I just saw Turistas  and was expecting a b-flick of sorts, but what I got was much more. Not that it wasn't lacking the Hollywood glamour of some of today's movies, but it was a lot better than I expected. If you like dark movies, then this one's right up your alley. I liken it to The Hills Have Eyes  and Hostel ; more so the latter. If you liked either, then you should definitely check this one out. Of course, if you're debating an international trip, you might want to stay away from Hostel and Turistas.

If you liked Turistas, I'd recommend The Hills Have Eyes and Hostel.

Bourne Ultimatum  was a good finale to the Bourne series (Identity , Surpremacy ). This one definitely kept up with the fast-paced nature of the previous two and perhaps even stepped it up a notch. I will say Live Free or Die Hard  still topped it as far as action is concerned, tho. Of course, some of this was perhaps more believable than Die Hard. There were a few parts of the movie I felt like weren't detailed enough. There seemed to be a moment between Jason and Nicky where Nicky knew something, but was holding back. I wanted to know what that was about. I was almost expecting her to bring up some relationship the two had. Then again, I imagine that would've come up in the previous movie if there was one. The only complaint I had about this one was the camera work. Just like Transformers , the camera work in Bourne Ultimatum was very shaky. This was very hard to follow some of the close-quarters action sequences. I hope Hollywood gets over this style soon. I'm not holding my breath, tho.

I definitely enjoyed Transformers . I'm guessing a lot of the negativity about the movie probably comes from people expecting a lot out of it. Perhaps this is why I wasn't disappointed; I didn't expect much at all. I was annoyed at some of the pot shots they took at the government; I just thought it was fairly tasteless. There was a lot of product placement, but I wasn't worried much about that. I did leave the theater wanting a Chevy, tho. Talk about product placement, that was a very smart move for Chevy. To bring it back to the movie, I might add that the camera work was a bit too shaky for me. This is pretty much the same as in The Shield , which I find annoying. This has been getting more and more popular for some reason, but I have no idea why. Actioin movies are not the right place to do this type of camera work. I'm assuming they want you to feel like you're more involved, but it's just hard to follow what's going on. I also didn't like how overly complicated the transformers looked and the transformations were.

Watching Goodfellas  was like watching a rerun... err, pre-run of Sopranos . I was surprised at how many people were in both. I have to admit that I don't see why this one was hyped up so much. Don't get me wrong, it was a good movie, but I've seen better. Perhaps it was more about when it came out. It was nice to see what others have been talking about, tho. Seeing it also made TechFellas, an IT spoof of Goodfellas, make a lot more sense... go figure. If you haven't seen it, check out TechFellas.

Perhaps I should've known what was coming, but I didn't realize Becoming Jane  was based on a true story until the last scene. Then again, it was an interesting surprise... which makes me think I shouldn't have ruined it for you. Oh well. Chances are, anyone considering watching this one will already know a bit about the basis of the movie.

I have to admit I'm not big on these types of movies. This one isn't going to make anyone a convert, that's for sure. The movie is very slow, yet the main couple seems to move very fast. Not sure what was up with that. The best part about this movie was, dare I say it, the end. No, no; I'm not saying it was that bad of a movie. I'm merely saying that the one part that I really enjoyed was the moment at which [spoiler level="medium"] the two lovers reunited and [spoiler level="medium-high"] Tom mentioned his daughter's name.[/spoiler][/spoiler] I thought that was very touching.

While I could swear that half the movie has been done before, I'd still recommend this one to anyone who likes these period pieces. I wouldn't run out to get this one, but I would ask a friend to borrow it or grab it if you're in the mood.

1408  was an interesting movie. The ending wasn't quite what I expected, tho. I'm not quite sure what to make of it, but I guess that's a good thing. If you're into horror/thriller movies, you should definitely give this one a chance. It's not your everyday horror, tho; I'd say it's more of a thriller than anything. Either way, it was good.

I almost didn't watch Deja Vu  because I thought I'd already seen it. Is it just me or are Denzel Washington's  movies starting to run together? You're pretty hard-pressed to find two that don't have similar concepts. Anyway, I'm glad I watched the movie because it was quite interesting. The concept was that the government is funding a project that allows them to see what happened four days ago, if I remember correctly. I don't want to dig into it any more than that, tho, because it might give away some hints I feel like are nice surprises. Let me just say that there's a bit of a scifi twist in this one that I didn't expect. If you've avoided this one because of Denzel's past movies, but typically like scifi, I'd say give this one a chance.

I didn't expect much when I went to go see Sunshine ; the trailer didn't say a whole lot. The scifi nature of it is honestly what made me go see it. I was somewhat surprised to see four people I recognize from other movies. Granted, none are huge names, but they have all been in big movies. Despite all that, the movie was still somewhat slow. I kind of expected that for some reason, tho. I kind of got an Event Horizon  meets Hellraiser  feeling from the movie. You probably won't get that until the latter part of the movie, tho. Honestly, neither perception truly fits this one; but I have a feeling that if you liked them, you'll probably like this one. I felt like it was so-so; but I felt the same about those other movies.

Speaking of Hellraiser, looks like there's going to be a remake . As a huge Clive Barker  fan, I'm definitely signing up for this. I just hope it's overly successful and that he follows that up with a Nightbreed  remake. Nightbreed was based on the short story Cabal, which is my all-time favorite book.

If you liked Sunshine, I'd recommend Event Horizon.

I can't remember the first time I heard about Carnivale , an old HBO series, but it definitely piqued my interests. I finally got around to watching season 1  and I couldn't put it down. Within a matter of days, I knocked it out and picked up season 2  almost right away. The series seemed to fit perfectly into two seasons until the last five minutes of the last episode. I honestly thought it was all going to end on a perfect note. That last five minutes really killed it for me. Then again, perhaps the writers got just what they wanted... they left me wanting more. This was indeed a fascinating series and I'd suggest it to anyone who has a mild interest in scifi. This is one I'd also expect to be somewhat appealing to those who don't typically go for your everyday scifi series, so if you're into drama at least give this one a chance. The only caveat I'd throw in there is that you probably won't get the fever after watching one or two episodes. This one has more of a long-term interest that builds.