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Box Office Battlefield: ‘Julie & Julia’ and ‘G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra’

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Once again it is Friday and here are the movies that are being released for the weekend of August 7, 2009:

Julie and Julia – (Amy Adams, Meryl Streep, Chris Messina) This one looks like it could be either a hit or miss. On one side you have great actors performing a unique story based on true events. On the other hand, it just looks kind of boring. This story takes a look into the lives of two women in two different times. One is Julia Child, who becomes a famous cook and the other is Julie Powell who starts a blog about cooking all of Julia Childs’ creations in a year and blogs about it. Directed by Nora Ephron (You’ve Got Mail & Sleepless in Seattle), you would think it would not disappoint, but I have hopes that it should be a good little movie that could inspire you to follow your dreams. See it/rent it.

Shorts: The Adventures of the Wishing Rock – (Jimmy Bennett, James Spader, Kat Dennings) Must be below four feet tall to enter. A story about a bunch of kids who stumble upon a “rock,” from what the trailer suggests is a small alien craft, who grants the wishes of the children and get into some adventures. This movie is just one of those little kids movies that whisk you away from reality and excite little kids imaginations. Jimmy Bennett seems to be getting a lot stardom since being in the Amityville Horror Remake, Star Trek, Orphan, and now this. For some reason this is directed by THE Robert Rodriguez (From Dusk Til Dawn, Sin City, Grindhouse), but I guess he dips his foot in the water of kids movies like Spy Kids 1-3. If you have kids this would be one to see I suppose. Rent It/Skip It

A Perfect Getaway – (Milla Jovovich, Steve Zahn, Timothy Olyphant) A new horror film about a two newlywed couples on their honeymoons in Hawaii who encounter murderers who stalk and hunt them. There is a supposed twist that will shock you and the last twist I saw (Orphan) that they claimed was shocking, I was actually impressed. It looks like it could be exciting and not as bland has a slasher gory bloodfest, so it should impress. With actors like Jovovich and Zahn, it should be well played. See it.

G.I. Joe: The Rise of the Cobra – (Dennis Quaid, Channing Tatum, Marlon Wayans, Sienna Miller, Rachel Nichols) The beast is out and takes over where Transformers: ROTF left off being the Hasbro toy movie of the Summer. Just what we need is another toy movie that is over the top and gaudy. Big actors, in a big explosion movie, with what looks like a weak plot. Although it could be a good origin story and something new instead of a remake or a sequel, this looks like eyes area already rolling out the door. I’d see it just to see what they did with it, but its nothing I would want to run out the door to get in line first. See it/rent it.

Cold Souls (LA/NY release) – (Paul Giamatti, Emily Watson, Dina Korzun) This looks like a unique and funny little dramedy. Paul Giamatti plays himself as an actor who is struggling with anxiety over a the production of a play. He stumbles upon a New Yorker article about a high-tech company promising to alleviate suffering by extracting souls. When the stress of the play is over he seeks to retrieve his soul back only to find out it was traded off to somewhere else in “soul-trafficking.”. Paul goes on an adventure to get back his soul to feel again. See it when it comes to your area.

Box Office Battlefield: Funny People, The Collector, and The Cove

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Well howdy there, here are the movies that are coming out this weekend that you should or probably shouldn’t see for the weekend of July 31, 2009…………

Funny People (Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann) This is a must see. With so much gold around Judd Apatow’s belt, I don’t see how you could miss this movie. It looks heartwarming and hilarious, which is killer combination for all to see. This is more of an adult coming of age movie unlike the past films Apatow has created (40-Year Old Virgin & Knocked Up). It is about an actor, George Simmons (Sandler), who befriends an up and coming comedian, Ira (Rogen), as he goes through the notion that he is dying. But the doctors tell him that he gets a second chance and things start to look better for George. This film has a lot of influence from Apatow’s life and with a star studded cast and a great story, you need to go out and see this movie.

Aliens in the Attic (Ashley Tisdale, Robert Hoffman, Carter Jenkins) This is a movie you could take your kids too, but it would be kind of painful to watch. Alien’s are in the attic and want to take over the house, but will Ashley Tisdale sing them to death? Will the grandmother bust out more Street Fighter moves? It’s original I’ll say, but it’s nothing I would run to the theater too. Skip it.

Adam (Hugh Dancy, Rose Byrne, Peter Gallagher) This little Fox Searchlight indy dramedy/romance film looks interesting. It’s about a guy named Adam with Asperger’s Syndrome who is drawn to the girl who lives downstairs from his apartment. It looks clever, funny and touching, but nothing special. If you like the kind of films that Fox Searchlight has produced like Juno, (500) Days of Summer, The Wrestler, this is a nice quaint movie you might want to check out on a lazy Sunday. I’d say rent it.

The Cove (Richard O’Barry) This is a clever documentary of activists exploring the rumored incidents of dolphin abuse near Taijii, Japan. This exposé of infiltrating to find the truth is an award winning film from many film festivals such as Sundance. This is a must see, as this is a compelling story, and if you can stomach sitting through a  documentary. You should see it or rent it when it comes out.

The Collector (Josh Stewart, Andrea Roth, Juan Fernández) You say this just looks like another slasher film, well it is, but it is cleverly different. From the creators of Saw IV, V, and VI, bring you a shocking new figure to horror. A man breaks into a house, but someone worse is already inside. Now the man who broke in must save the ones he was trying to steal from. From a fan of horror, I think this looks good compared to what has come out recently. The tag line says “He Always Takes One,” but what does he collect? I guess you’ll have to see it to find out.

Box Office Battlefield: G-Force, The Orphan, and The Ugly Truth

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Hellllllllllllloooooooooooooooo, Here are the movies that have come out this weekend that you should probably see……………………

G-Force – (Will Arnett, Penélope Cruz, Zach Galifianakis) You probably shouldn’t see this, but it comes out this weekend. Althought Galifianakis is good, a movie about secret agent guinea pigs is so dumb. Skip it.

The Orphan – (Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard, Isabelle Fuhrman) DUMB, and I like horror films. This just has stupid written all over it. The plot is just such a horrible concept. Horror scripts must be running dry other than the remakes and Saw sequels. Skip it

The Ugly Truth – (Katherine Heigl, Gerard Butler) I like Butler and dislike Heigl’s high strung attitude, but this movie looks pretty good. I think the concept and story is funny. Although it does look like a predicitable rom/com, I’d say it has something original about it that will make it fun to watch. See it

The Answer Man – (Jeff Daniels, Lauren Graham, Lou Taylor Pucci) Beats me what this is, I just heard about it when putting it down right now. A reclusive author of a well-known spiritual guidance book falls for a sensible chiropractor and learns some important life lessons as he begins to face the public and his past. This little hidden romantic/slight comedy looks ok, heartfelt and warm, but nothing that makes me jump out of my seat. Rent it.

Box Office Battlefield: ‘(500) Days of Summer’ and ‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince’

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Heyooo, weekend update with the movies you should see:

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – This is pretty self explanatory. I actually caught up and watched all of the Harry Potters and I’d have to admit that I wouldn’t mind watching this one. Looks dark, more mature, and better than the earlier movies.

(500) Days of Summer (Zooey Deschanel & Joseph Gordon Levitt) – A love movie not about love? I really want to see this movie. Based on the trailer, it has good actors, comedy, a sweet story, and maybe good romance? Although this film is limited to certain theaters, try your damndest to go out and watch this flick. I bet it won’t disappoint.

Box Office Battlefield: ‘Bruno’ and ‘I Love You Beth Cooper’

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I Love You, Beth Cooper (Hayden Panettiere, Paul Rust) Teenage high school comedy about the geeky valedictorian, Denis Cooverman, admitting his love to the high school hottie crush, Beth Cooper, during his graduation speech. This creates an array of  events that end up being the wildest night of his life. Will he get the cheerleader or just get his ass beat buy her older boyfriend? This looks like a funny movie and is directed by Chris Columbus (Home Alone, Mrs. Doubtfire and Harry Potter 1 & 2). I’d suggest go see it with a date or something. It’s a nice teen romantic comedy.

Brüno (Sacha Baron Cohen) A more than flaming Austrian goes on the hunt around the world creating havoc to find the latest fashion trends. From going on talk shows, adopting a black child, camping, and joining the army, Brüno will end up seeing a lot of lawsuits after the movie comes out most likely. This is the 3rd film under Mr. Cohen’s belt for his own created characters. It is really short, 83 minutes, and apparently shortened due to the death of Michael Jackson; I heard 70 minutes. It will be a good tear inducing laugh your ass of comedy from what it seems.

Blood: The Last Vampire (Gianna Jun, Allison Miller) I don’t know much about this film, but apparently it is about a vampire girl named Saya who is part of covert government agency that hunts and destroys demons in a post-WWII Japan, is inserted in a military school to discover which one of her classmates is a demon is disguise. I think this is a creation from an anime turned manga and now a live action film. I can’t really say more than that.

Box Office Battlefield: ‘Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs’ and ‘Public Enemies’

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Here we go with the weekend of July 1-5:

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (Ray Romano – Dennis Leary) This film is already having its ups and downs with the box office as it defeated Revenge of the Fallen its first day and fell short on Thursday. This film doesn’t really interest me, but looks like it could have certain potential. It doesn’t look look like it has too much recycled story or bland humor, but kind of corny. I already heard they are thinking of a fourth one. I not getting my hopes up any time soon.

Public Enemies (Johnny Depp – Christian Bale) I was looking forward to this movie, but it doesn’t seem like it has been getting much hype after its’ release. I’ll have to go see it just to get my own opinion, but I am not rushing to go see it. It looks like just another star driven movie to boost its potential for a weak plot. It looks like it could be kind of boring, but has a slight edge with people who are into gangsters and mobs.

Until next Friday………Brüno, I Love You, Beth Cooper and Blood: The Last Vampire

Box Office Battlefield: ‘Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen’ and ‘My Sister’s Keeper’

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battle fieldHere we go with the weekend of June 26-28, there are really only two movies to talk about

Of course:

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – The title pretty much sums it up and needs no explanation of how well and who’s going to see it. This is a movie for anyone to see and will make tons of money no matter what the critics say.

My Sister’s Keeper – Cameron Diaz stars in this heartfelt drama about her daughter with leukemia. They try to make a test tube baby to help possibly be the cure for their daughter. This will probably be overshadowed by ROTF, but if you definitely don’t want an action explosion mind blowing film, then most will go see this film. I’m sure it will make a few tears fall.

Box Office Battlefield: ‘Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen’ and ‘My Sister’s Keeper’

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battle fieldHere we go with the weekend of June 26-28, there are really only two movies to talk about

Of course:

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – The title pretty much sums it up and needs no explanation of how well and who’s going to see it. This is a movie for anyone to see and will make tons of money no matter what the critics say.

My Sister’s Keeper – Cameron Diaz stars in this heartfelt drama about her daughter with leukemia. They try to make a test tube baby to help possibly be the cure for their daughter. This will probably be overshadowed by ROTF, but if you definitely don’t want an action explosion mind blowing film, then most will go see this film. I’m sure it will make a few tears fall.

Box Office Battlefield: Dead Snow, The Proposal, and Year One

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Movies of the weekend who are battling it out for supremacy and your money of June June 19-21

Year One (Jack Black, Michael Cera, Olivia Wilde) Although I love Harold Ramis’ work, Groundhog Day and Ghostbusters, This doesn’t seem like a typical Ramis movie. It just looks like a typical cheesey overdramatic performance by Black. I am not a Jack Black fan and he just seems to overpower the screen with his yelling and immature humor. Michael Cera seems to be the only thing keeping this movie together and from falling apart. The movie will do well regardless, but will most likely struggle with Transformers coming out next weekend and all the WOM (word-of-mouth advertising). This movie is a rental for sure or maybe even a TBS comedy.

The Proposal (Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, Betty White) This romantic comedy is sure to bring the ladies into theaters since Ryan Reynolds is a ladykiller and more purposely the only one saving this movie from disaster; is there a theme for the weekend? It’s not that I don’t like Sandra Bullock, I think she is a decent actor, but I just think the story is kind of weak. It looks like a funny rom/com, but it’s nothing short of cliché and predictable as this sort of movie can be. Take a date to this movie, especially if she is Canadian, maybe you’ll get lucky. But this movie isn’t anything special, but if you’re really bored you might as well go see ‘The Proposal.’

Dead Snow (Jeppe Laursen, Charlotte Frogner, Jenny Skavlan) Zombie Nazi’s in Germany, that pretty much just sums up this foreign horror/comedy. From the trailer, it’s obviously this movie wasn’t trying to be serious, but wouldn’t hurt to take a gander at this retardo story zombie flick.

Box Office Battlefield: Dead Snow, The Proposal, and Year One

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Movies of the weekend who are battling it out for supremacy and your money of June June 19-21

Year One (Jack Black, Michael Cera, Olivia Wilde) Although I love Harold Ramis’ work, Groundhog Day and Ghostbusters, This doesn’t seem like a typical Ramis movie. It just looks like a typical cheesey overdramatic performance by Black. I am not a Jack Black fan and he just seems to overpower the screen with his yelling and immature humor. Michael Cera seems to be the only thing keeping this movie together and from falling apart. The movie will do well regardless, but will most likely struggle with Transformers coming out next weekend and all the WOM (word-of-mouth advertising). This movie is a rental for sure or maybe even a TBS comedy.

The Proposal (Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, Betty White) This romantic comedy is sure to bring the ladies into theaters since Ryan Reynolds is a ladykiller and more purposely the only one saving this movie from disaster; is there a theme for the weekend? It’s not that I don’t like Sandra Bullock, I think she is a decent actor, but I just think the story is kind of weak. It looks like a funny rom/com, but it’s nothing short of cliché and predictable as this sort of movie can be. Take a date to this movie, especially if she is Canadian, maybe you’ll get lucky. But this movie isn’t anything special, but if you’re really bored you might as well go see ‘The Proposal.’

Dead Snow (Jeppe Laursen, Charlotte Frogner, Jenny Skavlan) Zombie Nazi’s in Germany, that pretty much just sums up this foreign horror/comedy. From the trailer, it’s obviously this movie wasn’t trying to be serious, but wouldn’t hurt to take a gander at this retardo story zombie flick.