It’s that time again for TGITDNMAR, which (obviously) stands for Thank God It’s The Day New Movies Are Released.
I suppose it’s good news for The Avengers and Men in Black III this week, as there’s but one wide release scheduled, though For Greater Glory (which I know nothing of) looks to get a “wide limited” or “limited wide” (depending on your disposition) release with approximately 700 theaters. Contrast this week with June 29th, when there are four (4!!) movies set to be given a wide release. I don’t understand this summer at all.
Snow White and the Huntsman
I’ll tell you – if you had asked me for my thoughts on this a few months ago, I would have told you that I was barely interested, as if we needed yet another interpretation of this story, and one starring Miss Twilight herself, no less.
But if you ask me today, my answer is…not all that different, actually. To be fair, my interest is actually significantly higher than it was then, but that’s akin to saying that an eight is a much better score on a par 4 than a 10 would be. They both kinda suck. A recent re-viewing of the trailer has me excited to see the visuals, if nothing else. Wasn’t Tarsem, the director of the Snow White flick that came out a few months ago, supposed to be the guy that turned every frame of a film into a painting? Instead, it was this film that looks to be visually stunning (and maybe more). On top of that, we’ve seen this story done fun and cutesy enough, so I’m attracted to this more serious look at the fairy tale, if nonplussed by the Ridley Scott’ Robin Hood-like vibe it gives off in an attempt to turn it into another Lord of the Rings, I suppose (they even went and got Viggo Mortensen!).
It should also be noted that Chris Hemsworth, through no fault of his own thank to Cabin in the Woods‘ years-long delay, is nearing the boiling point for overexposure, at least for me.
Dylan’s Chance of Viewing (in the theater): 50%
Piranha 3DD
Included here only to pay homage to the delightfully tacky title.
Though, believe it or not, I actually bought its predecessor at a recent Blockbuster “everything must go” sale. It’s supposed to be good, sophomoric fun, right?
Word on the street for this sequel is…not good.
Dylan’s Chance of Viewing (in the theater): 0%
Wayne (7)
Andrew (6)
Josh (6)
John (5)
Justin (4)
Steve (4)
Lauren (3)
Nick (3)
Andy (2)
Dave Enkosky (2)
I’m totally down for Snow White. It looks awesome. Actually, I’m more hoping that it’s awesome, because it has the potential to end up a favorite if it’s handled right.
Twitter: manilovefilms
May 31, 2012 7:59 am
I only think it looks awesome if you’re speaking directly about the visuals and not in the general sense. I hope it’s good, but have a feeling I’ll be more in line with what Andrew says below.
Who knows about the sequel, but I really dug Piranha 3D. It’s gloriously trashy fun.
Twitter: manilovefilms
May 31, 2012 8:00 am
I look forward to finally watching it – and getting grossed out – some late Friday night or something.
Better than Shark Night, eh? haha
Twitter: mrsthuro
May 30, 2012 5:58 pm
I disagree: I don’t think Mr. Hemsworth has exposed enough of himself yet.
amen
Twitter: manilovefilms
May 31, 2012 8:04 am
Susannah – since when does Mr. Hemsworth do it for you? Thought he was too meaty?
He’s too beefy and too blonde for my tastes, but has a handsome head and pretty eyes. (Sounds so tacky when I part him out like that.)
Twitter: mrsthuro
May 31, 2012 11:00 am
Agreed. I don’t normally dig the big, blonde beefy types, but he has sparkly eyes and fantastic charm.
I really want to see this version of Snow White. Thus, your odds should prob be a bit higher.
Twitter: manilovefilms
May 31, 2012 8:00 am
I was not aware of that until after this post was written. So there! Though, amongst what’s out in theaters locally, I think I still want to see Bernie more.
Twitter: agracru
May 31, 2012 4:51 am
Snow White is something of a dud. There’s magic in it, to be sure, but it falls victim to the typical blockbuster hopeful pitfalls of being overlong and overly expository; not everyone needs a really specific back story told in the most explicit fashion, yet they do that with a couple of characters in redundant and obvious ways. And it’s roughly 15-20 minutes too long. And it drags in each act.
Still, it’s far better than most other big spectacle in theaters whose name doesn’t rhyme with “Duh Shmevengers”, and the acting is uniformly solid– even KStew avails herself well here, though she still has that problem with not understanding how best to use her eyes. And she’s still not totally right for the role.
Twitter: manilovefilms
May 31, 2012 8:03 am
This is exactly what I was afraid of. It’s one thing to take your material seriously; it’s another to treat it as glorious and epic. It’s still fucking Snow White – there’s no reason at all for it to be 127 minutes (though I was worried it would be more of a POTC-like 147 minutes, so in comparison, that doesn’t sound so bad).
Twitter: fandangogroover
June 1, 2012 4:25 am
I saw Snow White Last night, it isn’t bad. It looks great and the cast is good particularly Charlize Theron. The only issue, there is too much going on, they took all the variations of the story and tried to use them all. The final battle was also to small and low key, it needed to be Lord of the Rings epic and wasn’t. If nothing else it is the best Snow White movie of the year!
Piranha 3DD came and went a couple of weeks ago and I didn’t bother with it.
Twitter: manilovefilms
June 1, 2012 4:32 pm
Haha – yeah, I was hoping at the least it would get that title (Best Snow White of the year). Sounds like it’s a pretty damn bloated flick. Not sure I’ll be seeing it at this point – Bernie’s already out, and I’d like to see that, and Headhunters just opened as well, and that’s probably my top choice for the theater right now.
So you’re saying… you want to spend at least part of your weekend at Bernie?
It’s too bad. I was up for Snow White and was actually kind of looking forward to it… until this morning when I decided to wake up late and not go to the movie theater! Guess it’s a rental now…