Dark Shadows

Dark Shadows

Directed by Tim Burton

Once again proving that in Tim Burton's world, style greatly outweighs substance in order of importance, Dark Shadows is an over-crowded, uneven, stylistic wreck of a movie with few redeeming factors.

The Amazing Spider-Man

The Amazing Spider-Man

Directed by Marc Webb

As enjoyable as the Sam Raimi Spider-Man movies may have been, they never quite seemed to meet the full potential of what a Spider-Man movie was capable of. Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst very poor casting choices, and Sam Raimi's added goofiness was at times entertaining, but often distracting. Spider-Man, being one of (if not) the most popular superheroes ever, deserves more. The Amazing Spider-Man is the one I've been waiting for.

The Pirates! Band Of Misfits

The Pirates! Band Of Misfits

Directed by Peter Lord & Jeff Newitt

Despite having strong animation and a great voice cast, The Pirates! Band Of Misfits has nothing more to offer than light, sporadic entertainment.

Brave

Brave

Directed by Mark Andrews & Brenda Chapman

This is the least like Pixar that I have ever seen one of their movies. A massive improvement over last year's Cars 2 (which was something of an abomination that I found impossible to sit all the way through), Brave still doesn't quite stand up to the rest of their catalog -- with the additional notable exception of A Bug's Life. Fans of Disney, especially, should be pleased, as both in tone and content this movie seems far more like their work than Pixar. I don't believe this to be a particularly bad thing, but I feel it's worth noting.

Snow White And The Huntsman

Snow White And The Huntsman

Directed by Rupert Sanders

Snow White is a story that has been told in hundreds of ways over the past 200 years, many of which straying from the original story. Therefore, it was to be expected that Snow White And The Huntsman would be a decidedly different take on the fable. Sadly, despite being a slightly different variation of existing retellings of the story, there is little else to set this movie apart. The flaws greatly outweigh the perks.