Roger Ebert: National Treasure

""I Am Number Four" is shameless and unnecessary. That's sad, when a movie casts aside all shame, demonstrates itself willing to rip off anything that might attract audiences, and nevertheless fails."  (http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110216/REVIEWS/110219991)


"At some point, a thriller has to play fair. We're not satisfied when characters find it necessary to come out of nowhere and explain to the hero the underlying reality of his situation to him. Why does he need to know? Just bump him off. Whenever I hear one of those Underlying Reality Speeches, I think there should be a crawl across the bottom of the screen: This is actually the voice of the screenwriter desperately trying to explain the plot to himself."  (http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110216/REVIEWS/110219990)

NY Times Movie Blurb Poetry

“I Am Number Four” is rated PG-13 (Parents strongly cautioned). Tattooed warriors and turkey-eating shape shifters.

 

“Vanishing on 7th Street” is rated R (Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian). The possible end of the world tends to inspire the usual coping strategies: smoking, alcohol, cursing and guns.