Weekend Suggestion:
Milk is the choice of the week. It's been getting rave reviews and will be a sure bet around Oscar time, so go see it.
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Showing posts with label opens 11/26. Show all posts
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Weekly Roundup - Opening 11/26
The weekly roundup comes early this week thanks to all the movies opening up on Thanksgiving Thursday instead of Friday night. Picking a movie to recommend isn't too hard this week, considering that there's a highly-hyped but falling-short epic (Australia), a sure fire Oscar contender (Milk), a generic crapfest Christmas movie (Four Christmases), and an unoriginal trashtastic action sequel (Transporter 3).
Milk is the choice of the week. It's been getting rave reviews and will be a sure bet around Oscar time, so go see it.
Milk is the choice of the week. It's been getting rave reviews and will be a sure bet around Oscar time, so go see it.
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Transporter 3
Movie InfoDirected by: Olivier Megaton (The Red Siren, Exit)
Written by: Luc Besson & Robert Mark Kamen (screenplay)
Starring: Jason Statham (Transporter 1 & 2, The Bank Job), Robert Knepper (Hitman, Hostage), Katia Tchenko (Ronin, Madeline)
Genre: Action
MPAA Rating: PG-13 - for sequences of intense action and violence, some sexual content and drug material
Runtime: 100 minutes
Written by: Luc Besson & Robert Mark Kamen (screenplay)
Starring: Jason Statham (Transporter 1 & 2, The Bank Job), Robert Knepper (Hitman, Hostage), Katia Tchenko (Ronin, Madeline)
Genre: Action
MPAA Rating: PG-13 - for sequences of intense action and violence, some sexual content and drug material
Runtime: 100 minutes
Reviews
RottenTomatoes Score: 34% Fresh
MetaCritic Score: 53/100
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
My Response: Want to see Jason Statham kick some bad guy butt without much plot or character development? If yes, then this is the movie for you! And make that a double yes if you want a movie directed by the guy who may just be Optimus Prime's biggest enemy....I'm just sayin'. And look at the posters for the 3 Transporter movies:
If they couldn't even change the poster, how much different do you think the movie is?? Skip it.
MetaCritic Score: 53/100
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
My Response: Want to see Jason Statham kick some bad guy butt without much plot or character development? If yes, then this is the movie for you! And make that a double yes if you want a movie directed by the guy who may just be Optimus Prime's biggest enemy....I'm just sayin'. And look at the posters for the 3 Transporter movies:
If they couldn't even change the poster, how much different do you think the movie is?? Skip it.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Four Christmases
Movie InfoDirected by: Seth Gordon (The King of Kong, Fears of a Clown)
Written by: Matt Allen, Caleb Wilson, Jon Lucas, & Scott Moore (screenplay)
Starring: Reese Witherspoon (Sweet Home Alabama, Walk The Line), Vince Vaughn (Fred Claus, Old School), Mary Streenburgen (Back to the Future Part III, Step Brothers)
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13 - for some sexual humor and language
Runtime: 82 minutes
Written by: Matt Allen, Caleb Wilson, Jon Lucas, & Scott Moore (screenplay)
Starring: Reese Witherspoon (Sweet Home Alabama, Walk The Line), Vince Vaughn (Fred Claus, Old School), Mary Streenburgen (Back to the Future Part III, Step Brothers)
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13 - for some sexual humor and language
Runtime: 82 minutes
Reviews
RottenTomatoes Score: 25% Fresh
MetaCritic Score: 41/100
IMDB Rating: 5.4/10
My Response: I'm really at a loss here. What's to say about this movie? Ummm...it's only 82 minutes. I think that just may well be the best thing it's got going for it. And apparently Reese and Vince (who has already show his skills in making a crappy Christmas movie) did not get along while making this movie, which I'm sure doesn't add to the holiday cheer. Skip it and go see A Christmas Tale instead.
MetaCritic Score: 41/100
IMDB Rating: 5.4/10
My Response: I'm really at a loss here. What's to say about this movie? Ummm...it's only 82 minutes. I think that just may well be the best thing it's got going for it. And apparently Reese and Vince (who has already show his skills in making a crappy Christmas movie) did not get along while making this movie, which I'm sure doesn't add to the holiday cheer. Skip it and go see A Christmas Tale instead.
Monday, November 24, 2008
Milk
Movie InfoDirected by: Gus Van Sant (Good Will Hunting, Finding Forrester)
Written by: Dustin Lance Black (screenplay)
MPAA Rating: R - for language, some sexual content and brief violence
Runtime: 128 minutes
Written by: Dustin Lance Black (screenplay)
Starring: Sean Penn (Mystic River, I Am Sam), Josh Brolin (W., No Country for Old Men), Emile Hirsch (Into The Wild, The Girl Next Door)
Genre: DramaMPAA Rating: R - for language, some sexual content and brief violence
Runtime: 128 minutes
Reviews
RottenTomatoes Score: 93% Fresh
MetaCritic Score: 86/100
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
My Response: The only real debate going on about this film is how many Oscar nominations it will generate. That's no surprise with the all star talents here, lead by Sean Penn and Josh Brolin. Van Sant definitely knows his craft, and expect this true story film to spark plenty of conversations around the country, especially considering the recent passing of propostion 8 in California. See it.
MetaCritic Score: 86/100
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
My Response: The only real debate going on about this film is how many Oscar nominations it will generate. That's no surprise with the all star talents here, lead by Sean Penn and Josh Brolin. Van Sant definitely knows his craft, and expect this true story film to spark plenty of conversations around the country, especially considering the recent passing of propostion 8 in California. See it.
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Australia
Movie InfoDirected by: Baz Luhrmann (Moulin Rouge!, Rome + Juliet)
Written by: Baz Luhrmann, Stuart Beattie, Ronald Harwood, Richard Flanagan (screenplay)
Starring: Nicole Kidman (Eyes Wide Shut, Cold Mountain), Hugh Jackman (X-men, The Prestige)
Genre: Drama/Action/Romance/Adventure/War/Epic
MPAA Rating: PG-13 -
Runtime: 165 minutes
Written by: Baz Luhrmann, Stuart Beattie, Ronald Harwood, Richard Flanagan (screenplay)
Starring: Nicole Kidman (Eyes Wide Shut, Cold Mountain), Hugh Jackman (X-men, The Prestige)
Genre: Drama/Action/Romance/Adventure/War/Epic
MPAA Rating: PG-13 -
Runtime: 165 minutes
Reviews
RottenTomatoes Score: 52% Fresh
MetaCritic Score: 53/100
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
My Response: This film has been anticipated for quite some time, and it has promised to be a big epic war movie that transcends its time period and all the genre's it adheres to. But, the earlier reviews say that it is just too long and falls far short of these lofty expectations. Rent it.
MetaCritic Score: 53/100
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
My Response: This film has been anticipated for quite some time, and it has promised to be a big epic war movie that transcends its time period and all the genre's it adheres to. But, the earlier reviews say that it is just too long and falls far short of these lofty expectations. Rent it.
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