Chicago Weekend Fun!

I have been looking at the New Movies being released in the next month and it looks like there will be a lot to see over the Christmas holiday break. A lot of big blockbuster movies will be out and hopefully everyone will have more free time around the holidays to go out and see them at the theaters. (or at least kids and teenagers will, adults may still be working) Some of the movies I think look good are:

1. Sweeny Todd (the demon barber of fleet street)- This is an adaptation with Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter from a musical. So expect singing, but also expect something unique and quite dark that only Johnny Depp and Tim Burton could bring you. I wouldn’t expect a lot of gore here, but I would expect the odd take on the world that seems to be their specialty and expect some humor too.

2. I Am Legend- People are excited about seeing Will Smith in a movie again since this is supposed to be a movie adapted from a graphic novel. That seems to be the golden ticket with the teens and 20’s people of today. Nothing is hotter underground than the comic culture except maybe zombies and vampires and this has those too. It’s scifi genre with a killer virus. Scifi is a genre that Will Smith does well so maybe this will be a sneak attack because people have been kind of bored with Will Smith lately. But I am not so sure about those vampires. I think that’s where this one falls off the cliff.

3. Kite Runner - a movie that is small and independent and features cultural differences between the west and the middle east in cultures. I think this is a contemporary and relevant story right now and people appreciate the truth in stories that entertain and educate at the same time. We can all relate here.

4. The Golden Compass - Nicole Kidman hasn’t had a hit in a while and is in a post Oscar slump. I’d really like this fantasy film with animation to work out for her and Daniel Craig. They can do great work, but sometimes it’s not the best story. Fantasy films have been big the last 5 years or so and this is well within that genre although it’s not based on a well known book with a geeky following. So it looks good but it’s too soon to tell if this is really a great film or not.