What a wowzer of a weekend, huh? Obviously, I love it when films break records which is exactly what two films did this weekend, particularly TDK- I've heard it broke upwards of eight of 'em, but Mama Mia!, did as well, becoming the best musical weekend gross of all time. But this single-handed weekend has become the highest grossing weekend of all time. Wowzers!
crushes Jason Statham being the action star that he is in the
obviously action-packed heist film The Bank Job. And we also have Penelope, which features the beauty of Christina Ricci, Reese Witherspoon, and the extreme hottness of James McAvoy. I did see this one; it's cute, a little shallow, but has amazingly quirky art direction. Enjoy!
I saw no reason to go to the movies this weekend. Nothing interested me. Some audiences agreed with me- but obviously not all. The second installment in the Hellboy franchise raked in a couple million more than it's predecessor, but didn't have a huge opening by any summer box office standings.
I even wanted to see it in the theatre, but because of the not-so-shining reviews I decided to pass. And let me tell you- the critics were right. It was horrible, just horrible. But let me go over the [very few] positives- the two main stars were well cast (hottie Steven Strait-who has his shirt off the whole time- and the eternally, ethereal beauty Camilla Belle), the acting overall wasn't bad; pretty good score; and visually, it was stunning. Now for the negatives- poor story; poor dialogue; but what annoyed me the most was that the music was too loud to hear the narration (which was spoken in a rough, indistinct voice) and the narration told the entire story. Overall, I would not recommend it to anyone because I couldn't even explain what it's about; half of the time as you're watching you don't know what the hell is happening! I'm very disappointed because it had the potential to be very, very good and just let me down completely. 
The first is Sleepwalking a drama that premiered at Sundance starring Oscar winner Charlize Theron (who also produced it) and nominees Dennis Hopper and Woody Harrelson. Critics didn't particularly love the script, but said the actors gave "honorable performances" but I'm gonna give it a go, anyway. My second pick is The Ruins a horror flick novel adaption by Scott Smith starring the talented Jena Malone and hottie Joe Anderson of Across
the Universe. Critics wern't particularly feeling this one either, but if I'm feeling in the mood for a scare-fest this weekend, I'll give this one a try.
