• Jul312008

    The Half Blood Prince

    Posted by Gene in Blockbusters

    I know there’s plenty of Harry Potter people out there, in case you’ve been living under a rock lately check out the new trailer for the Half Blood Prince:

  • Jul242008

    WarGames 25th Anniversary

    Posted by Gene in Classics

    WarGamesI can’t believe that it’s been 25 years since I saw WarGames in the theater. I didn’t even know what a modem was then or how it would eventually change my life. I’m so going to check this out again on the big screen.

    Great article on Wired.com about this move re-release. It’s the must-see nerd event of the year for sure.

    It was the year Ronald Reagan called the Soviet Union an “evil empire”; the year the United Nations implored the Russians to withdraw from Afghanistan; the year ABC aired The Day After, a TV movie about the wake of a nuclear attack on the US. In the midst of all this came WarGames, a fizzy little thriller about looming Armageddon.

  • Jul182008

    The Dark Knight Opens

    Posted by Gene in News, Summer Movies, Super Heros

    dark knightOpening weekend for The Dark Night. Do you have your tickets? It’s almost certain to be sold out if your late to the show. It’s selling like mad, don’t let that discourage you though, get out and see it.

    Related articles and posts about this story:

    Scalpers Hawk Dark Knight Tickets on eBay, Craigslist
    ‘Dark Knight’ Speeding Towards Friday: Selling, Selling, Selling …90% Sold Out; Batman Will Play In Record 4,366 Venues
    Ledger’s Joker May Make `Dark Knight’ No. 3 in Sales

    In related news, turns out Christian Bale will play John Conner in the upcoming Terminator “Salvation” movie. Neat…

  • Jul172008

    The Day the Earth Stood Still

    Posted by Gene in Sci-Fi

    Saw this preview before Hancock the other day. I have to say i’m intrigued very much. I’m a bit burned out on Keanu but this is one of my all time favorite classic sci-fi movies.

    The Day the Earth Stood Still is 20th Century Fox’s contemporary reinvention of its 1951 classic. Keanu Reeves portrays Klaatu, an alien whose arrival on our planet triggers a global upheaval. As governments and scientists race to unravel the mystery behind the visitor’s appearance, a (Jennifer Connelly) and her young stepson get caught up in his mission – and come to understand the ramifications of his being a self-described “friend to the Earth.”

    I get chills, just thinking about this one…

  • Jul152008

    Dark Knight - Sells Out

    Posted by Gene in Blockbusters, Summer Movies, Super Heros

    Four days prior to its release, MovieTickets.com already has over 450 performances of ‘Dark Knight’ sold out in North America.

    To date, “Dark Knight” has sold more than three times as many advance tickets as “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest,” more than twice as many as “Spider-Man 3″ and almost twice as many as “Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers” at the same point in the sales cycle for each film.

    MovieTickets.com’s Top-10 Performing Films of All-Time

    1. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
    2. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
    3. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
    4. The Passion of The Christ
    5. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
    6. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
    7. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
    8. Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
    9. Matrix Reloaded
    10. Spider-Man 3

    Source: PR Newswire

  • Jul132008

    Hancock: Review

    Posted by Gene in Blockbusters, Reviews, Summer Movies, Super Heros

    HancockOkay, I went into this one with just about the lowest expectations as one could have. There’s been a lot of haters out there on Will Smith and personally don’t have a problem with him. His shtick does get old, but generally it’s well placed throughout the movie or just enough to make you laugh.

    Synopsis: There are heroes… there are superheroes… and then there’s Hancock (Will Smith). With great power comes great responsibility – everyone knows that – everyone, that is, but Hancock. Unpopular superhero Hancock saves the life of a PR executive who attempts to salvage his public image.

    Overall the plot was new for the movie realm of the comic hero category, but not so much new for those of us who have experienced this type of story line through reading comics over the years. Nevertheless I think you’ll see some stuff you haven’t yet.

    Will Smith and Charlize Theron did a good job as did Jason Bateman — oddly enough it was Bateman though that kept taking me out of the movie, not the special effects as most critics are saying.

    I give it 4 out of 5 stars and say go see it in the theater.

  • Jul072008

    Where did St. Andrews go?

    Posted by admin in News

    You may have noticed that the times for St. Andrews Cinemas aren’t on the site right now. We’re working on getting the times back up and making sure the times are accurate. So rest assured, they will be back up.

  • Jul042008

    Wanted, so what did you think?

    Posted by Gene in Summer Movies

    I haven’t heard much about the Wanted movie, with Angelina Jolie & James McAvoy. Was it any good, did any of you see it? What did you think? Give us a review or post one on the Colamovies.com review board.

    A young man finds out his long lost father is an assassin. And when his father is murdered, the son is recruited into his father’s old organization and trained by a man named Sloan to follow in his dad’s footsteps.

    Sounds like a good movie, add some Matrix style special effects and you’ve got a decent action flick…?

  • Jul032008

    Relaunch

    Posted by Gene in News

    Anyone who has visited the ColaMovies.com blog over the past couple of months has noticed that it looks a little different than the website, but no more.

    Today we have launched the newly re-designed ColaMovies.com 2.0.  Go ahead and sign up as a user, post some reviews and have at it.

    Check out the survey and tell us what you think too.

  • Jul022008

    Going to get to see WALL•E, finally.

    Posted by Gene in Blockbusters, Summer Movies

    WALL•EFinally, i’ll get to catch WALL•E this weekend, I know i’m late to the party, but what did you think about it?

    After hundreds of lonely years of doing what he was built for, WALL•E (short for Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class) discovers a new purpose in life (besides collecting knick-knacks) when he meets a sleek search robot named EVE. EVE comes to realize that WALL•E has inadvertently stumbled upon the key to the planet’s future, and races back to space to report her findings to the humans (who have been eagerly awaiting word that it is safe to return home). Meanwhile, WALL•E chases EVE across the galaxy and sets into motion one of the most exciting and imaginative comedy adventures ever brought to the big screen.