This follow-up seems so similar to the 1953 Disney classic that it makes one long for a geriatric Peter.

What we get is simply another opportunity for Schwarzenegger -- who seems to be in perpetual Terminator mode -- to flex his muscles.

The word on Rollerball is "troubled," though troubled is what you call a high school junior with 50 snakes under his bed. Catastrophe is more like it.

Not so admirably, the film feels at times like a giant commercial for Universal Studios.

An uplifting but occasionally treacly tale of transcendent grief, opted to venture where angels go fearlessly.

The actress may get an Oscar nomination for the wrong movie -- "Moulin Rouge" over "The Others" -- but it would be a double misfortune for audiences to overlook a performance that boosts its movie from moderate to memorable.

There are laughs here, but easily as many groans.

Stands apart for its raw, quiet emotion and its shattering sense of truth.

For younger audiences drawn by the attractive actors, this might be their introduction to the Dumas epic. At least it's an effective and rousing version.

Compellingly watchable horror-spectacle.

Goo oozes without mercy in A Walk to Remember.

The best actor in Snow Dogs is a glowering Siberian husky named Demon. In fact, all the dogs in the movie do a better job than their human counterparts.

This charming but slight tale has warmth, wit and interesting characters compassionately portrayed.

Every performer puts vigor into an otherwise limp exercise, as if word were out that this would be the last comedy ever made about late-adolescent concerns.

Must we import the rubbish we export?

The only good thing about Impostor is the appropriateness of its title for a film posing as the first 2002 release.

Black Hawk turns nightmare into great cinema.

Displays so much promise with its beautiful cinematography and superb portrayal by Cate Blanchett that you scarcely notice (or even care) that the story is a bit thin.

Drawn out and dishonest in equal measure, Sam fights it out with "The Majestic" for the title of worst "important" movie of the year.

The movie is so fun that it wouldn't need the mystery to be top-notch entertainment.

Ali is no disgrace, but it's not much of a performer, especially considering that it is one of the few hyped year-end releases that coulda been a contender.

Watching the Pulitzer-prize winning novel by E. Annie Proulx on the big screen is like being on an ocean liner stuck on a glacier.

Lacking in originality.

After "Monsters, Inc.," this movie may be a bit of a letdown, but there are some scenes that will delight elementary-school-age children and older preschoolers -- notably the gross-out moments.

Enough low-grade laughs to entertain significantly more than some of the more prestigious year-end releases.

This is one inspiring movie despite extremely tricky subject matter -- better than "Shine" and among the most affecting ever made about co-existing with mental demons.

A pale imitation that challenges credulity and tries too hard to win our hearts with schmaltz.

A lot of this goes down surprisingly well, even if Panettiere, through no fault of her own, is saddled with phony precocious dialogue that makes her sound like an ancient sage.