Looking at the Weekend: Apr. 6-8, 2012

Looking at Film from Every Angle

Looking at the Weekend: Apr. 6-8, 2012

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April 4, 2012

Wesley Lovell

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While I’m not 100% certain, I think Titanic in 3D should prove to be as potent a draw at the box office as its original release.

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.

American Reunion: Only fans of the original need apply.
Titanic 3D: Your take will vary largely based on what you think of 3D conversions.
Comic-Con: Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope: It could be entertaining, but it won’t be an awards magnet.
Take Me Home: The potential depends entirely on your perspective of the cast and the material.

WIDE RELEASES

American Reunion
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 I enjoyed the original in the theater, but saw none of the sequels. I’m not sure how I feel about this one.	Thoughts I thought the train left the station on this franchise years ago.	Thoughts The child of 90s in me wants to see this, but the Academy won’t feel that way.

American Reunion

See the original
CinemaSight
Trailer & Poster
Preview

Will I See?

Recommendation?

Oscar Chances

Thoughts

I enjoyed the original in the theater, but saw none of the sequels. I’m not sure how I feel about this one.

Thoughts

I thought the train left the station on this franchise years ago.

Thoughts

The child of 90s in me wants to see this, but the Academy won’t feel that way.

Titanic 3D
See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview
Will I See?	Will I See?	Will I See?
Recommendation?	Recommendation?	Recommendation?
Thoughts The 3D conversion looks fantastic, so I’m ready to dive back into this film I saw at least 5 times in the theater from 1997 to 1998.	Thoughts I’m not sure I want to put on a pair of 3-D glasses for this any more than I want to put them on for anything else, but this could be the exception that proves the rule that the current wave of 3-D films is no less a fad than the first wave in the early 1950s.	Thoughts This is a great film, and a major Oscar winner 15 years ago, but do we really need to see it in 3D?

Titanic 3D

See the original
CinemaSight
Trailer & Poster
Preview

Will I See?

Recommendation?

Thoughts

The 3D conversion looks fantastic, so I’m ready to dive back into this film I saw at least 5 times in the theater from 1997 to 1998.

Thoughts

I’m not sure I want to put on a pair of 3-D glasses for this any more than I want to put them on for anything else, but this could be the exception that proves the rule that the current wave of 3-D films is no less a fad than the first wave in the early 1950s.

Thoughts

This is a great film, and a major Oscar winner 15 years ago, but do we really need to see it in 3D?

LIMITED RELEASES

Comic-Con: Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope
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 If you can’t say anything else, Morgan Spurlock at least makes entertaining documentaries. I may catch this one on DVD, but not in the theater.	Thoughts No thanks. I read my last comic book more than fifty years ago and have no desire to see a documentary about comic book convention attendees.	Thoughts This latest from Oscar nominee Morgan Spurlock won’t get him back to the awards circuit, but it looks like fun.

Comic-Con: Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope

See the original
CinemaSight
Trailer & Poster
Preview

Will I See?

Recommendation?

Oscar Chances

Thoughts

If you can’t say anything else, Morgan Spurlock at least makes entertaining documentaries. I may catch this one on DVD, but not in the theater.

Thoughts

No thanks. I read my last comic book more than fifty years ago and have no desire to see a documentary about comic book convention attendees.

Thoughts

This latest from Oscar nominee Morgan Spurlock won’t get him back to the awards circuit, but it looks like fun.

Take Me Home
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 While it probably won’t show in my area until it’s on DVD, I’m interested enough to check it out at some point.	Thoughts Slight road film with a no name cast doesn’t look like it has any place to go.	Thoughts This great cast should make this worth checking out, but will any awards bodies notice it?

Take Me Home