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This Week in Movies - 11/17/08Filed Under: This Week in Movies

In Theaters:

Bolt - A famous cartoon super dog thinks his powers are real. I can’t believe this movie is real. What do I care, take your kids.
Twilight - Pretty tween Vampires that believe in abstinence, a tale only a sheltered Mormon housewife could write.

On Video:

Wall-E - Pixar’s latest about a lonely robot. How can you resist those cute little robot eyes?
Tropic Thunder - Ben Stiller, Jack Black, and Robert Downey Jr. (in black face) make a ridiculous movie about making a ridiculous action movie that suddenly turns real. Sign me up.
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 - Yup, they made a sequel … Whether I like it or not, this one’s probably going to end up in my queue. Maybe someday we’ll be able to afford 2 movies at a time and I can have my own queue.

In Theaters:

High School Musical 3: Senior Year - Will somebody PLEASE think of the children?!!!
Pride and Glory - Ed Norton and Colin Farrell in a cop thriller. I like Ed Norton, but I’m skeptical of this one.
Saw V - Just in time for Halloween, gratuitous violence.
Changeling - Angelina Jolie’s kid goes missing, the cops find him, but she says it’s not him. Clint Eastwood’s one of my favorite directors and he uses my favorite living Cinematographer, Tom Stern, so you know I’m gonna watch this one.
Synechdoche, New York - The directing debut of my favorite screenwriter, Charlie Kaufman, starring one of my favorite actors, Philip Seymour Hoffman. I may hitchhike to New York just to stand in line for this one.

On Video:

The Incredible Hulk - Ed Norton plays the Hulk this time as Marvel tries to make up for the last Hulk movie. This is a remake, not a sequel, and it’s supposed to be better than the last. I kind of liked the Ang Lee Hulk though, so you know I’m going to watch this one.
The Strangers - Liv Tyler lives in a haunted house. Good for her.

In Theaters:

Max Payne - Marky Mark in a cool video game adaptation. If this is as fun to watch as the video game was, I’m in. Seriously, I never played the game, but watched two different friends play it all the way through. I’m pathetic.
Sex Drive - A mousy teen meets a girl on the internet and his horny, geeky friend convinces him to steal his brother’s GTO to meet her. See every other teen buddy comedy for more examples.
W - Oliver Stone’s take on the life of the President. I’m sure it will be completely unbiased and completely relevant to the coming election.
Secret Life of Bees (Limited) - Dakota Fanning flees her home to go live with a bunch of beekeeping sisters (Queen Latifah, Alicia Keys, Sophie Okonedo, Jennifer Hudson). Based on a book MegRuth liked.
What Just Happened (Limited) - Robert DeNiro, Bruce Willis, Sean Penn, and more star in a movie based on a tell-all memoir by Hollywood producer Art Linson. Bruce Willis plays himself, all the other names are changed to protect the inn… er… celebrities.

On Video:

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - You may have heard of this one. Whatever you may have heard, it was entertaining enough for me. I like all the originals a lot more and I probably won’t bother buying this one, but it was entertaining.
Mongol - Genghis Khan biopic. I honestly can’t remember what I read about this movie.
War, Inc - John Cusack plays a Hitman. That’s all I need to hear. It’s in the queue.

In Theaters:

Body of Lies - Ridley Scott directs Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe in a spy thriller. Should be pretty thrilling.
City of Ember - An underground city ruled by Bill Murray is in danger. Looks about as strange and intriguing as Bill Murray.
The Express - Another uplifting football movie. This one about the first black man to win the Heisman.
Quarantine - I honestly thought this movie had already flopped in theaters and was coming out on video. The TV trailers make it look like a pay-per-view movie. Draw your own conclusions from that.

On Video:

You Don’t Mess With the Zohan - Adam Sandler hasn’t made a great comedy since Happy Gilmore. This one’s probably about as decent as all the rest.
The Happening - M. Night Shama-lama’s latest. I think he climaxed with Unbreakable, so that would probably make this his denouement.
The Visitor - A professor comes home to find strangers living in his home. This one actually looked pretty good. It’s by the guy that did The Station Agent. Add it to the queue. Actually, add them both to the queue, and if anyone knows where I might have left my copy of The Station Agent, please let me know.
Paranoid Park - High School crime drama done by the director of Good Will Hunting. Could be good. I’ll check it out and let you know.

In Theaters:

Choke - Sam Rockwell in a movie based on a book by the author of Fight Club about a con-man who fakes choking in fancy restaurants. You can bet it’s going to be crude and violent. If it’s you’re type of thing, you already know about it.
Eagle Eye - Shia LeBeouf has a guardian angel … or does he? Either way, looks like fun.
Miracle at St. Anna - Spike Lee’s latest joint about an all black unit in WWII that gets trapped behind enemy lines. I don’t know much about it, except that Spike doesn’t like Clint Eastwood.
Nights in Rodanthe - The latest Nicholas Sparks novel to be adapted to the big screen. I’ll be avoiding it like the plague, I suggest you do the same.

On Video:

Sex and the City - You may have heard of this one.
Leatherheads - It was fun, but could’ve been a lot better.
Run Fatboy, Run - Simon Pegg is fat, so he signs up for a marathon to win back his ex. I’ll watch just about anything with Pegg in it.
Deception - Ewan McGregor does naughty things and gets in trouble. Not interested.
Foot Fist Way - It comes highly recommended by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay, so you know I’m watching it.