The end of summer is here. Labor Day weekend is generally one of the weaker box office weekends of the year. The reasons? School is right around the corner, college is already in session, and many are trying to squeeze in one more barbecue and party before Fall weather starts to creep in, so not as many people are interested in going to the movies. The studio behind Halloween are banking on an opening of $20 million plus. To put that into perspective, only one film has opened that high on Labor Day weekend, Transporter 2 in 2005, and only six films have opened at more than $10 million. I think it has a shot at the big opening, even if it is a couple of months too early.
Death Sentence (2007, 110 minutes, R, thriller, trailer) This looks like fun. It is a gritty old school revenge flick based on a novel by the same guy who brought us Death Wish. Kevin Bacon stars as a father who goes on a rampage after the murder of his son. It is directed by James Wan, who continues to step away from his beginnings in the Saw franchise. Earlier this year he brought us the creepy horror of Dead Silence, and here he steps away from horror altogether.
Halloween (2007, 109 minutes, R, horror, trailer) When it was first announced that there was going to be a Halloween remake, there was outcry from horror fans the world round. When Rob Zombie was announced as the director, some of those cries quieted, while others cried louder. There were cries that they were ruining Halloween, that classics shouldn't be touched, and other such nonsense. It's a movie that you can choose to accept or not, but to say it is ruining the original is a complete fabrication. Zombie is reimagining the original film, bringing in new elements and giving his own take on the character. Frankly, I am looking forward to seeing what he will bring to it. I like what I have seen so far.
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