Allow me to preface my title with the following: I did enjoy "Avatar".  The first time I saw it.  It's not a movie I want to revisit again either in theaters or on DVD.  So I was just floored with dismay with what I just read about the re-release:  It has a whole 9 minutes of extra content.  9 minutes. The only reason I see this re-release as being even remotely useful is if you failed to see this the first time in the theaters.  It was a visually exciting experience, no doubt. HOWEVER, I would not pay another $15-$20 for a ticket to see an extra 9 minutes of a relatively okay film.  (I equate this similarly to my friends who recently paid actual cash money to see "The Room" in theater.  I don't care how fun the experience, that movie is a travesty against film and my eyeballs.)

I do not begrudge anyone who loved "Avatar" and would love to see it again and would love to see the 9 minutes of new footage. Gods know I would pay obscene amounts of money to see a re-release of Joss Whedon's "Serenity" with 9 minutes of extra footage.  But this re-release of "Avatar" proves to me how stupid the studios think the moviegoing audience is, and conversely, how stupid the moviegoing audience actually is.  

So I beseech you, Citizens of the Internet, put your money to good use this weekend and go see "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World" for the 1st or 3rd time.  Only by proving the worth of nerd film can we keep subpar movies from making billions of dollars. Support great filmmakers like Edgar Wright, Kevin Smith, and other creators who are making film and TV that isn't the same trite crap Hollywood keeps shoving into our ever-widening maws. We can't depend on the rest of the country to help. Need I point out the terribleness that is "Vampires Suck" made $12 million last weekend? Yeah, I didn't think so.

I do not consider myself a Darren Aronofsky afficinonado. I loved the subtle subversiveness of Pi, but couldn't get into the confusing time shifts of The Fountain. I do, however, know dance, and I'm very excited to see a movie really explore the dark side of the life of a professional ballet dancer.  Knowing this is an Aronofsky film, I was not surprised to see a fantastical element to the story, but I really like that was not the focus of the trailer, and only hinted at. I am not a huge Natalie Portman fan, but she looks beautiful and deliciously angsty here, and Mila Kunis is spot on for the new bad girl on the block. I suspect that this will be an enjoyable film for all, not just dance fans or Aronofsky nuts. Check out the trailer here.

I'm not sure if this movie looks amazing, or completely terrible.  It's definitely fallen prey to what I hate most about trailers, which is giving away WAY too much of the plot in the space of two minutes. I don't dislike Cameron Diaz, but she's basically playing the same two dimensional, spazzy character she always does. As for Mr. Mission Impossible? Well, Tom Cruise is Tom Cruise Crazy.  Just be glad it's him not you.  A couple lines did actually amuse me, but the bit at the end of the trailer just makes me cringe. I wonder if this movie had other actors, I wouldn't be quite so critical or assured of its terribleness. Replace Tom and Cameron with Nathan Fillion and Christina Hendricks, and it would probably be my favorite movie of all time.  Just proof that a movie can be made or broken by the casting.

 This is the movie I have been waiting for, and I'm really liking how excited everyone else seems to be as well. I've read the first two volumes of the comic, and I'm having trouble deciding if I'm glad I'm familiar with the source material, or if I wish I could go into this movie on a blank slate.  Since I can't erase my brain memories (yet), I'll just have to be content with comparing Michael Cera to the little round-headed drawn Scott Pilgrim. Oh, have a mentioned I'm excited about this? No?

OH MY GOD I AM SO FRAKKING EXCITED TO SEE THIS MOVIE!!!!!!!!!

There are truly no words to describe the utter absurdity of this trailer.  I can already see a double feature crap fest with this 'film' and the epic failure "The Room". If I had any idea of what the hell was going on in this trailer, I might be willing to attempt to explain what the movie is about.  I've watched porn with more cinematic expertise AND an intelligible trailer.  To fully appreciate, please watch the train wreck for yourself.