Movie Times
Published 9:00 pm Thursday, May 20, 2004
Snohomish County
Alderwood 7 425-672-2077
Shrek 2 (PG) (9:30-11:30-12-2-2:30-4:30-5) 7-7:30-9:30-10
Van Helsing (PG-13) (12:40-3:50) 7:15-10:10
Edmonds Theater 425-778-4554
Shrek 2 (PG) 3-5-7-9
Everett 9 425-347-6445
Shrek 2 (PG) (9-9:30-11-11:30-12-1:30-2-2:30-4-4:30-5) 6:30-7-7:30-9-9:30-10
Troy (R) (2:15-9:15-11:15-2:50-12:40-4:20) 6:15-6:40-8:15-9:45-10:15
Van Helsing (PG-13) (9:45-11:50-1:10-3-4:10) 6:50-7:15-9:50-10:10
Mean Girls (PG-13) (10-12:20-2:40-5:10) 7:20-9:40
New York Minute (PG) (12:10)
Everett Mall 3 425-353-1129
Breakin’ All the Rules (PG-13) (2:30-5) 7:30-9:50
13 Going on 30 (PG-13) (2:15-4:45) 7:15-9:40
Man on Fire (R) (2-5:15) 8:30
Galaxy 12, Monroe 360-863-0909
Shrek 2 (PG) 12:30-1-2:40-3:10-4:50-5:20-7-7:30-9:10-9:40
Mean Girls (PG-13) 12:20-2:30-4:50-7:10-9:20
13 Going on 30 (PG-13) 12:10-2:25-4:40-7:15-9:30
New York Minute (PG) 12:25-2:35-4:45-7:05-9:15
Man on Fire (R) 12:50-4:20-7:15-10:15
Troy (R) 12-12:30-1-3:30-4-4:30-7-7:30-8-10:25
Van Helsing (PG-13) 12:30-1-3:40-4:15-7-7:30-9:50-10:20
Envy (PG-13) 12:15-2:45-5-7:35-9:45
Grand Cinemas, Lynnwood 425-771-3514
Troy (R) (11:30-12:30-1:30-3:15-4:15-5:15) 7-8-9-10:30
Breakin’ All the Rules (PG-13) (11:50-1:50-4) 6:45-10
New York Minute (PG) (11:40-1:45-3:45)
Kill Bill Vol. 2 (R) 6:15-9:15
Man on Fire (R) (12:20-3:30) 6:30-9:30
Mean Girls (PG-13) (12-2:10-4:45) 7:30-10:15
13 Going on 30 (PG-13) (12:10-2:20-4:30) 7:15-9:45
Marysville 14 360-659-1009
Shrek 2 (PG) 9-9:30-11:30-12-12:20-2-2:30-3-4:30-5-5:30-7-7:30-8-9:30-10-10:30-12:01/11-1:30-4-6:30-9-11:30
Breakin’ All the Rules (PG-13) 8:05-10:15
Troy (R) 9:10-11:40-12:10-3:20-3:50-12:40-4:20-7:10-7:50-8:10-10:40-11:20/3-6:40-10:10
New York Minute (PG) 10:15-12:30-3:10
Van Helsing (PG-13) 10-12:50-1:10-4:10-4:40-7:20-7:40-10:25-10:45
Mean Girls (PG-13) 1:25-4:45-7:35-10:35
13 Going on 30 (PG-13) 10:30-1:15-4:45-7:45-10:20
Man on Fire (R) 12:25-3:40-6:50-10:05
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (PG) 10:40-12:50
Mountlake 9 425-672-7734
Shrek 2 (PG) (9:45-10:15-11:30-12-12:30-1:50-2:30-2:55-4:10-5-5:20) 6:30-7:20-7:45-9-9:40-10:10-10:50
Troy (R) (3:10-9:40-12:20-1:05-4-4:40) 6:40-7:30-8:15-10:10
New York Minute (PG) (10:30-12:40)
Van Helsing (PG-13) (10-12:50-3:50) 7-10:20
Mean Girls (PG-13) (11:50-2:20-4:50) 7:10-9:30
13 Going on 30 (PG-13) (11-1:15-3:40) 6:50-9:20
Olympic Theater, Arlington 360-435-3939
Shrek 2 (PG) 5:15-7:30
Stanwood Cinemas 360-629-0514
13 Going on 30 (PG-13) 4:10-7:15
Van Helsing (PG-13) 1-3:45-6:45-9:25
Troy (R) 12:30-3:30-6:30-9:30
Mean Girls (PG-13) 1:30-3:50-7:10-9:15
Shrek 2 (PG) 1:45-4-6:50-9
The Ladykillers (R) 2-9:20
King County
Cinerama, Seattle 206-441-3080
Shrek 2 (PG) 11:30-2-4:30-7-9:30-12
Crest Cinema Center, Shoreline 206-363-6339
In America (PG-13) 6:45-9:15
The Triplets of Belleville (PG-13) 7-9:05
Touching the Void (R) 7:15-9:30
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (PG-13) 7:30
Guild 45th Theatre, Seattle 206-547-2127
Coffee and Cigarettes (R) (2:20) 4:50-7:20-9:50
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (R) (4:20) 7-9:30
Harvard Exit Theatre, Seattle 206-323-0587
Bon Voyage (PG-13) (5:30) 8
Meridian 16, Seattle 206-622-2434
Troy (R) (11:30-12:20-1-1:40-2:20-3-3:50-4:30-5:10-5:50) 6:30-7:20-8-8:40-9:20-10
Breakin’ All the Rules (PG-13) (11:40-12:40-1:50-2:50-4-5) 6:10-7:10-8:20-9:30-10:30
Envy (PG-13) (12:30-3:40) 6:20-9
Mean Girls (PG-13) (11:35-12:10-12:50-2-2:40-3:10-4:25-5:05-5:40) 6:50-7:30-8:10-9:15-9:50-10:35
Ella Enchanted (PG) (11:50-2:10-4:35)
Man on Fire (R) (11:30-1:10-2:45-4:40) 6:05-7-8:30-9:25-10:10
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (R) (12-1:30-2:30-4:10-5:20) 6:40-7:50-9:10-10:20
Metro Cinemas, Seattle 206-633-0059
Valentin (PG-13) (12) 2:15-4:40-7:15-9:20
Shrek 2 (PG) (11:30-12:10) 1:50-2:30-4:15-4:50-6:40-7:20-9:10-9:35
Troy (R) (12:30-1:15-2) 4-5-7-8-9
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter…and Spring (R) (1:40) 4:10-6:45-9:15
Mean Girls (PG-13) (1:30) 4:20-7:10-9:40
Good bye, Lenin! (R) (12:45) 3:50-6:50-9:30
I’m Not Scared (R) (1) 4:30-7:30-9:50
New York Minute (PG) (11:45)
Neptune Theatre, Seattle 206-632-8530
Monty Python’s Life of Brian (R) (4:50) 7:15-9:30
Oak Tree Cinemas, Seattle 206-527-1748
Shrek 2 (PG) (10:40-11-1:15-2:15-3:40-4:45) 6:20-7:20-9-9:45
Troy (R) (11-12:40-3-4:20) 6:40-8-10:20
Van Helsing (PG-13) (11:20-12:20-3-3:50) 6:30-7:20-9:25-10:15
Mean Girls (PG-13) (12-2:30-5) 7:40-10:35
Pacific Place 11, Seattle 206-652-2404
Shrek 2 (PG) 11-11:30-12-12:30-1:30-2-2:30-3-4-4:30-5-5:30-6:30-7-7:30-8-9-9:30-9:55-10:30
New York Minute (PG) 12:45-3:20
Van Helsing (PG-13) 12:15-1:15-3:10-4:10-5:10-6:15-7:15-8:15-9:15-10:15
Laws of Attraction (PG-13) 5:50-8:05-10:35
13 Going on 30 (PG-13) 11:45-2:30-5:20-7:45-10:25
Kill Bill Vol. 2 (R) 1-1:40-4:05-7:10-10:20
Seven Gables Theatre, Seattle 206-632-8821
Super Size Me (NR) (4:40) 7-9:20
Uptown Cinemas, Seattle 206-283-1960
What the … Do We Know (NR) (12:45-3:40) 6:35-9:30
Super Size Me (NR) (12:30-2:50-5:10) 7:30-9:55
Connie &Carla (PG-13) (12:15-2:35-4:55) 7:15-9:40
Varsity Theater, Seattle 206-632-6412
Kill Bill Vol. 2 (R) (12:45) 3:40-6:45-9:45
Van Helsing (PG-13) (1) 4-7-9:50
Shaolin Soccer (PG-13) (1:10) 4:10-7:10-9:20
Woodinville 12 425-482-6538
Shrek 2 (PG) (11-11:50-12:30-1:10-1:40-2:20-3-3:40-4:10-4:50-5:30) 6:10-6:40-7:20-8-8:40-9:10-9:50-10:30-11
Troy (R) (11:10-12:10-1:10-2:40-3:40-4:40) 6:10-7:10-8:10-9:40-10:40
Breakin’ All the Rules (PG-13) (11:20-2:50-5:10) 7:50-10:10
Van Helsing (PG-13) (11:40-1:20-3:20-4:30) 6:50-7:40-10-10:50
Mean Girls (PG-13) (12:50-4) 6:30-9:30
New York Minute (PG) (12-2:30)
13 Going on 30 (PG-13) (5) 7:30-10:20
Skagit and Island counties
Blue Fox Drive-In, Oak Harbor 360-675-5667
Johnson Family Vacation (PG-13) 8:45 w/
Man on Fire (R)
Cascade Cinemas, Burlington 360-707-2727
Shrek 2 (PG) (11-11:20-12-12:30-1:20-1:50-2:20-2:50-3:40-4:10-4:40-5:10-5:40) 6-6:30-7-7:30-8-8:20-8:50-9:20-9:50-10:20-10:50
Troy (R) (11:10-12:10-2:40-3:50-4:50) 6:10-7:10-8:10-9:40
Breakin’ All the Rules (PG-13) (12:50-3-5:30) 7:50-10:10
Van Helsing (PG-13) (12:20-1:30-3:10-4:20) 6:20-7:20-9:10-10:20
New York Minute (PG) (11:40-2)
Mean Girls (PG-13) (11:50-2:30-5) 7:40-10:30
Man on Fire (R) (12:40-3:50) 6:50-10
13 Going on 30 (PG-13) (11:20-1:40-4) 6:40-9
Oak Harbor Plaza Cinema 3 360-279-2226
Shrek 2 (PG) 1:45-4:10-7-9:10
Troy (R) 12:30-3:30-6:30-9:30
Van Helsing (PG-13) 1:15-4-6:50-9:30
Films
Seattle and beyond
“Bugs! in 3D”: Boeing IMAX Theatre, Pacific Science Center, 200 Second Ave. N., Seattle. 206-443-IMAX. www.ticketweb.com.
“Coral Reef Adventure”: Boeing IMAX Theatre, Pacific Science Center, 200 Second Ave. N., Seattle. 206-443-IMAX. www.ticketweb.com.
“Destiny in Space”: Eames IMAX Theater. Pacific Science Center, 200 Second Ave. N., Seattle. 206-443-IMAX. www.ticketweb.com.
“The Dream is Alive”: Eames IMAX Theater. Pacific Science Center, 200 Second Ave. N., Seattle. 206-443-IMAX. www.ticketweb.com.
“The Eruption of Mount St. Helens”: 10 and 11:30 a.m., 1, 2:30, 4, 5:30, 7, 8:30 p.m. daily. Seattle IMAX Dome Theater. Pier 59, Waterfront Park, Seattle. 206-622-1869.
“Lewis &Clark: Great Journey West”: Aerial cinematography and meticulous recreations highlight this IMAX film about the 19th-century expedition that crossed uncharted North America. Eames IMAX Theater. Pacific Science Center, 200 Second Ave. N., Seattle. 206-443-IMAX. www.ticketweb.com.
“The Living Sea”: 12:10, 3:10 and 6:10 p.m. daily. Seattle IMAX Dome Theater, Pier 59, Waterfront Park, Seattle. 206-622-1869.
“NASCAR 3D”: Boeing IMAX Theatre, Pacific Science Center, 200 Second Ave. N., Seattle. 206-443-IMAX. www.ticketweb.com.
“Ocean Oasis”: 10:40 a.m., 1:40, 4:40, 7:40 p.m. daily. Seattle IMAX Dome Theater, Pier 59, Waterfront Park, Seattle. 206-622-1869.
“Sacred Planet”: Boeing IMAX Theatre, Pacific Science Center, 200 Second Ave. N., Seattle. 206-443-IMAX. www.ticketweb.com.
Movie reviews
“13 Going on 30” HH An unremarkable comedy, but a fun coming-out party for a new Hollywood star, Jennifer Garner, who plays a 13-year-old girl transported to a 30-year-old’s life. Garner plays it with abandon, even if the plot keeps intruding. With Mark Ruffalo. (PG-13, for subject matter.)
“The Agronomist” HHH A study of Haiti radio journalist and cultural hero Jean Dominique, whose broadcasts flew in the face of various tyrannical regimes. Jonathan Demme assembled this stirring look at a charismatic man and a troubled country. (PG-13, for language, subject matter.)
“Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius” H Bio of the great 1920s golfer, who won the Grand Slam and retired at the peak of his abilities. Jim Caviezel plays Jones as a long-suffering perfectionist, and the movie is a slow, glum enterprise. (PG, for language.)
“Breakin’ All the Rules” HH A breezily entertaining romantic comedy about the author (Jamie Foxx) of a How To book on breaking up, who gets caught up in a merry-go-round of mistaken identities. The plot is labored, but the execution is fun. With Gabrielle Union. (PG-13, for language, subject matter.)
“Coffee and Cigarettes” HH A collection of black-and-white shorts by director Jim Jarmusch, some of them stretching back to 1986. An all-star cast performs in very uneven vignettes grouped around coffee and cigarettes: Cate Blanchett, Bill Murray, Tom Waits, the White Stripes. (R, for language.)
“Connie and Carla” HH Nia Vardalos and Toni Collette play lounge singers who pretend to be female impersonators. “Greek Wedding” gal Vardalos wrote the script, which is sitcom stuff but often a fun tribute to/spoof of Broadway show tunes. (PG-13, for subject matter.)
“In America” HHH An Irish family comes to New York City, where the struggle to get over the loss of a son colors their struggle to succeed in the new country. Jim Sheridan’s emotional journey is beautifully acted, especially by Samantha Morton and Paddy Considine. (PG-13, for subject matter, language.)
“Kill Bill Vol. 2” HHH The conclusion of Quentin Tarantino’s homage to B-movies (masquerading as a revenge opus), in which the Bride (Uma Thurman) knocks off her tormentors, especially mastermind Bill (David Carradine). A languid movie with more conversation than ultraviolence, this mad enterprise could only have been made by one person. (R, for violence, language.)
“Kitchen Stories” HHHH A deadpan winner from Norway, about a 1950s scheme to scientifically design an efficient kitchen-leading an observer and a subject to strike up a friendship in a rural area. (In Norwegian and Swedish, with English subtitles.) (Not rated; probably PG-13, for subject matter.)
“Man on Fire” HH Denzel Washington gives a professional performance as a burned-out CIA assassin hired to protect a little girl (Dakota Fanning) in Mexico City. Director Tony Scott bungles the premise by indulging in distracting TV commercial style. With Christopher Walken, Radha Mitchell. (R, for violence, language.)
“Mean Girls” HHH Funny high-school comedy about the cruelties of teenage girls, with Lindsay Lohan as the innocent caught up in the super-clique at her school. Tina Fey’s script backs off to deliver some lectures on decency, but it’s got a good ear for lingo and absurdities. (PG-13, for subject matter.)
“The Passion of the Christ” HHH Mel Gibson’s version of the final day in Jesus’s life has as its main emphasis an intense, ultra-real violence. It’s a compelling, if sometimes rocky, approach, saying more about Gibson than the bibles, perhaps. Jim Caviezel is iconic in the central role. (In Aramaic and Latin, with English subtitles.) (R, for violence.)
“Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed” H A dull sequel brings back the cast members, but seems more intent on curing their self-esteem than making the audience laugh. This feels like one of those movies where the sets were designed before the script was written. (PG, for violence, subject matter.)
“Shaolin Soccer” HHH A high-spirited slapstick comedy about a kung fu-influenced soccer team. Star-director Stephen Chow keeps the sight gags coming, even if the movie becomes a standard sports feature in its second half. (In Cantonese, with English subtitles.) (PG-13, for violence.)
“Shrek 2” HHH A sequel to the monster hit, flabbier than the original but chock-full of pop references and Hollywood in-jokes. This time the Shreks (voices of Mike Myers and Cameron Diaz) travel to meet the in-laws, a situation that affords less fairy-tale satire than the first movie. Best new character: Antonio Banderas as Puss-in-Boots (PG, for subject matter.)
“Super Size Me” HHH Morgan Spurlock decided to eat three meals a day at McDonald’s for a month and document the results. He takes some getting used to, but this movie, which also looks at the pervasiveness of fast food in general, is an entertaining and alarming picture. (Not rated; probably PG-13, for nudity, language.)
“Touching the Void” HHHH A riveting docu-drama about a real-life mountain climb in the Peruvian Andes in 1985. Joe Simpson and Simon Yates narrate their hair-raising escape from the mountain, which involved a broken leg, a howling storm, and incredible survival instincts. (Not rated, probably PG-13, for language.)
“The Triplets of Belleville” HHH Wildly and darkly imaginative animated film by a French director, Sylvain Chomet. The dizzying plot has to do with a cyclist in the Tour de France who is kidnapped and taken away to a giant metropolis. (PG-13, for subject matter.)
“Troy” HHH It bungles its love story and bogs down in some tedious dialogue, but at least this epic of the Trojan war delivers on the spectacle, and its character-driven approach to the blockbuster movie is welcome. Brad Pitt is the Greek warrior Achilles as a surfer dude, Eric Bana comes off better as Hektor. (R, for violence.)
“Valentin” HH A sugary concoction from Argentina, about a nine-year-old boy planning to become an astronaut and trying to get his absent dad married off. (In Spanish, with English subtitles.) (PG-13, for subject matter.)
“Van Helsing” H The vampire-hunter (Hugh Jackman) from the old Universal monster movies is called up to fight Dracula, the Frankenstein monster, and assorted werewolves. A loud, nonstop carnival of digital effects, many of which are dazzling, if only you had a chance to enjoy them. (PG-13, for violence, subject matter.)
“Wilbur” HHHH Lovely film about a suicidal Glasgow man, his patient brother, and the meek woman who loves them both. It’s a comedy, and very nicely done by director Lone Scherfig. (R, for language, subject matter.)
