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This fourth X-Men film, first chronologically, covers the history of arguably the most popular X-Man: Wolverine. While this idea is really cool, the film definitely falls short of that marker. While the X-Men trilogy (well, maybe not the third) were actually really good movies that not only had plenty of action but also were thought-provoking and deep. In X-Men Origins: Wolverine, even the action isn't very good. Like Batman Begins before, most of the fights consist of the camera zooming in too close and spinning constantly, not allowing a good view of what's going on. Even the special effects are lacking, as Wolverine's claws just seem tacked on and out of place most of the time. Hugh Jackman gave 110% in this film, but it didn't really help because apart from his performance the film was barely watchable. None of the mutants apart from Wolverine were explained well at all, even his brother Sabretooth was vague. There will be other X-Men Origins films and a fourth film in the main X-Men series as well as more Wolverine movie, but I can't say I'm looking forward to them. If anything, give this movie a rent when it comes out on DVD and Blu-Ray. It isn't worth seeing in the theater. Thanks for reading this review.

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian is the second film in the Night at the Museum series. While it isn't much different than the first film I have to say it isn't quite as good. Ben Stiller was pretty good but I don't think anybody else really stuck out. One thing I that disappointed by was the lack of screen time for Steve Coogan and Owen Wilson, or Octavius and Jedediah. In the first movie, they stole the show. But in this movie, they are underused like most of the others in the cast. Night at the Museum 2 has its funny parts, but seems to lack the charm and fun of the first movie. It's a worthy sequel that meets the standards of the first movie, but doesn't exceed them. You might want to wait for it's DVD/Blu-Ray release, but seeing in theaters is good too. Thanks for reading this review.

I can safely say that Terminator Salvation isn't the worst Terminator movie: that honor goes to Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. Rather, this is the second worst Terminator movie. Sam Worthington was really good as Marcus Wright, but most of the other cast had their problems. Anton Yelchin did okay, but he just isn't Kyle Reese. Christian Bale had that irritating Batman grumbling voice going again (muhmuhmah!) and everybody else seemed terrified of sharing the screen with him. This movie packs plenty of thrills, and that's the reason you go to see this type of movie (unless you're a movie critic). The effects are pretty good, especially when compared to X-Men Origins: Wolverine. While this isn't the best movie of the summer and got beaten by Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian at the box office, Terminator Salvation is worth seeing in the theater or waiting for the Director's Cut on DVD and Blu-Ray. The PG-13 rating isn't a problem, but the film could have had more in it had it been Rated R. Thanks for reading this review.