Let's get this out of the way: The Expendables didn't have every major action celebrity ever. Has anyone read about why Van Damme declined to be in the movie? How about people talking about some of the other action stars that weren't in here like Steven Segal, Wesley Snipes, or Chuck Norris? Plus, for a film that said that it was going be the only time we would going to see Stallone and his men on the big screen again, once the news came out about him writing a sequel, I knew that the film's advertising was nothing but a lie.
As for Scott Pilgrim, don't think of the failure having anything to do with people getting tired of Michael Cera or the fact that people have a snooze fest in a film that's full of fight after fight after fight with jokes and conversations between the main and supporting cast. It's because, unlike Captain America or Iron Man, the graphic novel series never had a big name. It might had received some good comments from Joss Whedon and Ain't It Cool News and awards praising on how great the combo was with video games and anime mixed with a teenage rom-com, but when a film that was made for geeks by geeks, it'll gain a cult following but some critics will tear it to shreds even though they were very harsh of Expendables and Eat, Pray, Love. Personally, I could care less about the latter AND the other films coming out this week. Vampires Suck? My one word review: Horrible. Piranhas 3D? Not interested. Those last two one word movie reviews can also be related to the film Lottery Ticket.
This movie season's over for me and I'll try to satisfy my cravings for a good time in theaters with seeing Scott Pilgrim again. The odds of it being thrown out of theaters within a week or two are a bit higher since it was unable to make as much as Kick-Ass, another indie comic book film that most critics hated, we loved, and made back its budget yet came off as a disappointment if we add the advertising costs. With that said, for everyone checking out any of the new films this week, have a great time but I'm moving on into the possible mediocre Fall Movie Season.
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