With the Oscars now in the rear view mirror and with the mighty Madea having stomped out the competition for the past few weeks in Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Family Reunion, we wondered what folks would be into these days. Would more light fare be on the menu for this St. Patrick’s week, or would audiences be turning to a darker place?
With Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew McConaughey debuting their new romantic comedy, Failure to Launch, which they’ve been plugging all across the media, it is likely that there will be a new contender in the mix–adding to the breezy selection of late winter movies. With a host of new genre films ripe for the picking, including flicks such as: The Hills Have Eyes, The Shaggy Dog and Johnny Depp in The Libertine, only the numbers will tell.
So before we guess any further whether some folks will actually catch another high profile romantic duo, Salma Hayek and Colin Farrell in Ask the Dust–a tale of obsession set in L.A.–or they’d rather watch Tim Allen channel his canine best, let’s see what the word on the street is for what’s hot in the theaters this week!
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Critic: Frances Bennett Occupation: Retired Teacher and Broadway Usher You’re Seeing: The Libertine Because…: “I like Johnny Depp.”
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Critic: Kim Dackson Occupation: Jane-of-All-Trades, Mistress-of-None You’re Seeing: The Hills Have Eyes Because…: “The original ROCKED! And I’ve gotta’ see all the gore, and guts and blood.”
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Critic: Curtis Louis Occupation: Writer You’re Seeing: Underworld Evolution Because…: “I’m a big Vampire fan…especially Ann Rice–but, she writes. But the reason I want to see it is because the one that I saw before scared the daylights out of me. And it had some cutting edge things in it, so I want to see if they can actually take it a step above.”
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Critic: Jackson Lima Occupation: Real Estate You’re Seeing: Failure to Launch Because…: “I saw the trailer, it looks funny… it’s romantic. I like that kind of movie.”
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Critic: Zhao Huang Occupation: Student You’re Seeing: The Shaggy Dog Because…: “Because it seems funny on the commercial and everything. And me and my girl, we’re just gonna watch it, at 3:25p.m., yeah.” - Advertisement -
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Critic: Nick Westrate & Mary Rasmussen Occupation: Actors You’re Seeing: The Libertine Because…: “…of Johnny Depp!!”
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Critic: Anika Tillery Occupation: Singer in College You’re Seeing: Freedomland or 16 Blocks Because…: “Freedomland with Samuel L. Jackson, because he’s a fly actor… either I’ll see that, or 16 Blocks… because Mos Def is my boo.”
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Critic: John Putnam Occupation: Bartender-at Broadway Shows/Concessions Stands You’re Seeing: Munich Because…: “I watched the Oscars last week, and I heard a lot of really good things about it. Hadn’t seen it… had a bunch of free time today. So I figured I’d go and check it out.”
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Critic: Philip Zera Occupation: New York City Peace Officer You’re Seeing: 16 Blocks Because…: “I like action movies… And I’m a Bruce Willis fan.”
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Critic: Daniel Reyes Occupation: Salesperson You’re Seeing: Game 6 Because…: “Boston vs. Mets: 1986 World Series. And it’s a comedy, that’s why.”
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