Opening Weekend Movies - 5/24/07

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End - The third movie in the PotC trilogy, the only way to make movies these days it would seem, promises to be action packed with piratey goodness and tons of CG effects . . . which is great if the story were not so ridiculously dragged out. But, unlike the last movie, which resolved nothing, this one might actually wrap things up nicely and finally put the nail in the pirate coffin. But, if this movie does well, and makes "Spider-Man 3" like opening numbers, expect to see "Pirates of the Caribbean: Sneaking into your Wallets" in 2010.

Bug - The other movie that opens this weekend is a bit more on the interesting side. It stars Ashley Judd as a woman that begins to become paranoid that bugs are crawling underneath her skin. Also notable . . . not a single pirate character in the movie. That should be a plus for anyone that is burnt out on that stuff. This sounds like a very interesting movie. Too bad I won't go watch it. A few factors come into play as to why I won't go watch this. One, I'm working straight through Tuesday. Two, the price of movie tickets does not justify going to watch a movie unless I really really really want to see it. And three, we're in save money mode for our upcoming vacation in 5 days.

Indie Recommendation

Paprika - This movie is opening up in selected theaters. A few months ago I posted a rather impressive trailer for this Anime film. You should go watch it. I know that the plot involving a dream detective trying to track down someone who is using a device to invade people's dreams sounds ludicrous, but the animation looks gorgeous and you can almost guarantee plenty of seats available. Check out your local indie theater and enjoy this visual experience.

Paprika Trailer

Anime fans rejoice. Satoshi Kon's latest, "Paprika", is set to be released by Sony Pictures Classics this year, and from the look of the trailer, it looks pretty amazing. Don't be fooled by the tentacles in the first picture. I don't think it's one of those types of anime releases. From what I can discern from the Apple site that is hosting the trailer, this is about a research psychotherapist that slips into an alter-ego to do some dream detective work for her clients, all in an effort to find out what is causing their anxiety and neurosis.


Doesn't sound like your typical children's fare, huh? Well, that's because Japanese animators don't always cater to the kids, but rather put out adult (sometimes disturbingly so) material for the Japanese mass consumption. Just be glad we're getting some of that genius imported to our shores. Check out the trailer here and keep an eye for when this movie has it's limited release here in the US.


You can also learn more about this movie by visiting the movie's official website which is located here.