Release Dates Mar 13 2008 @ 11:59 pm
Theater Releases for March 14, 2008
Having shed itself of the drivel gathering dust on its shelves, Hollywood if finally coming out of its winter hibernation. The beast won’t fully awaken until May 2nd when Iron Man hits, but at least its not comatose.
Funny Games
Funny Games
I was in awe of Michael Haneke’s previous film, Caché, although I will be the first to admit that it will probably bore you to tears. It did have one of the most shocking and unexpected moments of violence I have ever witnessed on screen, though. Funny Games (which is a remake of a film by the same name he did in 1998), about a pair of aristocratic sociopaths terrorizing a family, is supposedly brutal, uncomfortable, and uncompromising. See at your own risk.
Recommended if you liked Hard Candy or Caché (I know there are 2 of you out there!)
Doomsday
Doomsday
Neil Marshall, B-movie director extraordinaire, returns with this horror/sci-fi mash-up extravaganza. I don’t entirely know what its about, but it has zombies and gladiatorial combat. ‘Nuff said.
Recommended if you liked Mad Max, The Running Man, 28 Weeks Later, or guilty pleasure B-movies
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Horton Hears a Who
Horton Hears a Who
Have these people even read a Dr. Seuss book before? How in the world do you ever think one of his works can support a 90 minute + runtime? Is Green Eggs and Ham next, starring Christopher Walken as the egg-phobic grouch and Freddy Highmore as Sam I Am? Ugh. At least Steve Carrell does one of the voices, although Jim Carrey does the other one, so they kind of cancel each other out.
Recommended if you liked The Cat in the Hat, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, or pimping classic children’s books out like a prostitutes
Never Back Down
Never Back Down
I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that this actually looks like it could be good. It might be an updated Karate Kid , or even a dumbed down Rocky for the teenie bopper set. Of course, it also might be a totally N UR FACE ACTION MOVIE, and I think we all know how we feel about spending money on that.
Recommended (maybe) if you liked The Karate Kid. Actually, maybe more accurately recommended if you liked Karate Kid Part 3
on Mar 14 2008 @ 7:29 am 1. Luke Harrington said …
Never Back Down looks more to me like a teenybopper Fight Club. Actually, the working title was Get Some, which I think is pretty much all you need to know.
on Mar 14 2008 @ 8:18 am 2. Phillip Johnston said …
I loved Cache. And Hard Candy. I guess that makes one.
Michael Haneke is an interesting guy. I read a quote from him once saying that his films are polemics against the American commercial style of filmmaking. I have no problem with that.
His movie Code Unknown is definitely worth watching. I’ve seen about 5 of his movies and I like it the best. Juliette Binoche is in it as well.
on Mar 15 2008 @ 1:15 am 3. Ryan Dunlap said …
Hmm, Horton actually appeals to me a lot more than the live action Seuss flicks. It just seems more feasible to pull off the feel that I get from Seuss’ work. Live action always seemed a bit stilted or over the top for me. Probably because I wasn’t 8 when they came out…
on Mar 16 2008 @ 9:54 pm 4. Joseph said …
Horton was actually pretty good. It looked very much like Seuss.