New in theaters this weekend Friday March 8, 2013
Last Weeks top Box Office:
1 – Jack the Giant Slayer
2 – Identity Thief
3 – 21 & Over
4 – Snitch
5 – The Last Exorcism Part II
Alliance Films , Blumhouse Productions,
Keri Russell, Dakota Goyo, J.K. Simmons, Josh Hamilton, Annie Thurman, Trevor St. John, Michael Patrick McGill, Ron Ostrow, Myndy Crist, Judith Moreland
The Barrett family live in a nice house in a nice suburb, with friendly neighbors and 2 nice boys. They’re struggling a bit, as Dad was laid off, and Mom is struggling to pay the bills with her job as a real estate agent, but the mortgage is in arrears, and the parents are not getting along very well. But as strange things begin to happen, they start to come back together to save each other and to figure out what evil force is out to get them in this horror film brought to you by the folks that brought us Paranormal Activity and Insidious.
This is a horror film that did not resonate with everybody. I think those in the audience with us enjoyed it pretty much. I really liked it for one major reason. It used the old fashioned method of telling a spooky story to frighten us, not so much depending on loud sounds to make you jump. Truly there are some startling moments, but I felt the tension built as we went through the story until the incredible ending. This is a PG-13 film, so it’s not a gory and disgusting and many new horror films are today, and that’s another reason why the blood and guts crowd is not real happy with this film, but it’s kind of nice to see a kinder, gentler horror film with no so much blood and dismemberment. The casting was good. Keri Russell was great as the mom, and Josh Hamilton did a good job as the troubled father, and the story does follow many cliche’s of the modern horror story, but there’s a good reason, it’s simply because that’s what works. I read the criticism of a number of other reviewers, and I didn’t agree with them. I felt it was a decent horror film with a lot going for it. No, it’s not a blockbuster in the box office, and it’s not one of those films that will have everyone in the office talking about it, but I feel it was a decent diversion, and certainly worth the time to watch it. Watch for this one on DVD if you wish, and if you come in expecting a more “family oriented” horror film, I think you’ll like it.
EdG – EdsReview Dot Com – A Movie Review Blog
Movie Rentals Releasing Tuesday March 5, 2013
Film4, Blueprint Pictures, British Film Institute (BFI)
Colin Farrell, Sam Rockwell, Woody Harrelson, Christopher Walken, Abbie Comish, Tom Waits, Olga Kuylenko, Michael Pitt, Zeljko Ivanek, Gabourey Sidibe, Kevin Corrigan
Marty (Colin Farrell) is a screen writer. He’s busy working on a silly script for a movie called Seven Psychopaths, a story of seven crazy serial killers. But he wants it to be about love and peace, and not so much about killing. He has a bunch of kooky friends who are concerned about the progress and want to assist, but one of them steals the Shih Tzu who is loved more than anything by the gangster who own him, and he’ll do anything in the world to get it back. Marty gets pulled into the Los Angeles criminal underworld as his friends try to help, but just get things turning worse and worse.
This is one of those really silly movies, that is funny, but in a ridiculous way. Like Airplane perhaps, or any of the Naked Gun or Police Academy movies, these guys are just really stupid, but somehow it is funny throughout. They take absurd conclusions and then do stupid actions to promote their mistaken conclusions in the first place. Woody Harrelson as the gangster is silly enough, but then he has no problems with anything you do to him or his guys, but he prizes his dog over anything, even life itself. Then there are so many other side characters that pop up from time to time, that it’s a bit of a Muppet Movie type of a gangster film. Colin Farrell is really funny as the horrible screen writer who wants to pen a non violent serial killer story. He’s absurd to a hilarious degree. If I took the time to watch this film again, I may even rate it higher, as at the first viewing I kept thinking the movie was really stupid, but as a couple days have passes since I’ve seen it, I keep reflecting on it, and thinking perhaps I missed a lot of the humor the first time, and is seems better and better as I think back on it. If you like the kind of humor that is offbeat and surprisingly unique, you might really like this one. The more I think about it, the more I enjoyed it. It’s certainly off the beaten path, and though it just came out on video, it didn’t get much traction. But I have a feeling this might be a lot better as time passes and the right people find it.
EdG – EdsReview Dot Com – A Movie Review Blog
New in theaters this weekend Friday March 1, 2013
Last Weeks top Box Office:
1 – Identity Thief
2 – Snitch
3 – Escape from Planet Earth
4 – Safe Haven
5 – A Good Day to Die Hard
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