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Battleship, What To Expect When You’re Expecting & The Dictator Take On The Avengers – Biff Bam Pop’s Box Office Predictions, Weekend of May 18th, 2012
Three new films – two comedies and a Transformers style action flick - are looking to knock The Avengers off the top of the box office mountain. Will any of them be able to topple this summer’s juggernaut, or will the end of the weekend find The Avengers assembled back at number one? Here are our predictions:
Directed by Peter Berg, Battleship stars Liam Neeson, Taylor Kitsch, Rhianna and others in a film based kinda sorta on the classic Milton Bradley game. It goes without saying that the trailers give off a huge, Transformers vibe to the film, which may be enough to bring audiences in. The movie has already made $215 million overseas on an estimated $200 million budget, which isn’t a bad showing. I think that as a summertime flick, Battleship has what audiences are looking for - sfx and explosions – but likely not enough to toppled The Avengers. Look for Battleship to open with $53 million for second place.
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Trailer Time: Rob Zombie’s The Lords of Salem
As far as horror directors go, I think Rob Zombie is one of the best. Both House of 1000 Corpses and The Devil’s Rejects are brilliant, disturbing and original films, while his take on the Halloween franchise, while not for everyone, also have moments of horror perfection. This year will see the release of Zombie’s fifth film, The Lords of Salem, which he’s been showing the trailer for at recent concerts. Normally, I’d wait for the official trailer to hit, but I loved what I saw so much that I wanted to share it with you. As you’ll see, The Lords of Salem looks and feels like a Rob Zombie film, which is a good thing.
Check out the trailer, stick around for Dragula and let us know what you think!
Trailer Time: Four Minutes Of Footage From The Amazing Spider-Man
Four minutes of The Amazing Spider-Man has found its way online after debuting last night during America’s Got Talent. As our resident Spidey freak, I can’t help but feel more and more excited with every piece of new footage we see from the film. I like Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone, I like the costume and I like the brief hints of the Lizard that we’re seeing. Even more so, I like the idea that this is a Spider-Man story we haven’t seen yet, in either film or in animation. Rebooting and rebuilding a franchise is always tough, but I think director Marc Webb is going to deliver the goods with The Amazing Spider-Man.
Take a look at the new footage and let us know what you think.
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Would Anyone Miss You? Dreams of a Life Reviewed
We’d like to think that everyone has someone.
Joyce Vincent became an overnight UK tabloid sensation when her skeletal remains were discovered two and a half years after her death in a dingy subsidized flat.
On the surface it appears she had no one. Upon entering the North American premiere of the documentary Dreams of a Life during the Hot Docs Film Festival, I hadn’t the foggiest clue who Joyce Vincent was and departed the screening with the question unanswered.
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The Dictator Wins with Right Audience (Spoilers)
The Dictator hits theatres this Wednesday, but I got an early peek at Sacha Baron Cohen’s latest ultra offensive comedy.
Sitting somewhere between Bruno and Borat, The Dictator seems like a more ‘charged’ political parody than the other two. Unfortunately, this also means that in order to enjoy, you’ll need to attend with some minimally savvy movie-goers; ideally ones who can take a joke or two.
Though equally offensive, The Dictator does focus on the Middle East… but no one should feel singled out by the movie. I only mention this because every well-placed Jewish joke seemed to get no laughs. Let’s not forget, Sacha Baron Cohen is Jewish so if anything these jokes should be less offensive.
Of course, there is plenty more to knot your panties.. from women to immigrants to fat kids, Cohen shines when Aladeen, shows no mercy. Read the rest of this entry
