7 Word Weekend Movie Review: Megamind, Due Date and I'm in a Disney mood

New Movie Releases Reviewed in 7 Words Each

127 Hours (limited) - I'd give your arm to see it.

Megamind - I will so watch this... on video.

Fair Game (limited, expands Nov. 12) - Fell asleep just looking at the poster. 

For Colored Girls - Tyler Perry's I really want an Oscar.

Due Date - Galifianakis has become the road trip guy.

I know it may come off as offensive to some people, but I freely admit to getting tired of hearing Aron Ralston's story after about the fifteenth television special. Yeah it was an incredible thing for him to live through, and I can't imagine having to amputate one's own arm, but once you hear it a thousand times, it gets kind of dull. Still, 127 Hours is a different thing altogether. Danny Boyle is always an interesting director and I've never made my love (love in the manliest of ways) of James Franco secret. If I was going to see a movie in theaters this weekend, it would probably be this. But when all is said and done, I'll wait for video. I have yet to willingly pay to see someone on the big screen drink their own urine. I'm saving that for the Bear Grylls story. 

Megamind has slowly started to get my interest. In a year that saw the release of the excellent Despicable Me, Megamind struck me as the b-side. Several trailers later and I've begun to feel differently. Not that it'll eclipse Despicable Me, but that it will be worthwhile nonetheless. I will be interested in seeing how it performs. People seem to either love Will Ferrell or hate him. I'm in the former on the issue but admit that he usually averages 2 to 1 in favor of bad movies. But it's a kid's movie and the only new one this week, so it's likely that kids will be dumped off while the adults go to see something else.

From what I've seen and heard Due Date should be a funny watch, but for video. Seems to be a theme this year doesn't it; movies that are worth watching on video but not the cost or energy of going to a theater? I like both leads in it, however I do think Zach Galifianakis has really begun to typecast himself. A pity as he is really a funny comedian. But once an actor starts down that road, it's hard for them to get off. The end of the line of course is the inevitable tiring of their shtick. Case in point Jack Black. When he first started off he showed he could play a variety of roles, but then he just got too comfortable playing the same oaf. Course I still love Kung Fu Panda, so there's that.

I can't help but feel that For Colored Girls is Tyler Perry's first Oscar bid. I'm not going to judge the quality of the film, until I see it myself, and thanks to certain buzz I will undoubtedly have to at some point. I've always respected Tyler Perry as a businessman. He manages to put together movies incredibly cheap and turn a quick profit. He understands his fan base and knows how and what to sell to them. As a film maker that's another thing. I find his directing\writing\producing to be incredibly average. I've a feeling that he's not actually after an Oscar, but either just the talk, or even a nomination. As I said, he's a great businessman, so if he can start selling himself as a serious film maker, that will open up yet another avenue to him. 

I'm suffering a Halloween hangover with only horror films on the brain, so I'm going to try and detox with some upbeat movies. I watched No Deposit, No Return yesterday. A classic Disney film that's always been a favorite of mine. David Niven, Don Knotts, Kim Richards, John Williams, and a skunk. What's better than that? Not to mention the inevitable car chase. Mark my words: No one does car chases like 1970's Disney. They just destroyed cop cars in the most beautiful of ways. Now if I can locate a copy of Candleshoe for the weekend I'll be in good shape.

Have a great weekend everyone!