Looks like a big week in releases, starting off with Malificent (starring Angelina Jolie). This got decent reviews, and though I missed it in the theaters, I definitely want to see it. Outside the fact that I respect fairy tales for what they are and represent, and the fact that Sleeping Beauty is a staple as one of the originals, I like that this story is about the “evil” character herself (not Sleeping Beauty). So… good fresh take on the story.
Disney releases another animated feature, Planes: Fire and Rescue. This actually has great reviews, and though I don’t see myself caring for it, if you have little ones, this is a good bet.
Dwayne Johnson shows his face, and muscles, this week, with his feature film Hercules. As a Greek, I’m interested in this story; and from the trailer, it looks like it got much closer to the actual mythology. I don’t mind Dwayne, so I’m willing to try this one out. It only received mediocre reviews though, and it did seem a little too “Hollywood”, so I guess we’ll see.
The Extended Edition for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug get released today. Personally, I already bought the normal version, and I’ll be spending $ for the extended editions, I’ll just wait for the entire extended trilogy. BUT… if you’re into figurines and collectibles, Amazon has an exclusive release which includes a little statuette of the Barrel down the river scene.
Philip Seymour Hoffman (RIP), gives us one of his last tastes of his amazing acting talent in the film A Most Wanted Man. Great reviews to back it up, this might be a must watch.
For oldies collections, Psycho gets released on a limited edition Steelbook casing.
That’s it for the big screen films… TV brings us season 5 of White Collar, Season 2 of The Newsroom, and The Sopranos: The Complete Series.
Till next week.
