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What’s opening Friday, June 5?
Ironically, as we get closer to the actual summer, the first week of June cools off a bit. With May’s big guns out of the way, somewhat smaller fare rules this week.
The Hangover: Director Todd Phillips has an uneven track record (Old School, School for Scoundrels) but this comedy about a nightmarish pre-wedding day bender in Vegas has generated some very strong buzz, pun actually not intended, but I’ll keep it.
Land of the Lost: I’m having my wisdom teeth pulled later this year. I’m looking forward to that more than this Will Ferrell monstrosity. The site CinemaBlend.com predicts it will be the bomb of the summer, and reviews are none too kind. At the time of this writing, it stands at 25% on Rotten Tomatoes and has a lowly 32 score on Metacritic. On the other hand, Roger Ebert has mounted a kind of touching defense of it.
My Life in Ruins: At first glance, it seemed like a good comeback vehicle for Nia Vardalos of My Big Fat Greek Wedding Fame, with her actually going to Greece this time. Problem: Vardalos didn’t write it. There is actually a character named Poupi Kakas. Oof.
At the arthouses
Neon is slated to open Paris 36, a tribute to the City of Lights of 1930s vintage from the director of The Chorus, and 12, an Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Language Film.
The Little Art plays Sugar, the acclaimed film from the directors of Half Nelson, will play the animated film Azur & Azmar Saturday
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By Meatloaf
June 5, 2009 11:43 AM | Link to this
MOM!! THE MEATLOAF!! WE WANT IT NOW!!By Ferrell Fan
June 5, 2009 11:37 AM | Link to this
Actually, all my friends and myself agree that Will Ferrell only made the movie even better when he showed up. He has some of the funniest most quoted lines. I guess with Will Ferrell you either love him or hate him. Never really see anyone with a so-so opinion of him.By Sir Critic
June 5, 2009 10:57 AM | Link to this
Matt - “Wedding Crashers” is fun, but not because of Ferrell. When he showed up, he stopped that movie dead in its tracks. It was a very notable drag in an otherwise very funny movie. And from what I hear, Land of the Lost does feature some of “his real type of comedy,” like masturbation jokes - great for the kids!By matt
June 5, 2009 8:11 AM | Link to this
I personally love Will Ferrell because he his hilarious and has been in some of my favorite movies (step brothers, anchorman, wedding crashers) but even I am skeptical about this one. I mean it seems like he was just going for a pay day and his real type of comedy can’t be displayed in this “family fiilm”, but Danny McBride is in it as well so I will see it because those guys together will have to be able to make me laugh.By ME
June 4, 2009 11:11 AM | Link to this
Land of the Lost … Will Ferrell? How does this man keep getting movies and how is it that he chooses such bad ones? Usually I judge movies after I’ve seen them, but I wont’ even see this one. Why didn’t someone good pick this movie up and do it better than the old TV series that some of us loved as kids. Yes the series was cheesy, but it could be done well and right. YUCK! YUCK! Why?