I hear decent things about all of those but Bewitched. Though I've seen none, here's a synopsis of what I've heard:
1) WotW: a bit horror-y, with cool special effects. Apparently Dakota Fanning, though still a bit creepy, not as creepy as usual and doing that good acting thing. Tom Cruise, decent not too crazy. Lots of explosions.
2) Bewitched: avoid, avoid, avoid. Bad, bad, bad.
3) Land of the Dead: It's a Romero zombie movie. Good if you like 'em, bad if you don't.
4) Cinderalla man: A middling Oscar-style movie that was released, inexplicably, in the summer. Russell Crowe, Renee Zelweger, and boxing. Pretty intense fight scenes, had friends that couldn't watch. Not as dramatic as, say, Million Dollar Baby - more of an actual fight movie. Decent if that's your bag, but nothing super-duper special.
Like I said, haven't seen any of them, so take these summaries as what they are: things I've read on the internets. Should see Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants if you haven't, though. Because I pimp it whenever humanly possible.
I liked
Cinderalla Man
a lot. It's old-fashioned, but the acting is impeccable.
I liked Cinderalla Man a lot. It's old-fashioned, but the acting is impeccable.
*Nods* That's about what I hear. If it's your kind of flick, it's really good at being your kind of flick.
Personally, I dislike all three of the main elements (RC, RZ, and period boxing) and so am unlikely to see it. But it's a personal issue, nothing against the movie itself.
Sounds like something I'll watch on a boring weekend on TNT.
I finally saw
Mean Girls.
It was pretty good, funny. I didn't realize I'd seen Lizzy Caplan (Janis) in
Freaks and Geeks,
Smallville,
and
Tru Calling
before this. They were all the same person!
I don't think I'm seeing fewer movies now compared to five or ten years ago. But the way I'm chosing the movies has changed a lot. Before I'd see movies that were related to a fandom I liked (various Batman incarnations) or that starred an actor that I liked. But sometime in the past 5 or so years I discovered directors who consistantly made movies that interested me. And I also started learning more about movies online. If Bewitched had come out five years ago I might have seen it. Not now. On the other hand, 10 years ago I might have completely missed out on Stage Beauty. Now I've seen the movie in the theater and bought the dvd.
I got to meet Peter Reigert and see his movie "King of the Corner". He's promoting it himself, going around the country, theater by theater.
It's a nice quiet movie with a killer cast. I highly recommend it. Has anyone else seen it?
Nothing like being forced to watch commercials without the recourse of changing the channel or hitting mute.
Really, those commercials are so, so galling. Especially if you go to the movies with someone and you used to be able to chat with them before the show, but now you have to watch this loud blaring crap while you sit in silence.
I used to see about two movies a month. Now, do to lack of funds (I know that prices haven't risen that much in the last few years, but since salaries haven't either, $10 is a pretty hefty amount. Especially when there's netflix and I can rent 10 movies for $1.80 each per month), lack of movies which appeal to me, and those goddamn commercials I go about once every three months.
I do still love going to the movies, though, because it's so much more fun for me to see a film with an audience. This may sound weird, but even the small annoyances like cell phones ringing or people talking, I find kind of charming. I like having this shared experience in the dark with a bunch of strangers (hopefully that doesn't sound too dirty).
