Friday the 13th is a great day to go see a scary movie, and that makes the best film choice of the weekend The Cabin in the Woods. What could just be a standard horror film seems to be much more. And, in a way that no one will talk about. That is always a good sign when there is such a good twist that no one wants to ruin it, but it also means that you have to hope that it is good enough that it doesn't lead to disappointment. Speaking of disappointment, The Three Stooges is also out this weekend.
In Theaters
 | 1. The Cabin in the Woods I'm intrigued, but scary movies also give me nightmares, so it better be worth it! |
 | 2. The Three Stooges It's The Three Stooges and the Farrelly brothers so it should be a no-brainer, right? And then you see the trailer and I fear it might be better to just go back and watch the original Larry, Curly and Mo. Critics seem to agree. |
 | 3. Lockout President's daughter gets trapped at a prison in space. Guy Pearce must rescue her. While I want this to be good and applaud the interesting premise the 29% Rotten Tomatoes it has received makes me worried. Very worried. |
 | 4. Bad Ass Is it real or not real? There has been much speculation as to whether this film was actually based on true events, or was a Robert Rodriguez Grindhouse-esque hoax. Dany Trejo and YouTube (see AC Transit Bus Fight) reveal there was a real man and a real bus fight (although the skin-heads are fictional). Looks kind of cool indie style and with great actors in Danny Trejo, Charles S. Dutton and Ron Perlman, so color me interested. Side note: it is very limited release in theaters, but is also available Video on Demand. |
 | 5. Detention "It's not the end of the world, it's just high school". This is an apocalyptic fantasy, horror, science fiction, action-thriller, body swapping, time-traveling teen romantic comedy with a slasher killer and a bunch of kids that are all really worried about missing prom. Other than hoping Dane Cook has an early demise, this looks like it could be kind of fun. |
 | 6. Bully Bully is out in wide release this weekend, and I hope that it gets seen by as many people as possible because it is supposed to be a great documentary that brings a very sad and scary issue to the forefront of society. |
 | 7. Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day This looks more like a it should be a Lifetime TV movie, but then again, maybe you like Lifetime TV movies and you should see it. |
 | 8. Monsieur Lazhar One of this years Academy Award nominees for Best Foreign Film it is a film about a substitute teacher in Montreal who is an immigrant from Algeria. He has a great influence in his students and their lives once he takes over the classroom. It looks charming and endearing and I think this might be the one I want to see most. |
 | 9. The Lady Based on the true story of a woman and her husband who must navigate their lives through the revolution fighting for Burma's democracy. I feel like I should want to see this, but well, it just looks really boring. |
| 10. Touchback Friday Night LIghts meets Family Man starring Kurt Russell as a football coach. I leave it to you to decide, but it really makes me want to say Texas Forever. |
Reviews for the Three Stooges film aren't terrible.
Also I believe it will make more than Cabin in the Woods on it's opening weekend.
Lockout is not a good bad movie, sadly it's just bad.
@Moviemaniac said:
You're right. But many well known critics who praise the Acting and commitment to the sources, still say that it's largely pointless, which to me is just the same as being terrible. If it can't be as good or at least very different from the original, it just shouldn't exist.
I'd say it is as good as the original, in that like the original the movie is slapsticky and stupid
@gangly:
No! Movies like the Smurfs, Zookeeper, Jack and Jill, the Devil's Inside. Those were considered terrible by most film reviewers. The Three Stooges may not have praise, but at least the reviews are average (which is probably unexpected for most people, giving how poorly received the trailer was).
Eh I'll be skipping these maybe go to the cheap theater mid week and see something. Right now its just about The Avengers for me.
@Moviemaniac: I think you're missing my point. If the reviews are just average for a film which is based on objectively good source material, it renders the re-make pointless. I get that it's a surprise that like 40% of reviewers sort-of like it instead of like 15%, but for a movie that's mostly about people hitting each other, it's still a failing grade.
The Cabin in the Woods looks awesome. Too bad I have to wait until next month when it come out over here to see it, I want it now.
@Moviemaniac said:
It's Joss Whedon, so I must unfortunately agree with you. The trailer for The Cabin in the Woods wasn't very good either. So that won't help.
I've heard Cabin the Woods is actually pretty good.
I can't wait for the Cabin!
and part of me still wish that Bad Ass was just an hoax, some viral marketing for a Rodrigez movie and/or Machete 2...
I have had a total of seven friends that saw The Three Stooges, and they all said it was pretty damn good. These are people that I fully trust when it comes to comedic influence. I will check it out when it hits digital/DVD/Blu-Ray.