A great Labor Day weekend ahead at West Michigan theaters to close out summer… and some good choices for rentals too.  FYI: “Carriers” does not open in Grand Rapids market this week… its in just 100 theaters nationwide.

New at Theaters (Friday): “All About Steve”, “Gamer”, “Extract”

Limited Release in Grand Rapids market: 
“The Answer Man” (at The Harbor Theater in Muskegon one week only 9/4 – 9/10),
“Weather Girl” (Celebration! North, for one week only 9/4 – 9/10),
“Adam” (Celebration! RiverTown),
“Departures” (at The Harbor Theater in Muskegon 9/4 – 9/10),
“Food, Inc.” (Celebration! Crossroads)

Moving to Woodland Mall this week ($4.00 shows): “The Hurt Locker”, “Ice Age: Dawn of Dinosaurs”

Best Bet(s): Of the two movies I’ve seen, “The Answer Man” is the better bet, it opens at Muskegon’s Harbor Theater Friday for a one week run (its also available on Comcast OnDemand).  “Weather Girl” was good, not great, but does feature Michigan native Ryan Devlin as the main character’s brother. 
As for the other four: “Extract” may be the best bet, as it comes from the creator of the cult-classic “Office Space”.   The quirky romantic comedy “Adam” looks good – from the trailer.  The Sandra Bullock/Bradley Cooper romantic comedy “All About Steve” looks pretty good – from the trailer.  If you’re into just plain old action/sci-fi “Gamer” might be your choice.

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New on DVD (Tuesday): “earth”, “Sin Nombre”, “State of Play”, “Sugar”

Best Bet(s): “Sin Nombre” got good reviews from national critics, “State of Play” was a pretty good drama/thriller, I wanted to see “earth” – so its first on my list, “Sugar” also received good reviews.

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Next Week at Theaters: “9″ (Wednesday), “Sorority Row”, “Tyler Perry’s I can Do Bad All By Myself”, “Whiteout”
“Paper Heart” (at The Harbor Theater in Muskegon 9/11 – 9/17), “Humpday” (at UICA opens 9/11)

Next Week on DVD: “Crank 2: High Voltage”, “Dance Flick”, “Local Color”

MY REVIEWS OF OTHER MOVIES CURRENTLY PLAYING IN THEATERS OR AVAILABLE TO RENT/BUY: 

Playing at West Michigan movie theaters:
“500 Days of Summer” (9.5 / 10)
“District 9″ (9.0 / 10)
“Star Trek” (8.5 / 10)
“The Hurt Locker” (8.9/ 10)
“Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen”  (8.9 / 10)
“Angels & Demons” (8.5 / 10)
“The Hangover” (8.0 / 10)
“The Answer Man” (8.5 / 10)
“The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3″ (8.0/ 10)
(DVD 9/15) “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” (7.5 / 10)
“G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra” (7.5 / 10)
“The Ugly Truth” (7.5 / 10)
“Weather Girl” (7.5 / 10)
(DVD November) “Four Christmases”  (7.5 / 10)
(DVD October) “Imagine That” (6.5 / 10)
(DVD 9/29) “Monsters Vs. Aliens” (6.0 / 10)
(DVD 10/6) “My Life in Ruins” (5.5 / 10)
(DVD 10/6) “Year One” (4.0 / 10)
(DVD 9/8) “Dance Flick” (2.0 / 10)

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Available to rent or buy:
“Slumdog Millionaire” (9.5/ 10)
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (9.5 / 10)
“The Dark Knight” (9.5 / 10)
“Changeling”  (9.5 / 10)
“WALL-E” (9.0)
“Pride and Glory” (9.0 / 10)
“The Wrestler” (8.9 / 10)
“Righteous Kill” (8.9 / 10)
“Eagle Eye” (8.5 / 10)
“Burn After Reading” (8.5 / 10)
“Wanted” (8.0 / 10)
“Defiance” (8.0 / 10)
“I Love You, Man” (8.0/ 10)
“State of Play” (8.0 / 10)
“The Visitor” (8.0 / 10)
“Australia”  (7.9 / 10)
“Frozen River” (7.9 / 10)
“Revolutionary Road” (7.9 / 10)
“New in Town” (7.9 / 10)
“Felon” (7.9 / 10)
“Quantum of Solace”  (7.5 / 10)
“Taken” (7.5 / 10)
“The Air I Breathe” 
“Hancock” 
“Fanboys” (8.5 for me, adjusted to 7.5 for most)
“Traitor” (7.5 / 10)
“The Bank Job” 
“He’s Just Not That Into You” (7.5 / 10)
“The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian”
“Role Models” (7.5 / 10)
“The Boy in the Striped Pajamas” (7.5 / 10 )
“Marley & Me” (7.5 / 10)
“Bride Wars” (7.5 / 10)
“The Women” (7.5 / 10)
“Rachel Getting Married” (7.0)
“Paul Blart: Mall Cop” (7.0 / 10)
“Get Smart” (7.0 / 10)
“The Happening” 
“Bedtime Stories” (7.0 / 10)
“Twilight”  (7.0 / 10)
“Knowing” (7.0 / 10)
“Watchmen” (7.0 / 10)
“Funny Games” 
“Nights in Rodanthe” (7.0 / 10)
“Hotel for Dogs” (7.0 / 10)
“Forgetting Sarah Marshall” (6.9 / 10)
“Appaloosa” (6.9 / 10)
“Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” 
“The Invasion” 
“What Just Happened” (6.5 / 10)
“Hamlet 2″ 
“Lakeview Terrace” (6.5 / 10)
“Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead”
“Hellboy II: Golden Army” (6.5 / 10)
“Tropic Thunder” (6.5 /10)
“Good Luck Chuck”
“The Day the Earth Stood Still” (6.5 / 10)
“Journey to the Center of the Earth” 
“Star Wars: The Clone Wars” (6.0 / 10)
“Body of Lies” (6.0)
“Zach and Miri Make a Porno” (6.0 / 10)
“Noise” (6.0 / 10)
“The Chaos Experiment” (6.0 / 10)**
“Confessions of A Shopaholic” (5.5 / 10)
“Quarantine” (5.5 / 10)
“Charlie Wilson’s War” 
“Mad Money” 

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