Sep 16 2008
What to See This Weekend? (09/19)
What to See This Weekend
PICK OF THE WEEK:
Ghost Town
Directed by: David Koepp
Starring: Ricky Gervais, Téa Leoni, Greg Kinnear
Gervais’ new film looks like kind of a dudd in the trailer. A pretty boiler plate story. But, on the other hand, Gervais is always pretty damn good. Good enough for Pick of the Week, even though I’m quite skeptical.
Igor
Directed by: Tony Leondis
Starring: John Cusack, Steve Buscemi
Igor is a twist on the monster story (and it’s for kids). It’s the story of the mad scientist’s hunchbacked assistant who dreams of a lab of his own. Meh.
Lakeview Terrace
Directed by: Neil LaBute
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Patrick Wilson
Edgy racial drama, or just plain stupid? It may be too early to tell.
My Best Friend’s Girl
Directed by: Howard Deutch
Starring: Dane Cook, Kate Hudson, Jason Bigg
Wow. Dane Cook needs to stop acting. This looks terrible.
Appaloosa
Directed by: Ed Harris
Starring: Ed Harris, Viggo Mortensen
Maybe this should be the pick of the week. This looks like this could be a sleeper. Go Ed Harris.
Duchess
Directed by: Saul Dibb
Starring: Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes
This might be alright, but it seems like 2008 has already seen a few films about Duchesses, I couldn’t even fathom a guess as to why that is.
Battle for Seattle
Directed by: Stuart Townsend
Starring: Martin Henderson, Michelle Rodriguez
The trailer doesn’t seem to do this concept justice. The subject is something that should have been adapted to the cinema long ago, that or it should have come out before the conventions this year, would have been some good timing.
Last Weeks Top 10:
1. Burn After Reading
2. Tyler Perry’s The Family That Preys
3. Righteous Kill
4. The Women
5. Tropic Thunder
6. The House Bunny
7. The Dark Knight
8. Bangkok Dangerous
9. Traitor
10. Death Race
