This week, we put five movies on trial. As The Jury, we recommend what should happen to a particular DVD released today. Voting Burn It, Skip It, Rent It, or Buy It, we come together to deliver a verdict and hope to help you decide what to watch or avoid. Unfortunately, there is no Court of Appeals this week. We have also added Closing Statements, including quotes from our reviews or opinions about each film on trial. This is to give you all a better idea of why we decided how we did.
Also, we are planning on starting a rotating Jury for the DVD Court, so if you have interest in joining the discussion, let us know below!
The Jury:
Nick of The Cinematic Katzenjammer
Ries of The Cinematic Katzenjammer
Joe of Two Dude Review
Vern of The Vern’s Videovangaurd
Andrew and Sarah of Two Tickets For…
Dave of Dave Examines Movies
Sati of Cinematic Corner
Daniel of Daniel’s Film Reviews
Brian of The Soap Box Office
Fernando of Committed to Celluloid
Ben of Benend’s Basement
Alex of Cinemaniac Reviews
“Bond’s loyalty to M is tested when her past comes back to haunt her. Whilst MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.”
Directed by: Sam Mendes, Rated: PG-13, 143 minutes
Nick: Buy It
Ries: Buy It
Joe: Buy It
Vern: Buy It
Andrew and Sarah: Buy It
Dave: Buy It
Sati: Rent It
Daniel: Buy It
Brian: Buy It
Fernando: Buy It
Ben: Buy It
Alex: Buy It
Closing Statements:
Nick: “The perfect way to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Bond, Skyfall is engaging, action-packed, and too damn beautiful to pass up. This is a midnight buy.”
Fernando: “Exquisitely shot, expertly acted and a hell of a lot of fun, Skyfall is the action movie of 2012″
Andrew and Sarah: ”Quite possibly the best Bond film yet in every fashion – acting, cinematography, direction and music…it’s the perfect Bond film to be released during the 50th anniversary of the franchise.”
Daniel: ”Silva seems like an incredible Bond villain, and he is one of the greatest criminal masterminds of recent memory.”
Ben: ”Sam Mendes, has produced a very different Bond experience. One with far more emotion and depth than I expected.”
Alex: ”I scratch my head as I try to come up with a better way to cheer “Celebrating 50 Years of 007!”, than Skyfall.”
“An introvert freshman is taken under the wings of two seniors who welcome him to the real world.”
Directed by: Stephen Chbosky, Rated: PG-13, 102 minutes
Nick: Buy It
Ries: Rent It
Joe: Rent It
Vern: Skip It
Andrew and Sarah: Buy It
Dave: Rent It
Sati: Buy It
Daniel: Buy It
Brian: Rent It
Fernando: Buy It
Ben: Buy It
Alex: Buy It
Closing Statements:
Fernando: ”Stephen Chbosky adapts his own novel to the screen, as well as directs, to great success. The cast is superb, too”.
Andrew and Sarah: ”An incredibly charming, heartfelt and realistic depiction of what it’s like to be a high schooler, we can’t wait to buy this one so we can hang out with these wallflowers again and again.”
Daniel: ”Not any writer has quite analyzed teen angst as well as John Hughes, but Chbosky comes pretty close.”
Ben: ”Quite simply – if you ever felt insecure or under-appreciated growing up, Perks will capture your heart.”
Alex: ”Not since John Hughes’s The Breakfast Club (that was 1985, mind you) has the silver screen presented such an honest, true, edgy, and unforgettable movie for the ages.”
“When her father disappears, Heather Mason is drawn into a strange and terrifying alternate reality that holds answers to the horrific nightmares that have plagued her since childhood.”
Directed by: Michael J. Bassett, Rated: R, 94 minutes
Nick: Rent It
Ries: Skip It
Joe: Skip It
Vern: Skip It
Andrew and Sarah: Skip It
Dave: Skip It
Sati: Skip It
Daniel: Skip It
Brian: Skip It
Fernando: Burn It
Ben: Skip It
Alex: Skip It
Closing Statements:
Ben: “Just like it’s clunky title, the film is largely derivative and dull.”
“On the hunt for a fabled treasure of gold, a band of warriors, assassins, and a rogue British soldier descend upon a village in feudal China, where a humble blacksmith looks to defend himself and his fellow villagers.”
Directed by: RZA, Rated: R, 95 minutes
Nick: Rent It
Ries: Burn It
Joe: Skip It
Vern: Rent It
Andrew and Sarah: Skip It
Dave: Skip It
Sati: Skip It
Daniel: Skip It
Brian: Burn It
Fernando: Skip It
Ben: Skip It
Alex: Rent It
Closing Statements:
Ben: ”I couldn’t recommend this anyone with a straight face because it IS awful. Nonsensically entertaining but awful nonetheless.”
“A man in an iron lung who wishes to lose his virginity contacts a professional sex surrogate with the help of his therapist and priest.”
Directed by: Ben Lewin, Rated: R, 95 minutes
Nick: Rent It
Ries: Skip It
Joe: Rent It
Vern: Rent It
Andrew and Sarah: Rent It
Dave: Rent It
Sati: Rent It
Daniel: Rent It
Brian: Rent It
Fernando: Rent It
Ben: Rent It
Alex: Rent It
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