The blockbuster season has gotten off to a pretty good start money-wise behind the good opening weekend fortunes of X-Men Origins: Wolverine and Star Trek. I only see the latter as having any long term success, but I could be wrong. Anyway, week three sees us step away from the big effects, teen-targeted blockbusters to a potentially more thoughtful thriller aimed at an audience that skews older. I have to wonder if it has the strength to climb to the top, or if last week's champ, Star Trek, will stay at the top on the strength of its positive word of mouth. Aside from that, we also get a limited release romantic comedy that hopes to do well enough to garner a wider release.
Angels & Demons. (2009, 140 minutes, PG-13, thriller) A few years ago, director Ron Howard and star Tom Hanks teamed up for The DaVinci Code. That film arrived amid immense hype and a boatload of controversy regarding its religious themes. Well, the movie came, proved to be a box office hit, but failed to deliver on the hype, at least for me. Now, the duo are back with a sequel, also based on a Dan Brown novel. Although this one was originally set before the events of DaVinci, it has been modified to work as a sequel. This time out the Church is looking to Robert Langdon (Hanks) to help them. It appears the Illuminati are planning an attack on the Church. I cannot say that I am overly excited for this, partially exacerbated by recent Howard and Hanks promotional appearances, which strike me as a little too superior in attitude (I cannot quite put my finger on it, but I find them strangely off-putting). Anyway, I still have a little curiosity and I like fellow cast member Ewan McGregor, who plays a priest.
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1 - manahoos
Angels & Demons, now in theaters, what are the four pillars of the Illuminati
2 - Dave Nalle
Delusion, Paranoia, Psychosis and Fantasy.