The three movies opening this Friday in a theater near me are D.O.A.: Dead or Alive, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer and Nancy Drew.

D.O.A.: Dead or Alive is one of those movies that I will watch someday. Probably on some night this winter when it is dark and dreary out, the mercury has dropped and it hits one of the premium cable outlets like HBO, Showtime or Starz. They really should have called it T.N.A.

Nancy Drew looks like it might be cute and fun, but since I am not a 13-year-old girl, I think I will pass.

That leaves Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer for this Friday. I didn’t see the first one at a theater back when it was out, but watched it recently on HBO or something. I thought it was actually pretty good. They didn’t fall to the jump right into the action trap that a lot of comic book movies do. They took the time to show how they became the Fantastic Four. So, I am looking forward to the continuation of the story.

How about you? What will you be heading out to the theater to see this weekend?

First it was Spider-Man 3, then it was Shrek the Third and then came Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End. Now Ocean’s Thirteen cons its way into theaters nationwide.

So, Surf’s Up for Ocean’s Thirteen this Friday. I am not in to the animated movies, although I really liked The Incredibles. I was hostile to the idea of the scary and gory Hostel: Part II, as these types of movies never seem to live up to there frightening promise.

What I am really hoping for is that Ocean’s Thirteen has more of the feel of the first one and less of the second. They were all over the place in that one. It looks like there is one goal with this one.

What will you be heading out to see this weekend?

The three nationwide releases, Gracie, Knocked Up and Mr. Brooks, plus the limited release film Rise: Blood Hunter are what films are at a theater near me this weekend. Those are the four movies to choose from for my Friday viewing experience.

I think that Mr. Brooks will get the Friday pick. I am a sucker for a movie that promises a twist that you won’t see coming. I hope they are right, as this promise gets made a lot and very seldom pays off.

But, I also want to see Knocked Up. So, I will probably take in that movie over the weekend as well. They really did a good job with The 40 Year-Old Virgin, as they were able to produce a comedy based on crude over the top locker room humor and give it a heart. I want to see if they can pull off that again with Knocked Up.

Gracie looks to be quite an uplifting story as well. I mean, who doesn’t like a sports story where the hero is told they can’t do something and then they show that they can. It has proven to be quite the formula for a good movie when executed correctly. But, this one will probably have to wait until the DVD can be added to the old Netflix queue.

Rise: Blood Hunter will probably be watched some on some boring Sunday night via HBO or Showtime On Demand. Surfing through the On Demand menu one night, I will come across this movie, read the description and then think, yah, I remember that movie from last year. A couple clicks of the remote later and viola, it is playing on my TV.

Will you be heading out to a theater near you this weekend? Of all the movies that come out Friday, June 1st, what looks good to you?

To start May off it was Spider-Man 3. Then came Shrek the Third last week. Now, it is Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, the third in the Pirates franchise.

I hope that it is better than the second one. I don’t know if I missed something, didn’t remember something from the first one, or what, but I just couldn’t stay interested in the Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest. It just seemed like a bunch of scenes thrown together for fun. Maybe when viewed in sequence with the first and the third it would play better.

Unlike other trilogies, the second one of this franchise doesn’t seem to be able to stand on its own. It is not a movie unto itself. It is just a bridge from part one to part three.

Hopefully, tomorrow the third one will be both a complete movie and a great ender to the series. What have you thought about the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise? Did you like the second one? Will you be going to see the third?