Movie Pick'Ums: Vampires vs. George Michael vs. Obligatory Romantic Comedy

[DirtyKash]

Daybreakers
Director: Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig
Stars: Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill
Studio: Lionsgate
Theatres: 2,400
The Plot: In the year 2017, a plague has transformed most every human into vampires. Faced with a dwindling blood supply, the fractured dominant race plots their survival; meanwhile, a researcher (Hawke) works with a covert band of vamps on a way to save humankind.





Youth in Revolt
Director: Miguel Arteta
Stars: Michael Cera, Portia Doubleday, Ray Liotta
Studio: Dimension Films
Theatres: 2,000+
The Plot: Like most teens, young Nick Twisp (Cera) is ruled by his libido. And from the recesses of a trailer park in Northern California, Twisp concocts a plan -- make that multiple schemes -- to lose his virginity to a local girl, the precocious Sheeni Saunders (Doubleday).






Leap Year
Director: Anand Tucker
Stars: Amy Adams, Matthew Goode, Adam Scott
Studio: Universal Pictures
Theatres: 2,400
The Plot: Anna (Adams) has spent four years with her boyfriend, Jeremy (Scott), without a wedding proposal. During his business trip to Dublin, Anna opts to act on Leap Day, an Irish tradition that encourages women to propose to men on the date February 29th. A re-routed plane trip, however, lands her at the door of a Welsh innkeeper (Goode), who might offer a diversion of his own.

[Kingdom]

Other: Avatar

[Hammer]

Other: Avatar

[realmofotalk]

That's f---ing gold. You can't make it anymore clear that it was James Cameron's European guilt flick than that.

[Kingdom]

I'm glad someone knows what half those scribbled words are.

[redsrbetter]

I simply can't wait to see Youth In Revolt. It won't be the box office hit, but the dude from Hangover is genius.

[missionhockey21]

Youth In Revolt is one of my favorite books, I actually got the sequel to it to read for Christmas. But I am trying to keep my expectations low (given the source material and cast of actors, all of which I adore.)

[redsrbetter]

I never even knew it was a book. Even more intriguing. I am sure I will see the movie first, which will hopefully prompt me to buy the book.

[Kingdom]

I win.

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=62264

[DirtyKash]

Alvin and the Chipmunks: the Squeakquel beat out all the new movies. Damn.

[missionhockey21]

I never even knew it was a book. Even more intriguing. I am sure I will see the movie first, which will hopefully prompt me to buy the book.

I will say, it is raunchy. I can't comment on the film yet, but the book was definitely taboo material when I was 14 and reading it for the first time. One of the rare books that will make you laugh out loud.