Age of Heroes (2011)

A special British commando unit has been ordered on a suicide mission into Nazi held Norway to compromise an early form of radar. Pretty cool and believable war movie. The cast is small so its easier to identify with the characters. Nothing real heavy although some of the interrogation scenes may be tough for delicate constitutions to watch. They make it real easy to cheer for the good guys in this one. If you are tired of comedies and don't want something that will make you cry or drain you to watch, this wouldn't be a bad choice.

Drive Angry (2011)

A man escapes from Hell to avenge his daughter and save his grandchild. This film has the feel of a group of people listing stuff they think would be cool to see in a movie and everyone is agreed when Nick Cage yells 'from hell!'. Lots of action, lots of FX, cool cars and not a lot of character development or sticky mish-mash. If you enjoyed Ghost Rider (2007) chances are good you will enjoy this one as well.

Green Lantern (2011)

An alien crashes to earth and bestows a ring of astonishing power upon a bungling test pilot. This one is likely to satisfy fans and non fans alike. There are no forced laugh lines, no over cooked romance scenes, and some very cool FX. The story and dialogue flow naturally and all players are in good form. Did I mention cool FX? I look forward to the sequel so we can meet more of the corps and which I predict will be the downfall of Sinestro, given they set it up. Hard to go wrong with this one- good action and cool FX- a flick the whole family can enjoy. Recommended.

Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)

Po the dragon warrior learns the secret of his origins. As funny as the first with a couple laugh out loud moments (the street dragon scene is hilarious!). No way you miss with this one. Be prepared for a 3rd (oh geez) as the sequel for Rise of the Panda is built in. Stellar voice cast. Highly Recommended.

Your Highness (2011)

Fighting for the girl of his dreams a prince must depend on his bungling stoner brother to help him rescue her from a evil wizard. Not the side splitter the trailers made it look to be (yeah big shock I know) but no where near as bad as it could be. I'm thinking this movie was formulated during a weekend D&D session as much of the comedy seems to revolve around genitalia or the lack thereof. Action is fairly good but well within Hollyweird canned formula. Enjoy it for what it is, would make a good rental for a stoner comedy double header.

Thor (2011)

The god of thunder is stripped of his powers and banished to Midgard for crimes against the kingdom of Asgard. For those of you who know nothing about Thor this movie will be better than fair despite some painfully cheesy and forced laugh lines (how many times you going to hit him with a car?). For those of us who know Thor this is another come up short for Hollyweird. While its not a complete disaster, they take a lot of liberties with a guy who is supposedly the fiercest warrior in a realm of warriors. If you can get past that, the Dawsons Creek dialogue, and the predictability, you are left with some cool FX, action and a surprisingly cool portrayal of Loki. Oh and the built in plug to the Avengers movie. Marvel movies are starting to look, unfortunately, more and more like their comics.. speaking for myself I am tired of plug-n-play and would welcome something that requires a little chewing. Artwork is nice, but you need story for an encore.

Priest (2011)

The war between man and vampire has ended.. or has it? One Priest will defy the Church when a loved one is taken in a raid. This is basically a rehash of Judge Dredd (1995) with vampires and 3D gimmicks, some story tweaking aside, but not near as cheesy. Action is very good throughout as are the FX. It does have a built in sequel that promises to be much more violent and bloody than this one. The story is set in a 'old west' style theme with 'modern' civilization being confined in huge walled cities. This should appeal to adrenaline junkies, vampire slayer buffs, and those who like movie watching on the lighter side. Thankfully there is no 'comic relief' redshirt.