This weekend we have something for the kids in the form of Horton Hears a Who!, from the mind of Dr. Seuss.  For the adults, or I should say men between the ages of 18 and 49, there’s the pre-apocalyptic thriller Doomsday.
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  Once again, Hollywood has taken on the financially lucrative task of adapting Dr. Seuss' famous and short books into 90-minute movies.  Horton Hears a Who! tells of an elephant, voiced by Jim Carrey, who discovers a microscopic community living on a spec of dust.  These are the Whos and they live in Whoville.

  Even though it seems improbable, Horton agrees to protect and care for the Whos because, as we all know, people are people no matter how small.  

  Since I've described the whole story, I am not sure how filmmakers intend to fill the time.  But, with other voices provided by Steve Carrell, Seth Rogan, Amy Poehler, and many other popular comedic actors, there is sure to be plenty of wisecracks as a distraction.

  Horton Hears a Who! is rated G.

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Doomsday tells of the not-too-distant future when a large part of Britain is quarantined to prevent a deadly disease from spreading.  Victims survive but turn out nasty and violent.  When the country is hit again a few decades later, an elite group of soldiers is sent in to the fight zone to find a cure among a group of ugly customers.

  While this sounds like every other futuristic thriller since The Road Warrior, this film promises to be different.  The director, Neil Marshall, made The Descent and it remains one of my favorite scary movies of the past few decades.   He promises daring thrills and a unique cinematic vision.

Doomsday is rated R for strong bloody violence, language and some sexual content/nudity.