October 6
If you saw the first movie in the series, “Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning” will just provide a second go-round with the same creepy, Frankenstein-like chain-saw-
wielding maniac.
In “The
Departed,” Leonardo DiCaprio teams up with
director Martin Scorsese for the third time in recent years to shoot this exciting drama. An all star supporting cast, including Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg and Martin Sheen, is onboard for this undercover cops versus robbers caper that is sure to
be a crowd pleaser. Look for Oscar nods
in winter.
“Employee of the Month” stars
Jessica Simpson. Need I say more? If you’re looking for anything more than a superficial popcorn flick, you’re SOL.
October 13
“The Grudge 2” should prove to be equally bad or worse than the horrible first film. As long as they make these corny fright flicks, the Wayans brothers will parody them with their infamously bad “Scary Movie” franchise; so please, for everyone’s sake, stop… now.
Once you hear one of the movie studios behind “The Marine” is WWE Films, you may cringe, but don’t. This movie should kick some serious ass. While the plot isn’t too original (a marine’s wife is abducted and taken hostage only to be rescued by her determined husband), this movie is the typical guy-movie.
October 20
If “Marie Antoinette” is anything like the dreadfully boring “Pride and Prejudice” or “Vanity Fair,” it’s in for a world of trouble. Too bad the trailer makes it look almost like a sequel to the above period pieces.
“Flags of our Fathers” is Clint Eastwood’s directorial follow-up to the 2004 Oscar winner, “Million Dollar Baby.” This World War II flick, which will hopefully be a little better than “Pearl Harbor,” stars mostly no-name young actors who lead in this intense and real look at Iwo Jima in the heart of the war. “Fathers” will be an Oscar contender for sure.
October 27
The “Saw” series is probably the best horror franchise since the “Scream movies,” which is why the game continues with
“Saw III.” I only have two questions: Who is the psychopath behind the writing of these movies? And: Since the producers are apparently signed up through “Saw 8,” how many more cruel death traps can be thought up?
Brad Pitt emerges from the rubble of his media fiasco with “Babel,” a gritty third-world look at family and the pain that unites all humans. From the director of “21 Grams,” “Babel” should garner some Oscar buzz.