Category: Film Previews
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Trailer Watch: Bachelorette
Now where have I seen this film before? Bachelorette Plot Summary: A trio of friends become bachelorettes to a loose-knit friend and threaten to destroy her wedding through their own selfish pursuits. Release Date: July 27, 2012 Poster Trailer Rating: C Commentary: A single scene from a film, especially one that’s not particularly lurid, evocative…
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Trailer Watch: Cosmopolis
If even David Cronenberg can’t elicit a passable performance from Pattinson, hope may be lost. Cosmopolis Plot Summary: An egotistical rich young man travels across the city in his limousine-office, trying to find a way to feel human again after his wealth and privilege have left him isolated. Release Date: July 27, 2012 Poster Trailer…
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Looking at the Weekend: Jul. 27-29, 2012
The Step Up franchise has done respectable business and I have a feeling that The Watch may be a bomb, so I give the edge to “slow and steady” in this race. Consensus Below is a list of what we have come to a general consensus on. The number in parens represents the percentage of…
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Trailer Watch: Premium Rush
I don’t quite think it’s been done before, but should it have been? Premium Rush Plot Summary: A bike courier finds himself embroiled in a deadly game as he delivers a secret message that several people will kill to possess. Release Date: July 27, 2012 Poster Trailer Rating: None Commentary: Poster was a placeholder at…
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Trailer Watch: After
Cool premises don’t always go where we want or expect them to, but the journey may be just as fun. After Plot Summary: A mysterious event leaves a couple alone in their small community trying to uncover the cause and stop it before it claim them as well. Release Date: July 27, 2012 Poster Trailer…
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Weekend Preview: Jul. 27-29, 2012
Below are six previews for films opening next weekend.
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Trailer Watch: Alex Cross
Tyler Perry in a non-Tyler Perry movie? This could be interesting…or it could be awful. Alex Cross Plot Summary: A police detective is drawn into a deadly web of vice and villainy as he struggles to capture a murderous sociopath who has his sights set on the detective’s wife and children. Release Date: October 19,…
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Trailer Watch: Hope Springs
It’s a movie for people who like Meryl Streep…for the territory is not new ground. Hope Springs Plot Summary: An aging couple finds the romance gone from their marriage and although he doesn’t see the problem, she decides to take them to couples counseling in hopes of spicing up and strengthening their marriage. Release Date:…
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Looking at the Weekend: Jul. 20-22, 2012
There’s no question that The Dark Knight Rises will be pushing for a record-breaking opening weekend. The second film in the franchise did that, opening with $158 million. Since then, two films have surpassed it with the final Harry Potter film triumphing in 2011 with $169 million and then just this year The Avengers took…
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2012 Spring Preview Wrap-Up: February
February 3, 2012 Big Miracle Box Office Prediction: $50 M Box Office Expectations: What I Said: “It has that feel good quality that makes a lot of minor films successful. Drew Barrymore hasn’t had a hit in awhile, so the circumstances are a bit of a challenge for her.” Box Office Results: $20.2 M Thoughts:…
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Trailer Watch: Oz the Great and Powerful
The first of two Oz-themed films out of the gate. This may be the most visually stylish, but can it be the best? Oz the Great and Powerful Plot Summary: Taking the story of Dorothy’s adventures in Oz and looking at it from a reverse perspective of the snake oil salesman sent to Oz wher…
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Weekend Preview: Jul. 20-22, 2012
Below are two previews for films opening next weekend.
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Trailer Watch: Dredd
A pun on the title just seems too obvious. Dredd Plot Summary: A prominent drug lord prompts a futuristic law enforcement agency to battle its way through her inhospitable skyscraper to bring her to justice. Release Date: July 13, 2012 Poster Trailer Rating: D- Commentary: Bland and pointless, lacking in direction or foresight. Few designs…
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Trailer Watch: Hotel Transylvania
An Adam Sandler movie in animation form. Count me out. Hotel Transylvania Plot Summary: To protect his young vampire daughter, Dracula builds a distant hotel where only monsters are allowed to stay until one day, a hapless American hiker stumbles on his solitude. Release Date: July 13, 2012 Poster Trailer Rating: C Commentary: I’m a…
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Looking at the Weekend: Jul. 13-15, 2012
The latest installment in the popular (with audiences) Ice Age franchise should have little trouble topping the week’s box office with The Amazing Spider-Man likely taking a large fall this weekend. Consensus Below is a list of what we have come to a general consensus on. The number in parens represents the percentage of our…
