I was never really a movie person. I didn’t like sitting around and paying too much money to spend two hours of my life watching a movie I would ultimately be disappointed in, but then the most wonderful creation that is Netflix occurred, and suddenly, I found myself spending hours in front of the TV. I prefer funny or dramatic Indie films to romantic comedies and horror movies to anything with robots in it, but I am excited to tell you a bit about a few movies I’m looking forward to (or not looking forward) to seeing.
As customary to the Halloween season, there will be a “new” drama/horror movie, the third remake of the 1976 movie, Carrie. The original movie was based on a book by Stephen King about high school pariah Carrie White, a strange girl sheltered by her slightly insane and highly religious mother and harassed by her peers. One night she discovers that she has telekinetic abilities, and they get put to use after a prom prank goes terribly right and then so wrong.
The original has grown to be a cult movie classic and featured actress Sissy Spacek as Carrie. I loved her in this role. She was weird and pretty but still strange looking enough for it to be believable that she was picked on and bullied. She played the crazy-confused “Am I on my period or am I dying?” role very well.
The movie was remade in 2002 as a TV movie that I felt did the original and the story no justice at all, so I was happy when I found out they were making another version. And oh my goodness, Ansel Elgort is going to play the main lead (for anyone interested in the Fault in Our Stars, he’s set to act as Augustus in the movie, and this is his right of passage). Julianne Moore will play Margaret White, Carrie’s mother who seems to have fallen off her rocker long before the movie begins (I mean, she locks her daughter in a closet, come on). Julianne Moore scares me in the first place, so I feel like she’ll fit the role well.
My only issue with this whole deal, even if it’s a small issue, is the lovely Chloe Grace Moretz. She is beautiful; what high school boy in his right mind would ever bully someone as pretty as her? Seriously, does no one else see the issue here? Nevertheless, her
performance is believable, and I think she’ll do great. I’m excited to see this movie; it releases on October 18th, right on time for Halloween.
As for movies I am already disappointed in before I have even seen them, this week’s award goes to Runner Runner, featuring Justin Timberlake and Ben Affleck. The movie is about college student Richie Furst (Timberlake), who discovers the system behind an online poker game. However, Richie soon “goes bust,” loses everything, and meets the man behind the game, Ivan Block (Affleck). They get involved with one another, and their business soon turns corrupt, and it goes from there.
Okay, I love Justin TImberlake and all, but I have seen him act, and I do not approve. The whole concept of the movie seemed awesome, and when I saw the trailer I automatically shouted, “OH MY GOD, WE HAVE TO GO SEE THAT,” but after looking at the reviews it has received (it got a 5.4/10 on IMDB and a 32/100 on Metascore), my enthusiasm dwindled, and now I’m not even sure I want to waste my time. It released on October 4th, and I’m not sad to say I will not be in that crowd when the credits roll.
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