April Movies: Date Night…Marriage…Nightmare…Clash…Funeral…After.Life (Is There A...)

[PeterG]

...running theme here??? :eek:

:lol:

Other movies released in April:

April 2nd – Warlords (action/foreign language with Jet Li and Andy Lau)
April 2nd – Don McKay (thriller with Thomas Haden Church, Melissa Leo and Elisabeth Shue)
April 9th – La Mission (drama with Benjamin Bratt, Erika Alexander and Jesse Borrego)
April 16th – Handsome Harry (drama with Steve Buscemi, Aidan Quinn and Campbell Scott)
April 16th – The Joneses (comedy with Demi Moore, David Duchovny and Lauren Hutton)
April 16th – The Perfect Game (sports drama with Cheech Marin and Emilie de Ravin)
April 16th – The City Of Your Final Destination (dramatic thriller with Anthony Hopkins)
April 23rd – The Losers (action with Chris Evans, Zoe Saldana, Jason Patric and Idris Elba)
April 23rd – Boogie Woogie (comedy drama with Amanda Seyfried, Stellan Skarsgard and Gillian Anderson)
April 23rd – Mercy (drama with Scott Caan and Erika Christensen, Dylan McDermott and James Caan)
April 30th – Furry Vengeance (family drama with Brendan Fraser, Brooke Shields and Dick Van Dyke)
April 30th – Harry Brown (crime thriller with Michael Caine and Emily Mortimer)
April 30th – Gunless (western with Paul Gross, Callum Keith Rennie and Graham Greene)

Just so you know, I’m not snubbing American Idol mentors. The Last Song with Miley Cyrus opens on Wednesday, March 31st, so that’s why this movie is not included in the poll. You’re all going to go see it, right?? ;) I Love You Philip Morris and Leaves of Grass and The Runaways open wide in April, but were included in previous threads, so I’ve left them off this month’s list (Leaves of Grass partly because it looks BAD to me!!).

Trailers for all of the above movies:

April 2nd – Clash Of The Titans (fantasy starring Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6CJenNMsb4

April 2nd - Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Too (comedy drama with Janet Jackson)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNags8pveck

April 2nd – The Greatest (drama with Pierce Brosnan, Susan Sarandon and Carey Mulligan)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xevNnOP5qSw

April 2nd – Warlords (action/foreign language with Jet Li and Andy Lau)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ok_5CKAOch8

April 2nd – Don McKay (thriller with Thomas Haden Church, Melissa Leo and Elisabeth Shue)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H17hZGu9MWs

April 9th – Date Night (comedy with Steve Carell, Tina Fey, Mark Wahlberg and James Franco)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSV4Y2l7JQg

April 9th – La Mission (drama with Benjamin Bratt, Erika Alexander and Jesse Borrego)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTkVM3nCnAs

April 9th – After.Life (horror with Liam Neeson, Christina Ricci and Justin Long)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_F8lpJXUTA

April 16th – Death At A Funeral (comedy with Chris Rock, James Marsden and Tracy Morgan)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RidTIIvXRM8

April 16th – Kick Ass (action comedy with Nicholas Cage and Elizabeth McGovern)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krOzVRj9z88

April 16th – Handsome Harry (drama with Steve Buscemi, Aidan Quinn and Campbell Scott)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msnua_5pDoY

April 16th – The Joneses (comedy with Demi Moore, David Duchovny and Lauren Hutton)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=achUBX71Fj0

April 16th – The Perfect Game (sports drama with Cheech Marin and Emilie de Ravin)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qr0iYL5fsYE

April 16th – The City Of Your Final Destination (dramatic thriller with Anthony Hopkins)
No preview, but found a clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDZcm_W7p2Q

April 23rd – The Back-Up Plan (comedy with Jennifer Lopez, Alex O’Loughlin and Robert Klein)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FZuNElrx7A

April 23rd – The Losers (action with Chris Evans, Zoe Saldana, Jason Patric and Idris Elba)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHvzsFSdxqk

April 23rd – Boogie Woogie (comedy drama with Amanda Seyfried, Stellan Skarsgard and Gillian Anderson)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHAPmxZJUKQ

April 23rd – Mercy (drama with Scott Caan and Erika Christensen, Dylan McDermott and James Caan)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51qfbbGEO3s

April 23rd – In The Electric Mist (drama with Tommy Lee Jones, Peter Sarsgaard and John Goodman)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuIa00bPJHw

April 23rd – A Shine Of Rainbows (drama with Aidan Quinn and Connie Nielsen)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0je1r_b3NQo

April 30th – Furry Vengeance (family drama with Brendan Fraser, Brooke Shields and Dick Van Dyke)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CimpBqZoiQ

April 30th – A Nightmare On Elm Street (horror with Jackie Earle Haley)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0i6V22chTM

April 30th – Harry Brown (crime thriller with Michael Caine and Emily Mortimer)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVOSfHFNlcI

April 30th – Please Give (comedy drama with Catherine Keener, Amanda Peet and Oliver Platt)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnz_T_LKvyo

April 30th – Gunless (western with Paul Gross, Callum Keith Rennie and Graham Greene)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QK-Md46Exxs

[BigB08822]

I will absolutely go see Nightmare on Elm Street even though I am sure it will suck but it is my favorite horror franchise and I must go see it.

I think Date Night looks hilarious, so I checked that box, too.

[PeterG]

After watching all the movie trailers, I wondered if I should do a movie thread this month. I couldn't believe how many CRAP trailers I had to watch over and over again. I swear this is the worst month for new movies since I started doing these threads... :(

Okay. You've been warned. Watch at your own risk!!

That said, I did enjoy a few.

I didn't realize the plot of Date Movie was more intriguing than I had expected. And the end of the trailer made me laugh out loud, which I rarely do.

Another bright spot was A Shine of Rainbows. I had not heard of it, there are not a lot of big name stars in it and the budget for this movie was probably tiny. Normally I would not have included a movie like this in the poll. But after watching so many CRAP trailers, this one stood out and it even made me cry. So it took me by surprise. If this movie is half as good as it's trailer, then it should be considered a must-see.

After.Life was another really good trailer, one that makes you want to see the movie... "but what really happens!!??" :D The Greatest looks intriguing, if a little self-absorbed.

Two others worth mentioning. The Back-Up Plan has Alex O'Loughlin with numerous shirtless shots (that alone surely worthy of the ticket price :lol:) and Gunless has the still-beautiful Paul Gross in it (as a cowboy, to boot - yee-haw!!).

Other than that...SKIP THEM ALL!!! (Well, maybe go see Clash of the Titans...let's wait for some reviews...)

[orbitz]

I hope COTT is at least decent. The director already has it in mind to do two more sequels after this.

[KikiSashaFan]

I think I'll see Date Night, but only because of Tina Fey. If it was someone else I don't think I'd bother.

[pollyanna]

I fear for Death at a Funeral. American remakes of truly funny British comedies rarely work. The wit just doesn't seem to translate.

[PeterG]

I fear for Death at a Funeral. American remakes of truly funny British comedies rarely work. The wit just doesn't seem to translate.

I can't believe this one is being re-made already. The original was only from 2007, I believe, and it was great! No reason to touch it, especially since it was in English. Strange that Peter Dinklage is playing the same role in both versions... It's also strange that the new version is directed by Neil LaBute and it still looks bad (LaBute has directed Lakeview Terrace, Nurse Betty, In The Company of Men and Possession).

On the plus side, we'll get to see James Marsden almost completely nekkid... :grope:

[BigB08822]

The trailer for Death at a Funeral looks all sorts of :lol: I want to see the original, though.

[Indra486]

*Geek Mode*

Okay as a child I saw COTT and it was :eek:. Medusa does that to you :lol:

I absolutely love Greek mythology as a child; I watched Kevin Sorbo's Hercules, Lucy Lawless's Xena, and the Disney Hercules. I was fortunate enough to take a bunch of mythology related classes in the past two years. I admit that other than Medusa, I remember nothing else about the film (maybe the part with Andromeda and the Godzilla-Kraken also). So I went to look up the original and the new one. Ultimately, Hollywood storytelling burns me again. :lynch:

I don't remember how accurate Xena and Hercules was because it's been a very long while but I recently rewatched the Disney one. It was cute for a Disney film but that was it. I feel conflicted over COTT because it's so misleading. I didn't know about its new plot until recently because I haven't been up-to-date with film news post-Olympics. My geeky self is seething that Hades is once again the villain and while the title is Clash of the Titans, there are no actual Titans in the film.... because they have to be locked in the depths in order for Zeus to rule the skies (for Hades to wage war against in the film.)

This is probably one of the few times I get to see a Greek mythology-related film and the effects look great. I'll probably suck it up and go watch that since the other movies don't really excite me.

[Buzz]

Definitely Clash Of The Titans and Nightmare On Elm Street! :cheer2:

[my little pony]

I Love You Philip Morris and The Warlords

[JumpinBug]

Possibly COTT, but only because Alexander Siddig is in it.

[pat c]

Never mind. ;) Mind glitch.

[orbitz]

I Love You Philip Morris and The Warlords

I want to see Philip Morris also, but I woud've picked a cuter love inerest for Ewen McGregor :P

[Satellitegirl]

I want to see Clash of the Titans, Why Did I Get Married Too(I watched the first one on TV and really liked it, last week), Date Night, Death at a Funeral(this one looks hilarious, and I loved the British version as well), and Kick Ass.

I won't see all of them in the theater, but I'll see them eventually.