Looking at the Weekend: October 8-10, 2010

Eleven films crowd this weekend’s box office, but only three are going wide: Life As We Know It, My Soul to Take and Secretariat. The limited releases are As Good As Dead, I Spit on Your Grave, Inside Job, It’s a Wonderful Afterlife, It’s Kind of a Funny Story, Nowhere Boy, Stone and Tamara Drewe. Please note that the Consensus and Wes’ comments will be available later.

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LIFE AS WE KNOW IT
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Thoughts Although the trailer features some amusing moments, most of what I’ve heard is that it’s rote romantic comedy. Not interested.	Thoughts Yep, another week, another dumbed down romantic comedy.	Thoughts Two leads I find completely unappealing can’t overcome a weak looking script.	Thoughts PENDING

LIFE AS WE KNOW IT

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Although the trailer features some amusing moments, most of what I’ve heard is that it’s rote romantic comedy. Not interested.

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Yep, another week, another dumbed down romantic comedy.

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Two leads I find completely unappealing can’t overcome a weak looking script.

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MY SOUL TO TAKE
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Thoughts Anytime Wes Craven conceives of a horror film, I’ll give it a shot, but something about this one seems a bit old hat. Perhaps the teen slasher genre has run out of ideas.	Thoughts I’m not in the mood for another film about another serial killer.	Thoughts You can’t overlook the new Wes Craven film, but this doesn’t look like one of his better films.	Thoughts PENDING

MY SOUL TO TAKE

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Anytime Wes Craven conceives of a horror film, I’ll give it a shot, but something about this one seems a bit old hat. Perhaps the teen slasher genre has run out of ideas.

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I’m not in the mood for another film about another serial killer.

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You can’t overlook the new Wes Craven film, but this doesn’t look like one of his better films.

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SECRETARIAT
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Thoughts It’s Disney’s populist entertainment for the year and thereby sounds like a perfect Oscar candidate. I am not that interested in seeing it, and like Seabiscuit, I might not ever pick it up.	Thoughts If the Academy could nominate the snoozefest that was Seabiscuit they should fall all over themselves to find room for this more contemporary, more exciting and supposedly more excitingly-filmed horse saga.	Thoughts This film looks dreadfully uplifting.	Thoughts PENDING

SECRETARIAT

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It’s Disney’s populist entertainment for the year and thereby sounds like a perfect Oscar candidate. I am not that interested in seeing it, and like Seabiscuit, I might not ever pick it up.

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If the Academy could nominate the snoozefest that was Seabiscuit they should fall all over themselves to find room for this more contemporary, more exciting and supposedly more excitingly-filmed horse saga.

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This film looks dreadfully uplifting.

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LIMITED RELEASES

AS GOOD AS DEAD
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Thoughts While I kind of like Cary Elwes in horror mode, the movie doesn’t appeal much to me.	Thoughts Was not on the list available for Peter to review before his vacation, so his data her is intentionally left blank.	Thoughts A likable, if washed-up, cast in a washed-up movie.	Thoughts PENDING

AS GOOD AS DEAD

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While I kind of like Cary Elwes in horror mode, the movie doesn’t appeal much to me.

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Was not on the list available for Peter to review before his vacation, so his data her is intentionally left blank.

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A likable, if washed-up, cast in a washed-up movie.

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I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE
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Thoughts A revenge horror flick for women. It was a tough sell for the original and it will be a tough sell for this remake.	Thoughts Was not on the list available for Peter to review before his vacation, so his data her is intentionally left blank.	Thoughts Another dreadful looking shockfest.	Thoughts PENDING

I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE

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A revenge horror flick for women. It was a tough sell for the original and it will be a tough sell for this remake.

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Was not on the list available for Peter to review before his vacation, so his data her is intentionally left blank.

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Another dreadful looking shockfest.

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INSIDE JOB
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Thoughts I don’t watch a lot of documentaries and this one doesn’t seem like the kind to pull me out of that trend.	Thoughts Disquieting documentary about the current economic crisis is generating major awards buzz. It doesn’t hurt that Matt Damon narrates.	Thoughts A timely documentary that looks intriguing.	Thoughts PENDING

INSIDE JOB

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I don’t watch a lot of documentaries and this one doesn’t seem like the kind to pull me out of that trend.

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Disquieting documentary about the current economic crisis is generating major awards buzz. It doesn’t hurt that Matt Damon narrates.

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A timely documentary that looks intriguing.

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IT’S A WONDERFUL AFTERLIFE
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Thoughts Indian-centric comedies just don’t appeal to me and this one looks more outlandish than most.	Thoughts I’m not in the mood for a comedy about a serial killer.	Thoughts Painfully unfunny.	Thoughts PENDING

IT’S A WONDERFUL AFTERLIFE

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Indian-centric comedies just don’t appeal to me and this one looks more outlandish than most.

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I’m not in the mood for a comedy about a serial killer.

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Painfully unfunny.

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IT’S KIND OF A FUNNY STORY
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Thoughts With a title like this, you have to expect those who don’t like the film to say “no, it’s not” and that seems to be a lot of what I’m hearing about it. Add that to the fact that I can’t stand Galifianakis, and you have a no-go for me.	Thoughts This film about a suicidal teenager could be another gem from the writing/directing team behind Half Neslon and Sugar, two of the best independent films of recent years.	Thoughts Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck have made two phenomenal films, and this looks like it could have the making of a third.	Thoughts PENDING

IT’S KIND OF A FUNNY STORY

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With a title like this, you have to expect those who don’t like the film to say “no, it’s not” and that seems to be a lot of what I’m hearing about it. Add that to the fact that I can’t stand Galifianakis, and you have a no-go for me.

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This film about a suicidal teenager could be another gem from the writing/directing team behind Half Neslon and Sugar, two of the best independent films of recent years.

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Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck have made two phenomenal films, and this looks like it could have the making of a third.

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NOWHERE BOY
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Thoughts I am not a fan of The Beatles, but this doesn’t look too uninteresting. Oscar could recognize it for a couple of minor tech categories, but its chances dwindle as the year presses on.	Thoughts This film about John Lennon’s early life was a critical favorite when released in England last year. Will it have the same appeal on this side of the pond a year later? Time will tell.	Thoughts The word from the festivals hasn’t been nice, which is bad because it has a great story.	Thoughts PENDING

NOWHERE BOY

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I am not a fan of The Beatles, but this doesn’t look too uninteresting. Oscar could recognize it for a couple of minor tech categories, but its chances dwindle as the year presses on.

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This film about John Lennon’s early life was a critical favorite when released in England last year. Will it have the same appeal on this side of the pond a year later? Time will tell.

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The word from the festivals hasn’t been nice, which is bad because it has a great story.

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STONE
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Thoughts This looks like another Oscar baity The Life of David Gale kind of flick and will likely be shunned for the same reasons.	Thoughts It’s a rather blah title, but the new film from the director and star of The Painted Veil could be a winner.	Thoughts A great cast in a film that doesn’t look anywhere near their talents.	Thoughts PENDING

STONE

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This looks like another Oscar baity The Life of David Gale kind of flick and will likely be shunned for the same reasons.

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It’s a rather blah title, but the new film from the director and star of The Painted Veil could be a winner.

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A great cast in a film that doesn’t look anywhere near their talents.

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TAMARA DREWE
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Thoughts I do think it looks amusing and with the added bonus of Stephen Frears, it might be worth my time.	Thoughts Stephen Frears has gone downhill since The Queen, but he’s still Stephen Frears, so maybe this will be better than it looks.	Thoughts Stephen Frears has an eye for interesting material, and this could have a lot of potential.	Thoughts PENDING

TAMARA DREWE

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I do think it looks amusing and with the added bonus of Stephen Frears, it might be worth my time.

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Stephen Frears has gone downhill since The Queen, but he’s still Stephen Frears, so maybe this will be better than it looks.

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Stephen Frears has an eye for interesting material, and this could have a lot of potential.

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