Hollow Man

Description: Cocky researcher Sebastian Caine (Kevin Bacon) is a working on a project to make living creatures invisible. He's so confident he's found the right formula that he tests it on himself and begins to vanish. Problem is, no one can figure out how to make him visible again. Soon his invisibility drives Caine mad -- with terrifying results. The special effects are a knockout as Caine fades away organ by organ in director Paul Verhoeven's thriller.

My Promulgation: Hollow Man...aka Hollow Movie. Ok, I gotta agree, the special effects were good. Even the story line was plausable, however at the end, it just got amazingly stupid. So, I looked up Paul Verhoeven's movies. No wonder. Let me list a few of them out. Basic Instinct - Bluck. Showgirls - Stupid. RoboCop - OK, Total Recall - Decent, Starship Troopers - 2nd Worst SciFi movie I've ever seen. I mean how could he ruin something based upon a Heinlein book? Anyway, even with Kevin Bacon, the most famous nobody in Hollywood, this gets 1 star.

Van Helsing

Movie Description: Vampire hunter extraordinaire Dr. Van Helsing (Hugh Jackman) travels to a mysterious region of Eastern Europe on a quest to vanquish the big three -- Count Dracula (Richard Roxburgh), the Wolf Man (Will Kemp) and Frankenstein's Monster (Shuler Hensley). On hand is his intrepid assistant Anna (Kate Beckinsale), the heir to a family committed to hunting down and destroying the Count. Based on author Bram Stoker's character that appeared in Dracula

My Promulgation: I fell asleep during most of this movie, but that didn't seem to matter. Hugh Jackman and a hot Kate Beckinsale seem to fight monsters and jump around like maggots on a hot skillet, with some super human powers that didn't make sense to me, but then again, I'm sure all that was explained in phenominal detail while I was sawing logs on the sofa. Lots of special effects, including Hugh Jackman's great boy hair, but in the end, the story is as we would expect it, he lives, she dies....or is it the other way around. Ah, van hell. Who cares.

About a Boy

Description: Will Lightman (Hugh Grant) is a rich, hip, irresponsible Londoner who, in search of available women, invents an imaginary son and starts attending single-parent meetings -- confident in both parties' inability to make a commitment. But when Will meets Marcus, the troubled 12-year-old son of Fiona (Toni Collette), a quirky and unexpected friendship develops as both Will and Marcus help each other grow up.

My Promulgation: I don't remember a damned thing about this bastard. Not even sure why the hell I'm giving it a f*cking star....and I HATE Huge Grant movies.

Ghost in the Shell

Description: Considered an anime classic, this cyberpunk epic's incredible visuals enhance its complex story points. In 2029, a hacker called "The Puppet Master" takes over the minds of computer-enhanced humans. Cyborg government-agent Motoko Kusanagi wants to stop him because she's especially vulnerable to his attacks. The Puppet Master wants to locate her as well … to carry out an inhuman plan.

My Promulgation: I'm not much of an anime fan, and Japanese movies can be really good or really suck to high heaven. Not sure how to assess this one since I fell asleep for at least 75% of it. What I did see, I thought it was a turd. It gets one star because I'm sure somebody worked really hard to put this thing together, unlike Gummo.