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April 3,2005 -Apr.10,2005 |
Summer blockbusters arrive early
From Sin City to Star Wars III, audiences will get a chance to see a little bit of everything
By Angela Baldassarre
If you were wondering why we've being seeing an onslaught of bad horror movies lately (Cursed, Boogeyman, Hide & Seek), as well as bad romantic comedies (The Wedding Date, Man of the House), it's because Hollywood studios are reluctant to release major movies during the weeks leading up to the Academy Awards, preferring to dump a product in which they've basically lost faith.
The two big movie seasons are, of course, summer and the holidays, but in recent years the former is beginning earlier and earlier, making the spring one of the key calendar dates for releases. And this year the titles seem hopeful and impressive.
One of the most talked about movies of the season is Robert Rodriguez's Sin City. Here the director is determined to make a real comic-book movie, meaning this story of crime and corruption uses a blend of computer-generated images and live action with Bruce Willis, Rosario Dawson, Jessica Alba and Clive Owen starring. All this is based on Frank Miller's award-winning, graphic novels. This scribe has already viewed the picture, and nothing like it has ever been seen on the big screen before. Violent, but fantastic.
For those seeking romance and adventure, it's difficult to resist real-life lovers Matthew McConaughey and Penelope Cruz in Sahara. Directed by Breck Eisner, the film stars Steve Zahn as their sidekick who stops their quest for a sunken treasure on the Nile just long enough to save mankind from a mysterious plague. Based on the best-selling novel by Clive Cussler, the story centres on NUMA (National Underwater Marine Agency) agent and master explorer Dirk Pitt (McConaughey), who discovers that thousands of North Africans are being driven mad by something polluting the water. If unchecked, the entire world population could be threatened.
Bobby and Peter Farrelly join Drew Barrymore and Jimmy Fallon to take us out to a ball game, or two, in Fever Pitch, the story of a die-hard Red Sox fan who finds a girl to love as much as he does his favourite team. A high-school teacher (Fallon) meets and falls in love with a successful businesswoman (Barrymore). Although their lives are vastly different, the relationship seems perfect until the baseball season begins and she has to compete with his first true love: the Boston Red Sox. Fallon sucked big time in Taxi. Let's hope he's honed his chops for this.
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