PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE SANDS OF TIME, PG-13 ( 1 hr & 56 min )

where: CENTURY 14 VALLEJO in Vallejo, CA
when: Friday, May 28th, 2010
show: 12:01 a.m.
costs: $10.00 Ticket + $5.25 small Popcorn ( w/ Butter ) + $4.00 small Diet/Zero ( w/ Barq's & Cherry flavors ) Coke = $19.25
auditorium: 13
seat: 5th row, 9 column

2nd time:

where: UA EMERY BAY STADIUM 10 in Emeryville, CA
when: Sunday, May 30th, 2010
show: 8:30 p.m.
costs: $10.75 Ticket + $0.00 small Popcorn ( w/ Butter; Free movie-watcher reward ) + $4.50 small Diet Coke + $4.00 Bridge Toll = $19.25
auditorium: 3
seat: 5th row, 12th column

3rd time:

where: CONTRA COSTA STADIUM CINEMAS in Martinez, CA
when: Monday, May 31st, 2010
show: 7:30 p.m.
costs: $18.00 Ticket + $4.25 small Popcorn ( w/ Butter ) + $3.50 small Diet Pepsi + $5.40 Double Cheeseburger Mini Meal at the Benicia MacDonald's ( this includes a $1.99 Shrek collector's drinking glass ) + $4.00 Bridge Toll = $35.15
auditorium: 7, D-BOX CHAIR-equipped
seat: f 5 D-Box

synopsis: A good king adopts a street orphan, Dastan ( Jake Gyllenhaal ), who is betrayed by someone close and dear to him fifteen years later. He flees his adoptive family. And with the aid of a beautiful princess, Tamina ( Gemma Arterton ) he safeguards a magical dagger that has the power to make its possessor travel back in time.

noteworthy scenes: 1.) Adoption; 2.) Sparring match; 3.) Holy city of Alamut; 4.) Wall climbing; 5.) Eastern gate; 6.) Dagger; 7.) Victory; 8.) Vow; 9.) Rank of great Persian warriors; 10.) First wife; 11.) Betrayed; 12.) Push button; 13.) "Walk of the man who just lost everything"; 14.) "Delicate constitution"; 15.) Deal; 16.) Ostrich race; 17.) Ruse; 18.) Diversion; 19.) Avrat; 20.) Death mask; 21.) Secret meeting; 22.) Nut cracker; 23.) Bevy of beauties; 24.) Council; 25.) Hassansins; 26.) Tamsin ( sand storm ); 27.) "Coming with you"; 28.) "Just one ostrich"; 29.) Dust devils; 30.) Instinct; 31.) "Secret government killing activity"; 32.) "Tax-free"; 33.) Original promise; 34.) Attack; 35.) "We make our own destiny"; 36.) Duel; 37.) Decoy; 38.) Sands of time; 39.) "Not a coward"; 40.) "One of us"; 41.) Secret passageway; 42.) Snake bite; 43.)"Listen to your own heart"; 44.) Admission; and 45.) "I look forward to the day that we do".

audience reaction: The audience liked this swashbuckler action/adventure movie.

recommendation: It's good enough for me to give it a "Go See" recommendation if you're into action films.

spoiler alert! I have an issue with how they put an historical setting to this movie: The Persian Empire stretched from the Chinese Steppes all the way to the Mediterranean ( This is not a verbatim notation of mine ). Because, then, they took liberties by introducing inventions that probably were not yet in common use in the actual time setting for this movie. To wit:

The crossbow may not have yet been in common use by the Persians in the 6th Century BC, the likely time setting for this movie. There's evidence for its use by the Chinese in the 5th Century BC, 'though.

Horse stirrups, the kind shown in this movie, was not yet invented.

The key that Dastan used is a key made for use on a Warded Lock which was not known to the Persians before Alexander, the Great, conquered Persia.

The "halberd" that one of the Hassansins used was not invented yet. It was invented about two thousand years later, mainly for use against armored horsemen!

The bolt-shooting bracelets, or armlets, worn by another Hassansin were a technologically unfeasible weapon for the time period.

As for the other things wrong with this movie ....

The mughal sultan, i.e. the fat guy eating the walnuts, throws-off the historical perspective of the movie once again because the Mughal Empire came into power in the early 1500 A.D. and stayed in power until the 1800s when the British Empire took over the Indian subcontinent. And sultans are Muslim rulers. But, again, Islam was instituted around the first half of 600 A.D.--practically a thousand years after the time setting for this movie! ( Why doesn't Hollywood hire the services of Cine-Man as a Facts Checker?

If all it takes is for a little piece of rock to get the whole place a-tumblin' down, then that secret hiding place should have collapsed many years ago because that region of the world experiences many earthquakes--'remember the earthquake in Iran that killed many people just a few years ago? Just recently, on May 14th of this year, there was a magnitude 5.1 earthquake at around 6:50 p.m. in the state of Bushehr. And three days later, on the 17th, there was a magnitude 4.1 earthquake at around 12:37 p.m. in the state of Khuzestan. In fact, practically every day of this month alone, Iran has had earthquakes in one state or another. It's all listed on the Internet.

When the ancient floor, ceiling and walls collapsed all around him, Dastan still got out of there with no sand in his hair, face, eyes and mouth--Wow! Simply amazing.

And for all of you horndogs out there, I have good news and bad news. First, the bad news: When Tamina gets out of the water, don't expect to see a "wet T-shirt" shot--it was edited out. Now, for the good news: Some newspapers' Friday "movie guide" have a photo still of this particular scene wherein Tamina has an actual "wet T-shirt" look--Quick, get a magnifying glass! And to think that an earlier Disney movie by the same producer, Jerry Bruckheimer, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL ( 2003 ), has its leading lady, Keira Knightley, in a "wet T-shirt" scene! I don't know what happened between then and now but I think all of you horndogs out there should complain about it. The "down-blouse" shot of Tamina as she dangles precariously on a cliff face just doesn't "cut" it.

fyi: I stopped short on my synopsis. Otherwise, I'd give the plot away. But you probably will figure that one out easily by yourself early on in the movie.

Back in the Philippines, my father had a Geologist couple as clients. One day, the wife told me that somewhere deep in the densely forested region of Mt. Apo one may come across ostriches. I don't know if they are a native or an introduced species. But they are there, according to the lady geologist. She even told me that they lay giant eggs many times bigger than a chicken egg. She promised to bring such an egg over some day, but she never did or wasn't able to.

2nd fyi: I was in Oakland for my friend's birthday party barbecue ( since I'd have been a fool to refuse a "free food" offer ). After the party, and on my way home, I wanted to swing by a theatre in Martinez, CA, to check out their D-Box chair; but I missed the 7:30 p.m. show and I didn't want to wait and see the 9:55 p.m. show, so I decided to go to Emeryville, instead, and rack-up rewards points on my movie-watcher rewards card.

3rd fyi: The first movie that I saw here at Contra Costa Stadium Cinemas is Jackie Chan's RUMBLE IN THE BRONX ( 1995 ) back when I worked as a dental lab tech in Concord, CA.

I was not at all impressed by the D-Box chair. All it did was rotate left, rotate right, tilt back and forth, sway, shake, and vibrate. You can get the same effect in any theatre wherein an obnoxious, spoiled little brat is seated directly behind you and kicking and pushing against the back of your chair besides his/her oblivious-to-the-fact parent/guardian! And another thing, if they really want their D-Box chairs to impress and please people, then they should move the vibrating mechanism away from the kidney area and put it strategically you-know-where--ahem! ( That would be SWEET! )

word of advice: Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

tidbits: When Dastan and Tamina finally kissed each other, some people in the audience clapped their hands--Women!

When I stepped out of the auditorium, the hallway smelled awfully bad, as if a skunk had sprayed the area. The main lobby and the men's room, as well, smelled of skunk "perfume". When I walked out into the parking lot, again, the strong skunk scent permeated the surrounding area.

Speaking of skunk, did you know that their anal area has a white rectangular patch? Trust me, I know. You're a prime target if you can see it that clearly since a skunk has a shooting range of about 12 feet! This trivial fact will come in handy if you want to pull a prank on an unsuspecting victim--just be sure you have lots of hydrogen peroxide handy to neutralize the smell.

2nd tidbits: After we ate at the barbecue, my friends and I gathered in the living room to watch a taped UFC fight ( number 114, I think ). As we sat around, I noticed that in the roomful of white and colored people, I had the whitest legs--my legs stood-out like "Michael Jackson-white" in color compared to all the other legs around mine! Ha, ha, ha. How funny is that?

3rd tidbits: As I sat in my D-Box chair, I couldn't help but wonder if the bitch that sat behind me yesterday in the Emeryville theatre auditorium was there behind me in the Martinez theatre auditorium, too! The effect was essentially the same! Whenever my seat would move, I couldn't concentrate on what was going on on-screen because I would be reminded of my unpleasant experience from the day before. Folks, it's not worth paying extra for a D-Box experience when you can always have a disrespectful, rude, obnoxious and inconsiderate bitch, or whatever, sit behind you and give you the same effect for free.

SHREK FOREVER AFTER, PG ( 1 hr & 33 min )

where: CENTURY 14 VALLEJO in Vallejo, CA
when: Friday, May 21st, 2010
show: 9:00 p.m.
costs: $10.00 Ticket + $5.25 small Popcorn ( w/ Butter ) + $4.50 medium Diet/Zero ( w/ Barq's & Cherry flavors ) Coke = $19.75
auditorium: 2
seat: 3rd row, 8th column

synopsis: The daily grind of family life is taking its toll on the once-feared ogre, Shrek. Yearning for his old "glory" days, Shrek is fooled into signing a life-changing contract with Rumpelstiltskin. Everything is downhill for Shrek from that point on as he suddenly finds himself in an alternate reality wherein he has no loved ones and no friends . With only 24 hours left to live, Shrek goes on a desperate mission to right the wrong that he unwittingly put into play.

noteworthy scenes: 1.) Fairy tale story; 2.) Library; 3.) Fiona's wish; 4.) Mirror; 5.) Dragon flight; 6.) Fans; 7.) Party; 8.) Eavesdropper; 9.) Carriage; 10.) Ogre-for-a-day contract; 11.) Wanted posters; 12.) Witches; 13.) "What you've done"; 14.) Witch chase; 15.) Pretty ball; 16.) Angry wig; 17.) "You've got a Friend"; 18.) Squeeze toy; 19.) Origami; 20.) Dragon's lair; 21.) Waffle trap; 22.) Resistance movement; 23.) Bounty hunter; 24.) Chimichanga stand; 25.) Puss in Boots; 26.) Gift basket; 27.) Pied piper; 28.) Ogre dinner; 29.) Training for battle; 30.) True love; 31.) Catastrophe/ridonkeylous; 32.) Decoy; 33.) Dance; 34.) To the rescue; 35.) Pretty kitty eyes; 36.) Kiss; 37.) Big fairy tale; 38.) News message; 39.) Gingy; 40.) Deal of a Lifetime; 41.) New pretty ball; 42.) Woo; 43.) Victory; 44.) Day's up; 45.) "Fall in love all over again'; 46.) Party trumpets; and 47.) Scene montage during the Ending Credits.

audience reaction: The audience loved this movie!

recommendation: I enjoyed this movie, too.

spoiler alert! How did the witches procreate themselves since they had no menfolk? Whatever happened to the stereotypical short, fat and ugly witches? ( A few of the witches looked sexy-hot to me! ) The witches out on night patrol never saw the torches and failed to home-in on the ogres' location that way. The blacksmith ogre showed some flesh--flesh-tone nipples, that is, on a green ogre--come on! even the Incredible Hulk, who's also green, is too modest to flaunt his man-boobs in such a way. ( Who was the perverted idiot who CGI'd this particular ogre? 'Cause I'd like to slap him silly!) How were the ogres able to arrange their shields into the shape of a giant "disco" ball, and how were they able to hold its shape together?

fyi: I love how the classic fairy tales were meshed together to create a new story. I guess the writers grew up on, and drew their inspirations from, the old Saturday morning cartoon TV show, FRACTURED FAIRY TALES.

I was about 10 years old when my mother gave me a present, a hard-cover illustrated book of the classic fairy tale, PINOCCHIO. I read that book enough times that it became well-worn by the time that I was through with it. It was my only fairy tale book as a child.

The song, "Top of the World" ( which topped the Billboard Hot 100 in 1973 ), by the brother & sister act, THE CARPENTERS, is one of my all time favorite songs. I felt very sad when I found out that Karen Carpenter died from complications of Anorexia Nervosa. Such a lovely melodious voice, she had.

Claire de la Fuente, dubbed the Philippines' own "Karen Carpenter," got Richard Carpenter's blessing to do a tribute song to Karen entitled, "Something in your Eyes."

Japan has its own version of "Karen Carpenter", too: Keiko.

word of advice: Too much of a good thing ain't good.

Be grateful for all the good things that you have in life.

tidbits: There were no lights in the men's room. I hope that I didn't miss the target when I used the urinal. Ha, ha, ha.

MACGRUBER, R ( 1 hr & 39 min )

Quickie Review: A highly decorated, multiple tour, war veteran comes out of retirement for revenge in this, an SNL spoof of an '80s TV show, using his throat-ripping technique and a piece of celery stick as his main deadly weapons of choice.

I went to the midnight show where about four other people were in the audience with me. I found this movie to be a very sophomoric effort and a not so funny one, at that. But the others seemed to like it--probably SNL fans.

Warning: This movie contains nudity but not the kind that horndogs have in mind! You guys have been sufficiently warned.

LETTERS TO JULIET, PG ( 1 hr & 44 min )

Quickie Review: A young American girl goes to Verona, Italy, home to Juliet Capulet of Shakespeare fame. Soon, she joins a group of volunteers who respond to letters left behind by the lovelorn. She chances upon an old letter written in the mid '50s and decides to send a response, setting-off a chain reaction that brings love to her and the letter-writer.

I liked this movie. And the audience did, as well.

Here are the things that I found wrong about this movie: The chef is supposed to be an Italian, but he said, "Si, bueno", and, realizing his mistake, he tried to correct it by saying, "Muy bueno"! I took a beginning Spanish class in high school and know well enough that these foreign words aren't Italian! The plot contrivance at the end was a groaner--I could have written a better one--and not how it would be in real life! These two things made the movie sloppy. So who's at fault here, the writer, the scene editor or the director, or all of the above? Hollywood should have consulted with me, Cine-Man about this particular script before they went into production!

ROBIN HOOD, R ( 2 hr & 20 min )

Saving prime mate Marion

Quickie Review: Disillusioned by the 10-year Crusade, an archer and his little band of fellow soldiers decide to sneak back into England after their King is killed in battle. They happen upon an ambushed advance party of knights sent ahead to bear the bad news. Robin promises a fallen knight that he will take his sword back to his father, the Baron of Nottingham. The Baron makes a deal with Robin: Pretend to be his son so the widow, Marion, will not lose the inheritance, and he can have the sword. Elsewhere, a plot to conquer England is being concocted by the French with the help of the new English King's confidant and trusted advisor, turned traitor. The ill-tempered, inept new king soon has his fellow Englishmen in uproar as the traitor imposes heavy taxation on the financially troubled barons, killing innocent civilians in the process. With a common enemy, namely the French, the barons soon join forces under the king and Robin to repel the attack.

I didn't particularly like this movie. The audience enjoyed it. And my friend ( a Robin Hood fan ) and his wife liked it.

Here are the things that I found wrong about this movie: Why did the poacher just stand there when the arrow was shot at him? I would never have taken such a chance! Only one horse was killed. I don't think that people back in those days liked to talk to each other up close and personal because of their lack of proper oral hygiene. The dying Knight, Sir Robert, identified himself as, Robin Loxley. Godfrey, the traitor, in a later scene, also mentioned the wrong name of Robin Loxley. If I were the Baron, I'd fire the maid in charge of sweeping the floor--straws were all over the damn mansion! I didn't know that they had landing barges back then. This movie reminded me of SAVING PRIVATE RYAN ( 1998 ).

FURRY VENGEANCE, PG ( 1 hr & 32 min )

Quickie Review: A real estate developer relocates his family to Oregon as he oversees the construction of homes in a wildlife preserve--unbeknown to him. Soon, the wild animals band together to put an end to the illegal human activity.

This movie is strictly for kids. I didn't find it that entertaining at all.

IRON MAN 2, PG-13 ( 2 hr & 4 min )

where: MOVIE2K.COM

when: Monday, May 3rd

show: Late, late night  via Stream2K

costs: $0.00 Download

auditorium: My living room

seat: My swivel chair

2nd time:

where: CINEARTS @ PLEASANT HILL in Pleasant Hill, CA

when: Friday, May 7th, 2010

show: 12:01 a.m.

costs: $10.00 Ticket + $5.25 small Popcorn ( w/ Butter ) + $4.00 small Diet Coke + $1.00 Nestle's Goobers Chocolate-covered Peanuts ( Smuggled in; bought at Dollar Tree Store ) + $4.00 Bridge Toll = $24.25

auditorium: 1, The Cine-Dome

seat: 6th row, 22nd column

3rd time:

where:  EDWARDS FAIRFIELD STADIUM 16 & I-MAX

when:  Monday, May 10th, 2010

show:  7:00 p.m.

costs:  $17.50 Ticket + $4.50 small Diet Coke = $22.50  ( plus dinner before the show at HomeTown Buffet, $9.99, plus Drink, $1.99, plus Tip, $1.00, plus Tax, ? = $12.98 plus Tax )

auditorium:   12

seat:  3rd row, 9th column

synopsis: As billionaire playboy Tony Stark ( Robert Downey, Jr. ) basks in the glory of his alter ego, Iron Man, forces are at work to steal his suit of armor's technology.

noteworthy scenes: 1.) "All I can give you is knowledge"; 2.) Blueprint; 3.) Stark Expo; 4.) Blood toxicity reading; 5.) Hi-tech prosthesis; 6.) "Test pilot survived"; 7.) Blood toxicity: 24%; 8.) Chairman & CEO; 9.) Passport; 10.) Notary Natalie Rushman ( Scarlett Johansson ); 11.) Monaco Grand Prix; 12.) Blood toxicity: 53%; 13.) Switch drivers; 14.) Whiplash vs. Iron Man; 15.) Interrogation room; 16.) "What have you been not telling me?" 17.) Body double; 18.) Private hangar; 19.) File on Vanko; 20.) "Hi-tech crossword puzzle on your neck"; 21.) Prototypes; 22.) Hypothetical question; 23.) Drunk party animal; 24.) War Machine ( Don Cheadle ); 25.) Edward's Air Force Base; 26.) Randy's Donuts; 27.) "Super-secret boy band"; 28.) Bird; 29.) "Drone better"; 30.) "Weaponize the suit"; 31.) "You can solve the riddle of your heart"; 32.) "The ex-wife"; 33.) Father's secret message; 34.) "I lost both of the kids in the divorce"; 35.) "The key to the future is here"; 36.) "Back in hardware mode"; 37.) "Perfectly level"; 38.) New power source; 39.) "We had a contract"; 40.) Blocked call; 41.) Hammer drones; 42.) "Locked-up"; 43.) "Watch the road"; 44.) Security breach; 45.) "I got him rebooting"; 46.) "Fending-off a Hammeroid attack"; 47.) "It's a one-off"; 48.) "Bust his bunker with the ex-wife"; 49.) "The side-kick"; 50.) "Rigged to blow"; 51.) "Get a roof"; 52.) Assessment; 53.) A small favor; 54.) "You deserve this"; and 55.) Bonus scene after the Ending Credits of Thor's hammer.

audience reaction: The audience enjoyed this sequel.

recommendation: I like the first one better since it has a better story line. This movie might prove disappointing to a lot of you out there, too.

spoiler alert! Anybody who wants to kill Tony Stark only has to hire a sniper. There are no guards at Tony Stark's place so the bad guys could easily break-in when he's not around. Why did Iron Man hitch a ride in a cargo plane for his dramatic entrance at his own expo when he could just have flown-in? That old, red Lada or Yugo in the background stayed parked in the same spot all that time for at least six months. Females have smaller hands than males, and since Happy Hogan ( Jon Favreau ) was also wearing gloves covered in sweat, there was no way that Natalie could have gotten a good grip on his gloved hand to execute a Jujitsu submission hold! When Ivan Vanko/Whiplash's ( Mickey Rourke ) jumpsuit burned-up, his long hair was not the least bit singed. The whips could easily cut through metal but they couldn't slice-up the asphalt, they just left melted trails. Why didn't the cops shoot at Whiplash? A suit of armor in a briefcase? It's all nice and dandy except that it would have to be very lightweight and flimsy for Pepper Potts ( Gwyneth Paltrow ) to carry it around and toss it like it was nothing. Whiplash is also a physicist and would know a lot about mass, inertia, momentum and velocity; meaning, when the formula one cars behind him crashed into another then flipped into the air, he should have ducked for cover! There is nothing about Whiplash's exoskeleton to suggest that he could survive being rammed by a car against a concrete barrier without suffering from broken bones and injuries to his abdominal organs, at the very least. Why can't Whiplash's whips cut through Iron Man's metal? When Iron Man was punching out Whiplash, it was metal against exposed flesh and bones so that severe injury/damage would have been inflicted. At the private hangar, you could see that Hammer's ( Sam Rockwell's ) hands are coated in "tan-in-a-bottle" but his face looked pail in comparison. Iron Man's suit has many vulnerable spots where one piece articulates with another--these have always been the Achilles Heel of body armors. Each of the battle suits, the Iron Man included, is not really aerodynamically sound and would need at least another pair of stabilizers. When War Machine landed at Edwards Air Force Base, he looked liked an "action figure" doll, what with that wide gap between his legs--the last time that I saw a crotch gap that wide was when Lynda Carter portrayed the role of Wonder Woman on TV! The modified War Machine has a very lopsided weight distribution that would create too much drag, so do certain of the flying drones. If I peed in my own armor like that, I'd change suits a.s.a.p! Let me see if I got this right:  Tony Stark is a billionaire who's into hi-tech gadgetry and precision instrumentations but he can not afford to have a  digital carpenter's level--huh?  'Doesn't make any sense at all!  The laser beam cut through concrete and metal as Tony worked on another source of energy and would have easily done harm and damage on distant objects and people.  When the beam sliced the metal cabinet in half, it did so at a right angle, not at a diagonal angle, so that the top half should not have slid-off forward.  How was old scientist Ivan able to overpower both young guards who were trained in both armed and unarmed combat--remember how in his prison escape two guards easily overpowered him? With a rogue War Machine and a bunch of drones chasing after him and shooting at him, there is no way in the world that he could have seen that little kid and swooped down to save him. Was that the same kid in an earlier scene before the subpoena? And why was there a lull in the shooting as he saved the kid? Most of War Machine's weaponry could shoot out hundreds of rounds a minute, so ... where was all that ammunition stored--up his butt? All that shooting and explosions on public and private property and within city limits and in the midst of crowds--Wow! Super Lawsuit will be the most dangerous opponent around--enough to make lawsuit lawyers have multiple orgasms for days on end! The drones had the high ground so they should just have stayed put and fired all their ammo at both Iron Man and War Machine instead of engaging them in metallic fisticuffs. I know that it was just done for comedic effect but, in reality, War Machine wouldn't take a chance and use the "ex-wife" at such close range ( based on its purported destructive capability ) and put his and Iron Man's lives at risk. Why didn't both Iron Man and War Machine get knocked-out the second time that they did the "Side-kick"? When the helmet came off, Tony still had perfectly-coiffed hair--whoever did the CGI on this probably never used a helmet in his/her whole damn life ( What a know-nothing nerd! ).

fyi: I always wanted to watch a midnight show at this theatre's cine-dome since it was really designed for big blockbusters. And I finally got my wish! Yay!

I went to see this in Fairfield because I wanted to know how it looks like on I-Max.  The movie was sharp enough that I could see the whips melt the asphalt, and how bad the tan-job on Hammer's hands was.

word of advice: If you dissolve a partnership, first make sure that both parties are on amicable terms.

tidbits: The beautiful blonde concessions clerk at the Cine-Dome, Brittany, yawned as I walked up to the counter to buy popcorn from her. Either it was past her bedtime or I'm just a very boring person to her.

A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET, R ( 1 hr & 35 min )

where: CENTURY 14 VALLEJO in Vallejo, CA

when: Saturday, May 1st, 2010

show: 9:00 p.m.

costs: $10.00 Ticket + $4.25 small Popcorn ( w/ Butter ) + $4.00 small Diet/Zero ( w/ Barq's & Cherry flavors ) Coke = $18.25

auditorium: 11

seat: 4th row, 10th column

synopsis: A disfigured dead sex offender, Freddy Krueger ( Jackie Earle Haley ), is out for revenge as he stalks his victims in their sleep.

noteworthy scenes: 1.) Springwood Diner; 2.) Funeral; 3.) Picture; 4.) Attic; 5.) Classroom; 6.) Same dream; 7.) Preschool; 8.) Wake up! 9.) Nancy's room; 10.) Cops; 11.) Jail cell; 12.) Powell's book store; 13.) Boiler room; 14.) Cell mate; 15.) Pied piper; 16.) Connection; 17.) Bath tub; 18.) Snow; 19.) My number one; 20.) Badham Preschool class picture; 21.) Fred Krueger; 22.) Memories don't kill you; 23.) Swimming pool; 24.) Angry mob; 25.) Video blog; 26.) "I know what happened to Freddy"; 27.) Confrontation with dad; 28.) Body bag; 29.) Drug store; 30.) Cigarette lighter; 31.) Emergency room; 32.) Epinephrine; 33.) Back to preschool; 34.) Special place; 35.) Polaroid pictures; 36.) Wet dream; 37.) "You're in my world now, bitch"; 38.) Fire; and 39.) Mirror.

audience reaction: The audience enjoyed this movie.

recommendation: It's good enough for a "scary movie" thrill, but just barely.

spoiler alert! Why did Freddy wait until all the kids were teens before he started attacking them? He could have easily disposed of them had he attacked them sooner. When Freddy ran the blade across the wall, the wrong Sound Effect was used. Since Nancy ( Rooney Mara ) got Freddy back into the physical world, why didn't she torch the body? The mirror attack didn't make sense at all!

fyi: I had a crush on the original Nancy, Heather Langenkamp. I wrote her a fan letter and she responded. But only once. I never heard from her again. She probably put a restraining order on me.

Jackie Earle Haley's latest film projects in which he has more screen time, i.e. LITTLE CHILDREN ( 2006 ), WATCHMEN ( 2009 ) and, now, this movie all have to do with pedophiles. Is he type-casting himself? I hope not 'cause he's a really good actor.

This Freddy Krueger has a more authentic-looking burn victim face than the original one.

word of advice: Don't wake someone up who's having a nightmare unless you want a peaceful night's sleep.

tidbits: When Kris ( Katie Cassidy ) became bloody, a little girl in the audience said, "Eyew!" And everybody laughed when they should have been frightened.

Thomas Dekker looks like a Zac Efron clone.