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Friday, July 17, 2009

First Impressions – End of the Week

Okay, I think I have a couple of films here that hold some promise—but, honestly, time is the only way to tell, that and the opening weekend at the box office.

The first movie is Zombieland starring Woody Harrelson and Jessie Eisenberg (Adventureland). Here's the trailer for it.



I don't know about everyone else, but I get a kick out of a really good zombie movie (or vampire movie)—it's even better when there's the added humor of someone like Woody Harrelson. Hopefully, this one won't disappoint. It's slated to come out in October and hasn't been rated yet. They might be able to get away with a PG13 rating with some clever editing, but I think this one will follow the trail of past zombie movies and get stuck with an R rating—cause zombies don't die unless they lose their heads...

The second movie is The Last Airbender directed by M. Night Shamalan. Here's the teaser trailer.



This one's based off of a cartoon series that I have watched a few times, and enjoyed. My worry is not with the basis of the film, but rather with Shamalan's directing track record. I don't know about anyone else, but I loved his first movie, The Sixth Sense. Everything else has sort of gone downhill from there. I have liked bits and pieces of some of the things he's done, but then something happens and the whole thing is ruined. Hopefully, he won't mess this one up too bad.

That's it for this week. I am sure there will be more next week.
Posted by Jeremy English at 7:15 AM

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