Peace, Love, & Misunderstnading

IMDb writes, "An uptight NYC lawyer takes her two teenagers to her hippie mother's farmhouse upstate for a family vacation." Catherine Keener (Friends With Money) is the lawyer who is going through a divorce and has a fling with Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Supernatural). Jane Fonda (9 to 5) is her mother - a hippie who grows pot. Elizabeth Olsen (younger sister to the Olsen twins who was in Liberal Arts) is the daughter. Rosanna Arquette (Pulp Fiction) has a small role as a friend of Fonda's. All in all, I say: WATCH IT on Showtime - it is a chick flick though.

Zero Dark Thirty

Kathryn Bigelow's next war movie. It will not live up to Hurt Locker, but it is about the painstaking 11 years or so it took to find OBL. Jessica Chastain who plays Maya (Lawless) is the CIA researcher that finds the key link. Jason Clarke (Australian in Lawless) is Maya's boss. Kyle Chandler (Super 8) plays the head of the CIA station in Pakistan. Jennifer Ehle (Pride & Prejudice) is Maya's friend at the office. James Gandolfini () is the head of the CIA in Washington. Joel Edgerton (Australian in Warrior) is the Squadron Leader. Chris Pratt (Parks & Recreation) is one of the seal team members. John Barrowman (Torchwood) is some sort politician or CIA guy. Nash Edgerton - Joel's brother in real life - is also on the Seal Team - he is usually a stunt man. Mark Valley (Human Target) is a pilot at the very end with like three lines. It is a very long film - there is a little action. All in all, I say: RENT IT when it comes out, you don't need to see it in theatres.

Guns, Girls, and Gambling

Netflix writes, "After a priceless tribal artifact goes missing during a casino poker game, a corrupt lawman, a prostitute, a golden-haired assassin, a frat boy, a raft of Elvis impersonators and various cowboys and Indians join in the chase for its recovery." No one is who they appear to be in this. It tries to be witty and original, but really doesn't do a very good job. I can see why it went straight to video. Aside from the names on the poster: Powers Boothe (Sin City), Jeff Fahey (Planet Terror), Chris Kattan (SNL), and Sam Trammel (True Blood). All in all, I say: SKIP IT unless you're bored and then you can STREAM IT

Stolen

The poster kind of sums up the whole thing for you. Cage (Gone in 60 Seconds) is the ex-bank thief. The movie is filmed in New Orleans. Josh Lucas (The Firm) is the ex-partner turned kidnapper. Danny Huston (Magic City) is the FBI agent that catches Cage's character, but also admires his intelligence. Malin Akerman (Watchmen) plays one of Cage's team - love interest - she gets to use her native tongue (Swedish) in the movie. Sami Gayle (Blue Bloods) is Cage's daughter.Mark Valley (Boston Legal) is Huston's FBI partner.

I've missed him - I don't think I've seen him since Human Target - tv series. All in all, I say: SKIP IT - if you've seen one Cage movie it seems you have seen them all.

Dredd

IMDb writes, "In a violent, futuristic city where the police have the authority to act as judge, jury and executioner, a cop teams with a trainee to take down a gang that deals the reality-altering drug, SLO-MO." Karl Urban (Red) is Dredd and Olivia Thirlby (Juno) is the trainee who is also a mutant or psychic. The leader of the gang, Ma-Ma, is rough looking and played by Lena Headey (Game of Thrones). Wood Harris (The Wire) is one of Ma-Ma's men who is captured by the judges. She wants them all dead, so no one find out her master plan. I watched it in 2D and not 3D - which is probable better. The slow motion scenes are vibrant. I had my doubts, but think they all did a good job with the movie based on a graphic novel. Urban did a good job. All in all, I say: SEE IT.

IMDb writes, "In a dystopian future, Dredd, the most famous judge (a cop with instant field judiciary powers) is convicted for a crime he did not commit while his murderous counterpart escapes." In this movie based on the same comic Dredd is played by Stallone (Rocky) and his criminal counter part is played by Armand Assante (Striptease). Diane Lane (Jumper) plays his partner. The movie was good enough for 1995, but doesn't hold up very well now. All in all, I say: RENT IT before seeing the new one.

Provino's

An Italian restaurant in Snellville. They are known for their salad and rolls that precede your meal. The Pasta Lover's special is the best in my opinion. In addition to four types of pasta there is a meatball and sausage. One could simply just eats rolls and salad and be satisfied though. There is almost always a wait because of its popularity. All in all, I say: TRY IT

Yellow River Game Ranch

The Ranch's website states, "Stroll along a mile-long trail on 24 wooded acres and encounter over six hundred highly sociable birds and animals indigenous to the state of Georgia. White-tailed deer, bunnies, buffalo, sheep, kid goats, black bears and a bevy of new-born animals are waiting to be fed, admired and petted on a 'nose-to-nose' basis. We specialize in 'people-friendly' wildlife."  You buy food along the way or at the register and feed almost everything they have there. Most of the animals have been rescued. General Lee is at the end of the trail - groundhog. All in all, I say: CHECK IT OUT if you have kids. It's in Lilburn along 78 West.