Thursday, February 28, 2008

March Theatrical Releases

Okay, March looks a lot better than February did.



March 7

10,000 B.C.: By all rights, this should be Beyond Awesome with all the cavegirls and ancient civilizations and sabretooth tigers and domesticated mammoths. But I'd be lying if I said that "From the Director of Independence Day and The Day After Tomorrow" didn't make me nervous. Independence Day was a fun, but disposable movie and you couldn't have dragged me into The Day After Tomorrow with all the domesticated mammoths in the world.

The Bank Job: Jason Statham. Bank heist. '70s detectives and criminals. Government conspiracy. They got me.

Snow Angels (limited release): Kate Beckinsale is all I need to know about this movie, but the rest of it looks pretty good too. Olivia Thirlby is even cuter here than she was in Juno.

Okay. Yes. It's all about the girls with me on this one.

March 14

Doomsday: Speaking of Kate Beckinsale, I really thought that was her in the trailer for this. Makes me much less nervous about Rhona Mitra's taking over for Kate in the next Underworld film. And even though it's not Kate here, the Road Warrior/Escape from New York vibe is strong enough to make it my most anticipated movie of the month.

Horton Hears a Who: I'd about had it with big screen adaptations of Dr. Suess books, but going animated is a step in the right direction. I'm not convinced that they can pad it out to feature length without making it feel like padding, but it's one of my favorite Suess stories, so I'm willing to give it a try.

March 21

Drillbit Taylor: Owen Wilson was painfully unfunny at the Oscars, mostly because he wasn't even trying to be funny and that made me sad. He's one of my favorite comic actors and I'm worried about him. Not every movie of his is great, but this one written by Seth Rogen and Kristofor Brown, based on a concept by John Hughes, and produced by Judd Apatow has all the ingredients it needs to be hilarious.

March 28

Superhero Movie: I'm expecting very little from this, but it has Leslie Nielsen in it, so I'm guaranteed a laugh or two.

Flawless: Michael Caine. Bank heist. '60s detectives and criminals. No government conspiracy, but they still got me.

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