June 2008
(as seen in the Scottsdale Airpark News)
Movies in theaters are alive and well as Hollywood
continues to release some very exciting films. Why see these films
in a theater instead of at home on your great home theater system?
Some movies are best experienced on a massive screen with amazing
sound, with audience interaction, or maybe that guilty pleasure
-- with hot liquid butter poured all over that big bag of popcorn.
There could be one annoyance though -- deciding just what to see,
given there are often five or more new movies released every week.
So with your busy life, if you could see just one newly released
movie per week, which five (due to a tie) in June should they
be?
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For
the weekend of June 6, it is “You Don’t
Mess with the Zohan”, starring Adam Sandler,
Emmanuelle Chriqui (Entourage), Rob Schneider, Shelley Berman
(Boston Legal), and Mariah Carey, directed by Dennis Dugan
(I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry). Genre: comedy,
rated PG-13. The plot: An Israeli Mossad agent (Sandler)
fakes his death so he can begin a new life as a hair stylist
in New York City. Then things get a little more complicated.
The other two movies opening this weekend are: Mongol
and Kung Fu Panda. |
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For the
weekend of June 13, it is a tie, first with “The
Incredible Hulk”, starring Edward Norton, Liv
Tyler, Tim Roth (Funny Games), William Hurt, and Tim Blake
Nelson (The Astronaut Farmer), directed by Louis Leterrier
(Transporter 2). Genre: action / adventure, fantasy, science
fiction, not yet rated. The plot: Dr. Bruce Banner continues
to search the globe for the antidote that will prevent his
angry giant green monster alter ego from resurfacing. Upon
returning to civilization to meet up with his true love (Tyler),
the brilliant doctor is ruthlessly pursued by The Abomination,
a nightmarish beast of pure adrenaline and aggression whose
powers match The Hulk's own. A fight of comic-book proportions
ensues as Banner must call upon the hero within to rescue
New York City from total destruction.
The second in the tie is “The Happening”,
starring Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel (Bridge to Terabithia),
and John Leguizamo, directed by M. Night Shyamalan (Lady in
the Water). Genre: science fiction thriller / drama, not yet
rated. The plot: a science teacher/wannabe musician, Elliot
(Wahlberg), and his wife Alma (Deschanel) are having marital
problems and are on the verge of separation, when they find
that people start mysteriously killing themselves. At first
it is reported that it is some sort of terrorist attack, but
to their dismay, the couple learns that this is going on in
every city around the world. Elliot is determined to figure
out what is happening to everyone, but for now, Elliot and
Alma must run from populated areas in hopes of finding a place
where the large-scale threat to humanity is not present. As
they travel, the carnage is everywhere. |
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For the
weekend of June 20, it is “Get Smart”,
starring Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway (The Devil Wears Prada),
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson (Doom), Terence Stamp
(Smallville), Masi Oka (Heroes), Terry Crews (Everybody Hates
Chris), Alan Arkin, James Caan, and Bill Murray, directed
by Peter Segal (The Longest Yard). Genre: action / adventure
comedy, rated PG-13. The plot: Maxwell Smart (Carell). The
headquarters of U.S. spy agency Control is attacked by the
evil crime syndicate KAOS, and the identities of its agents
are compromised. Control Chief (Arkin) has no choice but to
promote his ever-eager analyst Maxwell Smart (Carell), who
has always dreamt of working in the field alongside stalwart
superstar Agent 23 (Johnson). Instead, Smart is partnered
with the lovely-but-lethal veteran Agent 99 (Hathaway). Given
little field experience and even less time, Smart is armed
with nothing but some spy-tech gadgets and his unbridled enthusiasm,
and must thwart the latest plot for world domination and the
doomsday plans by the head of KAOS (Stamp).
The other two movies opening this weekend are: Kit
Kittredge: An American Girl and The Love
Guru. |
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For the
weekend of June 27, and the Scottsdale Airpark Movie of the
Month, it is “Wall-E”, starring
the voices of Sigourney Weaver, John Ratzenberger (Ratatouille),
Kathy Najimy (Numb3rs), Fred Willard (Back to You), and Jeff
Garlin (Curb Your Enthusiasm), directed by Andrew Stanton
(Finding Nemo). Genre: animated family comedy / science fiction
adventure, not yet rated. The plot: sometime in the future,
Earth becomes completely covered in garbage, making it virtually
uninhabitable for humans. A solution is devised which will
place all of humanity on luxurious space cruises for five
years, in which time millions of WALL-E (Waste Allocation
Load Lifter Earth-Class) robots will clean up the planet.
Unfortunately, all the robots malfunction except for one,
and 400 years later, humanity remains in space while the lone
surviving robot attempts to finish cleaning up the entire
Earth by itself. Eventually, WALL-E becomes extremely curious
about the planet he is cleaning and begins examining the refuse
of the world that once was. After hundreds of years of cleaning
and collecting, WALL-E develops a personality and feelings.
Then a new scout ship is sent from the space cruisers to check
on the progress of the cleanup and things change in a big
way.
The other movie opening this weekend is Wanted. |
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These are
expected to play at the multiplexes in the Scottsdale, AZ - Airpark
area including:
Harkins Scottsdale 101 at 7000 E. Mayo Blvd. 480-538-1707
AMC Desert Ridge 18 at 21000 N. Tatum Blvd. 480-606-0806
United Artists (Regal) Sonora Village 10 at 15512 N. Pima
Rd. 480-998-1300
Farrelli’s Cinema Supper Club at 14202 N. Scottsdale
Rd. 480-905-7200
Furthermore, gong to the movies still gives you the most entertainment
“bang for the buck” when compared to a similar two hour
venture at any professional sporting event, play or music performance.
See you at the movies!
Note: While the release dates & ratings for
these movies were correct at the time of printing, studios sometimes
make last-minute changes. If this happens, we apologize for any
inconvenience.
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