Looking at the Weekend: September 10-12, 2010

We have a rather busy week of new releases. We have two films going wide, the final Resident Evil and pseudo-documentary The Virginity Hit. Four limited release are going out: Bran Nue Dae, I’m Still Here, Legendary and The Romantics. Then there’s a film releasing only in New York and Los Angeles: Heartbreaker. (NOTE: Pending data from Wes)

WIDE RELEASES

RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERLIFE
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Thoughts While the first film was enjoyable enough, I never bothered with the sequels and don’t really have a desire to see this one.	Thoughts Never played the games, never saw the first three films in the franchise, have no desire to see this.	Thoughts Haven’t seen any of the series, why start now?	Thoughts PENDING

RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERLIFE

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While the first film was enjoyable enough, I never bothered with the sequels and don’t really have a desire to see this one.

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Never played the games, never saw the first three films in the franchise, have no desire to see this.

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Haven’t seen any of the series, why start now?

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PENDING

THE VIRGINITY HIT
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Thoughts There’s nothing in the trailer that makes me want to see the film.	Thoughts Enough with the American Pie wannabes.	Thoughts Looks like one of a hundred uninteresting indie films.	Thoughts PENDING

THE VIRGINITY HIT

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There’s nothing in the trailer that makes me want to see the film.

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Enough with the American Pie wannabes.

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Looks like one of a hundred uninteresting indie films.

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PENDING

LIMITED RELEASES

BRAN NUE DAE
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Thoughts While it might be amusing, I don’t think I’ll take time out to see this one.	Thoughts Aboriginal musical seems like an original, but I can wait for the DVD or cable TV showing.	Thoughts Looks like one of a hundred uninteresting indie films.	Thoughts PENDING

BRAN NUE DAE

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While it might be amusing, I don’t think I’ll take time out to see this one.

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Aboriginal musical seems like an original, but I can wait for the DVD or cable TV showing.

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Looks like one of a hundred uninteresting indie films.

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PENDING

I’M STILL HERE
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Thoughts I never really had much interest in this project even if it actually turns out to be a performance art piece.	Thoughts No desire in seeing a gifted actor spacing out for real.	Thoughts Bizarre subject matter and Casey Affleck behind the camera might make me check this out.	Thoughts PENDING

I’M STILL HERE

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I never really had much interest in this project even if it actually turns out to be a performance art piece.

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No desire in seeing a gifted actor spacing out for real.

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Bizarre subject matter and Casey Affleck behind the camera might make me check this out.

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PENDING

LEGENDARY
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Thoughts If it contends at all, it will be Patricia Clarkson mentioned alone, but I really don’t see that happening largely because the film doesn’t look that good.	Thoughts What is the audience for high school Greco-Roman wrestling?	Thoughts Looks like a dismal sports film with an ending that is evident in the first reel.	Thoughts PENDING

LEGENDARY

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If it contends at all, it will be Patricia Clarkson mentioned alone, but I really don’t see that happening largely because the film doesn’t look that good.

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What is the audience for high school Greco-Roman wrestling?

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Looks like a dismal sports film with an ending that is evident in the first reel.

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PENDING

THE ROMANTICS
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Thoughts It’s one of those romantic dramas that fails to ignite with audiences and probably also will with Oscar voters.	Thoughts Another week, another probably lame romantic comedy. Unless this gets stellar reviews I won’t even watch it on cable.	Thoughts With this cast, I would think the buzz would be greater. That can’t be a good sign.	Thoughts PENDING

THE ROMANTICS

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It’s one of those romantic dramas that fails to ignite with audiences and probably also will with Oscar voters.

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Another week, another probably lame romantic comedy. Unless this gets stellar reviews I won’t even watch it on cable.

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With this cast, I would think the buzz would be greater. That can’t be a good sign.

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PENDING

NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES RELEASES

HEARTBREAKER
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Thoughts I think it looks like it could be entertaining enough, but it may not have much emotional resonance or originality. So, I’m undecided on whether to see it or not.	Thoughts Probably exists just to show that the French can make modern romantic comedies as lame as their Hollywood counterparts. Another film that would have to receive stellar reviews to pique my interest even a little.	Thoughts The buzz overseas was phenomenal, which will make me check it out.	Thoughts PENDING

HEARTBREAKER

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I think it looks like it could be entertaining enough, but it may not have much emotional resonance or originality. So, I’m undecided on whether to see it or not.

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Probably exists just to show that the French can make modern romantic comedies as lame as their Hollywood counterparts. Another film that would have to receive stellar reviews to pique my interest even a little.

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The buzz overseas was phenomenal, which will make me check it out.

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PENDING