What's Happening Where I Am: Cinema and DVD releases here, 07/04/11

Last week, there was nothing. This week, there is everything. I'm exhausted even before I've even started the post.

Cinema Releases

Had there not been all the terrible reviews and the major flopping in America, I would probably be in the cinema watching Sucker Punch right now. I mean, it was once my most anticipated movie of 2011. I must admit, those trailers did look awesome. All the pics I saw of it looked awesome. I prayed before the reviews came out that it would be awesome. But, it looks like I'll be saving this for a rainy day. A rainy day when I have lots of money just to throw away. I still do wanna see this movie, but after all the backlash, I'm very wary. It has Abbie Cornish and Jon Hamm in it, so that's enough reason there.

Oooooooooh, Jesse Eisenberg as a bird? Even if I never see his face in Rio, I can still hear his voice. I love his voice. It's so cute. And Rio has Anne Hathaway's voice in it too. Would it be even more creepy if I said I liked her voice too? Yes. But I'm even more excited 'coz we get this before America! Before America! Jeez, it would be worth seeing just for that.

I remember hearing about Just Go With It early last year when I was watching Entertainment Tonight. If that's the source of my knowledge of this film, then I think I might give it a miss. Oh, and putting Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler together in a movie is a bit dodgy, too.

I know the holidays are coming up when I see ads on the tele-portal advertising movies with talking animals. This time, just in time for Easter, it's Hop. Yeah, if I was still madly in love with James Marsden like I was back in 2008 then I'd probably go see this. And if talking animals didn't annoy me so damn much...never mind. Cliché line to go with my opinion of this film: I won't be hopping in line to see it. Hahahahaha, I'm the funniest person alive.

DVD Releases

After I've finished writing this post I'm going to settle in an rewatch Easy A. How I love this film, and the performance by Emma Stone. I've been waiting such a long time for a really funny teen comedy. This one is it. Plus, I love her parents.

The first movie I watched on my crap-tastic movie night on Tuesday was Skyline. Oh lordy, that movie was crap. It was exactly like every other alien invasion movie I'd ever seen, only with more stockier characters and kinda okay special effects...which seemed to run the show. Expect a review up one day in the near future...it won't be pretty.

The second movie was Devil, or The Night Chronicles: Devil, which I watched with Mum. I must admit, the tagline they put on the poster 'From the mind of M. Night Shyamalan' made me a little edgy. Surprisingly, this movie wasn't too bad. Well, it wasn't as good as similarly themed Buried and 127 Hours, but it was nicely done. Shyamalan can still tell a good story, even if he can't direct one. The ending was a little silly though. Again, expect a review up soonly.

I'm actually too scared to write my opinions on the third one. I feel like I've broken the golden rule of being a cinephile: I liked a Katherine Heigl romantic comedy. There, I said it. I actually really enjoyed Life As We Know It. That baby was really cute. Sure, the ending was predictable, but the rest of the movie was pretty funny and entertaining. Though I'm sure I just enjoyed it because I was in the mood for a romantic comedy. Please don't shoot me.

Any thoughts on these movies?