Shrek the Third Will Be My Twenty-Third New Movie of the Year
There isn’t a whole lot of choice in the matter. If I am to continue down the path of watching at least one new movie each Friday, Shrek the Third is the only game in town. Nothing else is being released nationwide and all the limited release flicks are not playing anywhere near me.
This isn’t the 23rd Friday of the year, as I have seen three new movies on other days. I am on pace for about 60 new movies watched on the big screen at a theater for the year. That will be 30 times more than I saw last year. So, in that respect this has been quite a fun project.
I was hoping to rent and watch Shrek 2 this week, but didn’t get a chance. I saw the first one, but have never seen the second. Now I will be going to go see the third. It has been so long since I saw the first one that I don’t even remember it that well. So, I guess tomorrows review of Shrek the Third will be based on what I think of it and not compared to how much better or worse it was than the first two.
Will you be heading out to the theater this weekend to catch Shrek the Third?
Georgia Rules the Weekend
Well, not really. Spider-Man 3 will once again rule the weekend box office. But, I saw that last week and need to choose something else to go see this Friday.
Last weekend was the first big blockbuster weekend of the summer season. I guess they needed a breather before really getting into the summer blockbuster season. Maybe, they don’t want to overwhelm the moviegoer too fast.
That is what this week is, almost a week off. Not quite as bad as the choices back at the beginning of the year. But, 28 Weeks Later, Delta Farce, The Ex and Georgia Rule are what we have to choose from.
If 28 Days Later
Other than the title of Delta Farce being a spoof of the title of the Chuck Norris actioner, The Delta Force
The Ex may actually be funny, but anytime a movie gets a name change and a later release date, I think there might be something wrong with it. Zach Braff (TV’s Scrubs), Amanda Peet (The Whole Nine Yards, TV’s Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip) and Jason Bateman (TV’s Arrested Development) are all actors I like, but I think this one might have to wait for its number to come up on the old Netflix queue, once it gets released on DVD.
That leaves Georgia Rule. Lindsay Lohan (Mean Girls) plays an out of control youth. Wow, I hope she didn’t have to stretch too much as an actress to get into character. It also stars Felicity Huffman (TV’s Desperate Housewives) as her mother who’s had enough and Jane Fonda (Monster-in-Law) as her no nonsense grandmother that her mom takes her to live with in Idaho.
A little comedy drama respite until the summer season picks up steam again next week with Shrek the Third and the third installment of The Pirates of the Caribbean the week after.
Of the four big screen offerings opening wide this week, which one would you go see?
My Spidey Senses Are Already Tingling
How about you? Are you ready for Spider-Man 3 and the kickoff of the summer movie season? I am. This is the movie that New Movie Friday will be taking in tomorrow. I already have my ticket in my hot little hand, thanks to Fandango.
How much do you think it will take in on its first weekend? It is almost a given it will go over the $100 million mark, but how far over?
They have it playing in four of the 12 theaters at my local movie house for a total of 18 times each day for the three-day weekend. And, it will be playing in their four biggest theaters, I am sure.
I can’t wait to swing on down to the theater and grab myself a seat and sick back and enjoy the third installment of this franchise. I try not to hear or read anything about upcoming movies much, as I don’t want to spoil my thoughts on the movie with the ruminations of others, but the buzz seems to be pointing to another smash hit.
Spider-Man 3 opened over seas over the last few days to record box office takes. I think it was France, where this one took in more than the first two movies did combined on opening day there.
Will you be braving the crowds this weekend to see Spider-Man 3?
What is Next for New Movie Friday?
I have the ability to see into the future. I will be sitting in a theater seat tomorrow watching Next with Nicolas Cage and Jessica Biel while eating some Swedish Fish. Unfortunately, that is as far as I can see. If only I could see far enough into the future to know whether when the movie is over, if I will have been entertained or wish I would have been sitting in the next theater over.
There were six movies for New Movie Friday to choose from this week. The Condemned has been condemned to the wait until it hits HBO, as it looks really bad. Kickin’ It Old Skool been kicked aside. The Invisible will not be seen until it gets added to the old Netflix queue once it is released on DVD. Movies like Wind Chill leave me cold, as it looks like just another useless horror flick like The Hitcher remake earlier this year. Now Diggers, actually sounds interesting and I like Paul Rudd, but the only place it is playing is downtown and I am not convinced it would be worth all the hassle to see it at a theater. So, it will end up being seen when that little red envelope shows up once it gets released on DVD.
That left Next as the best choice for Friday. What movies coming out this Friday look good to you? Is there anything that will get you to the theater this weekend?
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