National Treasure: Book of Secrets - Well well well, finally, a Nick Cage cinematic vehicle that is profitable. Sure, it didn't have "I Am Legend"s gigantic numbers from last weekend, but doing about just over half that much business is still great. Maybe it's because his hair in this movie was actually believable? Possible. And I know I said I would wait a while to see this in theaters, but I'm pretty sure I will be catching this on Christmas Day with my brother in law. He's only in town for a couple more days, and I'm sure he'd be cool with picking a movie for once rather than get dragged along to the movies my wife and I want to watch. This one's for you Stephen!
I Am Legend - 2nd week out, about 50% drop in cash in, but still well past the 100 million dollar mark. I think this movie has done pretty well for itself. Everyone seems to want to go watch Will Smith fighting evil rabies vampire zombies . . . it makes more sense when you watch it.
Alvin and the Chipmunks - Ugh . . . this movie. I don't know what's wrong with people. It's because of you, that went to watch this, that Hollywood thinks that there's a market for this garbage. Computer animated chipmunks that sing? Give me a fucking break. This is almost as relevant as that Garfield movie that came out (what? there were two of them? Oh yeah . . . I was intoxicated at the time). Except that the Garfield movie had the cred of having great actors like Bill Murray . . . I said actors right? Never mind. Great actor.
Charlie Wilson's War - Not a bad showing for a movie that doesn't promise a whole lot of action or animated animals or rabid vampire zombies. Maybe it helped that there were no musical numbers. And maybe people wanted to see a movie about the cold war when it was actually cold outside. Who cares. Whatever it did right, it did it good enough to land it a spot in the top 5.
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - See . . . musicals are crap. Quit making them. Sure, it's in the top five movies, but that Nick Cage movie killed you. I don't care that your songs are written by some guy named Sondheim. And that you have Tim Burton inexplicably embracing this. And don't even mention Johnny Depp. That guy's around whenever Burton moves his bowels. This movie might make more money when it's released on DVD . . . or BluRay . . . or Betamax.
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Monday, December 24, 2007
Friday, December 21, 2007
Opening Weekend Movies - 12/21/2007
Charlie Wilson's War - I had not heard about this movie until I saw the commercial for it this week. From the looks of this, it might be an actually good movie. It has Tom Hanks, Phillip Seymour Hoffman and . . . ugh . . . Julia Roberts? Really? I have to rethink my previous assessment of this movie now. I am not a fan of that big (literally) mouthed actress. Might pick this up on DVD though. Who knows.
National Treasure: Book of Secrets - The first "National Treasure" movie was an entertaining but rather forgettable action romp. Not sure why they're making another one. But it looks like everyone involved with the first movie is coming back for another paycheck. I'm not sure if I want to see Nick Cage do his impersonation of a drunk Elvis Presley for an hour and a half again, but once again, a few months from now, when we're struggling to find a good DVD title to watch, I might give this a chance.
P.S. I Love You - Chick-flick alert! Hillary Swank stars in this movie about a woman who loses the man she loves (played by Ruppert Everett of "300" loined-clothed fame) and now must look for love while she flashes back or has ghostly apparitions of her former lover. I think that's what this is about. I could be wrong. But then again, does anyone care?
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Officially the longest title of the week, this Johnny Depp musical . . . wait, musical? What the fuck is up with Tim Burton these days. Everything he does is a musical now. Get back to making dark movies. I don't care how much blood or killing this movie has. It's a musical. Pfft . . . I'm passing on this one.
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story - John C. Reilly is a funny man. It's good to finally see him carrying a comedy on his own. And this is not a musical like the previous movie. It's a satire on music biopics. That makes it different. I might actually catch this in theaters. Just for a laugh or two on a matinee.
National Treasure: Book of Secrets - The first "National Treasure" movie was an entertaining but rather forgettable action romp. Not sure why they're making another one. But it looks like everyone involved with the first movie is coming back for another paycheck. I'm not sure if I want to see Nick Cage do his impersonation of a drunk Elvis Presley for an hour and a half again, but once again, a few months from now, when we're struggling to find a good DVD title to watch, I might give this a chance.
P.S. I Love You - Chick-flick alert! Hillary Swank stars in this movie about a woman who loses the man she loves (played by Ruppert Everett of "300" loined-clothed fame) and now must look for love while she flashes back or has ghostly apparitions of her former lover. I think that's what this is about. I could be wrong. But then again, does anyone care?
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Officially the longest title of the week, this Johnny Depp musical . . . wait, musical? What the fuck is up with Tim Burton these days. Everything he does is a musical now. Get back to making dark movies. I don't care how much blood or killing this movie has. It's a musical. Pfft . . . I'm passing on this one.
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story - John C. Reilly is a funny man. It's good to finally see him carrying a comedy on his own. And this is not a musical like the previous movie. It's a satire on music biopics. That makes it different. I might actually catch this in theaters. Just for a laugh or two on a matinee.
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