KANSAS CITY, Mo —
**1) THE LAST STAND (R)**
Lionsgate
RUSS
Well, he said, “I’ll be back,” and Arnold Schwarzenegger is true to his word, now appearing on DVD in “The Last Stand,” his first starring role since 2003’s “Terminator 3.” It could be used as a recruitment video for the NRA.
SHAWN
Yep it’s like Michael J. Fox pulled up in his DeLorean and magically transported me back to the eighties. “The Last Stand” is vintage Arnold. And he is fun.
RUSS
The Governator plays a small town Arizona sheriff out to stop a Mexican drug lord who has escaped from the FBI in a souped-up Corvette.
SHAWN
“The Last Stand” has its moments. A few. It’s an over the top no-brainer with some really cool action sequences and terrific dumb dialogue.
RUSS
While it’s mindless, silly and ultra violent, “The Last Stand” is suitably action-packed. It may please fans of cinematic mayhem who are willing to turn off their brains for a couple of hours.
SHAWN
The extras are standard but above par.And you get the hilarious tour of The Dinkum Firearm and Historic Weaponry Museum hosted by Johnny Knoxville.
RUSS: 2 Popcorn Bags
SHAWN: 3 Popcorn Bags
2) **BEAUTIFUL CREATURES (PG-13)**
Warner Brothers
RUSS
Take one part “Harry Potter” and two parts “Twilight,” mix them into a Southern Gothic gumbo, and you’ve got “Beautiful Creatures” a supernatural romance cynically calculated to appeal to tween audiences.
SHAWN
“Beautiful Creatures” wishes it wer Harry Potter or Twilight. A “Beautiful Creatures” may have been green light because of the success of Harry Potter and Twilight but that’s the only thing this movie has in common with those blockbusters. Full of heavy southern accents. Plagued by a light plot. And a cast all moving in totally different directions. This movie is a mess.
RUSS
Emma Thompson and Jeremy Irons, with their exaggerated Southern drawls, seem like they stepped out of a road show production of “Annie Get Your Gun.” Only Viola Davis emerges unscathed. “Beautiful Creatures” isn’t good enough to recommend or bad enough to be a camp classic.
SHAWN
The extras are lame but so is the movie.
RUSS: 2 Popcorn Bags
SHAWN: 2 Popcorn Bags
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