Title: Movie reviews: A Christmas Carol, The Men Who Stare at Goats, The Fourth Kind

" Time now to take a look at what is new in the theaters this week and joining us this summer he's scary daily film critic and host of frugal Yankee dot com -- this morning I'm doing fine. We've got three bill the first a Christmas classic. But a new twist to let's take a look at the clip from a Christmas cast out picture."

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" Not a -- animate it felt this thing but -- The -- preview with respect that back up of this particular Robert Zemeckis who also did polar express Forrest Gump and bail. It in the two of those he uses a capture motion technology in mission is here and it again as well that's Jim -- As as groups. And this better adaptation. Any of the previous 26 versions. Christmas Carol -- TV and -- much closer to the book. That being said you have to be careful because it is a little scared and I know that the marketing it to its kids. Let's say that you have to be very careful with -- the -- the kid going to them because it is very dark okay eight -- it all our I would say roughly nine. Nine and above are what's under that you really have to know executed and understand distance but it can be a little scary and a little little daunting. What did you think of Jim -- Jim Carrey's good but he looked like he was channeling Alistair sim and I'm sure you're fascinated don't know analysis that was in the definitive. Version of a Christmas Carol Scrooge in 1951. He really does a pretty good job to some decent acting great special effects. But I'll you know that the public that animation it's a little Solis and so you don't really connect that strongly to. That being said I think it's gonna do lot of business -- you're really gonna enjoy it but act act Atlanta quantum wanted to OJ I give it a --"

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" George Clooney Ewan McGregor Kevin Spacey and Jeff Bridges the list goes on -- not this."

" Isn't it wonderful little film where I mean the list after just over all. Arching big things to -- we're talking like a dark -- it's not that dark it's an amiable likable comedy that is a little of the dark side as an anti war satire. George Clooney plays this guy who apparently has psychic abilities and he's been hired by the US army. To train other people along with Jeff Bridges and who McGregor plays a reporter who goes out and tries to forget the whole story about this. Takes place and I -- it's very very funny Jeff Bridges and Kevin Spacey steel. Every single scene there and it's a wonderful little well you see an award in the future. It lets you something you might see some things -- Kevin Spacey or Jeffords is Jeff Bridges is really do. I can tell you love this but I. I I -- I -- I -- it's got its thumbs up but it's not a great great. I didn't know is art not science fiction absolutely well let's talk about the fourth high okay well first of all this this is -- with the fourth kind of this is all about meeting aliens and we're not talking about green card to talk about those guys because -- Patience and and the first night is seeing. Second kind is evidence of third kind is contact the fourth time this production is about abduction and no malaska. This is one of the worst films -- gonna see our time and that there's a fifth kind -- that's the bottom of opted you have to bring it to watch is thought to be able to get anything. This is ham handed it's poorly done. It's you don't want to understand what how -- is -- they have techniques that are so old that -- student -- one point. And the director really. -- let me see -- The US actor and the director is no good I mean would you vote to vote which is -- it -- will pat isn't it. Everything that is good in the film the scene in the two minute 152 trailer the right you don't even have to go through this -- and if you pay money for you should be abducted. And that allowed into like it -- my view my pleasure that we can now."