Movie Reviews

Today, we here at George McFly's Left Hook are adding an exciting new twist to one of our most popular features: you the readers get to decide what the next "George's Movie Review of the Week" will be! I will present here three (3) soon-to-be released films and then let your vote in the "Comments" section decide which film gets a review. To the first movie:

Live Free or Die Hard

Opens 06/27/07

"On July 4th the choice will be clear: Live Free - or Die Hard". This line from the trailer confused me. Upon further review, I am concluding that key plot developments are portrayed as occurring on July 4th, but the film actually opens in late June. Or maybe you have to watch it, think it over for a week, and then the plot becomes clear afterward, around July 4th. "Oh, now I see where they were going with that! He had to live free... or die hard." Opening date confusion aside, the following sequence of events from the movie's trailer has convinced me to buy a ticket:

1: McClane jumps out of speeding police cruiser. Empty cruiser crashes and hurtles through the air, striking a helicopter and exploding.

2: Young man to McClane: "You just killed a helicopter with a car!"

3: McClane: "I was out of bullets"

So as you can see, this movie is not for the faint of heart. Never before has a helicopter been killed on film, and some may object to such graphic car-on-helicopter violence. This movie will surely be met with strong protests from the helicopter rights activists. On to the next movie.

Transformers

Opens 07/03/07

I predict that Transformers will be the biggest hit of 2007. On the surface, it promises to be everything that a big blockbuster hit needs to be: big budget, slick special effects, famous producer, and a fourth of July-ish release date. This is not just another summer blockbuster however; deeper down it could be something more. Transformers has the potential to use the artistic venue of the cinema to reach into the very soul of viewers in a unique way, appealing to a basic, and very real thing that is found in every human person - an element of ourselves sometimes forgotten, but never lost: the desire to see cars and trucks that turn themselves into robots, and then back to cars and trucks again. Everyone loves robots, and the world right now needs this film. It can't be released soon enough, as far as I'm concerned.

Next movie...

Sicko

Opens 06/29/07

Everyone loves robots, but how about Michael Moore? This time he's going to lend his insight to to the world of healthcare. I can't wait to find out what, exactly, is wrong with healthcare in America and what we need to do about it. I know personally that I had to go to the dentist for some fillings, and they are actually going to bill some of it back it to me even though I've got insurance. Not fair. I mean, I know I agreed to a co-pay arrangement, but still, that just doesn't seem cool. Its bad enough I've got a cavity, and now you're saying I've got to spend my own money? And then the other day I was thinking about it while waiting in line at the Post Office (I had about 15 minutes, it being a weekday morning in May and all - fever pitch time for the USPS I'm sure), and it occured to me how much different things would be if those guys were handling my health care instead of these incompetent clowns at the insurance company. Looks like Mike can really do some good for the world with this movie.

So there you have it. It is now up to you to select the next "George's Movie Review of the Week". You decide.