PROMISING

Looks highlarious. And I love Kristen Wiig -- she's one of the funniest people on the planet. And I also love that this is a hard-R. It also seems that Val Kilmer is really, really in on the joke. Looks like a fun time...

FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER...

I could care less about the new M. Night Shymalamadindong movie. The Last Fartbender, er, Airbender looks like a complete 180 from all that has come from M. Night in the past, and while it's not a bad thing that he wants to try something new, I just wish it wasn't a Nickelodeon property that looks like an f'ing video-game. Where the hell is Unbreakable 2...?

MOVIES FOR THE WEEKEND

I've got my tix for Iron Man 2 tomorrow at 11am -- very excited. Looks like a stylish blast of explosions and beat-downs. I'll probably thrown on the first film tonight for a little re-fresher.

I've got the Blu Ray of Francis Ford Coppola's latest film, Tetro, from Netflix. I have heard some good/interesting things about it.

I got a chance to see The Losers and it was exactly what I expected -- stylish, idiotic action with some witty one-liners (the script was co-written by Peter Berg) and some phenomenal, primary-color-saturated cinematography. Also, Jason Patric was f'ing hysterical as the bad-guy -- he looked like he was having way too much fun on that set. It's a shame that there won't be a sequel considering the terrible box-office receipts it brought in because the film sets itself up nicely for a follow-up.

Last weekend I finally watched Sherlock Holmes and I was pleased with it. It didn't reinvent the wheel but the chemistry between Downey and Law was crisp and snappy and Guy Ritchie's handling of the action sequences was predictably stylish and energetic. I'm also a huge fan of Mark Strong, who played the baddie in Sherlock, as well as the baddie in Kick-Ass and the upcoming Robin Hood and Green Lantern.

JUST ORDERED THIS

This Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans one-sheet is gonna look slick on the wall in the man-cave of the house my wife and I are in the process of purchasing.

REALLY?

MOVIES FOR THE WEEKEND

No trips to the theater are planned for this weekend. I'm not really a horror movie guy so I don't have much interest in the new remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street.

I caught Kick-Ass this week and had a blast with it. I still really want to see The Losers -- I'll check it out next week after work one night.

It feels like forever since I last wrote any formal movie reviews so I'd like to comment on the few titles I've seen so far this year. Hopefully soon.

Next weeks brings Iron Man 2 -- very much looking forward.

Nothing from Netflix this weekend as I just sent a disc back -- The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus. As always with a film from Terry Giliam, it was a visual delight.

Maybe I'll get Sherlock Holmes on demand this weekend...

HOPE IT'S FUN