“Hot Tub Time Machine”
*** 12 (out of 4)
It’s another guy picture. They return to a motel weekend of their youth. The room comes with a hot tub. The guys jump in and are magically transported back in time to their youth in the 1980s. “Hot Tub Time Machine,” which wants nothing more than to be a screwball farce, succeeds beyond any expectations suggested by the title, and extends John Cusack’s remarkable run. R. 1 hour, 40 minutes. Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
“Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief”
*** (out of 4)
“Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief” has likable central characters, the already fascinating world of Greek mythology and solid direction by Chris Columbus. It blends the mystical with the mortal to create a world-threatening situation that only three young warriors can stop. Percy becomes the focus of the wrath of the Greek gods when he is suspected of stealing the main lightning bolt from Zeus. PG. 2 hours. Rick Bentley, McClatchy Newspapers
“The Crazies”
** (out of 4)
“The Crazies” brings horror home to the heartland as a small Iowa town copes with an outbreak of homicidal maniacs and the shoot- first military sent there to contain the contagion. Not only do the Duttons, the town sheriff and the town doctor have to worry about which neighbors are murderous monsters and which worth saving, they must dodge trigger-happy troopers who are rounding up anyone they don’t shoot on sight. R. 1 hour, 41 minutes. Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
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