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Title: The House Bunny.
Pre-Thoughts: Poor... poor Anna Faris. She has so much potential and keeps wasting it on poor comedies. And whatsername... the red head chick from Superbad... she has two movies coming out this week, and neither of them look remotely close to being as good as Superbad. Even with all the eye candy, I can't see myself going to see this in theater.
Pre-Score:
Stop Saying Okay! Okay.
Title: Death Race.
Pre-Thoughts: Poor... poor Jason Statham. This will probably be the movie of the weekend for me. I don't think it looks particularly awesome, so to speak, and it seems everything is given away in the trailer alone, but who knows (as I haven't seen the original). It could be fun entertainment at the very least. It could also be a more grounded, grittier version of Speed Racer, which was awesome. But then again... I highly doubt it.
Pre-Score:
I Am McLovin!
Title: The Longshots.
Pre-Thoughts: Poor... poor... well, everybody. Oh look, yet another football movie. I think this sub-genre should have ended with any one of Friday Night Lights, Remember the Titans, or Varsity Blues. Though it does look like to be somewhat of a redemption for Ice Cube after his string of terrible.
Pre-Score:
Stop Saying Okay! Okay.
Title: The Rocker.
Pre-Thoughts: Poor... poor Rainn Wilson. The lead seems to have been written for Jack Black. They were forced to take Rainn Wilson. The one kid seems to have been written for Jonah Hill. They were forced to take... some unknown kid and make him act, look, and speak just like Jonah Hill instead. And to top it off, they threw in that red head chick from Superbad and gave her awkward dialogue with Jonah Hill-kid... just like in Superbad. Though, unlike Superbad, and much like The House Bunny, I doubt this will be funny.
Pre-Score:
Feed Me, Seymour!
I'd have to go back and check, but this might be the worst weekend of the year for new releases, made worse by the fact that there are so many of them.
ReplyDeleteI'll be seeing either Man on Wire or Vicky Christina, or Tell No One, if it's here this weekend.
Let's not forget that The Longshots is directed by Limp Bizkit front man Fred Durst.
ReplyDeleteI am a huge fan of sports movies, but even I am not psyched to see this movie. For one, if you are going to have a girl be the savior of your football team - at least get one that can throw the ball well. Her throws looked terrible in the trailer.