There are actually 3 excellent choices on the big screen this weekend: the Pixar animated Brave, the politically incorrect Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, and the sleeper indi film Seeking a Friend for the End of the World. I pretty much have to be at all three of these, but I don’t think I will have enough time what with everything else going on this weekend. If you ask which one I will see first, my answer will change from one hour to the next; I may end up flipping a coin when I hit the theater, these all look too good to make a decision.
Extraterrestrial looks like a lot of silly fun; you wake up with no memory of the one night stand who’s house you are in, to meet her wacky boyfriend and neighbors, only to discover the Earth has been invaded. While this movie is only opening in New York this weekend (it hits LA next weekend), it is also being released on iTunes, DVD, and VOD on Friday as well, so anyone who wants to can check it out.
This one may be a bit more thinkee but looks every bit as entertaining: Safety Not Guaranteed is a time travel comedy that won awards at Sundance and SXSW, and appears to have a lot of heart. Even though it had it’s initial 4 city release last week, I am mentioning it now because it is going to be on the big screen in my area starting this weekend.
The other interesting choice this week is not genre, but it is entertaining: Rock of Ages is based on the Broadway musical, and also looks a treat.
The primary movie this week is obviously Prometheus, the Alien prequel starring amongst others Noomi Rapace, and I really can’t think of anyone better to be handed the Ripley torch. If you are looking for something a little more lighthearted, or just more suitable for the younger crowd, then Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted is silly fun for the whole family. I may just have to do both.
I am pretty sure both of these had already been released to tease us all, but they were posted this week as if it was the first time, so what the hell; they are still fun to watch. Both of these movies are relaunches or re-imaginings; not sequels because they are just hitting reset on the franchises and starting over, not giving us something new. Still, a trailer for Spider Man, and another for Total Recall, and yes, I have every intention of being in the theaters to see them on the big screen.
You have to ID your age to watch this one, but it is the best trailer for Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter I have seen so far. Not because of the Red rating, but because it gives better visual background for the movie than the other trailers, which are mostly axe wielding sequences.
This is the trailer to the latest 007 movie, Skyfall. You really don’t need to know more than that, since the rest is so obvious.