{"id":19062,"date":"2012-03-01T23:34:33","date_gmt":"2012-03-02T04:34:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=19062"},"modified":"2018-12-08T22:32:03","modified_gmt":"2018-12-09T03:32:03","slug":"new-releases-march-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2012\/03\/01\/new-releases-march-2\/","title":{"rendered":"New Releases: March 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>1. Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax (Universal, 3,728 Theaters, 86 Minutes, Rated PG): <\/strong>So, it’s the second installment of Dr. Seuss: Stage Two, the shift from casting manic comedic actors in live-action versions of Theodor Geisel’s classic stories to CGI animation.<\/p>\n

This follows in the footsteps of 2008’s CGI Horton Hears a Who!<\/strong> and well, since that one worked so well, why not try it again.<\/p>\n

The Lorax book is big in our household, and this might be a first weekend type of movie for us. However, this version of the tale seems to be on a separate continent away from the original tale. The first version was a rather grim ecological parable. This one adds romance and over-the-top humor, two things that would not be a good mix with the original story. I wonder if any of the original made it through to the film version.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>2. Project X (Warner Brothers, 3,055 Theaters, 88 Minutes, Rated R): <\/strong>Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the world’s first “found footage” teenage sex comedy. Can’t wait for the first “found footage” western. Or maybe the first “found footage” documentary.<\/p>\n

This film is based on a true story out of Australia from a year or two back about a teen who announced a house party through social media and it blew up into a cause celebre that got worldwide attention.<\/p>\n

I point this out because otherwise the plot would appear to be unbelievable at best. Parents that out to lunch really do exist in this world.<\/p>\n

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Does the Lorax still speak for the trees?<\/div>\n

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