For those of you wondering how big a movie ho I am...I went and saw The Cave ** (out of four).

In the interest of full disclosure I can tell you there was very little way a movie like “The Cave” was going to get more than two stars. Maybe two-and-a-half if the filmmakers really put in some extra effort. Three if the heavens were smiling down. It’s not that I’m not some kind of snob or anything; I love a good “Alien” rip-off as much as the next guy. Even “Pitch Black” had its moments. And in all honesty, I have a real weakness for the kind of movie that dares to start with a title card that reads “Cold War Romania – 30 Year Ago” before continuing on to “Carpathian Mountains – Present Day.” So to its credit “The Cave” absolutely had me at “hello”.

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