Summer Movies!

Sarah Conrad

Entertainment Editor

Have you ever wished you could go back in time and fix something that you did? Well, in 17 Again that is exactly what Mike O’ Donnell (Matthew Perry) dreams for. Twenty years ago when Mike was 17 he gave up on a big opportunity for college when his girlfriend Scarlet (Leslie Mann) got pregnant. So, now as an adult he is getting a divorce from Scarlet and his connection with his two kids Maggie (Michelle Trachtenberg) and Alex (Sterling Knight) is lost. Then one night he becomes 17 again, totally freaked out, he and best friend Ned (Thomas Lennon), try to figure it out. They then decide that Ned will pretend to be his father and enroll him back in his old high school. Adolescent Mike (Zac Efron) has trouble adjusting to the new styles and gadgets of the teen generation. Going to high school with his kids was harder then excepted finding out his daughter is not as naïve as he thought and his son Alex is the victim of the star basketball player’s rage. Mike then becomes friends with his son and gives him the confidence to join the basket ball team. He also tries everything he can to break Maggie up with her horrible boyfriend. Through becoming friends with his children he visits Scarlet and rediscovers why he fell in love with her so many years ago. This movie is filled with laughs and is a great story acted out really well. If you are not familiar with Zac Efron after this movie you will be sure to fall in love with him.

            Just out on DVD and Blu-Ray Bedtime Stories is sure to entertain anyone. Through this adventure Skeeter Bronson (Adam Sandler) whose father Marty Bronson (Jonathan Pryce) sells their family motel to a guy named Barry Nottingham (Richard Griffiths) who promises his father he will make Skeeter general manager. But, unfortunately he merely works as a simple janitor at the now pricey hotel. Also, crushing Skeeter’s dreams Barry makes his future son-in-law Kendall (Guy Pierce) general manager. Skeeter being an uncle is asked by his sister Wendy (Courtney Cox) to watch her kids Skeeter’s niece Bobbi and nephew           Patrick. To assist him in the task his sister’s work friend Jill (Keri Russell) helps out with the children. Skeeter and the kids at first do not get along with each other. After a while, he starts telling them bedtime stories and loosens them all up. They start liking him and they start telling how the stories should go. When the stories come true in real life Skeeter works it too his advantage and tries to make his dreams come true too. They go on some pretty interesting adventures and you have fun watching them so check out this movie on DVD now.

In Theaters:

The Soloist- April 24^th

Fighting- April 24^th

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past- May 1^st

Battle of Terra- May 1^st

Star Trek- May 1^st

X-Men Origins: Wolverine- May 1st