MOVIES OPENING TODAY.

Man oh man, are we spoiled for choice this week. Genres galore! Check these out. (To view the trailers, be sure to have Apple's excellent Quicktime 5 for great visual quality.)

I Am Sam: Sean Penn portrays a man with a 7-year old's mentality who has to battle the authorities who took away his young daughter deeming him incapable of raising her. He enlists the help of an attorney, played by Michelle Pheiffer to regain custody of his child. Weepy drama with Penn getting a nomination for his role in this year's Oscars. Think he deserves it? (View trailer)

We Were Soldiers: Based on a true story. A war drama directed by Randal Wallace starring Mel Gibson, a Lt. Colonel, who led 400 men from an elite American combat division, against an impossible odd of 2000 North Vietnamese soldiers. Battles. Wallace. Gibson as a noble war hero. Sound familiar? And we all just wonder why. (View trailer)

Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius: Computer animated feature film about a superintellegent kid who, with the help of his cool gadgets and friends, embarks on an adventure to save the adults of the world from green, gooey aliens. For the kids. That pretty much covers the entire world population, doesn't it? Heh. (View trailer)

Queen Of The Damned: The late Aaliyah will definitely be missed by many. Watch her portray Akasha the mother of all vampires in this very different approach to Ann Rice's Vampire Chronicles as compared to 1994's Interview With The Vampire. Looking snazzy, with a lot of techno and brash editing. A literature to film adaption for the Mtv generation? You decide.
(View trailer)

Crossroads: A road flick about a teenage girl in search of her mother. And getting to sing and perform along the way too. Britney, anyone?...Anyone? (View trailer)

To read a synopsis and for theatre schedules, head over to Movies Online.