For Colored Girls
As a rule, I don't like Tyler Perry movies. I find them to be a bit racist. I feel the same way about George Lopez and those redneck comedians. When you play to the stereotypes of your own people, you're fueling the racism. The trailer shows these women who appear to be strong, yet their lives are in turmoil. I saw this movie last year when it was called Precious. I'm sure that this cast of amazing, talented African-American women will turn out some great performances. However, this movie does not appeal to me. Maybe it's because I'm not a colored girl. Or maybe it's because I know Tyler Perry had his hands in this. I may watch it when it hits HBO, but not one second sooner.
Unstoppable
This hurts. I really love Denzel Washington. I just don't understand why he keeps taking the same roles. No more cop movies, PLEASE! Denzel was fantastic in Training Day. But every movie since that one has disappointed me. So, I'd like to ask the movie people to find Denzel another movie where he can be fantastic and make me go see him in the theater. This movie just smells of deja vu - and not in a good way.
Morning Glory
Dear Hollywood: PLEASE STOP MAKING THESE MOVIES ABOUT THE NEWS BUSINESS! They are almost never accurate. The last movie I thought came close to resembling my line of work was Broadcast News. Every other movie based on the biz makes me crazy with the inaccuracies and impossibilities. I imagine it's the same for other businesses. I bet actual spies hate spy movies. I won't ruin the movie magic by listing all the things that aren't real in movies based on news if spies will agree to the same. Deal?
Skyline
I can handle a little bit of science fiction. But I prefer it in such small doses that I don't recognize the geeky bits. Nothing appealing about this one.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part One
Confession: I have never seen/read a single bit of this boy wizard (that's what he is, right?). That said, it should not surprise you that I won't see the latest installment of this series. Go ahead and tell me how it ends. I won't be mad.
The Next Three Days
Where do I begin? A movie that includes Russell Crowe asking "show me where the bullets go" is just plain silly. Russell Crowe has shot people in movies lots of times. And if a guy is asking a question like that, how is it even possible for him to break his wife out of prison and then live life on the run? This movie looks so bad that it won't surprise me if some network turns it into a TV show.
Tangled
A reboot of Rapunzel? Is this necessary? I'm answering my question by putting it in this list of movies.
Burlesque
I love a musical, but there's something about this one that makes me want to skip it. I know Christina Aguilera can sing. This just reminds me too much of Nine - and that is NOT a good thing.
Love And Other Drugs
I love Anne Hathaway and Jake Gyllenhaal. But he's a Viagra salesman in this movie. She's a "free spirit." No way.
Faster
The Rock. I've said plenty of times that he's not an actor. I know there's not a whole lot of acting in an action movie, but nothing will make me run from the theater faster than this movie.
Here's what I hope to cram into my November weekends:
I did catch a screening of 127 Hours. You can find my review here.
8 comments:
What's silly is that because a person has played some role in some other movie or movies that he should never be allowed to play a future role in which those previous abilities are not also his. For instance, Ben Wade was a notorious outlaw so he knew how to load a gun, Bud White was an LAPD cop so HE knew how to load a gun. John Brennon in The Next Three days is a teacher who has never fired a gun before. The whole point of the movie is that his intending to break his wife out of prison is sooooo against his normal life that he has to learn everything from scratch, has to use his brain and his research abilities to get the information he'll need, has to contact people who can tell him how to do what he needs to learn to do. Don't fault John for not being Ben or Bud or Maximus. He's not supposed to be.
Jo
"Russell Crowe has shot people in movies lots of times."
Sorry, but that's just. Plain. Silly.
What have the other characters got to do with THIS character?
What I think is silly is that you won't accept my hangup as an excuse not to see a movie that will be especially lame. A guy who doesn't know how to load a gun is supposed to successfully spring his wife from prison? That's not just silly. That's dumb. And terribly predictable.
You KNOW it's going to be lame ? That's amazing. It was a widely acclaimed film in France- but what would they know ?
There are many many movies where the main character is stretched and challenged beyond his normal capacities - like Slumdog Millionnaire, for example.The interest lies in watching him adapt .
So - I guess you'd refuse to see a Johnny Depp movie because everyone knows he's actually a pirate...???
You still haven't answered the question : What do other Crowe characters have to do with THIS character ?
I know the French know how to lay down during a war. Past that I don't really listen to anything they have to say.
@Liz: "You still haven't answered the question : What do other Crowe characters have to do with THIS character?"
My image of Russell Crowe is a man who can kick ass without taking lessons - he gives them. So to see him in a movie where he is ignorant in ass kicking, yet is supposed to be the hero in the end is not appealing to me.
I never said, "Don't see this movie." I said that I would not see it. It's your money. Spend it on this movie all you want. And if you love it, good for you. I might check it out on HBO, though I won't make plans to do so.
So I guess you haven't seen Proof, The Sum of Us,For the Moment, Breaking Up, The Insider or A Beautiful Mind- all movies where Crowe doesn't "kick ass".
As for me, ass being kicked isn't a personal criteria to see a movie . I just like great acting, and Crowe has never let me down.
Post a Comment