Looking at the Weekend: Jul. 3-7, 2013

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Looking at the Weekend: Jul. 3-7, 2013

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July 3, 2013

Wesley Lovell

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Will Johnny Depp defeat Gru? That’s the question everyone will be asking as the July 4 holiday competition heats up. Building on the huge popularity of the popular Gru character from the original Despicable Me, the sequel promises to appeal to the same crowd again and will only face one film as competition, the third weekend of Monsters University. Depp on the other hand stars in the new adaptation of The Lone Ranger which looks a lot like its director’s Pirates of the Caribbean films, which should give it a solid leg-up. Which film will top? Families may be more interested in Despicable Me 2 than teen boys will be interesed in The Lone Ranger, so I give Gru and company the edge right now.

Individual Commentaries

Wesley Lovell: Despicable Me was a nice surprise and in spite of Armie Hammer’s presence in The Lone Ranger, the film doesn’t look terribly originally. On the limited release front, there are a small number of films that could be worth catching as well.
Peter J. Patrick: The Lone Ranger rides again, only this time Tonto takes charge. Sometimes a little historical revision is a good thing. We’ll see if this is one of them.
Tripp Burton: Hollywood celebrates Fourth of July this year by giving us a pretty mediocre line-up of films, so I’ll be enjoying my time at the beach instead.

Jul. 3-7, 2013
	Despicable Me 2 (Wide Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain (Wide Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	The Lone Ranger (Wide Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	The Way, Way Back (Limited Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview
	In Theaters For Animation Fans A	Never For Stand-Up Comedy Fans None	On DVD For Pop Western Fans S,C,T	In Theaters For Everyone S
	On DVD For Animation Fans A	On DVD For Stand-Up Comedy Fans None	In Theaters For Everyone C,T	On DVD For Everyone S
	On DVD For Animation Fans A	On DVD For Stand-Up Comedy Fans None	On DVD For Pop Western Fans C,T	In Theaters For Everyone M,S
KEY:	Personal Impression Personal Pick of the Week Recommendation (For Everyone) Recommendation (For Genre Fans) Recommendation (For Film Enthusiasts) Recommendation (Avoid It)		Oscar Impression: Oscar Codes: M: Major (Picture, Directing, Acting) 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
KEY:	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 makes a “Pick of the Week,” some weeks may have more than one, some may have none at all.