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    unclevanya: Harry Potter still hasn't opened in most IMAX theaters, hence the drag this weekend and the almost-but-not-quite-record-breaking opening. Once Transfo... more »
    Urbania: Is this really the last week of Richard's recaps? Because I'm not sure what I'm going to do without them. They're the only sanity I can think of in ... more »
    Imogen Quest: Joseph Gordon-Levitt is like having a delicious chocolate-chip sundae talk to you He is so pretty. Which makes me feel like an old perv, because I rem... more »
    smithhimself: Smithhimself enjoys his guinea pigs grilled or deep fried. If G-Force has a second strong weekend, he's organizing a "cuye" party at his local Peruv... more »
    TubOfTaft: I'm eagerly anticipating next summer when a movie staring a guinea pig hooker kills people with magic. All in Disney Digital 3-D of course. more »
    Smitros: Remember, kids, real guinea pigs don't fly, and they're social animals who like to live with at least a few of their own kind. more »
    FaceMelter: Considering the trailer practically told you that Orphan was about a psycho dwarf, I don't think it's a spoiler. The trailer went out of its way to l... more »
    Rhymenocerous: Though I will most definitely not see The Awful Truth, I feel the need to defend Gerard Butler. There is nothing poor about a Scottish accent, and the... more »
    Spirit Fingers: This, my friends is G-Force. I have no idea what the whole hamster thing is. The only part that makes sense here is the whole poop thing, because in m... more »
    Private Hangnail: Maybe because I live with a pet I don't understand the appeal of CGI animal films. For example, the charm of a sass talking gerbil is somewhat reduced... more »
    Wendy_Kroy: I thought Zack Galifiniakis was the Zac Efron for Brooklynite bears. more »
    straightbuggin: Also, if anyone went to Clearview Chelsea for the midnight HP showing, PLEASE TELL ME YOU HEARD THE GUY AT THE CLIMAX OF THE MOVIE HOP UP AND GO "THIS... more »
    Colonel Mustard: This does present an interesting conundrum. Which is more sinful to the fundies? Wizards, or believing in the Ice Age? more »
    Aidan_: I think a better question Natasha is "Who are the poor, benighted parents who had to take their hellspawn to see both Harry Potter and Ice Age?" more »
    pmarble: I don't think HP is really appropriate for really little kids, which could explain the numbers. more »
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    Dumbledore's Corpse Eaten by Guinea Pigs, Potter Enslaved and Forced to Run On Giant Wheel

    Monday morning means box office. And a hot Monday morning means summer box office. Which means big, depressing numbers for big, depressing movies. Like G-Force, a Jerry Bruckheimer-produced sorta-animated movie about guinea pigs. Yes, guinea pigs. More »
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    How Many Mean Parents Made Their Kids Go See Ice Age This Weekend?

    Sure, sure, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince raked in a gazillion dollars this weekend. But who are these people who went to Ice Age? Our guess: creationist parents who wanted their kids to watch a nature documentary. More »
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    Brüno's Package Disappointingly Small

    If a gay Austrian falls in the middle of his opening weekend, and lots of people are around to see it, does it mean America hates gay people? Probably yes. More »
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    Unfrozen Dinosaurs and Manic, Raging Robots Broker Tentative Peace Accord

    We have a tie! For now. The actuals will come out soon and one film will beat the other. But now! Ambivalence or equality or peace or something. How perfect, as we stand in the smoky ashes of Freedom's birthday. More »
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    Angry Robots Push a Weeping Cameron Diaz Way Out of the Way

    Pretty much everything was robots this weekend. Lots and lots of people wanted to see the robots. But other people wanted to see snarky people fall in love in Alaska. Others still wanted drunks in Las Vegas. But mostly, robots. More »
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    Nobody Puts Sandra Bullock In a Corner

    Sandy Bullock is back in the game, folks! At a lean, mean 45 the actress has pulled off a huge opening. Some credit should go, we suppose, to costars Ryan Reynolds and Betty White. But mostly, yeah, this is Sandy's. More »
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    No Amount of John Travolta-Brand Gatorade Can Cure This Hangover

    The movie about drunks and their drunken ways keeps hitting the big time. As does the movie about white people in the jungle. Meanwhile, Eddie Murphy and John Travolta have both seen better days. More »
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    Surly Old Man Nearly Defeated by Three Drunks In Epic Battle Royale

    Up barely floated past the boffo success story of the summer, The Hangover, while some other films struggled for traction in a loud, crowded summertime cinemascape. More »
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    Come With Ben Stiller If You Want to Live