Film reviews — Well, sort of…
F I L M R E V I E W F R I D A Y
It’s another dismal weekend for movies. Am I desperate enough for popcorn that I would go see Tim Burton’s “Dark Shadows” or does that look incredibly lame and unfunny? I’ll definitely avoid, “What to Expect When You’re Expecting” — Why? Because I expect to be completely underwhelmed. I’ll also skip “The Dictator” for obvious reasons, the first being that it looks sooo bad. (What the heck happened to poor Ben Kingsley? He used to be a respectable actor. Sigh.) “Battleship” looks dreadful and “Girl In Progress” got slammed by the critics.
If any of you venture out to see these films, (I won’t judge you), and find that they actually do have entertainment value, please report back and I will amend my statements.
COMING SOON — FILMS TO LOOK FORWARD TO…
Snow White and the Huntsman – From what I can tell of the trailer, this looks VERY well done.
I don’t love Kristin Stewart that much. Is it wrong of me to root for the evil witch?
Brave – Pixar’s newest offering will surely be a lot of fun. This is the summer for girls who rock a bow and arrow. I love it! Anyway, I’m a sucker for Disney and Pixar.
Prometheus – Ooh, This looks scary good and it’s got Michael Fassbender in it — so basically nothing can stop me. (…although he is sporting artificial blonde hair which is a bit of a bummer.) I usually don’t like Science fiction as a genre, but Ridley Scott is a great director so it should be exciting.
For those of you who would like to watch something this weekend that has heart and soul I would suggest asking Free Penny Press for her recommendations. (See her May 14th entry Monday Movie picks) She’s a purist when it comes to film (she’s a strict independent and foreign film person – she doesn’t venture out to bad movies for popcorn like I do!) and has chosen several interesting Independent films for our viewing pleasure. Check her out.
Ahh I was going to mention Brave in one of my posts! I can’t wait to see all of those! And I agree about all of the bad ones you named. Hopefully this summer has better movies than last year! I still think you and I should see that Michael Fassbender movie, “Shame”. Just….for reasons.
Haha! I know the reasons! Yeah, I’m totally looking forward to Brave. I can always count on Pixar to pull me through a bad season of movies.
Haha Lisa! I wish I had movie popcorn to eat while reading your movie reviews because I ALWAYS come away hungry for movie popcorn!
I agree with you on Kristin Stewart but the movie looks does look good. And Prometheus looks really good. I can’t wait for that one! And Pixars are always fun to go to and especially now that my grandson is almost three we’ll be able to take him! So I’m happy there are at least a few thing to look forward to. I’ll check out Free Penny Press too!
It looks like slim pickins this weekend, yet again. Oh well. At least there are some things on the horizon that look decent. I’m excited that you get to go see “Brave” with your grandson. How fun! I think Lily’s first movie was the Little Mermaid and she was around the same age. It’s so fun to see things through their eyes.
I make myself hungry for popcorn! haha! My husband was just trying to convince me to see “Dark Shadows” and the lure…. wait for it… POPCORN! LOL! I’m like Pavlov’s dog, when the weekend rolls around I start salivating for hot, buttered popcorn!
My girl is psyched for Brave, so I guess we’ll be seeing that as long as the reviews don’t unanimously say it sucks.
They should have gotten Kristen Stewart toplay the android in Prometheus.
Haha! You’re right! She’s the most lifeless actress I’ve ever seen and to top it off she has such an attitude. Sheesh. You’d think getting paid millions and getting the ‘star treatment’ was like having teeth pulled. I don’t know anyone who likes her…?
Brave will hopefully be worth the wait. It looks like lots of fun. I’m sure all the gingers in the world will appreciate someone to finally represent them in a good way.
Ok I do take an Indie break and love me some Disney/Pixar movies… and thanks for thinking I have good movie taste.. I can thank my daughter for schooling me in the ways of good film watching:-)
have a great weekend!!
I was happy to have someplace to refer people. The movies that are out now are the pits. Seriously bad films. Glad you break for Disney and Pixar – there’s a little kid in each of us.
Hi,
I am looking forward to seeing Snow White and the Huntsman as well as Prometheus, I think both of these will be excellent movies. 🙂
Hopefully, fingers crossed. I need something to carry me through this summer of bad movies.
A lame summer maybe.
It is, isn’t it.
After I wrote this post I saw that there’s a movie out called “Bernie” with Jack Black and Shirley Maclaine. It’s a true story and it actually looks pretty good. It’s from the same people who made “School of Rock” – I imagine you saw that? Very funny.
Shirley Mclaine, blechh. She is looney tunes crazy. If she plays a caricature of herself it could be interesting.
Shirley Maclaine’s character looks pretty crazy, in fact, I think Bernie eventually ends up killing her. It could very satisfying.haha!
I guess all the good movies are waiting until Avengers has been out for a few months before coming out themselves, no? Isn’t the Dictator not a hidden camera type movie too? I don’t know much about it but it looks completely scripted. He had a “Da Ali G” movie come out before Borat that was completely scripted. I never saw it but it’s one of those movies Comedy Central would run during the afternoon and overnights, like Caddyshack 2.
I gave up on Tim Burton after Alice in Wonderland. She becomes a pioneer for discovering the trade route to China???? No!
I agree with everything you just said. Tim Burton and Johnny Depp are getting old. Tim Burton is becoming a little cartoon of himself – if that’s possible. I didn’t see Alice in Wonderland because it looked so wrong – I guess I was right, huh? Lily saw it and didn’t think much of it either.
Borat and I don’t go together – it feels like shock humor and that always feels desperate to me.
There’s a movie out with Jack Black that looks decent. I didn’t see the ad until after I wrote the post. It’s called “Bernie”. Looks like it could be funny? I may give it a shot.
Ben Kingsley is in “The Dictator”? That’s sad. Very sad. But I’m definitey seeing “Prometheus”–because even if it sucks, I do love me some Fassbender.
You and me both, sister. I’d watch him in just about anything.
Yeah, the Ben Kingsley bit is disturbing, very sad, indeed.
I was hoping for a Where the Boys Are review. Any possibility? HF
I’m working on it, and by “Working on it,” I mean I’m waiting for it to come on TV. Haha! Only kidding. I’ll find it and review it, if it’s the last thing I do! ( …and you and I know it might be just that, the last thing I do.)
The Dictator is going to be crude and I’ll still find it funny because Sacha Cohen is a genius, however I don’t know if it’s enough to make me go and see it, Prometheus is a definite though. It looks epic.
Lol! YOU WOULD think Sacha Cohen is a genius!!! I knew when I was typing that post that I would hear from you. ha! I remember that you said Battleship is pretty good, right? Or am I just imagining that?
I thought it was pretty good, it’s mainly because I like boats though. 🙂
I might give it a try. It looks like a good summer escape movie.