September 2007: Upcoming Movies Reviewed, Part I
Aug 19, 2007
By crankyrabbit
Filed in Upcoming Movies
A ton of flicks are coming out this September, and I use my powers of deduction to forecast whether or not they’ll be good. Here I examine “Dragon Wars“, “Eastern Promises“, and “Shoot ‘em Up.”
Click here for part II of this series
Dragon Wars (D-War) (September 14th, 2007)
The synopsis of Dragon Wars (cleverly shortened to “D-War” on the movie’s official website) is that “Dragon-like creatures appear in Los Angeles…” Funny, you’d think with a movie title like “Dragon Wars” you wouldn’t need to call them “dragon-like” creatures.
Anyway, Dragon Wars, quite puzzlingly, is directed by a Korean filmmaker and helmed by a Korean studio, yet is set in the U.S. and features American actors. As the trailer shows, this film seems destined for the B-movie bin.
Forecast: Bomb
Eastern Promises (September 14th, 2007)
A History of Violence was a great action-thriller and featured director David Cronenberg and beady-eyed actor Viggo Mortensen — this new flick appears to be more of the same by the two and I think it will be a hit.
Forecast: Hit
Shoot ‘Em Up (September 7th, 2007)
Generic title: check.
Action star: check (Clive Owens)
Hot chick: check (Monica Belluci)
Cinematic dud: check.
Forecast: Bomb