Nov 19 2009'New Moon' and Other Non-Abstinence-Vampire Films Open This Weekend
Films for those with an unnatural obsession with Robert Pattinson and those without such an affliction hit theaters this weekend. Here are your options:
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Director: Chris Weitz
Starring: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner
Good if you want to see: you know full well exactly what this is. You can stop pretending.
Planet 51
Director: Jorge Blanco, Javier Abad
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Seann William Scott, Jessica Biel
Good if you want to see: a Twilight Zone-esque "it turns out man is the alien!" concept mixed with E.T. and crammed into the broad, animated family comedy mold; the cast of The Rundown vocally reunited for some reason
The Blind Side
Director: John Lee Hancock
Starring: Sandra Bullock, Quinton Aaron
Good if you want to see: Sandra Bullock forcing her way through a Southern accent to show how rich, white, trophy wives are capable of changing the lives of a poor, black kid if the kid is giant enough to be good at football; the exchange, "You're changin' that boy's life," "No... he's changin' mine" (oof!); an explanation for the shot in the trailer where the biological son and foster son are high-fiving over a table covered in assorted condiments (if you find that out, please tell me personally)
Broken Embraces (limited)
Director: Pedro Almodóvar
Starring: Penélope Cruz
Good if you want to see:an Almodóvar film. If you're into his stuff, go for it; if not, don't. If you don't know, see Talk to Her or something first, OK?
Red Cliff (limited)
Director: John Woo
Starring: Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Tekeshi Kaneshiro, other names you probably won't recognize
Good if you want to see: some huge battles between old fashioney Chinese warriors; some warlords and generals talking with subtitles to explain why all these huge battles keep happening
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (limited)
Director: Werner Herzog
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes
Good if you want to see: who know what you'll see in a semi-remake of Bad Lieutenant directed by Werner Herzog and starring Nicolas Cage (besides the imaginary iguanas seen in the trailer)? It's probably going to be pretty strange, though.
Reader Comments
1. Willravel - November 19, 2009 2:03 PM
WARNING: New Moon (2009) is not the sequel to Moon (2009).
Also, 28 Days (2000) is not the prequel to 28 Days Later (2002).
2. che-che - November 19, 2009 3:19 PM
is that pale faced freak. a heart throb or a sex symbol. i dont watch E. so i dont have an understanding of where this guy stands in pop culture.
is he lunger? retarded?
not only is he pale, but his skin seems ashy. put some lotion on!! whats wrong with you!
3. bribios - November 19, 2009 4:24 PM
I'm actually excited to see Bad Lieutenant, since there are a few reviews in and it STILL isn't crap. Also Red Cliff, because I love me some Dynasty Warriors.
4. Blacvk - November 19, 2009 10:13 PM
I was hoping planet 51 would be #1, but we all know money is going towards twilight. All of it!
The other movies chose a baaaad weekend to come out.
But I was really rooting on planet 51, at least the little kids can enjoy it.
Also sorry about the blindside, that could have been Bulloks shining point, and not many will see it.
5. syphon - November 20, 2009 9:40 PM
red cliff is really good, but i would encourage everyone to watch the original chinese versions, for the western release they cut two full films into one film. the two chinese original cuts much better.
....also its takeshi not tekeshi
6. frank - November 23, 2009 9:13 PM
Chris Wietz is directing Twilight? Well, at least he's hacking his way through a book I don't care about, instead of ruining something else as good as The Golden Compass. God I hate that fucker.