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This Week in Movies - 5/12/08Filed Under: This Week in Movies

In Theaters Friday:

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian - Lions, and Tigers, and Bears, and Minotaurs, and Witches, and some pretty white boy that rides around on horses. Sounds magical.

On Video Tuesday:

The Great Debaters - An elite team of Master Debaters um… debate and stuff. If I remember right, this looked decent, but I don’t usually remember right.
Untraceable - Another crime suspense thriller that I’m not going to see.
Mad Money - Queen Latifah, Katie Holmes, and Diane Keaton steal a bunch of money set to be destroyed. Enter hijinks. Exit Luke.

In Theaters Friday:

The Forbidden Kingdom - Jackie Chan and Jet Li together at last as they try to free the Monkey King. I think I’ll wait for video.
88 Minutes - Al Pacino has 88 minutes to live. Poor Al Pacino. That’s exactly how long it took him to destroy his career.
Forgetting Sarah Marshall - The tall guy from Freaks and Geeks can’t get over the lightning girl from Heroes until the annoying girl from That 70s Show comes around. Another Judd Apatow flick. Could be funny, but I’m not paying 20 bucks to find out.

In Select Theaters Friday:

Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden? - Morgan Spurlock (Super-Size Me) goes to Afghanistan on a hunt for Osama Bin Laden. Looks entertaining. He’s on the right track.
Zombie Strippers - “Believe it or not, Zombies.”

On Video Tuesday:

Juno - I liked it, but I don’t think I’ll buy it.
Lars and the Real Girl - The movie that should have won the Best Original Screenplay Oscar. I will buy this movie. Probably my favorite movie that came out last year.
Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead - Ethan Hawke and Philip Seymour Hoffman plot to rob their parents’ store when times get tough. Things go wrong. A thriller ensues. Could be interesting.
Alien vs. Predator: Requiem - Aliens fighting Predators: Requiem. I don’t even know what that word means, but neither does most of this movie’s target audience.

In Theaters Friday:

Prom Night - Someone killed a bunch of girls on prom night a while ago. Now he’s back. This is why I didn’t go to my prom … wait, yes I did. Won’t catch me at this movie though.
Street Kings - Keanu Reeves is a cop with a bad rep. Now he’s out to redeem himself. Whoa.

On Video Tuesday:

There Will Be Blood - There’s oil in them there hills. Who wants a milkshake?
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story - John C. Reilly is Dewey Cox. Add 2 hours worth of double entendre and you’ve got yourself a movie.

In Theaters:

21 - Kevin Spacey leads a bunch of MIT geniuses to Las Vegas to beat the house. Loosely based on a true story. Looks interesting. Travers liked it. Plus, I have a friend that PA’d for it. I know people.
Run, Fatboy, Run - On the plus side, Simon Pegg’s in the lead. On the minus side, it’s directed by Ross . On the plus side, the trailers are mildly humorous. On the minus side, they first started playing over a year ago and haven’t changed much. I’m conflicted.
Stop-Loss - Ryan Phillipe goes to Iraq. Ryan Phillipe comes back, still just as pretty as when he left. Ryan Phillipe’s tour gets extended. Ryan Phillipe doesn’t want to go back. I don’t blame him, but this movie sounds a little too preachy. Plus, most of the soldiers I know would never stay home while their buddies went back out for their extended tour. Not saying it’s right or wrong, just saying I doubt the accuracy of this story.
Superhero Movie - Another lame movie trying to make a buck off of every pop culture reference they can possibly cram into a movie. Look people, if we stop watching this crap, they’ll stop making it. Save yourself some money and go rent a real satire, like Shaun of the Dead , or Hot Fuzz , or Dr Strangelove or even Airplane for that matter. Otherwise, we’re going to be plagued with broadcast premieres of these things on Comedy Central for the rest of our pathetic lives.

On Video:

The Mist - Another crappy horror remake. Please, make them stop!
The Kite Runner - A lot of people had issues with the changes from the book. Muslim extremists had issues with a rape scene. I thought it was pretty well done … the movie, not the rape scene … not that the rape scene wasn’t well shot … I mean I just never thought much about that scene … I mean the quality of the scene, not the scene itself … not that a scene like that should even be analyzed critically … I mean … crap.
Wristcutters: A Love Story - Patrick Fugit finds out that Purgatory for suicide victims is almost exactly like real life. I haven’t seen this, but I can almost guarantee I will own it some day. Watch it.

In Theaters:

Drillbit Taylor - Owen Wilson plays a bodyguard hired by 3 High-Schoolers. Gotta be good for a laugh or two. I’ll give it bonus points if we get a Whitney Houston cameo.
Shutter - Apparently dead people can come out of photos now. I, for one, am running for the hills. Good to see the Mighty Ducks kid getting work again, but the best thing about this movie is that it’s coming out the same week as Drillbit Taylor , so it won’t make number 1. Come on, America, friends don’t let friends watch bad “horror” flicks.
Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns - I don’t know who Tyler Perry is, but if there was some way to get in on his racket, I would do it. The man is a marketing genius. Black people love Tyler Perry movies and he pumps them out faster than processed pork tongue at a bologna factory. If you liked the others, you’ll probably like this one. I don’t get it.

On Video:

I Am Legend - Will Smith vs. Vampires. Supposed to be good creepy fun.
Enchanted - An animated princess is banished to the real world. Surprisingly clever for a Disney movie. Amy Adams is … uh … enchanting … I just died a little inside.
Atonement - Keira Knightley falls in love only to be betrayed by a little brat. I’m guessing there’s redemption sometime before it ends … just a hunch. I don’t know, chicks dig it I guess.