In Theaters: April 30, 2010

Here's a look at what is opening this weekend.

Opening in Wide Release:

A Nightmare on Elm Street

Director: Samuel Bayer

Stars: Jackie Earle Haley, Rooney Mara, Katie Cassidy

Rated: R

In this reboot of the original A Nightmare on Elm Street (Directed by Wes Craven, 1984), the infamous serial killer wielding the gloves with blades who kills you in your dreams, stalks a group of teenagers who reside on Elm Street.

Trailer:

Furry Vengeance

Director: Roger Kumble

Stars: Brendan Fraser, Brooke Shields

Rated: PG

A real estate developer faces a protest from the local woodland creatures as he tries to carry out his plans for a new subdivision that would wipe out their homes.

Trailer:

Opening in Limited Release

The Good Heart

Director: Dagur Kari

Stars: Brian Cox, Paul Dano

Rated: R

Harry Brown

Director: Daniel Barber

Stars: Michael Cain, Emily Mortimer

Rated: R

The Human Centipede

Director: Tom Six

Stars: Dieter Laser, Ashley C. Williams

Rated: Not Rated

Mercy

Director: Patrick Hoelck

Stars: Whitney Able, Bre Blair, James Caan

Rated: Not Rated

Please Give

Director: Nicole Holofcener

Stars: Rebecca Hall, Catherine Keener, Elizabeth Keener

Rated: R

Overall, I want to see A Nightmare on Elm Street to see how it stacks up against the original. Seeing as the original is so classic, I'm fairly sure the remake is not going to cut it. Also, Furry Vengeance looks like more of a nightmare than A Nightmare on Elm Street, in the sense that it looks absolutely ridiculous. I know it's a family movie, but it almost looks like only the children will enjoy that one. We'll see. As far as those limited release films, The Human Centipede looks absolutely ridiculous as well.

What do you all want to see?

Trailer: George A. Romero's Survival of the Dead

I saw the trailer for George A. Romero's Survival of the Dead for the first time today.

Synopsis:

A group of National Guardsmen travel to a remote island, hoping that it is the last safe, zombie-free place on Earth. What they find, instead, are two feuding families. What's the feud? They're fighting over what to do about the zombies: kill them or try to tame and save them.

In Theaters:

May 28, 2010

Personally, I think the film looks rather lack-luster. The story doesn't really grab me. Diary of the Dead was a disappointment, so I'm hoping this film redeems the "Dead" series for me.

What do you all think?

Blogger Update

Hey followers and regular readers,

This, indeed, is primarily a review site, but I'm planning to do more than just write reviews here so that it doesn't get boring. Here's what I have planned for the future:

• Of course, I will continue writing reviews as I see new films in theaters, including hopefully the remake of A Nightmare On Elm Street this weekend.
• I will get back to doing television reviews as soon as finale time rolls around. I also plan to write reviews of high profile episodes, including Glee's upcoming Lady Gaga-centric episode (despite the fact I am not a Lady Gaga fan) as well as other themed episodes in the future.
• I will finally begin writing reviews of music videos in the near future.
• I will also begin writing my thoughts on trailers for upcoming films.
• Every Thursday or Friday, I will provide information and thoughts about films to be released that weekend.
• Every Tuesday, I will provide information and thoughts about the DVDs released that day.
• I hope to bring back the Horror Film of the Week, and eventually move on to other genres for the Film of the Week.
• Occasionally, there will be specialty updates, such as the one I did on the top films to watch on Halloween.
• I will continue posting awards information, including nominee lists and winner lists. This includes the upcoming MTV Movie Awards.

I hope this keeps all of you coming back for more! I also want to thank you for continually checking in here. I apologize that I have not been updating as much. I haven't had the money or time to go see anything in theaters, plus I have my UNCW graduation fast approaching so it's been pretty busy lately.

Thanks for reading!

-Kelly