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 watched Soul Survivors  because of Eliza Dushku . I admit she may not be the greatest actress in the world, but she has a style and she plays it well. When she gets a character that fits that style in a good plot, it just works. She was in a few sesons of Buffy: The Vampire Slayer  and a guest on Angel  in a few shows, but her best performance has to be Tru Calling , which was sadly only on for two seasons. I still wish that would've at least finished out the second season. I hate it when that happens. Despite her past performances, this one is one you'll probably want to miss. The whole premise of the movie was pretty much lost on me. Perhaps its because the movie wasn't what I was expecting it to be. Who knows. Either way, if a friend has it, borrow it; otherwise, just skip it.

I didn't expect much from Next  when I saw the trailer, but I still had to check it out. Nicholas Cage  typically has good movies and, besides the odd-looking haircut, I think he did a good job. In the end, I really liked it. Of course, if you've heard anything about it, you've probably heard about the crappy ending. I have mixed feelings about it. I understand it, but I don't like it. You leave the theater almost expecting a sequel. Then again, I just don't see a sequel being anywhere near as good as this one... and that's not saying this was a great movie. Besides, knowing how the visions worked and Chris' (Cage) one prerequisite for helping the feds, I just don't see how a sequel would work.

I do have to complain about one thing: the special effects in this movie were third, if not fourth rate. Well, not all of them. Specifically, what annoyed me were the background shots. There were a couple of hellicopter and car shots that really stuck out to me. They looked like they were from the early '90s. I can't understand why it was so bad; especially, after seeing 300 , which was completely green-screened.

Ya know, there is one thing I kick myself for not checking, but the credits rolled in reverse. With that, I'm very curious if there was a special scene at the end of the credits, like in Daredevil  and X-Men: The Last Stand . Has anyone seen the end of the credits? I'm doubtful there's anything there, but the thought did cross my mind. Heck, it'd even go with the whole plot of the movie.

Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning  was ok, but nothing all that special. If you're into blood and guts movies, this is most definitely one of them. Maybe I just wasn't in the mood for one of these movies, but I don't think I'd really suggest anyone run out and grab it. If you liked any of the previous movies on the subject and/or liked Hostel  or The Hills Have Eyes , you'll probably want to see this one. Either way, I'd say borrow it from a friend instead of going out of your way to rent it.

If you liked Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, I'd suggest The Hills Have Eyes.

The Prestige  came out about the same time The Illusionist  came out and, while I half-expected one to trump the other in the theaters, they both seemingly had a decent viewing. Apparently, my opinions aren't quite typical, tho. I found The Prestige to be fairly boring until the end. Perhaps it was how the story was told. I'm not really sure. All I do know is that I didn't really get as involved with it as I did with The Illusionist, which I thought was much better. The best part of The Prestige was the last 10 minutes of it. Outside of that, the rest was just about average. Perhaps this is the difference between a battle for love and a battle for... well, prestige. One obviously tugs at the strings a bit more than the other. They both had similar a-ha moments, which was nice -- and the main reason I liked the last bit of The Prestige -- but the last 10 minutes doesn't make a movie. Nonetheless, if you liked one, I'd definitely suggest checking out the other. Chances are you'll like both at some level. I am curious what others thought.

If you liked The Prestige, I'd suggest The Illusionist.