What's Happening Where I Am: Cinema and DVD releases here, 04/08/11

Sorry about the absence of this feature last week...I figured you didn't really need to know that all we had released that week was Captain America and Limitless. And it was the holidays. Somebody really stuffed up there.

Cinema Releases

Horrible Bosses - I quite want to see this film. But unfortunately, it has the big R16 sticker standing in my way. But in 18 days, that big R16 sticker will lose it's meaning. BECAUSE I WILL BE 16 ON THE 22ND OF AUGUST. And I'll be able to watch this film. Plus many other R16 movies. In the cinemas. Without anyone telling me that I can't. I'm excited to be 16. Oh, and Colin Farrell looks pretty hilarious. In fact, this whole movie looks hilarious.

Larry Crowne - Uh, hey, Tom Hanks. Everybody loved you in Forrest Gump. I'm sorry, but your latest directorial effort looks kinda lame. Even if it has Julia Roberts in it who made me gouge my eyes out with Eat Pray Love. Cool then. See you on DVD?

Rise of the Planet of the Apes - My God, that's a retarded title. Especially when it repeats the two same words twice, within the space of seven words. I must admit, I had a little chuckle when I saw the trailer for this before Captain America, because they made it look like some romance between James Franco and an ape. But have you seen the reviews this has been getting? It is currently rated 85% on Rotten Tomatoes. I may have to look into this one...

DVD Releases

Conviction - Cripes, I actually forgot that this was out this week. But I can't say I was really looking forward to seeing it. It got some really bad reviews. Sam Rockwell is the only reason why I'd even think about picking this up.

Hop - I made my niece watch this while I was watching The Way Back. She said, and I quote "It was a very good movie, it was so funny! I liked it because it taught me that you can be whatever you want to be when you grow up." She even wrote that it one of her little books, which is now her 'movie book'. I feel quite bummed that I missed out on watching the rest of this (but I imagine The Way Back was much better), but I feel quite proud that my niece is showing the makings of a movie reviewer like her aunty. Damn straight.

Never Let Me Go - Everytime I think of this movie I start crying inside. I remember that day when I cried at least three times in the cinema, then I walked outside, started crying again, so went and hid in a bookstore while waiting for my Dad, at which point I was still crying. I'm going to watch it again soon. Why do I do this to myself?

Rabbit Hole - I quite liked this movie. Nicole Kidman was brilliant, and so was my main man Aaron Eckhart (who never gets the attention he deserves, in my opinion). Dianne West was a standout too. Such a shame this only got an Oscar nomination for Kidman's performance, because there was a lot of other stuff which really worked!

The Lincoln Lawyer - I must say, I always feel a bit dodgy watching a Matthew McConaughey movie, particularly because I don't see the guy as an actor. In The Lincoln Lawyer, he is pretty damn good. In fact, this was movie was pretty damn good, so it's such a shame it missed a theatrical release here!

The Way Back - I'm so jealous of Saoirse Ronan. She can just pick up any bloody accent, act like she's been doing it for 50 years, and she's so very pretty. My next role is that of Mr Dussel in The Diary of Anne Frank...in my scene I have around 6 lines before I waddle off to the toilet. Yeah...I'm not going far. Anyway, The Way Back was a great, great movie. Definitely deserved more than a makeup nomination at the Oscars!

So, what do you think of these films? Anyone up for a romance between James Franco and an ape?