Movies playing in town this week

The A-Team (PG-13, 117 minutes) From Smokin’ Aces director Joe Carnahan, it’s the inevitable big-screen update of the ‘80s TV action-comedy, starring Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper and some other guys, plus Jessica Biel. Opening Friday

Get Him to the Greek (R, 109 minutes) Russell Brand stars as Aldous Snow in this spinoff from the 2008 comedy Forgetting Sarah Marshall, where a characteristically bewildered Jonah Hill must escort the British music star to a gig. Regal Downtown Mall 6

Grown Ups (PG-13, 102 minutes). Five old buddies, played by former "SNL"ers David Spade, Rob Schneider, Adam Sandler, as well as Chris Rock and Kevin James, gather for a Fourth of July victory lap after the death of their high school basketball coach. Opening Friday

How to Train Your Dragon (PG, 98 minutes) From Cressida Cowell’s kids’ book, and DreamWorks Animation, comes this 3D tale of vikings and dragons, featuring the voices of Gerard Butler, Jonah Hill, Jay Baruchel and Christopher Mintz-Plasse. Regal Seminole Square 4

Iron Man 2 (PG-13, 125 minutes) Robert Downey Jr. resumes his role as Marvel Comics’ billionaire inventor/armored superhero, again struggling to keep his deadly technology out of the wrong hands—like those of Mickey Rourke, for instance. Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Scarlett Johansson and Sam Rockwell also co-star. Regal Seminole Square 4

Jonah Hex (PG-13, 80 minutes) Josh Brolin, John Malkovich and Megan Fox star in this comic spinoff about a bounty hunter who wipes the price from his head by agreeing to seek out a terrorist who wants to unleash Hell on Earth. Opening Friday

The Karate Kid (PG, 126 minutes) It’s the inevitable remake of the 1984 coming-of-age crowd-pleaser, with Jaden "Spawn-of-Will" Smith as the kid and Jackie Chan as the karate. Opening Friday

Letters to Juliet (PG, 101 minutes) A young American woman visiting the Italian setting of Shakespeare’sRomeo and Juliet responds to another woman’s unanswered love letter from 1957. Romance ensues. (No, not between the women). Amanda Seyfried, Vanessa Redgrave, Gael Garcia Bernal and Christopher Egan star. Carmike Cinema 6

Marmaduke (PG, 87 minutes)"Cowabarka! "Owen Wilson voices the legendary cartoon dog in this family friendly and widely panned romp. Fergie, George Lopez, Emma Stone and Kiefer Sutherland also add their voices. Regal Seminole Square 4

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (PG-13, 115 minutes) Jerry Bruckheimer’s newest film finds star Jake Gyllenhall in videogameland. Opening Friday

Robin Hood (PG-13) Ridley Scott directs Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett and William Hurt, among others, in the latest big-screen take on the 13th-century English hero. Carmike Cinema 6

Sex and the City 2 (R, 146 minutes) Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon resume their romping rom-com franchise, this time in Abu Dhabi. Opening Friday

Shrek Forever After (PG, 93 minutes) Everybody’s favorite brogue-tongued ogre returns for a victory lap around the land of Far, Far Away. Opening Friday  

Splice (R, 104 minutes) Renegade nerds cross the line when they create the unthinkable: a daughter, or at least a genetic experiment with a personality. Bedlam! Read the full review here. Carmike Cinema 6 

Toy Story 3 (G, 103 minutes) Read the full C-VILLE review here. Regal Seminole Square 4