Looking at the Weekend: Aug. 24-26, 2012

Looking at Film from Every Angle

Looking at the Weekend: Aug. 24-26, 2012

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August 24, 2012

Wesley Lovell

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Nothing really jumps out at me as a box office dominator, so look for stiff competition to unseat the second weekend of The Expendables 2 with Premium Rush the one with the best pedigree to take the top spot.

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.

The Apparition: I wonder if genre fans would even be that interested.
Hit & Run: It could be amusing, but the trailer doesn’t necessarily work.
Premium Rush: Originality and excitement could make it the best choice for the weekend.
Samsara: A beautiful film without dialogue. It won’t appeal to many, but those who see it will likely be impressed.

WIDE RELEASES

The Apparition
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 doesn’t look the least bit interesting.	Thoughts Yet another no-name cast in another no-name director’s low budget horror flick. Enough already!	Thoughts A forgettable-looking thriller that Oscar will forget about.

The Apparition

See the original
CinemaSight
Trailer & Poster
Preview

Will I See?

Recommendation?

Oscar Chances

Thoughts

It doesn’t look the least bit interesting.

Thoughts

Yet another no-name cast in another no-name director’s low budget horror flick. Enough already!

Thoughts

A forgettable-looking thriller that Oscar will forget about.

Hit & Run
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 doesn’t look terribly funny to me.	Thoughts The title alone gives me a headache; a look at the cast list compounds it.	Thoughts Looks like an amusing enough comedy, but Oscar won’t even realize it existed.

Hit & Run

See the original
CinemaSight
Trailer & Poster
Preview

Will I See?

Recommendation?

Oscar Chances

Thoughts

It doesn’t look terribly funny to me.

Thoughts

The title alone gives me a headache; a look at the cast list compounds it.

Thoughts

Looks like an amusing enough comedy, but Oscar won’t even realize it existed.

Premium Rush
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 it weren’t for the interesting concept and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, I would forget about this one easily.	Thoughts Weak title but exciting trailer and good cast make this one look like it might be worth checking out.	Thoughts Looks like an amusing enough thriller, but Oscar won’t even realize it existed.

Premium Rush

See the original
CinemaSight
Trailer & Poster
Preview

Will I See?

Recommendation?

Oscar Chances

Thoughts

If it weren’t for the interesting concept and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, I would forget about this one easily.

Thoughts

Weak title but exciting trailer and good cast make this one look like it might be worth checking out.

Thoughts

Looks like an amusing enough thriller, but Oscar won’t even realize it existed.

LIMITED RELEASES

Samsara
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 For the simple beauty of it.	Thoughts I have to be really excited about a documentary to want ot go out of my way to find it; this doesn’t do it for me.	Thoughts Looks like a lovely film, but Oscar won’t pay it any notice.

Samsara