Looking at the Weekend: Jul. 13-15, 2012

The latest installment in the popular (with audiences) Ice Age franchise should have little trouble topping the week’s box office with The Amazing Spider-Man likely taking a large fall this weekend.

Consensus

Below is a list of what we have come to a general consensus on. The number in parens represents the percentage of our contributors who agree with the statement.

Ice Age: Continental Drift: Unless you actually like the Ice Age series (who does, really?), you can probably skip it.
Red Lights: Another film that you need to either admire the genre or the filmmaker to enjoy.

WIDE RELEASES

Ice Age: Continental Drift
See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview
Will I See?	Will I See?	Will I See?
Recommendation?	Recommendation?	Recommendation?
Oscar Chances	Oscar Chances	Oscar Chances
Thoughts Only by avoiding it will we save ourselves from future misery…but not enough people will follow that line of thought.	Thoughts TV ads focusing on the voice artists rather than the on-screen animated characters doesn’t portend well for this sequel.	Thoughts We are too far along in the series for it to start picking up Oscar nods now.

Ice Age: Continental Drift

See the original
CinemaSight
Trailer & Poster
Preview

Will I See?

Recommendation?

Oscar Chances

Thoughts

Only by avoiding it will we save ourselves from future misery…but not enough people will follow that line of thought.

Thoughts

TV ads focusing on the voice artists rather than the on-screen animated characters doesn’t portend well for this sequel.

Thoughts

We are too far along in the series for it to start picking up Oscar nods now.

LIMITED RELEASES

Red Lights
See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview
Will I See?	Will I See?	Will I See?
Recommendation?	Recommendation?	Recommendation?
Oscar Chances	Oscar Chances	Oscar Chances
Thoughts It won’t be everyone’s cup of tea, but fans of the director’s Buried may be intrigued to see where he goes next.	Thoughts Films about paranormal activity bore me as do phoned-in Robert De Niro performances of which this looks like another.	Thoughts Might be a fine enough thriller, but it won’t pick up any awards consideration.

Red Lights