"Surrogates" Characters/Actors: Greer (Bruce Willis), the Prophet (Ving Rhames), Radha "Melinda and Melinda" etc. Mitchell, James Cromwell, etc.
In the not-too-distant future, people mostly stay home and live vicariously through their robotic "avatars" or surrogates by way of Virtual Reality. Robotic police 'avatars' Greer (Bruce Willis) and Mitchell's character investigate the murder of someone related to the inventor of the surrogates. Meanwhile, "Dreads" or a group of people who despise the surrogates and live in their own separatist enclave, initiate violent acts against any perceived surrogate. After awhile, the real Greer lethargically ventures out of his house to himself investigate and feels quite disoriented. It also seems that everyone with a surrogate takes antidepressants. Someone or many people plot to end the surrogate system. I really enjoyed this film, especially since you couldn't really tell the difference between real people and their avatar surrogates.
"Paranormal Activities" Actors: Katie (Katie Featherston), Micah (Micah Sloat)
Ultra-low budget film mostly about a young couple and the unknown presence that seems to haunt one of them. Micah and Katie are "engaged to be engaged" and have recently moved in together in a nice house in San Diego, California. Katie believes she has been "haunted" since she was a little girl, and she attributes a house she once lived in that burned down to the haunting. Her boyfriend Micah sets up fancy video equipment to record what, if anything is going on. At first, not much happens, but as time goes by the 'presence' manifests itself more and more. It moves and does something else (I don't want to give it away) to a Ouija Board, and it eventually drags Katie out of her bed. You might think that the couple could flee from the 'presance', but think again. Soon after failing to hire an exorcist or similar supernatural expert, the movie comes to a shocking end. The scares are few, but effective. Like a combination of the "Blair Witch Project" and "The Exorcist".
"Whip It" Directed by: Drew Barrymore Characters/Actors: Bliss aka 'Babe Ruthless ( Ellen "Juno" Page), Drew "E.T." Barrymore, 'Hot Tub' Johnny Rockets (Jimmy "SNL" Fallon), Marcia Gaye Harding, Daniel "Home Alone " Stern, Juliette Lewis, etc.
In actress Drew Barrymore's directorial debut, a semi-rebellious beauty pageant contestant goes to a roller derby contest, tries out for the league, and though she is under the minimum age, she makes the team and secretly sneaks out to play between high school classes and her miserable part time job. At first she can barely skate, but after awhile she gets her hapless team into the championship against their arrogant, undefeated rivals. Naturally, her parents oppose her new hobby. It is obvious that the women in this movie had a lot of fun as Roller Derby queens. Not exactly original, but fun to watch.
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