If this were nearly any other weekend this year, we would be talking about whether the week’s new releases could catch up to the likely stellar second week totals of Skyfall. Unfortunately, it will finish a distant second to the final chapter of the Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2. The paranormal romance novel has been one of the biggest hits in recent cinema history and should find a very strong box office result for the last part. Whether it will be the highest grossing opening in the franchise seems foregone, but can it be the highest grosser of the franchise? That might be a close contest.
Individual Commentaries
Wesley Lovell: Even though Silver Linings Playbook is one of the year’s major Oscar players, I’m far more intrigued by Anna Karenina. Price Check might be worth checking out, but I can’t bring myself to building up much interest. All I can say about Breaking Dawn, Part 2 is that I’m glad it’s finally over. Peter J. Patrick: A couple of Oscar films to check out this week. Early reviews of Silver Linings Playbook have been generally favorable, although there are some who find its depiction of mental illness distasteful. The latest version of Anna Karenina has been decidedly mixed. Still, both seem to be intriguing enough to check out for yourself. Tripp Burton: A couple of the big Oscar contenders are coming out this weekend, and they look to be some of the most interesting films of the year.
S: Support (Writing, Music, Editing, Cinematography)
C: Creative (Production Design, Costumes, Makeup)
T: Tech (Sound, Visual Effects)
A: Animated Feature
D: Documentary Feature
F: Foreign LanguageFilm
All ratings are on a scale of 0 to 10 (with 0 being no interest / no recommendation, and 10 being absolute interest / recommendation).
The Avoid rating follows the same 0 to 10 format with 10 being the highest recommendation that you avoid the film at all costs.
Each Person selects a “Pick of the Week,” some weeks may have more than one, some may have none at all. This is the movie(s) among all releases that each would recommend above all others.
If this were nearly any other weekend this year, we would be talking about whether the week’s new releases could catch up to the likely stellar second week totals of Skyfall. Unfortunately, it will finish a distant second to the final chapter of the Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2. The paranormal romance novel has been one of the biggest hits in recent cinema history and should find a very strong box office result for the last part. Whether it will be the highest grossing opening in the franchise seems foregone, but can it be the highest grosser of the franchise? That might be a close contest.
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