Box Office Report - Enchanting Holiday Medieval Awakening Assassins

Enchanted - I'm pretty sure that I am experiencing what some might describe as "deja vu". Wasn't this movie #1 last weekend as well? Nothing good opened this weekend? Is everyone pre-occupied with buying presents around this time of the year? I know I was, which is why I didn't catch anything on the big screen this weekend.

This Christmas - OK, the deja vu is getting worse. This was the 2nd movie in the top five last week as well right? So, whatever I said about this last week applies to this movie this week.

Beowulf - Was this the #3 movie last weekend as well. This is fucked up. Now I have nothing to say about this either. It's like Hollywood is playing a mean trick on me. Why do you toy with my emotions Hollywood!

Awake - Ah, finally, a movie that wasn't in the countdown last weekend. I was beginning to think that there would be nothing original in this entry whatsoever. Thank you Hayden Christiansen/Jessica Alba movie about people not being put under anesthesia properly. Who cares if you're good or not, you've breathed fresh air into this post.

Hitman - I would want to watch this if I had played all of the "Hitman" games on one of the various gaming consoles it was released on. But . . . I didn't, and apart from liking Timothy Olyphant as an actor, not just because he has a cool name, there's really not much that interests me at all. I heard about the Russian super-hotty that spends most of the movie in different stages of undress, but that's what I have Showtime cable channels for. So, I might buy this on DVD if I'm feeling like getting something that requires no mental activity whatsoever.

Box Office Report - Enchanted Christmas Nordic Killer Bees

Enchanted - I had not expected this movie to perform quite as well as it did this long holiday weekend, but then again, America has a long track record of proving me wrong . . . also known as disappointing me with it's choices. But, I guess this harmless family-fare is not that offensive to me. I must be getting soft in my advanced age.

This Christmas - Umm . . . all I know about this movie is that it's about Christmas, it revolves around an African-American family, and Chris Brown is in it, most likely doing some singing, or dancing, or a combination of both. It most likely made this kind of money because people that went to see it thought it was another one of those Tyler Perry movies. Sadly for Perry, this movie did not help him become an even more solid household name around the nation.

Beowulf - This movie drops down from the top position to #3, but don't let that make you think that it isn't performing well. This movie is halfway to the 100 million dollar mark on it's 2nd weekend in release, and now, I might finally be able to buy a ticket for this. My previous attempt was thwarted by a full house at the local AMC theaters, but now, I might be able to catch this. Not because of the naked computer generated Angelina Jolie (but it helps), but rather the classic story of a man battling monsters with swords and magical horns. And nakedness.

Hitman - Videogame movie adaptations are usually terrible, and "Hitman" really adheres to that mold. I have not heard anything good about this, and it pisses me off that this movie is in the top five, but the movie that I went to see this past weekend, "The Mist", opened at the number nine spot. What the fuck America. You fucking suck sometimes. I would have been totally OK if both of these movies switched spots on the countdown.

Bee Movie - Jerry Seinfeld's bee inspired computer generated movie keeps pulling in the big bucks, which will most likely lead to more insect-centric comedy for children. This is the only movie in the top five to have gone past the 100 million dollar mark, most likely due to the fact that it really has no competition from the other movie studios as far as CGI ("Beowulf" doesn't count) goes.

Opening Weekend Movies 11/16/07

Beowulf - This movie looks to be pretty good. The performance capture technology used here is a little less creepy than the last time Robert Zemeckis used it, so that's a plus. And there's also naked computer generated Angelina Jolie, which is also a welcome sight. But, the main reason I want to see this movie this weekend is not so much the movie, but rather a trailer for the upcoming J.J. Abrahms monster movie titled "Cloverfield". The studio is attaching that to the movie, and I'm a little psyched to see it. If I go watch this that is. I still have to convince the wife.

Love in the Time of Cholera - A love story, which just screams pondering chick flickedness to me. And yes, that's an actual word I just made up. So it's practically already in the next edition of the Webster's Dictionary. But, is this movie any good? Men with any amount of testosterone left in their bodies will avoid watching this, or might have to sacrifice watching this so they can use it as a bartering chip to watch something else later down the line that their "better half" would not want to go watch. I'm fortunate enough that my better half is not interested in this whatsoever.

Mr. Magorum's Wonder Emporium - What my wife might be interested in seeing this weekend is this movie, which stars Natalie Portman. She's got this weird crush on her, which I can understand. But the movie does not scream out to me as a must see. It does have that guy from "Arrested Development" in it, Jason Bateman, who is always funny, and Dustin Hoffman is in it as well. But I'd rather watch "Beowulf" this weekend. That's my pick.

Beowulf Trailer

The trailer for Robert Zemecki's upcoming adaptation of "Beowulf" is up, and from what I can see, it's pretty amazing. Not as creepy as his last movie, "The Polar Express", but it looks like he's getting this whole new Performance Capture technology down. Special attention was given to the eyes of each CG-rendered character to avoid them having a soul-less look. Just take a look at Angelina Jolie and Ray Winstone there. They look damn near real to me. Also starring in this movie: Anthony Hopkins (pictured below), John Malkovich, and Robin Wright Penn. Check out the trailer here, in glorious Quicktime.