Despicable Me (7/9)
The Plot: The usually deplorable Gru is forced to rethink his plan to steal the moon when a trio of orphaned girls enter his life (animated).
The Players: (voices) Steve Carell, Jason Segal, Ken Jeong, Russell Brand, Julie Andrews
The Prospective: It had me at, "IT'S SO FUZZY!!!" :)
Predators (7/9)
The Plot: Another addition to the Predators series, this time around a group of elite warriors are hunted by the merciless alien race.
The Players: Adrien Brody, Laurence Fishburne, Topher Grace
The Prospective: The Predator series is one of that I have yet to view, but with Messrs Brody and Fishburne in tow and the likelihood of seeing Topher Grace bite it, I'm in for the ride.
The Plot: All I can tell from the trailer is it's another Nolan mind trip dealing with manipulating other peoples' dreams.
The Players: Leonardo DiCaprio, Ellen Page, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Cillian Murphy, Michael Caine, Marion Cotillard, Lukas Haas
The Prospective: This. Looks. AWESOME. Now that I've seen it, I can say for sure that it absolutely freakin is! 5 STARS! I would gladly pay $10 to see it again!
Get Low (7/30)
The Plot: In 1930s Tennessee, backwoods hermit Felix Bush (Duvall) enlists the aid of Frank Quinn (Murray) in his decision to throw a party for his own funeral --while he's still alive.
The Players: Robert Duvall, Bill Murray, Sissy Spacek, Lukas Black
The Prospective: It's an interesting idea and there's no question on the talent involved.
Dinner For Schmucks (7/30)
The Plot: A rising executive (Rudd) gets in over his head when he must find a guest for his boss's monthly event, a "dinner for idiots" which offers major advantages to the exec who shows with the biggest moron.
The Players: Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, Zach Galifianakis, Ron Livingston, Jermaine Clement, Bruce Greenwood
The Prospective: I find it very hard to resist Paul Rudd, Ron Linvingston, Steve Carrell and Zach Galifianakis individually, put them together and I'm a goner.
The Extra Man (7/30 [limited])
The Plot: A man who escorts wealthy widows in New York's Upper East Side takes a young aspiring playwright under his wing.
The Players: Kevin Kline, Paul Dano, John C. Reilly, Kaitie Holmes
The Prospective: Kevin Kline is amazing.
AUGUST
Eat Pray Love (8/13)
The Plot: Based on the biography by Elizabeth Gilbert about her trips to Italy, India and Bali to rediscover herself after a painful divorce.
The Players: Julia Roberts, Javier Bardem, James Franco, Billy Crudup, Richard Jenkins
The Prospective: Might as well check it out. I always kinda meant to read the book. I do like me some James Franco. I also really love the song in the trailer :) (Lame as that is for a reason to see a movie.)
The Extra Man (7/30 [limited])
The Plot: A man who escorts wealthy widows in New York's Upper East Side takes a young aspiring playwright under his wing.
The Players: Kevin Kline, Paul Dano, John C. Reilly, Kaitie Holmes
The Prospective: Kevin Kline is amazing.
AUGUST
Eat Pray Love (8/13)
The Plot: Based on the biography by Elizabeth Gilbert about her trips to Italy, India and Bali to rediscover herself after a painful divorce.
The Players: Julia Roberts, Javier Bardem, James Franco, Billy Crudup, Richard Jenkins
The Prospective: Might as well check it out. I always kinda meant to read the book. I do like me some James Franco. I also really love the song in the trailer :) (Lame as that is for a reason to see a movie.)
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (8/13)
The Plot: Scott, an average dude in a band, falls for the new girl in town, Ramona Flowers, but in order to win her heart, he must defeat her seven evil ex-boyfriends. Based on the manga series.
The Players: Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kieran Culkin, Chris Evans, Jason Schwartzman, Anna Kendrick
The Prospective: I may not be a fan of Cera, but this looks so fantastic! Video game meets comic books meets awesome. Plus, I can't explain it, but Jason Schwartzman is bizarrely appealing.
The Expendables (8/13)
The Plot: A team of mercenaries head to South America on a mission to overthrow a dictator... cuz that's new.
The Players: Sylvester Stallone (who also directs and co-wrote the screenplay), Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Terry Crews, Mickey Rourke, Steve Austen, Eric Roberts, Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger,
The Prospective: I'm sorry, I'm laughing too hard at the cheesefest this is bound to be!
Tales From Earthsea (8/13)
The Plot: Based on the fantasy novels by Ursula K. Le Guin
The Players: The voice talents of Willem Dafoe, Mariska Hargitay and Timothy Dalton.
The Prospective: Goro Miyazaki brings the Le Guin novels to stunning anime.
Vampires Suck (8/18)
The Plot: A spoof on Twilight and other such recent teen dribble.
The Players: Ken Jeong and Diedrich Bader were the only two I recognized.
The Prospective: I don't typically enjoy recent spoofs, but this one I will make an acception for >:)
The Switch (8/20)
The Plot: An unmarried 40-year-old woman (Aniston) turns to a turkey baster in order to become pregnant. Her best friend (Bateman) gets drunk at the impregnation party and accidentally spills her donated seed down the drain and replaces it with his own...and then blacks out. Seven years later she returns with her little boy who seems to share many personality traits with her dear old friend.
The Players: Jason Bateman, Jennifer Aniston, Jeff Goldblum, Juliette Lewis, Patrick Wilson
The Prospective: I love me some Jason Bateman, and hopefully enough that I might be able to ignore Aniston's involvement. Plus, Jeff Goldblum! :D
Going The Distance (8/27)
The Plot: A rom-com about the trials of long distance relationships.
The Players: Drew Barrymore, Justin Long, Christina Applegate, Ron Livingston, Jim Gaffigan.
The Prospective: Looks pretty damn funny, but could be another sucky rom-com. I do enjoy Barrymore and Long respectively.
Centurion (8/27)
The Plot: Neil Marshall (The Descent, Dog Soldiers) directs this period film. After the Roman Ninth Legion is attacked by the Picts -Celtic tribesmen who serve as some of the Roman Empire's toughest opposition- a band of soldiers who survived the brutal massacre try to make their way back across enemy lines.
The Players: Dominic West, Michael Fassbender (Inglourious Basterds), Olga Kurylenko, Dave Legeno (HP and the Half-Blood Prince),
The Prospective: First of all, I'm a fan of Marshall. He's become something of a master of genre filmmaking and is notorious for being about to squeeze riches out of lo budgets. Second, it's Dominic West and the Brit from Inglourious Basterds! HOT!
Other Comments:
Twilight Saga: Eclipse (7/2)- Let the horrid, masochistic hilarity continue!
Salt (7/23) -Really Liev Schreiber? This? Really brotha, c'mon, you're better than this.
Step Up 3D (8/6) - Why?! I'm blaming Kent for this one.
