Dante's Peak

Two stars out of four. Kind of a cliche movie...actually, very cliche...speaking of which, Pierce Brosnan was in it. Does the usual Pierce Brosnan stuff, being the hero, tries to get it on with a single woman, etc. There are a few things that were rather unscientific about this "science" movie. Am I supposed to believe that the water in the lake was so acidic that it desolved a galvanized steel boat in just a couple of minutes, but it didn't completely eat away the old woman's legs? Is that level of acidity even realistic? Two, when they were driving over the hardened magma, it was hot enough to catch the tires on fire. Why didn't the gas tank explode? That level of heat should have done the trick. But about that acidity, I'll just have to ask my chemistry professor about that. One thing I did like, though, was the eruption scenes, they were awesome. Basic synopsis: A dormant volcano overlooks a small mountain town. A geologist is sent to investigate when seismic tremors are detected around the volcano. The geologist (Pierce Brosnan) and the mayor of the town believe that it will erupt, but the rest of the geologic crew disagrees, until, of course, the volcano does erupt.

Dante's Peak

2 Fast 2 Furious

One star out of four. I'm giving it the benefit of the doubt, since I only saw the last half of it, but I think that was enough. I won't subject myself to the first half. I was bashing my head enough during the part that I saw. This movie was incredibly unrealistic, and the only cars that weren't gay piles of scrap metal were the muscle cars that unbelievably lost in that race to the said piles of scrap metal that the "heroes" of the movie drive. Then there were the sequences where the police were chasing them. It's not like the director didn't have the knowledge of how chase sequences actually proceed. Hell, with all of "Wildest Police Videos" type shows on TV, even a shut-in couch potato knows how it's supposed to work. Police drivers are some of the best out there, because they are trained to be able to out-drive the people who try to get away from them. They're not the bumbling idiots as portrayed in this movie. And guess what? they never chase people in a pack of twenty cars. I've never seen more than four police cars trailing a vehicle in a chase. The rest are further up the road setting up blockades and spike strips. Why weren't any of those in the movie? Is it because the writers have the creativity of cud-chewing cows? Could be.
In short, if you want to see a good car movie, don't watch this one. Go to Blockbuster or wherever and rent "Gone in Sixty Seconds". Now THERE'S a good movie. Good enough, in fact, that I'll put that link here too.

2 Fast 2 Furious

Gone in Sixty Seconds

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Three stars out of four. A very good movie. I got into it, actually. Like I told Alex, Harry Potter hits puberty in this movie. Perhaps that's why it's rated PG-13. The only other Harry Potter movie I've seen was the first one. Thankfully, though, it is not necessary to see the others to understand what is going on in this particular movie. No, I haven't read the books either. I don't think I will go out and buy the books to read them, I don't know anyone who has all of them, but I can at least promise I will either borrow or rent Chamber of Secrets and Prisoner of Azkaban. Basic Synopsis: Hogwarts hosts a tournament of wizards, in which one student from each of the three schools will compete. Volunteers put their name in the Goblet of Fire, which chooses one from each school. Mysteriously, however, the Goblet also chooses Harry Potter, in addition to the three already picked. Because of this, he must compete in the trials, in which his own life is at risk.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire