Opening Everywhere: Monsters University, World War Z, The Bling Ring
FilmDrunk Suggests: Watch whatever you want. I get to see RED 2 and White House Down next week, so my movie year is just about over.
Monsters University
Rotten Tomatoes Scores: 77% critics, 90% audience
Gratuitous Review Quotes:
“What hasn’t advanced is the plotting, which was nothing special last time and is so formulaic now that it’s basically surprise-free.” – Bob Mondello, NPR
“Monsters University is cute, and funny, and the animation, though not exactly inspired, is certainly colorful.” – Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
Armchair Analysis: I think it looks cute enough. If I had kids, I’d definitely take them to see this, leave them in the theater and go watch World War Z. That’s how parenting works, right?
World War Z
Rotten Tomatoes Scores: 68% critics, 86% audience
Gratuitous Review Quotes:
Go back and read this post about the good and bad reviews, please.
Armchair Analysis: I can’t believe it’s finally here. All the complaining that I’ve done over this one silly zombie movie. I can only hope that another movie is announced soon so I’ll have something to whine about.
The Bling Ring
Rotten Tomatoes Scores: 58% critics, 51% audience
Gratuitous Review Quotes:
“The young actors, including Katie Chang, Israel Broussard, and a very un-Harry Potter-ish Emma Watson, are engagingly blank, and Coppola films their exploits with a smooth and slowly accumulating creepiness.” – Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor
“She neither explains nor excuses nor extols nor excoriates these kids, which would be fine, but she doesn’t really examine them either.” – Alonso Duralde, The Wrap
Armchair Analysis: I thought this opened last week. Oh well, I stand by what I wrote then. Don’t give money to Paris Hilton.