It's that time again for TGITDNMAR, which (obviously) stands for Thank God It's The Day New Movies Are Released.
Wow - really stretching here this week. I've had to include two limited releases just to get this puppy to three films, and the one wide one is a movie that I imagine all of four people nationwide are interested in. It's August in December - feel the heat!
Frost/Nixon
You've no doubt already seen my disappointment for this. I don't know about you, but if I'm a movie maker, I'm probably not titling a movie with a two-word, separated-by-a-slash, starts-with-an-F title anytime soon. But that's just me.
Punisher: War Zone
I've got nothing for you, Punisher. You star Dominic West, who probably should be a bigger star but isn't, and some dude named Ray that I've never heard of because I don't want enough crappy martial arts flicks or wrestling or whatever he's famous for, and you evoke memories of a crappy movie from the same source that starred John Travolta. I'd rather watch a remake of Phenomenon.
Nobel Son
While Big Pun gets a ton of marketing behind it, here we have a movie that I've seen exactly one commercial for (and that's it - no trailer even), and it's got an 8.5/10 rating on IMDb so far. Sure, there's only a few hundred votes, but c'mon people, how many movies does Alan Rickman star in these days? Throw in a solid cast including Bill Pullman, Ernie Hudson, Danny DeVito, Ted Danson (attached as usual with Mary Steenburgen), Shawn Hatosy and Eliza Dushku? I'm interested.
Fletch's Chance of Viewing: 50%. Depends on if it's playing, where it's playing, and how desperate we are to see a flick this weekend. But it's looking good.
And then...
Wow - really stretching here this week. I've had to include two limited releases just to get this puppy to three films, and the one wide one is a movie that I imagine all of four people nationwide are interested in. It's August in December - feel the heat!
Frost/NixonYou've no doubt already seen my disappointment for this. I don't know about you, but if I'm a movie maker, I'm probably not titling a movie with a two-word, separated-by-a-slash, starts-with-an-F title anytime soon. But that's just me.
Anyway, it's the return of the 70s in theaters these days, what with this and Milk (review coming soon) likely getting multiple Oscar nods. What's next, a Rush documentary? (I can hear the Rushheads now: "Neal Peart roolz!")
Fletch's Chance of Viewing (in the theater): 45%, or less than the chance that Nixon was, in fact, a crook.
Punisher: War ZoneI've got nothing for you, Punisher. You star Dominic West, who probably should be a bigger star but isn't, and some dude named Ray that I've never heard of because I don't want enough crappy martial arts flicks or wrestling or whatever he's famous for, and you evoke memories of a crappy movie from the same source that starred John Travolta. I'd rather watch a remake of Phenomenon.
Instead, let me talk about Survivor: Gabon for a few seconds.
CBS needs to send me reparations, stat. I decided to stop doing my recaps a few weeks back, and what happens? The show gets bloody awesome, with Satan Spawn Randy getting ousted two weeks ago and Massive C U Next Tuesday Corrine getting the boot last night, both in drama-filled councils that featured fake immunity idols, shouting, inappropriate laughter, and way too many veins on Bob's Nightmare Before Christmas-like Skeletor body. Simply outstanding!
Fletch's Chance of Viewing: 0%, or equal to the chance that it makes more than $20 million this weekend.
Nobel SonWhile Big Pun gets a ton of marketing behind it, here we have a movie that I've seen exactly one commercial for (and that's it - no trailer even), and it's got an 8.5/10 rating on IMDb so far. Sure, there's only a few hundred votes, but c'mon people, how many movies does Alan Rickman star in these days? Throw in a solid cast including Bill Pullman, Ernie Hudson, Danny DeVito, Ted Danson (attached as usual with Mary Steenburgen), Shawn Hatosy and Eliza Dushku? I'm interested.
Fletch's Chance of Viewing: 50%. Depends on if it's playing, where it's playing, and how desperate we are to see a flick this weekend. But it's looking good.
