Mini Reviews
From Staff
Thursday, August 21, 2008

For an online guide, go to augustachronicle.com/movies:

NEW THIS WEEK

BOTTLE SHOCK (PG-13): A comedy about the Franco-American wine war that put Napa on the vino map. Augusta Exchange

DEATH RACE (R): Prisoners are forced to participate in a high-stakes automobile rally where survival determines the victor. Evans, Aiken, Augusta Exchange

THE HOUSE BUNNY (PG-13): A displaced Playboy Bunny utilizes her unique skill set in an underdog sorority house. Evans, Aiken, Augusta Exchange

THE LONGSHOTS (PG): A young girl, coached by her uncle, becomes the unlikely star of a Pop Warner football team. Evans, Aiken, Augusta Exchange

THE ROCKER (PG-13): Twenty years after hanging up his sticks, an almost-famous drummer gets another chance at rock redemption. Evans, Augusta Exchange

ONGOING

BRIDESHEAD REVISITED (PG-13): A new adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's tale of forbidden English love. Augusta Exchange

THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: PRINCE CASPIAN (PG): The Pevensie siblings return to Narnia and find it has changed for the worse under an evil king. Masters

THE DARK KNIGHT ( ***1/2 , PG-13): Heath Ledger plays up the psychotic facets of the Joker in this continuation of the Batman saga. Augusta Exchange, Evans, Aiken

YOU DON'T MESS WITH THE ZOHAN (PG-13 ): Adam Sandler stars as a Mossad agent who fakes his death to re-emerge as a hairstylist. Masters

HANCOCK (PG-13): Will Smith stars as a troubled superhero in L.A. Augusta Exchange, ends today at Evans

THE INCREDIBLE HULK (PG-13): Edward Norton takes on the role of Bruce Banner. Masters

IRON MAN (PG-13): Robert Downey Jr. fights evil as an industrialist who builds an armored suit. Masters

JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH (PG): The Jules Verne classic gets a 3-D makeover. Augusta Exchange, Evans

KUNG FU PANDA (PG): Jack Black voices a lazy bear who is called on to become a martial arts master. Begins Friday at Masters

MAMMA MIA! ( ***, PG-13): Broadway hit based on the ABBA songbook. Augusta Exchange, Evans, ends today at Aiken

MIRRORS (R): A family is terrorized by evil forces entering their home through mirrors. Augusta Exchange, Evans, Aiken

THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR (PG-13): Brendan Fraser returns for the third installment of the adventure franchise. Augusta Exchange, Evans, Aiken

PINEAPPLE EXPRESS (R): Stoner comedy about two potheads on the run from police. Seth Rogen and James Franco star. Augusta Exchange, Evans, ends today at Aiken

SEX AND THE CITY (R): Miranda, Carrie, Samantha and Charlotte head to the big screen four years after bowing out on HBO. Masters

THE SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS 2 (PG-13): The four young women from the original go their separate ways for college. Augusta Exchange, Evans, ends today at Aiken

SPACE CHIMPS ( ***, G): Andy Samburg voices the grandson of the first ape astronaut. Augusta Exchange

STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS (PG): Animated adventure set during the second and third Star Wars episodes. Augusta Exchange, Evans, Aiken

STEP BROTHERS (R): Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly become competitive. Augusta Exchange, Evans, ends today at Aiken

SWING VOTE (PG-13): The presidential election comes down to one man's ballot. Evans, ends today at Augusta Exchange

TROPIC THUNDER (R): Hollywood actors making a Vietnam epic unexpectedly encounter a vicious drug cartel. Augusta Exchange, Evans, Aiken

VICKIE CHRISTINA BARCELONA (PG-13): Woody Allen relocates to Spain in this romantic comedy. Augusta Exchange

WANTED (R): Angelina Jolie recruits slacker James McAvoy to become an assassin. Augusta Exchange

ENDS TODAY

HENRY POOLE IS HERE (PG): A cynical loner (Luke Wilson) finds his life changed by a perceived miracle in his backyard. Augusta Exchange

THE STRANGERS (R): Three baddies terrorize a couple in a vacation home. Masters

WALL-E (G): A robot discovers his calling in this Pixar film. Evans, Augusta Exchange

WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS (PG-13): Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher realize they tied the knot after a wild night in Sin City. Masters

From the Thursday, August 21, 2008 edition of the Augusta Chronicle
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