Apr 02 2010

Movies Opening April 2

Category: 2010,Movies,Opening — velveetahead @ 9:02 pm

Put the Kraken back in its hole because Clash of the Titans is getting horrible reviews. Even though the original was campy, this one isn’t any fun or campy. Also, the 3D is supposed to be horrible so if you are going to see it, it is probably best in 2D. In the sappy territory, Miley Cyrus stars in the latest Nicholas Sparks’ dreck. The other wide release movie is the latest from Tyler Perry. He’s another person that keeps making the same movie over and over again.

Nationwide Releases

Clash of the Titans
The Last Song
Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married Too?

Clash of the Titans
Directed: Louis Leterrier
Starring: Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Mads Mikkelsen, Sam Worthington, Jason Flemyng, Alexa Davalos, Gemma Arterton
Trailer

Synopsis: Remake of the cheese-tastic movie where the gods are fighting and a man born from one of them is in the middle of it.

My Take: I was looking forward to this remake since I thought the story with better special effects would just be better, but apparently it is boring and sad.

RT Score: 30%
RT Consensus: An obviously affectionate remake of the 1981 original, Louis Leterrier’s Clash of the Titans doesn’t offer enough visual thrills to offset the deficiencies of its script.

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Mar 12 2010

Movies Opening March 12

Category: 2010,Movies,Opening — velveetahead @ 4:57 pm

It is a pretty sad week for major releases. None of them look interesting to me. The only movie that is released during this week that I’d really want to see is Mother, which would have been my pick at the recent Portland International Film Festival.

Nationwide Releases

Green Zone
She’s Out of My League
Remember Me
Our Family Wedding

Green Zone
Directed: Paul Greengrass
Starring: Greg Kinnear, Matt Damon, Brendan Gleeson, Jason Isaacs, Khalid Abdalla, Amy Ryan
Trailer

Synopsis: An Army inspector in Baghdad in the early days of the war searches for weapons of mass destruction.

My Take: It’s from the director of the Jason Bourne movies so it has similar action, but lacks all the cool spy story stuff. End result equals boring.

RT Score: 54%
RT Consensus: Matt Damon and Paul Greengrass return to the propulsive action and visceral editing of the Bourne films — but a cliched script and stock characters keep those methods from being as effective this time around.

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Feb 19 2010

Movies Opening February 19

Category: 2010,Movies,Opening — velveetahead @ 2:40 pm

The Martin Scorsese movie was pushed back from a prime spot in the Fall last year to the dumping grounds of early Winter of this year. I’m not sure why the movie distributors don’t like it. Roman Pokanski’s film might not make as much as it could with his name back in the bad spotlight while everyone remembers why he has been hiding himself in exile for decades.

Nationwide Releases

Shutter Island

Shutter Island
Directed: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Mark Ruffalo, Michelle Williams, Ben Kingsley, Patricia Clarkson, Leonardo DiCaprio, Max von Sydow
Trailer

Synopsis: Two detectives go to a hospital for the criminally insane to find out how a patient disappeared from her locked room.

My Take: It was supposed to come out last year, but was pushed back for really no good reason. I’ve been wanting to see it since the first time I saw the trailer months and months ago.

RT Score: 66%
RT Consensus: It may not rank with Scorsese’s best work, but Shutter Island‘s gleefully unapologetic genre thrills represent the director at his most unrestrained.

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Feb 12 2010

Movies Opening February 12

Category: 2010,Movies,Opening — velveetahead @ 3:34 pm

More sad excuses for romantic comedies come out this weekend, along with the hope for the next Harry Potter-type franchise and a remake that didn’t need to be made.

Nationwide Releases

Valentine’s Day
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightening Thief
The Wolfman

Valentine’s Day
Directed: Gary Marshall
Starring: Bradley Cooper, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Alba, Ashton Kutcher, Julia Roberts, Jessica Biel, Jennifer Garner
Trailer

Synopsis: About a million people star in it and I’m guessing it is about love, but it was too busy showing who was in it to share the plot.

My Take: There wasn’t anything appealing about it in the trailer.

RT Score: 16%
RT Consensus: Eager to please and stuffed with stars, Valentine’s Day squanders its promise with a frantic, episodic plot and an abundance of rom-com cliches.

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Sep 26 2008

Movies Released September 26

Category: 2008,Movies,Opening — velveetahead @ 12:05 pm

None of the wide releases seem super interesting this week. There is a WWII war movie that has the most potential. There is also some stupid thriller, mushy older people love story, and marriage-on-the-rocks fable that only having faith God can save. The limited releases don’t look much better. There are tons of documentaries and only Choke seems interesting to me this week.

Nationwide Releases

Miracle at St. Anna
Directed: Spike Lee
Starring: Derek Luke, Michael Ealy, Laz Alonso, Omar Benson Miller
Trailer

Synopsis: During World War II, an all-black unit gets separated from the other troops in Tuscany, Italy. They must fend for themselves and risk their lives to save an Italian boy.

My Take: It seems like an interesting story that just happens to be set during a World War.

RT Score: 27%
RT Consensus: Miracle at St. Anna is a well-intentioned but overlong, disjointed affair that hits few of the right notes.

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Jul 18 2008

Movies Opening July 18

Category: 2008,Movies,Opening — velveetahead @ 9:50 pm

Nationwide Releases


Dark Knight
Directed: Christopher Nolan
Starring: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Michael Caine
Trailer

Synopsis: Heath Ledger is super creepy as the Joker and Maggie Gyllenhaal has thankfully taken the role abandoned by Katie Holmes.

My Take: I can’t wait to see it. I loved the first one. Christian Bale is sexy and it looks super dark and awesome.

RT Score: 94%
RT Consensus: Dark, complex and unforgettable, The Dark Knight succeeds not just as an entertaining comic book film, but as a richly thrilling crime saga. Continue reading “Movies Opening July 18″

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Mar 07 2008

Movies Opening Mar 7

Category: 2008,Movies,Opening — velveetahead @ 5:46 pm

Nationwide Releases


Bank Job
Directed: J. Peter Robinson
Starring: Jason Statham, Saffron Burrows, Stephen Campbell Moore, David Suchet, Keeley Hawes
Trailer

Synopsis: Based on a true story in 1970s London where a robbery of bank safety deposit boxes is more than just about money, but also scandalous secrets.

My Take: I have a soft spot for heist movies so I want to see it.

RT Score: 76%
RT Consensus: Well cast and crisply directed, The Bank Job is a thoroughly entertaining British heist thriller.

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