Popcorn Pick- September 2012

September is one of the trickier months for me: most of the films that come out in the early fall are crap. Naturally, that's not entirely true, as there are at least a couple decent films coming out mixed in with the forehead-slappers. So let's get right to it.

Friday, September 7th
The Words

Bradley Cooper continues his leading-man status with this drama about a struggling writer who discovers an unpublished manuscript and decides to plagiarize the work- and becomes famous for the resulting novel. The obvious second act happens- the real author shows up to ruin his life. Because of the nice cast and the promising plot, this might be worth a look.
Zoe Saldana plays his girlfriend, while Jeremy Irons plays the real author looking for revenge.
I would have preferred to pick Bachelorette, a Bridesmaids clone with Kirsten Dunst and Wedding Crashers' Isla Fisher, but the film was made by the indie circuit and so isn't in wide release for a couple of weeks. :(







Friday, September 14th
Finding Nemo 3D

Am I really going to pay the price of a ticket to see this movie in theaters again, with inserted-in-later 3D? You bet your tail I am!
This 2003 Oscar-winning gem from Disney/Pixar is the latest to receive a 3D "upgrade," but of course I'm mostly just excited about the theatrical re-release. Re-experience Dory, Bruce, Nigel, that fish that likes the bubbles, and the whole gang all over again on the big screen, in the digital glory it was meant to have.
(Monsters, Inc. is next! Coming this holiday season.)









Friday, September 21st
Resident Evil: Retribution

The fifth movie in this zombie series (based on a video game franchise) has more of Milla Jovovich kicking ass, alive and walking dead alike. I've kind of lost track of the plot at this point...something about the zombie apocalypse spreading worldwide. (I thought it already did that...) But, Michelle Rodriguez is back, through the magic of movie cloning! Hmm... Michelle Rodriguez in an action movie...do you think she'll die?











Friday, September 28th
Trouble With the Curve

Clint Eastwood returns to the big screen, in this little drama about a baseball scout who takes his daughter (the wonderful Amy Adams) out on scouting trips with him because his eyesight is now so bad he can't see the games. Father-daughter bonding occurs. Justin Timberlake also stars as her love interest.
Also out this week is the time-travel actioner Looper, with Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis (they play the same character at different ages). Buzz is building around this one, but it looks stupid to me. If it turns out to be good, someone let me know.