When I got the chance to see The Avengers the hype in the theater among us was nearly palpable. It was our chance to finally see if Marvel had pulled off a long gestating plan to bring the Earth's Mightiest Heroes to the big screen. There were things I really loved, and some things I thought could have been better and I'm going to share those with you.

Warner Bros. gave us the chance to take a look at their latest blu-ray release of Extrememly Loud and Incredibly Close, based off of the novel of the same name, and we're here to help you decide whether or not this deserves to be added to your film collection.

Adapting a novel is, well, hard. You have two opposing forces going head to head during the development process: the need to appease fans of the source material, and the need to reach out to non-fans and MAKE them fans. And, if you're lucky, you might be able to spend a fraction of that time actually crafting a good movie. Because of this, most novel adaptations come out as failures in one of these regards; they either confuse or alienate non-fans, or piss off the hardcore fans due to changes in their beloved source material. It's very hard to succeed with all audiences when it comes to adaptations. But does The Hunger Games manage to achieve this feat? And more importantly, does it succeed as a good film all on its own? Find out our take in the matter right after the jump.

If I was a doctor performing a surgery on John Carter, I would have called the film's death about a dozen times.  Its heartbeat kept slowing to a snails pace, and its pulse seemed practically non existent; what other choice did I have but to call it quits?  I had to shut down the monitor, put away the defillbulator—it was over, and there was nothing I could do to save this film.  But right before I would write the time of death, the film's heart rate would suddenly rise, and its pulse would miraculously return!  I would be thrilled, entertained even!  But before I could even begin to appreciate just how strong a film it was, the heart rate would once again collapse.  And I would once again try to revive it.  But the film would keep dying, and there was nothing I could possibly do about it.  In bursts, the film would come back to life—but try as I might, I could not keep it alive.  I would continue this fruitless back and forth for about two hours, until the film finally ended.  And once it was all over, I made a startling discovery—John Carter was never truly alive.

John Carter was a film without a pulse, and there was nothing I could do to convince myself otherwise.

Warner Bros recently shot the new Ultimate Collector's Edition of The Town over to us, and it's brimming with all kinds of goodies inside. So we took it upon ourselves to delve into all of the bonuses and extras in order to let you know whether this edition is worth picking up for your collection.

TMP explores the shadowy and oft-unrecognized world of the U.S. Navy SEALS, one of will, heart, violence, and the dogged determination of our country's most feared and fearless soldiers.

WB recently sent us here at TMP a copy of the recently released third film in the Harold and Kumar franchise.  We've taken a look at it and are here to help you decide whether or not it's worth picking up and adding to your collection.

We at TheMoviePool got the chance to check out Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close over the weekend to see if this anticipated 9/11 themed drama was worth the box office buzz, or if our fantastic readers should wait for a Redbox discount on this one.

Austin favorites, Jay and Mark Duplass, screened their new film Jeff Who Lives At Home, follow up to much loved Cyrus, at the Austin Film Festival. Reinforcing their great talent in creating comedies with a lot of heart and real emotion, the film follows what seems like the typical slacker character and turns him into an unexpected hero. Starring two of television’s busiest and best loved comedic actors, Jason Segel and Ed Helms, the films plays with the idea of fate and tells a great story about family and humanity.

Coming off the huge success of the Shrek movies, the lovable and yet deadly Puss in Boots gets his own movie to explain his origin tale. Set in the similar fantasy world as Shrek, Puss in Boots 3D is a great spin-off film that continues the laughs for the young, old and everyone in between.