Journey to the Center of the Earth (2/4 stars)

A good kid's adventure movie but haven't we seen enough of Brendan Fraser playing the same character in every movie. I watched this on DVD in 3-d. The 3-d added a bit to the movie but there were scenes that served no purpose other than to add to the 3-d effects. I didn't care for that part of it. There was one point where I actually moved my head to avoid a flying object, but the rest of the movies 3-d effects were hardly that good.

The story was interesting enough, I never saw the original so I don't know how similar it is. But I would say this is a great movie for kids to watch and maybe could even become a classic like the Goonies or Never Ending Story for that age group.

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Sublime (3.5/4 stars)

I just stumbled across this movie at blockbuster, I didn't expect much, yet was very surprised at how good it was. Thomas Cavanagh who played 'George Grieves' was really good and the director Tony Krantz kept the mood creepy throughout. I actually felt sick to my stomach thinking about what George was going though and how helpless I would feel. Shanna Collins, who played the nurse Chloe, was also very good and convincingly had me intrigued.

Overall, I woudn't consider this a horror but more of a thriller. There were no scares and cheap thrills but instead a whole bunch of events that added to a sad mood that collectively made me cringe. This type of story has the ability to make a person question what is real and what isn't. More importantly this movie makes the horror stories that you hear on 60 minutes a reality.

This movie will stick with you a long time, 3.5 stars for a thrilling ride and a great ending.

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The Best Rambo Yet - Rambo saves Burma (4/4 stars)

Girls beware, this is the ultimate guy movie. Not the guy movies that come out nowadays like "Transformers" but the traditional action-packed guy movies from the days of Steven Segal and well... Sylvester Stallone. The kind where the plot sucks but you can't turn it off because it is exciting to watch. Blood oozing, limbs flying, heads exploding awesomeness.

Rambo is not exactly known for its dialog, in depth plot or acting, which is why I love this movie. It didn't try to be something it is not. Stallone simple got huge (off of Human Growth Hormones) and kicked some ass.

Film critics will probably shoot holes in all the movie's flaws and the lack of dept, maybe the crappy acting, but to them I ask this "Would you say that to Rambo's face?"

I give this movie 4 stars because I do not want Rambo knocking down my door.

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It’s Showtime: FilmCrave Innovatively Adds Movie Trailers

FilmCrave.com, a Kansas City based movie social network, showed yet again that they hear their members by providing them with thousands of new movie titles and movie trailers. Unlike other social networks where member suggestions fall on deaf ears, the crew of FilmCrave wanted to make sure their members were happy.

"We had a few requests for movies that weren’t in our database, so we decided to take it a step further and have more than doubled our database." Said Alex Olson, one of the founders of FilmCrave.com.

Along with the doubling of their movie database, FilmCrave.com innovatively added movie trailers. The way in which the trailers are presented should enable users to participate on the site and watch trailers at the same time, proving usability is a priority. There are no pop ups and nothing to download, allowing for seamless integration with FilmCrave. "Usability has been a huge focus of FilmCrave from the beginning," replied Nick Barry, co-founder and lead programmer, when asked about the new features. "We consistently see other sites sprout up and fail. Most of the time it is because they don’t listen to their members."

The usability Nick refers to doesn’t just stop at movie trailers. It is shown throughout the website design, allowing new members to utilize full features of the site right away. Members can write and read movie reviews, share movie lists, chat with friends and participate on the website in countless other ways. In addition, FilmCrave spouts intuitive technology: incorporating their instant movie search, drag and drop movie lists, and advanced features that don’t require the page to refresh.

Much of the site’s direction has been chosen based on feedback provided by members. Member feedback has been gathered by communicating directly to members, conducting surveys that ask them for suggestions, and measuring satisfaction. Josh Collins, the third co-founder that currently makes up the FilmCrave trifecta, touts that, "by finding out exactly what our member’s want, we can avoid the pitfalls many of our competitors have fallen to."

FilmCrave realizes that in order to compete in the social networking arena, they have to go beyond just movie data. They have to innovate the way it is shown and how users interact with it. Other competitors struggle keeping members happy. FilmCrave’s founders attribute this to poor design and features that are hard to use.