Ebert & Roeper - 02 17 08 - guest host A O Scott torrent

Ebert & Roeper - February 17th, 2008 - with guest host A.O. Scott, film critic for The New York Times

---- New movies this week:
Jumper
Step Up 2 the Streets
The Spiderwick Chronicles - (terrible thumbs) down - (mediocre effort) down
Definitely, Maybe
--- and in a direct to DVD segment:
Bordertown
I Could Never Be Your Woman

--- Next Week
Vantage Point
Be Kind Rewind

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SPOILERS - The following list gives the thumbs up or thumbs down vote which the movies received. (Scott - Roeper)
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Jumper - down - down - ( \\\"good looking crap\\\" )
-- directed by Doug Liman - (Go - The Bourne Identity - Swingers - Mr. & Mrs. Smith)
-- Hayden Christensen - Samuel L. Jackson - Rachel Bilson - Diane Lane

Step Up 2 the Streets - (goofy thumbs) up - (not quite thumbs) down
-- Briana Evigan - Robert Hoffman

The Spiderwick Chronicles - (terrible thumbs) down - (mediocre effort) down
-- Freddie Highmore - Sarah Bolger - Nick Nolte - Andrew McCarthy - Mary-Louise Parker

Definitely, Maybe - UP - UP - ( \\\"appealing, smartly put together movie...\\\" )
-- Ryan Reynolds - Abigail Breslin - Elizabeth Banks - Rachel Weisz - Isla Fisher - Kevin Kline


DIRECT TO DVD SEGMENT:

Bordertown - 2006 - down - up - ( \\\"well intentioned but overwrought\\\" )
-- Jennifer Lopez - Antonio Banderas

I Could Never Be Your Woman - UP - UP - ( \\\"...though it does have it\\\'s problems\\\" )
-- written & directed by Amy Heckerling - (Fast Times at Ridgemont High - Clueless - Johnny Dangerously - European Vacation)
-- Michelle Pfeiffer - Paul Rudd - Saoirse Ronan

---Thumbs Up Video
--Scott:
In the Valley of Elah - 2007 - (amazon)
--Roeper:
American Gangster - 2007 - (two disc version) - (also in a three disc version)

---NEW ON VIDEO
Michael Clayton - (big thumbs) up - (big thumbs) up
Rendition - down - down
Margot at the Wedding - (excellent film) up - (big thumbs) down

---Now In Theaters
Fool\\\'s Gold - (way) down - (way) down
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins - (mild) down - (way) down
In Bruges - (worth a visit) up - (big thumbs) up - \\\"make an extra effort to see it\\\"

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