It goes without saying that, this week… just like last week… and probably next week, the new Harry Potter film is topping the box office chart. Even if Deathly Hallows Part 1 was seven hours of Daniel Radcliffe staring into a fridge wondering what to eat, it’d still top the chart.
That’s not to say the new flick is rubbish. We gave it a rather positive review. Yes, yes. Calm down. We do actually like some stuff y’know?
But this weekend, a lot of people turned up at the cinema to watch all manner of crap.
Crap? Yeah, our good mood didn’t last long. Fact is, one of the new entries this week was Burlesque – a film which stars Cher and Christina Aguilera and is largely being treated like its the The New Showgirls. This of course, means it’ll be a crock of poo, and invariably, end up a future DVD classic to watch while drunk with chums.
After all, that’s what Showgirls is for isn’t it? The most appalling acting and one of the most grotesque sex-scenes anyone will ever see, anywhere, ever.
That includes illegal bongo films where people actually die.
1. Yep, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 is still sitting pretty at the top of the charts this week and it doesn’t look like it’ll be moving any time soon. $50,345,000
2. Tangled is the latest picture from Walt Disney. It’s a hideously cutesy musical which feels a little outdated these days. However, there’s always an appetite for hokey crud like this. Yes, even if it features Mandy Moore. Basically, it is Rapunzel. Apparently, its the most expensive animated film ever made, with a budget of $260 million. Thus far, it has recouped $49,100,000
3. Megamind. Animation. Blue heads. Will Ferrell. Whatever. You know the drill. We’re sick of writing about it now. It’s a popular film though. Here’s an amount of money to justify it or something. $12,850,000
4. Burlesque. High camp with disappointing reviews. But what do us critics know anyway? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. $11,800,000
5. Unstoppable is a very predictable film and, as well you know, sometimes, nothing hits the spot like a predictable thriller-action film. $11,750,000
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mark says
“what do us critics know?” Evidently, not much. It should be “what do we critics know?”