There are two new wide releases this week, heist flick Takers and exorcist horror flick The Last Exorcism, and a new limited release, Roman conquering flick Centurion. It’s also an ultra-rare perfect strike out.
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.
Takers: No one wants to see it (100%) or push it for Oscars (100%). The Last Exorcism: It’s a horror failure with no one wanting to watch it (100%) and horror just isn’t Oscar’s thing (100%). Centurion: Not all limited releases are watchable (100%) and it’s not going to trigger an Oscar watch either (100%).
It looks like a generic hip hop heist film. None of the multiple previews have made me want to see it.
Thoughts
Sitting on the shelves for two years, the release had to wait for the notoriety swirling around two of its stars (Chris Brown, T.I.) to die down. Doesn’t look like anything special.
Thoughts
I hadn’t heard of this and had to look it up. I kind of wish I hadn’t bothered.
Thoughts
It looks like a remake of “The Losers,” and it probably won’t be much better.
I like horror films, but I’ve never been a fan of films regarding exorcism or demon possession. So, this one fits onto my “no watch” list.
Thoughts
This is a low budget horror flick in the “tradition” of The Blair Witch Project, an internet hyped piece of amateurish nonsense of eleven years ago that had me wanting to throw something at the screen. I have no intention of sitting through anything that remotely reminds of that painful experience.
Thoughts
Another unnecessary and unoriginal-looking exorcism movie.
Apparently, today is Generic Park day. Another film that looks wholly unremarkable. Of these three films, however, this one has the most potential of actually being worth while.
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Looks like a cheesy epic about the Roman Empire. Rent the first season of HBO’s Rome on DVD instead.
Thoughts
Another unnecessary and unoriginal-looking ancient war movie.
Thoughts
There’s nothing worse than an epic made on a low budget.
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