the marketing team isn't sure what they have and they don't trust the product they must sell. Sometimes, I see ads that make Extraordinary Measures seem like a potboiler of a thriller where two guys go... more

  • Tooth Fairy

    Tooth Fairy

    0 Waffles (Out of 4) - I am a big fan of Dwayne "I Will Always Call You The Rock" Johnson, so I hope he was paid well for this one. In fact, I hope he went into the negotiations with a list. more

  • The Lovely Bones

    The Lovely Bones

    2 Waffles (Out of 4) - Set in 1973, Saoirse Ronan stars as Susie Salmon - a young high school girl who has a great life ahead of her. She is experiencing her first crush. She has a loving family. She's passionate about photography and shows some real potential. And, Susie is about to be brutally... more

  • The Book of Eli

    The Book of Eli

    2 ½ Waffles (Out of 4) - He has won Oscars, starred on Broadway and still ranks as one of the coolest men on the planet. What is left for him to accomplish? Denzel wants to kick some boo-tay! more

  • Youth in Revolt

    Youth in Revolt

    4 Waffles (Out of 4) - Michael Cera stars as Nick Twisp - an aspiring teen novelist in Oakland who lives with his mother, Estelle (Jean Smart), and whatever loser guy she might be dating at the time. Right now, that loser guy is Jerry (Zach Galifianakis) and he has found himself in the middle of... more

  • Daybreakers

    Daybreakers

    1 ½ Waffles (Out of 4) - Set in 2019, Ethan Hawke stars as Edward Dalton - a humanitarian vampire scientist trying to invent an alternative to human blood (he's part MacGyver, part Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman, and part Robert Pattinson, but he keeps his shirt on). See, some sort of virus infected... more

  • Leap Year

    Leap Year

    1 ½ Waffles (Out of 4) - Yes, January is the time for movies with ridiculous premises that make you believe every studio exec in Hollywood is engaging in Amy Winehouse levels of drug use. Leap Year doesn't disappoint. It's a movie that makes you think you stepped back into 1950, which makes me... more

  • A Single Man

    A Single Man

    Set in 1962, Colin Firth stars as George - a college professor suffering from the tragic loss of his beloved partner, Jim (Matthew Goode). Finally at his wit's end and full of pain that won't go away, George has decided to end it all, but life keeps getting in the way. more

  • It's Complicated

    It's Complicated

    Meryl Streep stars as Jane - a restaurateur who doesn't spend a great deal of time in the restaurant because her love life is starting to explode (I guess flirting with Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin is more interesting than rolling out some croissants). She got divorced from Jake (Alec Baldwin)... more

  • Sherlock Holmes

    Sherlock Holmes

    If you are a fan of Basil Rathbone as a stuffier, cooler, calmer Sherlock Holmes, Robert Downey, Jr. might not exactly be your cup of tea. He is more of a Dr. House-like Sherlock Homes, which works just fine for me (and anyone who has no idea who Basil Rathbone is). more

  • Nine

    Nine

    Nine is a movie with oodles of flash, loads of style, and a Penelope Cruz song and dance number that will leave every man in the audience needing a very cold, cold shower. more