Is every movie a remake these days? Race to Witch Mountain isn’t so much a remake as taking a nugget of an idea and going in another direction with it. I loved Escape From Witch Mountain when I was a kid, but no idea if it was any good or if I liked it because I was little and I liked everything. I don’t remember much about it. The Last House on the Left is also a remake, but I don’t know the original. It doesn’t look like a horror movie so much, but closer to one of those torture revenge films that are not my thing. Miss March is the teen sex comedy that only had one funny part in the trailer to me about the fire engines that couldn’t turn around quickly. That one scene isn’t funny enough to make me want to see it. In the limited releases, Sunshine Cleaning is the only movie certified fresh this week. It might be the only winner!
Nationwide Releases
Race to Witch Mountain
Last House on the Left
Miss March
Race to Witch Mountain
Directed: Andy Fickman
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, AnnaSophia Robb, Carla Gugino, Ciaran Hinds, Alexander Ludwig
Trailer
Synopsis: Alien kids crash landed on Earth and their spacecraft is hidden inside Witch Mountain. They get the Rock to help them get it out.
My Take: While the kids do not appear to be annoying, but kind of cool, the story of kids escaping from bad people story looks predictable.
RT Score: 38%
RT Consensus: Despite the best efforts of a talented cast, Race to Witch Mountain is a tepid reboot that lacks the magic of the original.
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Watchmen
