Thanksgiving Weekend Releases (11/26-11/30)
It’s the day after Turkey day. Santa has officially made his entrance for the holiday season to begin. You know it’s not the holidays until his sleigh rides up to Herald Square as the final moment in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, right?
So, with the holiday season upon us, Hollywood usually reserves this weekend to usher in the first wave of blockbuster films. However, wasn’t that last weekend? (Quantum of Solace, Bolt, and Twilight come to mind for some reason.) This weekend, viewers can check out several new releases - Four Christmases, Australia, Transporters 3, and Milk – to name a few.
Four Christmases stars Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughan as an unmarried couple seeking refuge from the annual holiday get togethers between four separate family households. Anyone married (or unmarried) that has been faced with similar situations will appreciate the story behind this film. For my family, it’s usually “three Christmases” so I personally, can’t wait to see the interpretation of this unconventional family tradition.
Australia, the much-anticipated…and sometimes referred to as the most-hyped…film starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman opened this weekend as well. It’s an epic story of epic proportions (in more ways than one). I like the work of both actors and that’s about the only thing that will get me to see the film at some point.
For thriller seekers, Transporters 3, launches into a theater near you. Starring Jason Statham (The Italian Job) and unknown actress Natalya Rudakova, the film centers around the transporting of the kidnapped daughter of the EPA of Ukraine from Marseilles to the Black Sea without getting caught. I didn’t see Transporters 1 or 2 and so I’ll leave it at that.
For those that love documentary-style story telling, there’s Milk, starring Sean Penn as the first Gay man to be elected into public office in America only to be assassinated a year later. I love Sean Penn. His films of late have been really good and his artistry equally so. I will take this one in at some point as well.
The thing is, all four of these films will compete with the already highly successful latest installment of all things James Bond- Quantum of Solace, the animated comedy – Bolt, and let’s not forget the vampire love story - Twilight. All three of those remain in the top 5 going into the weekend.
Because I’m in a Christmas-y kinda mood, I’ll probably take in Four Christmases before the holiday weekend is out. Review coming soon!
Until next time, see YOU at the movies!
Lisa 
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