It's my birthday! Originally I was going to see I am Legend, but I'm feeling childish, so I'll be watching Alvin and the Chipmunks, Enchanted, and Juno. Yay! But of course, you can choose from these:
I am Legend
It's not like you haven't heard press about this movie already. As a remake of The Omega Man (1971), this sci fi horror thriller stars Will Smith as the last man on Earth (which would probably suck for the KKK)...surrounded by thousands? millions? of undead people after a biological attack. Sounds like a f*cking nightmare. But Big Willie bares through it with morning routines of walking the dog and gathering food, and night time routines of cuddling in the bathtub with Rover and his rifle. Of course, whatever's out there is bound to come in and that's when the movie really starts to make you shit your pants. Think of that warm lump as an early Christmas gift from Will. IMDb implied that only New Yorkers are undead, which makes me wonder why he doesn't just leave, and Alice Braga, a Brazilian actress, is shown looking pretty healthy in set pictures, which means there must be a twist. Chances are this will reign the box office this weekend.
Juno
No offense, but only white people could get away with critically lauding a movie about a pregnant teenager and finding her plight of struggling with her identity and her crumbling friendship amusing. It's kind of hard not to though, since it's Ellen Page (Hard Candy) who plays the pregnant teen, Michael Cera (Superbad), who awkwardly knocked her up, and Jason Bateman ("Arrested Development"), who must appease his baby-crazy wife Jennifer Garner (13 Going on 30). With supporting cast like Rainn Wilson ("The Office") and J.K. Simmons ("The Closer") there's bound to be a bevy of laughs. So this Christmas just think of Juno as this millenium's Virgin Mary...and try to ignore the part where Cera is God in that scenario.
Alvin and the Chipmunks
ALVIN!!!!! I love that they revived an 80s cartoon for this generation of munchkins to annoy their parents with. Those songs will be playing all friggin Christmas. In case you weren't raised in the 80s or you managed to dodge these joyful little critters, this animated/live action film is about songwriter Dave (Jason Lee from "My Name is Earl") who uses talking chipmunks to sing and sell his songs to a music producer (David Cross "Arrested Development"). Each chipmunk has its own personality. Alvin (Justin Long from Live Free or Die Hard) is the rebellious one, Simon (Matthew Gray Gubler from "Criminal Minds") is the smart one, and Theodore (Jesse McCartney...yeah, the singer) is the cute one that never stops eating. Together these chipmunks try to help Dave wooo Claire (Cameron Richardson from "Point Pleasant"), and hijinks ensue.
Kite Runner
This is that controversial Middle Eastern novel adaptation about two friends from different countries and political surroundings who reunite after 20 years and the troubles that plague them. Marc Foster (Stranger than Fiction & Monster's Ball) directs.
Youth without Youth
Francis Ford Coppola's first film in 10 years since The Rainmaker is a translation of a Romanian romantic thriller novella. It follows a man (Tim Roth from Pulp Fiction) whose life is changed by an amazing event.
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