The 7 Word Weekend Movie Review: The Last Exorcism, Louis, And I'd Make-Out With Violence

New Movies Releases Reviewed in 7 Words Each

Louis (limited) - It's either awesome or a bad idea.

Centurion (limited) - This begs to be seen... on USA.

The Last Exorcism - One can only hope it's the last.

Make-Out with Violence (limited) - I did that once. Wasn't a fan.

Takers - The summer season must be officially dying.

Yes indeed, the death knell for the summer season has rung. We're now entering that awkward transition period where good movies will be few and far between for awhile. Not that this summer was anything to write home about. Still, Takers is a part of the transition period. Commercials are telling me that it's this generation's Heat. Thrilling. As if I want another Heat. Still video seems like a good time to check this one out.

The Last Exorcism could be good. I'm not really a fan of the exorcism genre in general. Maybe I was just a jaded kid, but I first saw The Exorcist when I was 14 and I just thought it was boring. Sacrilege I'm sure to most horror fans. At any rate I haven't really been into them since. I'm also not a fan of Eli Roth. Granted he's only a producer on this, but still.

On the other hand, Make-Out With Violence  is a horror movie that's trippy and right up my alley. Basically it's the story of two boys who find their missing friend who has become a zombie. Instead of notifying the authorities or killing her though, they hide her. The one brother who had a thing for her takes care of her. I've heard a lot of positive things about it. It's a weird, low budget indie film, that should be a decent watch.

Centurion to me looks like it could be interesting or else incredibly boring. I used to be heavy into these kind of films. Back then I wouldn't have hesitated. But as the song says, 'seasons change and so did I.' If I do try it it'll be when it hits basic cable. Judging from the previews I don't think that will be too long a wait.

Louis is an interesting film. It's the story of Louis Armstrong as a young boy and how he gets his first cornet. It stars Jackie Earl Haley and oh yeah, it's a silent film. I imagine it'll be scored with fantastic music. It's certainly one that I'll be seeing. It's in a limited release anyway so I'm good waiting for video but it really sounds like it's worth a watch.

So... yeah... I watched Date Night, the Steve Carell, Tina Fey comedy. It was there, I was there... this is usually how these types of things happen. I was pleasantly surprised to find it a decent watch. It's not the greatest romcom but it is well above average. Mark Wahlberg is hilarious in his brief role as are James Franco and Mila Kunis. If you haven't seen it already it's not a bad way to spend an evening. 7 out of 10

Have a great weekend everyone!