“I am Iron Man” the words that lead us into the next installment of the Iron Man movies. Tony Stark played by Robert Downey Jr fulfills the role as if it were meant to be played by him. The movie by Director Jon Favreau, who also directed Iron Man (2008) and plays the role of Hogan. Gwenyth Paltrow returns in her role as Pepper Potts. There are several more Marvelous characters who are brought into the mix with the sequel, including Whiplash/Ivan Vanko (Mickey Rourke). Rourke brings a raw quality to the role as he continues with his rise back to stardom. Also joining the cast is Scarlett Johansson as Natalie Rushman/Black Widow, who I must say has a KICK-@&% action sequence. I could go on and on about the additional actors…Hammer is there and War Machine….but really isn’t it time to listen to the show and then GO see the movie, like you haven’t already. And stay for after the trailer…glimpses of movies to come.

Don’t forget to enter the giveaway “Jeanne and Mike’s Movie Bits”.

This week we review the much anticipated James Cameron film… Aliens…I mean Terminator…no no that’s not right..it was Titanic. Actually, hard to believe, but Titanic was the last Big movie directed by Cameron.  Do I have your attention now?  I meant Avatar of course!!!  Written and directed by James Cameron, with a MONSTER budget of sources say anywhere from 280 million, plus marketing (Los Angles Times) to almost 500 million (The New York Times), but we will not know the real figures for months.  Regardless to say this is one of the highest costing films of our time.  With the director putting in some major capital to develop the technology that would make his dream of Avatar into a reality.  And 161 minute timestamp, they really wanted to get their monies worth.

The movie follows our paraplegic Marine into the world of Pandora.  Where the locals are 10 feet tall and BLUE called the Na’vi.  This environment is hostile to humans but rich in unobtanium (Mike prefers to call it Plot-tonium since it moves the plot along), yeah I know, hard to believe they named it that.  The goal is to get to this rock which is worth Billions and the way there is BY FORCE or Peaceful relocation.  This is where our Marine, Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) comes in, with the help of Dr. Grace Augustine (Sigourney Weaver) and Norm Spellmen (Joel Moore) they intergrate their minds with the human/Na’vi hybrid avatars.  This is a story on so many levels, listen as we tell our thoughts and take you to into the vivid imagination of James Cameron.

In a world where you let your robotic counterpart take all the risks, there is almost no disease, no fatal car accidents, and everyone can be who they want…until something goes wrong

We would like to take this opportunity to go back in time, no not a sci-fi movie with lots of cool special effects, but a look at the past in the 2008 movie “The Express”.  This is a drama about the very real life and struggles of Ernie Davis, the first African-American to be awarded the Heisman Trophy.  The movie takes a strong look at racism and the road we have traveled and continue to travel.  It truly brings to light a very dark time in our American History.  Please join Mike and Jeanne as we give you our thoughts.

Special review of “District 9″ with an interesting tie-in….listen for more details.  And a special guest caller.

And if that wasn’t enough of a reason to listen, it’s finally giveway time for Jeanne and Mike’s movie bits, if you have no idea what that is listen now.

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We join our “chosen one” in the sixth installment of the J.K Rowling series  Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.  The movie picks up with no time passing since the last film ending, and is much anticipated due to the “someone isn’t going to make it” sub-plot.  And you may have sat there wondering (well maybe just us) but when did Harry, Hermione and Ron grow up?  There is intrigue of course, and many chuckles along the way,  with relationships developed and trusts tested.  This movie has a little bit for everyone who is a fan of the series. So who will it be?  You’ll just have to listen and then head to your local theater, cause we aren’t spilling the beans.

…Their war to exterminate mankind had raged for decades, but the final battle would not be fought in the future. It would be fought here, in our present. Tonight…

October 26th, 1984….thats when I first read those words on the opening screen of a new movie at the local AMC theater.  In the course of one week, I went to see it no fewer than 6 times, quite a feat for a college student.  The movie was in mono, the soundtrack was an over repetative synthisized mash of shrill tones and a driving beat.  The special effects ranged from passable to outragously amazing.  The movie was Terminator, and few movies since have had such a profound impact on how I view the cinematic experiance.  A while later we were given Terminator 2 Judgement Day, which became the sequal on which all others are judged.   A few year ago Terminator 3 Rise of the machines showed the world that the franchise is not without fault, and while not a complete disaster, it did not capture the magic of the previous movies.  Now we have Terminator Salvation, moving away from present day, and giving us an entire movie from the point of view of those who have survived judgement day…and the question is, can the spark rekindle the franchise?  This weeks movie review will answer that question, its time to see if this is a rebirth of greatness, or another nail in the coffin of a franchise.

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Of course we also have the Movie Bits givaway contest, and if you don’t win…you can still be styling in your very own Lets Watch Movies T-shirt, just like John.

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Star Trek is one of the most successful failures in television history. Today, over 30 years since its original television series, Star Trek is playing somewhere in the world, every hour of every day. With multiple spin off shows, and two decades worth of feature movies, its no surprise that another movie has been made, this movie marks a dramatic departure from all previous movies. Gone are the familiar cast, the so familiar look, and much of the baggage that came with it. This new Trek movie is a complete reboot for the franchise.

Staring Chris Pine as Catian Kirk, and Zachary Quinto and Mr Spock, this is a 2+ hour romp through an entire new universe for fans of the show.  Rated PG-13, the movie has a much more edgy style than previously seen, and director J.J. Abrams has given us a lot to talk about.  Listen as Mike and Jeanne review this latest venture into the United Federation of Planets, and the adventures within.