Everything old was new again at this week’s box office as a pair of old favorites dominated in the U.S and abroad.

The remake of Sam Raimi’s ‘Evil Dead’ made $30.5 million in it’s opening week, including $4.5 million from overseas markets, according to Hollywood Reporter. Critics may have bashed the remake of the 1981 horror classic, but it didn’t keep a primarily male audience away. The film follows five friends who find evil spirits inside of a cabin. I mean, really what did they expect to find?

The dinosaurs may be gone, but they still have a heckuva bite. The 20th Anniversary re-release of “Jurassic Park” took in $18.2 million for Universal to place fourth in the box office. The dinos gone wild flick proved to be more of a monster with it’s 3D makeover. If crowds didn’t get enough prehistoric action, Jurassic Park in 3D hits Blue-Ray/DVD in two weeks and Jurassic Park IV is scheduled to open in theaters in June of 2014.

Speaking of people running from dinosaurs, the animated hit “The Croods” proved to have a lot of caveman love left to give earning the No. 2 spot and breaking the $300 million mark in worldwide receipts. Only “Oz the Great and Powerful” has accomplished that feat in 2013. The Bruce Willis/The Rock gun fest “G.I. Joe: Retaliation” is running neck and neck with “The Croods” for the week earning $21.1 million. “Gi.I. Joe” has earned $231.9 million in worldwide receipts and is well on it’s way to beating 2009′s “G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra”

Rounding out the top ten:
5. Olympus Has Fallen – $10 million
6. Tyler Perry’s Temptation – $10 million
7. Oz the Great and Powerful – $8.2 million
8. The Host – $3.5 million
9. The Call – $3.5 million
10. Admission – $2.1 million

Where's Bruce Campbell when you need him?

This week at the box office will feature a blast from the past, a cannibal, corpses rising from the dead and one of the most famous afros of all time.

Film District’s “Evil Dead” remake hits theaters today expecting to scare the dollars out of moviegoers. Studio heads are hoping that gore, guts and a Juno (not the award, Diablo Cody co-wrote the screenplay) will take down Willis, The Rock, and Tatum from their number 1 spot.

While some kids may think of “Jurassic Park” as a ride at Universal theme park, it was actually a movie…about a theme park where cloned dinosaurs go on a rampage. So why is it being released now? Well, to celebrate it’s 20 year anniversary, Universal is re-releasing it in 3D.

For those who still hunger for “Inception”, you may want to check out “Trance” starring James McAvoy and Rosario Dawson. It’s about an art auctioneer trying to recover a lost painting with the help of a hypnotherapist. I can only assume doctors look as hot as Rosario Dawson in real life.

For those of you in need of big ideals and even bigger hair, there’s “Free Angela and All Political Prisoners”. The documentary chronicles the life of Angela Davis (yes, the one Eddie Murphy riffed about). The afro may be gone, but according to those who have seen it, the film is a powerful account of one of America’s most famous activists.

It’s not “The Walking Dead”, but “Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal” does feature some Hannibal Lecter style cuisine. Written and directed by Boris Rodriguez, “Eddie” is about a a painter who encounters an art student who sleepwalks his way into eating people. And you thought snoring was bad.

Other films hitting theaters:

Simon Killer: An American in Paris looks for love while descending into madness.

The Brass Teapot: A comedy about a brass teapot that rewards a couple for hurting themselves.

6 Souls: Julianne Moore is a psychiatrist charged with discovering her patient’s link to a series of murders.

Like many people who grew up in the 1980s, I grew up watching Siskel & Ebert, and they helped nurture my love of film. Roger Ebert will be missed.

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Robert Redford directs and stars in “The Company You Keep” and he visits Morning Joe to discuss it. He also discusses the upcoming documentary special regarding “All the President’s Men.”

Here’s a great TED talk by Rob Legato, creator of movie effects so good they (sometimes) trump the real thing. The stuff on “Apollo 13″ and “Titanic” is pretty amazing, and he discusses “Hugo” as well.

Paramount proved that good things come to those who wait as their “G.I. Joe: Retaliation” fired the first shot at box office supremacy this weekend.

Headlined by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Bruce Willis and Channing Tatum, the action flick brought in $41.2 million for the weekend domestically and an additional $80.3 million overseas, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The sequel to the 2009 “G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra” has been long in coming despite taking in $300 million; however, after last year’s “Battleship” bombed at the box office, the studio decided to add 3-D to the new “G.I. Joe” which delayed the film by nine months.

Kids (and the parents who take them) continued the prehistoric vibe into Easter. Last week’s number one animated film “The Croods” took second place with $26.5 million. The film features the voices of Nicolas Cage and Emma Stone as a family who fights off Mother Nature as they search for a new home.

Tyler Perry didn’t need his crossdressing alter-ego to make waves at the box office. “Temptations: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor” outperformed expectations to take the number 3 spot earning $22.3
million.

It was no “Twilight”, but the Stephanie Meyer based “The Host” made a decent debut pulling in $11 million for the sixth spot this week. The film is about the human race being dominated by alien control and stars Saoirse Ronan and Max Irons.

In a smaller release, the Ryan Gosling-Bradley Cooper film “Place Beyond the Pines” dominated in it’s four theaters, averaging $67,546 per theater and is expected to be in wider release next week.

1. “G.I. Joe: Retaliation” $41.2 million.
2. “The Croods,” $26.5 million.
3. “Tyler Perry’s Temptation,” $22.3 million.
4. “Olympus Has Fallen,” $14 million.
5. “Oz the Great and Powerful,” $11.6 million.
6. “The Host,” $11 million.
7. “The Call,” $4.8 million.
8. “Admission,” $3.2 million.
9. “Spring Breakers,” $2.7 million.
10. “The Incredible Burt Wonderstone,” $1.3 million.

There are so may areas where celebrities and pop culture influence our lives, with style being one of the areas where we see the most impact. There’s nothing like a red carpet event to drive talk and trends around dresses and accessories. The Oscars in particular generate so much buzz, and one dress can have a major impact on style trends.

Of course that applies to things like jewelry and engagement rings as well. Quite a bit of ink (and virtual ink) is spilled on the love lives of stars like Jennifer Aniston and Angelina Jolie. You have photographers zeroing in on Jennifer’s giant rose-cut diamond given to her by Justin Theroux, and then naturally comparing this to what she got from Brad Pitt. You can just imagine the countless woman who searched on diamond and jewelry sites looking for a similar ring and dreaming about getting their own proposal. Just click here and you can search for yourself. Guys usually ignore all this stuff, but it’s wise to pay at least a little bit of attention if you ever plan on doing your own ring shopping. Frankly, these celebrity stories of engagement rings give guys an opportunity to gauge the reaction of their girlfriends, and the smart ones use that info so that they get the right reaction when and if they decide to buy a ring.

Of course, you also have the celebrity trainwrecks like Kim Kardashian, though in some ways we should all thank her. By going so over-the-top with her own wedding plans, and then following that up with a marriage that lasted shorter than some one-night stands, Kim showed the world how absurd some of this stuff can be. Ring trends and fashion are nice things, but people shouldn’t lose focus on the bigger picture. Girls love the weeding fantasy, but the life that comes later is so much more important.

This weekend at the box office brings to mind all the childhood memories of Easter. Eggs, romance, violent toys, cities destroyed, infidelity, bank robbery, and of course, a Kardashian. Look out, Peter Cottontail, this could be a big one.

“G.I. Joe: Retaliation” takes our favorite Hasbro toy-based heroes into unfamiliar territory. Not only are they fighting their arch nemesis Cobra, but they’re taking on their own government and the box office of the first G.I. Joe movie. The 2009 “G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra” brought in $54.7 million in its first three days, according to Boxofficemojo. Although it grossed $300 mil worldwide (roughly split domestically and overseas), Paramount felt that wasn’t enough. They didn’t reboot the franchise, but booted most of the cast. There’s less Channing Tatum and no Marlon Wayans, but a lot of The Rock and Bruce Willis. Think bigger guns and bigger muscles. Paramount is hoping that translates into bigger box office. They’ll need it take down last week’s #1 film, “The Croods”.

Also fighting for your leftover Cadbury egg money is “Tyler Perry’s Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor”. It’s one part romance, one part seduction and one part fatal attraction. Tyler Perry wrote and directed the film with a primarily African-American cast featuring Vanessa Williams, Lance Gross and Jurnee Smollett-Bell (“True Blood”). Don’t expect Madea to show up or the normal $20 mil opening box office. Of course, this will be a chance for Kim Kardashian fans to scream “See, we told you she could act” or find a way to sneak out before the end credits.

Ryan Gosling jumps on a motorcycle and sports more ink than a library in the drifter drama “The Place Beyond the Pines”. Bradley Cooper and Eva Mendes also star as their lives become intertwined in crime, tragedy, and really questionable parenting. Yes, really pretty people can have baby mama drama. The film opens in very limited release in L.A and New York this weekend, but will likely expand.

If you have young adults, tweens, or kids who are still going through “Twilight” withdrawal, then they’ll likely be off to see “The Host”. Based on Stephanie Meyer’s popular novel, “The Host” deals with the fate of mankind being on the line when aliens take over humans and erases their memories. Meyer wrote the “Twilight” films, so kids may find “The Host” worth sinking their teeth into.

Other films debuting this week include:

“Welcome to the Punch” a cop drama starring James McAvoy from Ridley Scott studios.

“Blancanieves” – Written and directed by Pablo Berger, “Blancanieves” is a unique take on “Snow White” set in the 1920s. Snow White is a Spanish bullfighter. It’s a silent film and in black and white. It’s won nearly 3 dozen film awards, so it may be worth a look.

“Mental”- Toni Collette(“United States of Tara”) shows that playing crazy is just one of her many talents as she is the eccentric nanny to five girls. It also stars Anthony LaPaglia and Liev Schreiber.

This isn't the Flintstones.

The animated caveman comedy “The Croods” took a club to the competition, earning the top spot at the box office with a weekend gross of $44.7 in its debut.

The Dreamworks animated feature was the first of it’s partnership with Fox. It faced some well-publicized competition, but they were no match for the prehistoric family struggling to survive in a changing world.
“The Croods” features the voices of Nicolas Cage, Ryan Reynolds, and Emma Stone.

“Olympus Has Fallen” starring Gerard Butler came in second for the week, bringing in $30.5 million. Last week’s number one film “Oz the Great and Powerful” fell to third for $22 million. “Oz” has made over $355 million worldwide.

Even A-listers had to bow down before the “The Croods” as the Halle Berry thriller “The Call” earned $8.7 in its second week for fourth place. The Paul Rudd-Tina Fey rom-com “Admission” pulled in a lower-than-expected $6.4 million in its opening weekend. Selena Gomez and Vanessa Hudgens may have Oz’s James Franco and a lot of young skin to show, but the R-rated teen flick “Spring Breakers” only brought in $5 million to take take the sixth spot in its opening week.

Rounding out the top ten…

The Incredible Burt Wonderstone $4.2M
Jack The Giant Slayer $2.9M
Identity Thief $2.5M
Snitch $1.9M

I will preface this review by stating that I am a bit biased. Mind you, I am completely aware of the inconvenience I am placing on the very nature and rules of critical assessments, but, as it were, I don’t care. Furthermore, I think a biased review is sometimes entirely necessary. For you see, whether a movie, book, or song proves brilliant or not, certain audience members are going to dislike it; likewise, even if a movie is a steaming pile of wretched poo, certain citizens of society will find great entertainment in it. Thusly, I think it is important to classify some reviews based on audiences. Ergo this review.  Also, I’ve never claimed to be a movie critic.

How’s that for argument?

Olympus Has Fallen opens just as every other movie involving the safety of the President and the first family does: with a charming, heartwarming look into their “real” lives and love of one another.

And then things go wrong.

And then other things go wrong.

And then the whole country is in deep doo doo.

But the president is in really deep doo doo.

And then there’s the hero guy who somehow misses every gun shot and bomb; he knows things that nobody else in the world seems to know; he’s always one step ahead of the bad guy; always in the right place at the right time; and always spewing out the best one-liners.

Of course, there’s also the round table of other major political US players arguing over what to do, chatting with the bad guy via whatever the latest technological advancement in communication may be, and refusing to “negotiate with terrorists.”

So where am I going with this? Well, simply, this is a political action thriller as political action thriller fan’s love them; exciting, fast, explosive, violent, and completely outlandish. But directed by Training Day’s Antione Fuqua, who was less concerned about making a movie to compare to his former classics and more focused on creating a great movie to stand on it’s own,  any action fan could expect nothing but the best in terms of visual suspense.

Additionally, new comer screen writers Creighton Rothenburger and Katrin Benedikt were able to stay alarmingly true to the intricate details of what would enable a terrorist group to take over the White House. So much so that the attack scene reads as a bit of a “how to” book. Or maybe I’m just paranoid. Regardless, for the sake of entertainment, these details make this movie one hell of a ride.

An incredible cast rounds up this movie complete with Gerard Butler, Angela Basset, Aaron Eckhart, Melissa Leo, and of course, Morgan Freeman. Also starring in this film is the immaculate reconstruction of the White House as this movie was shot in Shreveport, Louisiana.

If you are confused as to whether or not this is a positive movie review, I assure you, I am too. But mostly it is. For you see, as a die hard action movie fan myself, I was less preoccupied and concerned with the predictable formula of the script and more so captivated and enthralled by the action unfolding on the screen.

And isn’t that what every action lover goes to see an action movie for?

I think so.