Going to the movies and avoiding the crowds on July 4. Which one of these three

[1monster]

should we see? I wanted to see STAR TREK, but it is only showing in the early afternoon.

NOW YOU SEE ME

THE LONE RANGER

WHITE HOUSE DOWN

[avebury]

1. I would recommend Now You See Me

I really loved it. Movies with traditional big special effects are kind of a dime a dozen. No You See Me really reels you in as you try to figure out what is really going on and who is behind everything.

[WolverineDG]

6. I saw that last night & liked it

however, I thought the ending was weak. It does, however, keep you guessing!

[DFW]

2. Well, I have to work July 4th

But if I had the day off, and if there were movie theaters in my area that showed films in English, I think I would go see "Now You See Me."

[elleng]

3. 1776!

[1monster]

5. That looks good, but I don't think it's playing anywhere around here...

[elleng]

10. May be on TCM Thursday,

I HOPE!

[mrmpa]

14. It's on @...........

1:30 a.m. (EST) Friday, July 5.

[olddots]

4. Now You See Me

actually may contain original ideas yikes what a concept.

[LWolf]

7. If those are the only choices,

I'd go with the first.

I can avoid crowds easily on the 4th, since I live well out of town. My son has required my presence at his house, though, so I'll spend part of the evening there. I begged off staying for fireworks; he can see the local show from his back yard. First, it won't be dark enough to start until 10:00, and that's past my bedtime. I'm generally up between 4:30 and 5:30, even on days I don't have to work. Then, if I leave early, I'll get ahead of the mass exodus and traffic jam that took me almost 90 minutes to negotiate last year; it's a 25 minute drive home.

Tell us if whatever you choose turns out to be worth the trip.

[Sedona]

8. this was a hoot

[1monster]

12. My twenty-one year old son said he'd like to THIS IS THE END,

however, from the trailer, I get the impression that I might as well rent Porkey's. I'm no snob, but Iprefer a bit more sophistication in a movie. There isn't much playing in our local multiplex July 4. The ones I listed were the top three, and I would probably pass on all three if it were not a family tradition to go then.

I'd go for something like THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL, but sadly, nothing like that is playing.

[RebelOne]

9. Nope. I'll wait until they come on DVD. n/t

[Honeycombe8]

11. "This is the End." It's been out several wks, so no crowds. And it's great.

I saw "Now You See It." Didn't think it was very good. It shoulda been. But it wasn't.

Lone Ranger should be good, but it will be crowded. It's the opening weekend.

White House Down is cliche'. I recently saw a movie with Gerard Butler that sounded EXACTLY like White House Down. And it was exactly like the Die Hard movies with Bruce Willis (except not nearly as good...Bruce Willis wasn't in it, for one thing).

[1monster]

13. I don't usually like "action" movies. But the guy who did WHITE HOUS DOWN is the same

one who did INDEPENDENCE DAY, which I thought was very good for the genre.