Confessions of the International Shopaholic on Friday the 13th
Here in the Seattle area there are three new movies to choose from this Friday the 13th weekend. They include Confessions of a Shopaholic, a new version of Friday the 13th, and The International.
Confessions of a Shopaholic is based on the popular book and may be a good movie, the ads, trailers and such don’t look that good. I confess that I will probably check it out down the road at some point, cause I like Isla Fisher, but it ain’t getting me to the theater this weekend.
Friday the 13th (2009) is a remake, or re-envisioning, of the successful movie franchise that spawned many a sequel. I’ve never been a big horror guy and a hockey-masked mass-murdering villain that has the same first name as me isn’t going to get me to the theater.
The International looks good. The trailer looks good. The cast looks good. But, the launch date has me worried. I have a feeling that it isn’t going to be all that good. Yet, I will be sitting at my local theater tomorrow morning taking in this action thriller.
Do any of these movies look good to you? Will you be checking any of them out this weekend?
What New Movies Start Friday, February 13th, 2009?
Saw three movies last weekend, still have reviews for Fanboys and He’s Just Not That Into You on their way. But, it’s time to look at what is playing this week. There are five movies opening this week, three everywhere and two others are in limited release.
Opening Nationwide on Friday, February 13th:
Movie: Confessions of a Shopaholic (PG)
Starring: Isla Fisher, Hugh Dancy, Krysten Ritter, Joan Cusack & John Goodman
Genre: Comedy
Synopsis: A sweet young woman from New York City that can’t seem to say no when it comes to shopping is starting to go deep in debt. She would like to work for a high fashion magazine, but can’t seem to make that happen. One day she gets a job working as an advice columnist for a financial magazine owned by the same company of the fashion magazine she wants to work for. He column becomes a big success, which only helps to spur on her shopping addiction until things threaten to spiral completely out of control.
First Thoughts: I like Isla Fisher, so will probably check this out down the road at some point.
Movie: Friday the 13th (2009) (R)
Starring: Jared Padalecki, Danielle Panabaker, Amanda Righetti, Travis Van Winkle, Aaron Yoo & Derek Mears
Genre: Horror
Synopsis: A guy goes into the woods looking for his sister near a lake that and an old camp ground. The masked killer has a field day with him and a group of college students that have gone there to party.
First Thoughts: Never cared for the original and the remake holds no interest for me either.
Movie: The International (R) (Read Review)
Starring: Clive Owen, Naomi Watts, Armin Mueller-Stahl & Brian F. O’Byrne
Genre: Action Thriller
Synopsis: An Interpol agent teams up with a prosecutor from New York to try and stop a major bank that is behind the funding of terrorism around the world. They try and follow the money and as they do, they end up putting their own lives in danger the closer they come.
First Thoughts: This is what I will be going to see this Friday. As with most movies, I just hope it comes close to being as good as it looks in the trailer, which is pretty good.
Movies in Limited Release:
- Two Lovers - Psychological romantic drama starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Joaquin Phoenix.
- Under the Sea 3D - Get a look at some of the most exotic underwater locations in IMAX 3D.
For New Movie Friday there are five new movies to choose from this week. They are Confessions of a Shopaholic, Friday the 13th (2009), and The International. What new movie looks good to you this week?
Movie Review: Push - Starring Dakota Fanning & Chris Evans
Movie: Push (PG-13)
Released: February 6th, 2009
Runtime: 1 hr. 51 min.
Ticket Price: $5.00 Early Matinee
Refreshments: Starburst
Starring: Dakota Fanning, Djimon Hounsou, Chris Evans, Camilla Belle, Cliff Curtis & Ming Na
Director: Paul McGuigan
Rating: Wait for the Rental, if Not Longer
Synopsis: Some people are born with psychic abilities and a group is out to find and enhance those abilities to create an unstoppable army. A young girl that can see the future and a guy that can move things with his mind team up to stop a vial of the enhancing serum from being retrieved by the nefarious group after it is stolen from them and hidden.
Review: Push is a convoluted sci-fi action flick that starts off interesting and then makes you say, “Well that doesn’t make any sense, why would they do that?,” way too many times.
When I saw the trailer for Push the first time, and given the similar release date as well, it made me think it was going to be another Jumper. A bunch of cool sci-fi fight scenes wrapped up in a movie with very little story and even less back-story.
Yet, Push sucked differently. It gives you an interesting premise and actually has a back-story that they late out in the opening voiceover. The problem is that the story being told within that context doesn’t make any sense. I heard one fellow moviegoer tell another on the way out of the theater that it was good, but confusing. I wondered if this could be the case, cause I sort of felt the same way.
After having pondered it a little over the last few hours thinking about what to say in this review, I came to the conclusion that Push couldn’t be both good and confusing.
Unfortunately, Push reminded me of the last volume of NBC’s Heroes. It seems that it is hard to come up with new and compelling ways to tell stories about people with superhuman abilities. This one had a good premise, but fizzled in the execution. It is one of those movies where none the events in it would have ever taken place, if the covert group of bad guys had just done one thing differently in the past. Something that makes more sense to me for them to have done given what they are trying to do. So, for me the movie ends up being almost a total waste.
I’d be interested to hear your thoughts on Push, cause mine are pretty much as convoluted as the movie was.
He’s Just Not a Push Fanboy
This weekend there are three new movies that I am interested in seeing.
First, tomorrow I am going to see Push. I fear that it is going to be another Jumper, but pretty much anything action oriented is better on the big screen. So, if it looks interesting at all, I’m going to want to see it at a theater. Here’s hoping that there is more than just action and special f/x.
Second, on Saturday I am going to go see Fanboys. It has been delayed for quite sometime and is finally making its way to the big screen. I am pretty much condition to want to see anything Star Wars related, so this is a much see. Plus, it stars Kristen Bell from one of my all time favorite shows, Veronica Mars.
Lastly, on Sunday I think I might go see He’s Just Not That Into You. It’s a total chick flick, but there is something about the mega cast that has me interested.
They all look good to me, so I think it will be a weekend triple feature. I just hope they are at least close to being as good as they look, or better in the case of Push.
Do any of these movies look or sound good to you?
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