{"id":150,"date":"2007-11-16T15:32:00","date_gmt":"2007-11-16T19:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=150"},"modified":"2018-12-08T15:03:40","modified_gmt":"2018-12-08T20:03:40","slug":"this-weeks-theatrical-releases-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2007\/11\/16\/this-weeks-theatrical-releases-15\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week’s Theatrical Releases."},"content":{"rendered":"

1. Mr.Magorium’s Wonder Emporium (3,164 Theaters, Rated G<\/strong>): Yes, considering the amount of promotion the other movie this week is getting , it’s strange to see that this film is in more theaters. I have seen the maybe seen one TV ad for this movie compared to about 50 for Beowulf<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

And do you think they are going for a Willy Wonka <\/strong>vibe with this film? Look at the font on the poster. Instead of a magical candy factory it is a magical toy store. But he is searching for the right someone to to take over his business.<\/p>\n

The movie is helmed by Zach Helm (pun, I apologize, was intended). You might know him as the writer of Stranger Than Fiction. <\/strong>I liked that movie and appreciated the ingenuity of the script. This time he is taking over the director duties as well. Stranger Than Fiction <\/strong>generated a lot of goodwill with me. Knowing what he did with that movie makes me want to see this movie.<\/p>\n

And it’s rated G! When was the last time there was a movie with real actors that was rated G?<\/p>\n

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2. Beowulf (3,153 Theaters, Rated PG-13): <\/strong>Is it just me, or do you think they made that line of dialogue “I am Beowulf!” sound like “This is Sparta!” on purpose? I mean, the intonation, the accent even the syllables are the same. It’s like the producers are trying to subliminally tell us “Listen, if you liked 300, <\/strong>you’ll love us! We have CGI! We have swordplay! We have scantily clad warriors! We have comic book connections! And we’re PG-13, not R!”<\/p>\n

I really want to like this. I am a huge fan of Neil Gaiman and Sandman<\/strong> rightly holds a place as one of the best series in the history of comic books. And I have had a soft spot in my heart for Robert Zemeckis ever since Back to the Future. <\/strong>But I don’t know about this one. It seems like they are trying to much to ride on 300<\/strong>‘s coattails. That is just the typical Hollywood mindset in action, but I expected better from the creators involved. Now, I am basing this just on the trailer. The movie might be quite different. But I still have a bad feeling about it.<\/p>\n

And the movie is rated PG-13 even though IMDB say it contains: “intense sequences of violence including disturbing images, some sexual material and nudity.” That would get an R if it were not all CGI. See, cartoon dirtiness IS better than live action dirtiness.<\/p>\n

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Now the predictions. This is what I predicted for last week.<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Fred Claus <\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. American Gangster <\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. Bee Movie <\/strong><\/li>\n
  4. P2 <\/strong><\/li>\n
  5. Saw IV<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    And this is how they really ended up:<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Bee Movie<\/strong><\/li>\n
    2. American Gangster<\/strong><\/li>\n
    3. Fred Claus<\/strong><\/li>\n
    4. Lions For Lambs<\/strong><\/li>\n
    5. Dan in Real LIfe<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      How does this happen? I mean Bee Movie <\/strong>was number two last week, three new movies came out and it STILL ends up number one? Did the people at Dreamworks BUY tickets for people? Or was there just a one week delay on all that marketing? Sigh. This means that I was only 1 for 5 last week, 33 out of 70 after 14 weeks and an average of 47%<\/p>\n

      This is what I think for this week: <\/p>\n

        \n
      1. Beowulf<\/strong><\/li>\n
      2. Bee Movie<\/strong><\/li>\n
      3. Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium<\/strong><\/li>\n
      4. American Gangster<\/strong><\/li>\n
      5. Fred Claus<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        What do you think?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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