I’m going to see Safe House on Sunday (matinee) to see if it’s possible for Ryan Reynolds to ruin another movie-even one with the uber-talented Washington starring in it. 🙂 I actually like Ryan Reynolds’ comic turns, but his dramatic chops still leave a lot to be desired in my humble opinion.
None of the above appeal to me enough to break the habit of not going to the movies at the weekend. It’s cheaper for us to go on Tuesday (discount day!) and ‘date night’. I think Phantom 3D is just more shameless money grabbing from the Star Wars franchise. The Vow looks like another in the Notebook, Time Traveller’s Wife type series. I’ll avoid it if I can.
Safe House looks like it’s a decent watch. Not really interested in the others although I’m sure I will see The Vow down the road 😉 Both movies are having massive, record-breaking box office weekends as we speak.
Safe House is a rental. I saw it. wasn’t all too impressed. About to go see The Vow. the highlight is the fact that Take Shelter finally made it to my city…should be checking that out this weekend!
Man, I’ll be bummed if Safe House is Safe Hosed! Well, copped tickets for it already, and see that it got a middling 51% Tomatometer. But what’s done is done. I’ll et y’all know what I think after viewing.
Safe House was pretty engaging to me. Combined with my tepid expectations for the film (based largely on uneven reviews) and the fact that I have even lower expectations for Ryan Reynolds-starring films, the film delivered more than I expected. Very simplistic plot, but I liked the minimalism there as well as the surprising (albeit not enough) interaction/chemistry between Washington and Reynolds. And Brendan Gleason (sp?) is always good.
Checking the US Box Office returns, it looks lie people went to BOTH in their droves. I guess it was ‘something for the ladies’ and ‘something for the blokes’ although I consider myself a lady and am less than enthusiastic about seeing The Vow.
Ja Dawson says
I’m going to see Safe House on Sunday (matinee) to see if it’s possible for Ryan Reynolds to ruin another movie-even one with the uber-talented Washington starring in it. 🙂 I actually like Ryan Reynolds’ comic turns, but his dramatic chops still leave a lot to be desired in my humble opinion.
iluvcinema says
🙂 I will go out on a limb and say … nope
Jack Deth says
Hi, iluv and company:
I’ve got my popping corn, oil and Cokes ready for Saturday night with TCM and its double bill of ‘Wait Until Dark’ and ‘The Apartment’.
Traveling to a theater this weekend…. Not so much.
Ja Dawson says
That sounds sound and economical as well I must admit. 🙂
iluvcinema says
Woot woot! Wait Until Dark – one of my faves!
ruth says
None of these actually. Might end up renting Contagion as Haywire is no longer playing near me 🙁
Ronan says
You should definitely see Contagion Ruth, it’s good. It’ll give you OCD but it’s good.
Ronan says
None of the above appeal to me enough to break the habit of not going to the movies at the weekend. It’s cheaper for us to go on Tuesday (discount day!) and ‘date night’. I think Phantom 3D is just more shameless money grabbing from the Star Wars franchise. The Vow looks like another in the Notebook, Time Traveller’s Wife type series. I’ll avoid it if I can.
iluvcinema says
Yeah this is a tough time of year not so much a dumping ground but really it is the filler in the lead up to blockbuster season.
Ja says
Yes, it’s beyond shameful but that’s Hollywood now. All about the easy Benjamins.
Castor says
Safe House looks like it’s a decent watch. Not really interested in the others although I’m sure I will see The Vow down the road 😉 Both movies are having massive, record-breaking box office weekends as we speak.
iluvcinema says
The success of The Vow makes sense as we are headed to V-day.
The Focused Filmographer says
Safe House is a rental. I saw it. wasn’t all too impressed. About to go see The Vow. the highlight is the fact that Take Shelter finally made it to my city…should be checking that out this weekend!
iluvcinema says
Sounds like fun – better than me (shut in due to a bad cold).
Ja says
Man, I’ll be bummed if Safe House is Safe Hosed! Well, copped tickets for it already, and see that it got a middling 51% Tomatometer. But what’s done is done. I’ll et y’all know what I think after viewing.
Ja says
Safe House was pretty engaging to me. Combined with my tepid expectations for the film (based largely on uneven reviews) and the fact that I have even lower expectations for Ryan Reynolds-starring films, the film delivered more than I expected. Very simplistic plot, but I liked the minimalism there as well as the surprising (albeit not enough) interaction/chemistry between Washington and Reynolds. And Brendan Gleason (sp?) is always good.
Scott Lawlor says
Oh my The Vow makes me want to Vurp (vomit burp)
Safe house looks a bit of me though!
iluvcinema says
Checking the US Box Office returns, it looks lie people went to BOTH in their droves. I guess it was ‘something for the ladies’ and ‘something for the blokes’ although I consider myself a lady and am less than enthusiastic about seeing The Vow.
sati says
I’m shocked “The Vow” is making so much money. The trailer looked horribly cheesy and sentimental.
iluvcinema says
I guess it’s success is down to Valentine’s Day Weekend has something to do with it … hopefully.