A great weekend to head to the movies… or to the Grand Rapids Film Festival or the Michigan Film Festival…
New at Theaters (Friday): “The Final Destination”, “Halloween 2”
Limited Released in Grand Rapids market: “Adam” (Celebration North), “The Answer Man” (UICA 8/28 – 9/3), “Taking Woodstock” (Celebration North, RiverTown, Celebration South, Carousel Muskegon, Celebration Crossroads, Celebration Benton Harbor), “Spread” (RiverTown)
Moving to Woodland Mall this week ($4.00 shows): “Funny People”, “Aliens in the Attic”, “My Sister’s Keeper”
Best Bet(s): The wide releases are horror movies, but if that’s not your style, “The Answer Man” opens today at UICA with a limited one week run (also on Comcast OnDemand), there’s romantic drama “Adam” also in limited release, the Woodstock tribute “Taking Woodstock”, and Ashton Kutcher’s drama “Spread” – but that subject matter may be offensive to some.
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New on DVD (Tuesday): “Adventureland”, “American Son”, “Duplicity”, “Fighting”, “The Informers”, “Rudo y Cursi”, “Sunshine Cleaning”
Best Bet(s): “Sunshine Cleaning” got the best reviews of this bunch and did well in its limited run at theaters, “Adventureland” and “Duplicity” had mixed reviews, “Rudo y Cursi” had good reviews out of Sundance Film Festival, while “Fighting” and “Informers” had mostly bad reviews.
Next Week at Theaters: “All About Steve”, “Gamer”, “Extract”, “Carriers”, “Weather Girl” (limited, short run)
Next Week on DVD: “earth”, “Sin Nombre”, “State of Play”, “Sugar”
MY REVIEWS OF OTHER MOVIES CURRENTLY PLAYING IN THEATERS OR AVAILABLE TO RENT/BUY:
Playing at West Michigan movie theaters:
“District 9” (9.0 / 10)
“Star Trek” (8.5 / 10)
“The Hurt Locker” (8.9/ 10)
“Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” (8.9 / 10)
“Angels & Demons” (8.5 / 10)
“The Hangover” (8.0 / 10)
“The Answer Man” (8.5 / 10)
On DVD 9/1: “State of Play” (8.0 / 10)
“The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3” (8.0/ 10)
“X-Men Origins: Wolverine” (7.5 / 10)
“G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra” (7.5 / 10)
“The Ugly Truth” (7.5 / 10)
DVD November 2009: “Four Christmases” (7.5 / 10)
“Imagine That” (6.5 / 10)
“Monsters Vs. Aliens” (6.0 / 10)
“My Life in Ruins” (5.5 / 10)
“Year One” (4.0 / 10)
“Dance Flick” (2.0 / 10)
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Available to rent or buy:
“Slumdog Millionaire” (9.5/ 10)
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (9.5 / 10)
“The Dark Knight” (9.5 / 10)
“Changeling” (9.5 / 10)
“WALL-E” (9.0)
“Pride and Glory” (9.0 / 10)
“The Wrestler” (8.9 / 10)
“Righteous Kill” (8.9 / 10)
“Eagle Eye” (8.5 / 10)
“Burn After Reading” (8.5 / 10)
“Wanted” (8.0 / 10)
“Defiance” (8.0 / 10)
“I Love You, Man” (8.0/ 10)
“The Visitor” (8.0 / 10)
“Australia” (7.9 / 10)
“Frozen River” (7.9 / 10)
“Revolutionary Road” (7.9 / 10)
“New in Town” (7.9 / 10)
“Quantum of Solace” (7.5 / 10)
“Taken” (7.5 / 10)
“Fanboys” (8.5 for me, adjusted to 7.5 for most)
“He’s Just Not That Into You” (7.5 / 10)
“Traitor” (7.5 / 10)
“The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian”
“Marley & Me” (7.5 / 10)
“Bride Wars” (7.5 / 10)
“Rachel Getting Married” (7.0)
“Paul Blart: Mall Cop” (7.0 / 10)
“Get Smart” (7.0 / 10)
“Bedtime Stories” (7.0 / 10)
“Twilight” (7.0 / 10)
“Knowing” (7.0 / 10)
“Watchmen” (7.0 / 10)
“Hotel for Dogs” (7.0 / 10)
“Appaloosa” (6.9 / 10)
“Lakeview Terrace” (6.5 / 10)
“Hellboy II: Golden Army” (6.5 / 10)
“The Day the Earth Stood Still” (6.5 / 10)
“Body of Lies” (6.0)
“Noise” (6.0 / 10)
“The Chaos Experiment” (6.0 / 10)**
“Confessions of A Shopaholic” (5.5 / 10)
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