Thursday, January 24, 2013

February 2013 Movie Guide

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Starring: Nicholas Hoult, Teresa Palmer, Rob Corddry, Dave Franco, John Malkovich
Why You Should See It: Because it looks like a fun take on the Zombie genre with a little romantic comedy mixed in for good measure.
Why You Should Avoid It: Because you don’t like zombies.
And the Magic 8 Ball Says: Most likely a yes.

Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Sung Kang, Sarah Shahi, Jason Momoa
Why You Should See It: Sarah Shahi and Sung Kang.
Why You Should Avoid It: Sylvester Stallone and Jason Momoa.
And the Magic 8 Ball Says:  Rental at best.

Other theatrical releases:  Stand Up Guys

FEBRUARY 8, 2013 

Starring: Jason Bateman, Melissa McCarthy, Robert Patrick, Genesis Rodriguez
Why You Should See It: Because Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy in the straight man/funny man routine on paper sounds like it could be hilarious.
Why You Should Avoid It: Because on paper doesn’t always translate smoothy to the real world (see also, The Change Up).
And the Magic 8 Ball Says:  Close but no cigar.

Starring: Rooney Mara, Channing Tatum, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Jude Law
Why You Should See It: Because 70% of the time Director Steven Soderbergh delivers intelligent films.
Why You Should Avoid It: Because 30% is still a pretty big number and because I still don’t buy Channing Tatum as a dramatic lead.
And the Magic 8 Ball Says:  Game time decision.

Other theatrical releases:  Top Gun 3D

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

Starring: Bruce Willis, Jai Courtney, Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Why You Should See It: Because it’s John McClane!
Why You Should Avoid It: Because it was John McClane in Die Hard with a Vengeance, and Live Free or Die Hard and those didn’t turn out very well.
And the Magic 8 Ball Says:  Yes, for old time’s sake.

Starring: Emmy Rossum, Jeremy Irons, Emma Thompson, Viola Davis
Why You Should See It: Because of Emmy Rossum.
Why You Should Avoid It: Because of everything else.
And the Magic 8 Ball Says:  Take a pass.

Starring: Cobie Smulders, Julianne Hough, Josh Duhamel
Why You Should See It: ...
Why You Should Avoid It: Two words – Nicholas Sparks.
And the Magic 8 Ball Says:  Girlfriend Rules apply.

Other theatrical releases:  Escape from Planet Earth

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Susan Sarandon, Nadine Velazquez
Why You Should See It: Because Dwayne Johnson movies always have great action.
Why You Should Avoid It: Because Dwayne Johnson movies don’t deliver much else besides action.
And the Magic 8 Ball Says:  Rental at best.

Other theatrical releases:  Dark Skies, Inescapable

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