Ratatouille (G) At Smithfield 10 at 11:50, 2:10, 4:35, 7:10 & 9:20 Daily.   At Premiere 12 in Goldsboro at 12:15, 12:45, 2:30, 3, 4:45, 5:15, 7, 7:30, 9:15 & 9:45 Daily.

Live Free or Die Hard (PG-13) At Smithfield 10 at 12:30, 4, 7 & 9:45 Daily. At Premiere 12 in Goldsboro at Noon, 1, 2:25, 3:30, 4:40, 6, 7:15, 9 & 9:45 Daily.

At Berkeley 4 in Goldsboro: All Movies $1.50 Now Playing: Hot Fuzz (R) 2, 4:30, 7 & 9:40 Daily. Disturbia (PG-13) 2, 4:20, 7 & 9:30 Daily. Blades of Glory (PG-13) 2:10 & 7:10 Daily. Invincible (PG) 2:10, 4:20, 7:10 & 9:30 Daily. Premonition (PG-13) 4:30 & 9:40 Daily.

At Carmike 10 in Wilson: Now Playing: Ocean’s Thirteen (PG-13) 7 & 9:40 Daily. Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (PG) 12:15, 2:30, 4:45, 7, 9:15 & 11:30 Daily. Evan Almighty (PG) 12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:25, 9:45 & Midnight Daily. 1408 (PG-13) 1:30, 4:15, 7, 9:30 & Midnight Daily. Live Free or Die Hard (PG-13) 1, 4, 7 & 9:55 Daily. License to Wed (PG-13) 12:15, 2:30, 4:45, 7:10, 9:30 & Midnight Daily. Ratatouille (G) 11:45, Noon, 12:30, 2:20, 2:35, 3:05, 4:55, 5:10, 5:40, 7:30, 7:45, 8 & 8:15 Daily. Transformers (PG-13) 11:30, Noon, 1, 2:30, 3, 4, 5:30, 6, 7, 8:30, 9, 10, 11:30 & Midnight Daily. Kidtoon: Holly Hobbie & Friends: Best Friends Forever (G) 1pm Tues.-Thurs. only.

At Howell Theatre in Smithfield: All Movies $2.00 all the time. Starting Wed.: Shrek 3 (PG) 3, 7, & 9, except 9:15 Fri. & Sat., also 12:30 Fri., Sat. & Mon.-Thurs. Held Over: Spiderman 3 (PG-13) 3, 7, & 9:30, also Noon Fri., Sat. & Mon.-Thurs. Wild Hogs (PG-13) 3, 7, & 9, except 9:15 Fri. & Sat., also 12:30 Fri., Sat. & Mon.-Thurs. Are We Done Yet? (PG) 3, 7 & 9,  except 9:15 Fri. & Sat., also 12:30 Fri., Sat. & Mon.-Thurs. $1.00 Movies July 10-12 Yours, Mine and Ours (PG) 10am Tues., Wed. & Thurs. No morning show July 3-5.

At Premiere 12 in Goldsboro Now Playing: Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (PG) 1, 3, 5, 7 & 9 Daily. 1408 (PG-13) 1:25, 3:25, 5:25, 7:25 & 9:25 Daily. Evan Almighty (PG) 1, 1:30, 3, 3:30, 5, 5:30, 7, 7:30, 9 & 9:30 Daily. License to Wed (PG-13) 1:15, 3:15, 5:15, 7:15 & 9:15 Daily. Live Free or Die Hard (PG-13) Noon, 1, 2:25, 3:30, 4:40, 6, 7:15, 9 & 9:45 Daily. Ratatoullie (G) 12:15, 12:45, 2:30, 3, 4:45, 5:15, 7, 7:30, 9:15 & 9:45 Daily. Transformers (PG-13) Noon, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10 Daily.

At Smithfield 10 Now Playing: Live Free or Die Hard (PG-13) 12:30, 4, 7 & 9:45 Daily. Ratatouille (G) 11:50, 2:10, 4:35, 7:10 & 9:20 Daily. License to Wed (PG-13) 12:10, 2:15, 4:25, 7:05 & 9:20 Daily. Transformers (PG-13) 11, 12, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8 & 10 Daily. 1408 (PG-13) 11:55am, 2:20, 4:35, 7:15 & 9:35 Daily. Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (PG) 12:05, 2:10, 4:20, 7:10 & 9:30 Daily. Evan Almighty (PG) 12:10, 2:25, 4:40, 7:20 & 9:40 Daily. Knocked Up (R) Noon, 3:30, 7:05 & 9:45 Daily. Surf’s Up (PG) 12:15, 2:15, 4:15, 7:20 & 9:20 Daily. $2.00 Movie: Starting July 3rd, The Ant Bully (PG) & Curious George (G) 10am only Tue-Thurs. Price includes drink & popcorn.

Movie Review Archive

Live Free or Die Hard (PG-13) - Has it really been 12 years since Die Hard with a Vengeance?  Bruce Willis returns as Officer John McClane in the 4th version of the Die Hard franchise that keeps fans asking, “What took you so long?” when asked about this dazzling sequel.  Willis as his larger-than-life character, Detective John McClane breaks new ground as an antiquated cop the hi-tech age.  In this movie we see our hero taking on a presumably routine assignment delivering a kid named Matt Farrell (Justin Long) to the FBI for questioning.  Soon after McClane picks up Matt, it becomes quite clear that this wisecracking computer hacker has enemies who will stop at nothing to prevent him from reaching the Bureau’s interrogators in DC.   Similar to Willis’ 16 Blocks, in that a cop is frustrated at every turn in his effort to escort a man to court through a gauntlet of adversaries out to prevent the witness from testifying, Live Free or Die Hard bears little resemblance beyond the storyline.  Die Hard 4 is a non-stop roller coaster ride with more energy than any of its summer competition.  The secret is that it rarely relies on computer-generated imagery for special effects.  This old school revival of elaborately-staged stunt work proves to be worthy ff all the trouble the director put into it, because it’s easy to tell the difference between an actor actually taking a bona fide leap off a ledge and one merely faking it in front of a blue screen. The plot isn’t all that cerebral. Thomas Gabriel (Timothy Oliphant), a cyber-terrorist, is trying to bring the U.S. to its knees.  His evil plan is to create chaos and confusion by shutting down the country’s computer generated infrastructure, to include its communication, transportation, financial and power systems. Gabriel has an army of goons, including a svelte sidekick skilled in martial arts, Mai Lihn (Maggie Q).  Can John and his new found friend Matt foil the scheme amid sparks flying between John’s daughter and Matt?  Watch to find out.  This Die Hard fan gives the movie a nod for action, humor, and props to the old school style of movie making. - Thomas Garrou

Ratatouille (G) - The latest computer-animated movie from Disney/Pixar, is a story about being true to who you really are. Remy (voiced by Patton Oswalt, King of Queens) is a rat who wants to become a great chef. He finds himself in Paris, France, at the restaurant of his recently deceased favorite chef, Auguste Gusteau (voiced by Brad Garrett, Everybody Loves Raymond). Once there, he befriends a young garbage boy named Linguini (voiced by Lou Romano) after they survive a soup accident in the restaurant's kitchen. Their secret partnership makes Linguini famous, and the other chefs at the restaurant jealous. However, Linguini and Remy still have to work together to win over a restaurant critic; watch the movie to see if they succeed. The kids loved it, and the ending was especially touching. - Rhonda Poplin

Evan Almighty (PG)

Forgive me, but Evan Almighty didn’t strike me as a laugh-out-loud funny movie. Cute, but not that funny.
Steve Carell (The Office) plays Evan Baxter, a TV newscaster who decides to change the world by running for Congress. Though Evan is apparently not a church member, at the suggestion of a family member he prays for Divine help.
Morgan Freeman reprises his role from Bruce Almighty as God and instructs a reluctant Evan to become a modern day Noah and build an ark. Evan prefers the attention and more conventional life of the congressman, and accepts the “wisdom and guidance” of a senior colleague, played by John Goodman.
Evan finally accepts the commission of big boat builder, with the help of his family, a bonding experience, and in so doing, helps change the world.
As you might expect, animal feces make up a lot of the jokes, though we only see mostly bird droppings. There are grand scenes of the gathering of the animals.
Those who are big Steve Carell fans may find this side-splitting, and he does a good job with the material. While Freeman lends the “right touch” to the Big Guy, the one truly bright spot for me was his wise-cracking office assistant (Wanda Sykes).
It is rated PG, and this is a much more family friendly film than Bruce, though produced by the same team of writers and producers. While Bruce had some scratching their heads about some of the messages, Evan is also more main-stream theologically.

1408 (PG-13)

This adaptation of Stephen King's short story of the same name falls short of a shocking supernatural thriller, but you will experience the atmosphere of dread and ghostly figures.
As Mike Enslin, John Cusack, cynical travel writer, makes it his mission to stay in room 1408 of the Dolphin, a room the proprietor, Mr. Olin (Samuel L. Jackson), does not want to open to the public. Mr. Olin throws the recorded history of unexplained deaths and suicides (that shows in horrific detail the dead bodies removed from 1408) at Enslin, as a substitute for staying the night. Enslin checks in to the old Manhattan hotel all the same. Hugging his tape recorder closely to his mouth, an obvious best friend, Enslin dares the room to "Show me the rivers of blood!" …and then the clock starts a countdown.
The radio going off at startling moments are jump-worthy but the movie tries to instill fear with loud sound that is more of a bother than frightening and misses the mark. Enslin suddenly becomes fearful with little buildup, the transition could have been better.
Enslin brings with him the baggage of a death in the family, evidently with unresolved emotions, just right for the night of horror.
For a PG-13, a lot of the scare factor had to be tame – not the R-horrors you may be used to. There are jumpy moments and roller coaster calm to storm and back again throughout his stay. Worthy of a viewing in my opinion.
(PG-13) For thematic material including disturbing sequences of violence and terror, frightening images and language).