Me and Orson Welles: Have you ever wondered what Peter Jackson's remake of King Kong might have looked like minus the jungle and the great ape? Here is your answer. I might not have believed the quasi-relationship between Claire Danes and Charlie St. Cloud, but the real reason to see this life on the stage piece is for newcomer Christian McKay. His outstanding performance is like watching Thomas Lennon channeling The Third Man.
The Good, the Bad, the Weird: Whatever this very loose South Korean remake lacks in story it more than makes up for in style and action. This film is essentially one gigantic shoot out between the three title characters as they all chase a treasure map. The final showdown might not pack the same tension filled punch as Leone's original, but the outcome is refreshingly different.
Piranha 3D: I'm a man. Occasionally my cinematic needs are simple. Sometimes seeing countless naked women and enough gore to fill an ocean is worth the price of admission. This ladies and gentleman is one of those times. Make no mistake that this is a terrible film that only manages to get better the worse it gets. Who doesn't want to see vomit, an eyeball, and propeller-chopped fish guts fly off the screen at them? Lots of fun if your in the right mindset.
I also managed to see The Kids Are All Right and The Expendables, and having done so I am ready to make some early oscar nomination predictions. Mark Raffalo and Annette Bening are obvious shoo-ins, but I really hope that the academy pulls a first this year by honoring an inanimate object. The Atchisson Assault Shotgun deserves a best supporting actor nod after a delivering a pair of explosive performances in both Predators and Sly Stallone's latest.
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