Opening

Friday

X-Men - Mutants are

everywhere and they can kick evil's butt. All of your

favorite X-Men are here: Wolverine, Magneto, Cyclops,

Storm and Professor X. This movie, directed by Bryan

Singer (The Usual Suspects, Apt Pupil) looks really

exciting. Check it out. Rated PG-13.

Now

Playing

Big Momma's House -

Martin Lawrence looks to solidify his box office power

with this comedy about a policeman who goes underocover

to protect a damsel in distress. Rated PG-13.

Boys and Girls - Jason

Biggs (American Pie) and Freddie Prinze Jr. star in this

romantic comedy about ...boys and girls. If someone spent

more than two weeks on the script, it might be worth a

viewing, but there is an awful lot of good stuff out

there. Rated PG-13.

Chicken Run - The

creators of Wallace and Gromitt bring their whimsical

vision of chickens flying the coop to the screen. Mel

Gibson stars as an American rooster that helps the

chickens avoid being made into pie. This looks amazing.

Rated G.

Dinosaur - This is

Disney's summer movie and it looks like a monster. Using

a mixture of CGI and live action footage, Dinosaur tells

the story of a lost dinosaur and his new friends. Rated

PG.

Fantasia 2000 - Only

the Sorcerer's Apprentice returns in this new

animated/orchestral extravaganza from Disney. The kids

might be bored, but leave them at home. Rated G.

Gladiator - Russell

Crowe (The Insider) stars as Maximus, asoldier who is

enslaved and must fight for honor and survival. The bad

guy is named Commodus, get it ? Rated R.

Gone in 60 Seconds -

Nicolas Cage and Angelina Jolie star in this film about

heisting 50 cars in one night to save a man's little

brother. Who knew Grand Theft Auto would be so exciting.

Rated PG-13.

Me, Myself and Irene -

This movie is hysterically funny. The audience laughed

like little girls. And though Jim Carrey is the star, and

he is terrific, this is not, repeat, NOT, for children.

Rated R.

Mission Impossible 2 -

Tom Cruise is back as Ethan Hunt, the best secret agent

since Sean Connery was James Bond. This time Cruise is

directed by genius John Woo, who gave us Face Off and a

ton of great Hong Kong action-thrillers. It was a lot of

fun with amazing action and fight sequences. Rated PG-13.

Scary Movie - The

long-awaited spoof of the recent teen horror flicks

finally hits the screen. Brought to by the Wayans

Brothers, if you liked "I'm Gonna Git You

Sucka" and "Don't Be A Menace", this film

is right up your alley. Rated R.

The Adventures of Rocky and

Bullwinkle - Moose and Squirrel hit the silver

screen with a live action Boris and Natasha and Robert

Deniro as Fearless leader. It could be funny. Rated PG.

The Kid - Bruce Willis

stars in this Disney movie about a middle aged man

meeting himself as a little boy. This movie should be

filled with warmth Rated PG.

The Patriot - Mel

Gibson defends his family and his country in the

Revolutionary War. The Patriot is brought to you by the

makers of another huge 4th of July movie,

called...Independence Day. Rated R.

The Perfect Storm -

Based on Sebastian Junger's true-life tale of two ships

stuck out in the worst storm in history. George Clooney

and Mark Wahlberg star in this action movie from Wolfgang

Petersen. Rated PG-13.

Titan A.E. - Matt

Damon gets animated in this sci-fi action flick that

looks like it can kick Battlefield Earth's butt. Rated

PG.

Also Playing

Final Destination - A

young man convinces his friends not to fly a plane after

he gets a bad feeling about the flight. The flight

crashes and they were supposed to be on it, now Death is

stalking them. Rated R.

High Fidelity - John

Cusack stars as a record store owner who re-examines his

mistakes with women in hopes of getting back together

with his girlfriend. It has a great soundtrack and is

pretty funny. Rated R.

U-571 - An American

submarine crew in WWII finds a German submarine and must

battle to stay alive. Matthew McConaughey and Harvey

Keitel star. Rated PG-13.

Rules of Engagement -

Samuel L. Jackson is a soldier falsely accused of making

a major mistake involving terroristic threats on the

American embassy. It is up to Tommy Lee jones to help

him. Rated R.

Battlefield Earth -

Hailed as the Waterworld of 2000, this movie bombed

bigger and quicker than Mannequin 3000. Rated PG-13.

Boiler Room - A hip

young cast stars as stockbrokers performing illegal

operations. Rated R.

28 Days - Sandra

bullock stars as an alcoholic in this movie about detox.

There are more laughs than expected, so I'm told. Rated

PG-13.

Flintstones in Viva Rock

Vegas - The world didn't really want another

Flintstones movie and I didn't really want to write

anything about it. I guess at $1 a pop, it might be worth

90 minutes in an artically air conditioned environment.

Rated PG.

Erin Brockovich -

Julia Roberts stars in this film based on a true story. I

heard it was pretty good and that Roberts was as pretty

as ever. Rated R.

My Dog Skip - Frankie

Muniz (Malcom in the Middle) stars as a boy who gets a

dog.Hailed by critics as a truly great family film, check

out My Dog Skip for a buck. Rated PG.

The Tigger Movie -

Tigger and all of his friends from the Hundred Acre

Forest are back in this tale about friendship and family.

Rated G.

Where The Heart Is -

Natalie Portman's character has a baby in a Wal-Mart and

the town either loves her or hates her. Ashley Judd also

stars. rated PG-13.

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