SoulHonky

This weekend the 2008 film year truly begins. Some legitimate releases hit the theater and it's time to take a look at what Hollywood has to offer this fine January.

The Definites:
None. There's no one film that I'm really amped up to see. But then again, it's January, the month in which studios try to avoid releasing actual quality movies.

The Maybe's
- The Air I Breathe: A lot depends on the reviews. It appears to be a compilation of stories and has a cast of Kevin Bacon, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Brendan Fraser, Forest Whitaker, Emile Hirsch, and Andy Garcia. And no, I'm not sure what I meant by naming the cast. Intriguing but not 15 dollars and two hours of my life intriguing.
- Tropa De Elite: A film about Brazil's elite police force? Sounds like it be could be City of God meets The Shield. Sounds promising.
- Cloverfield: Not that I'm expecting this movie to be all that good but I'll probably get roped in to seeing it. I'm not a fan of JJ Abrams so I'm preparing to be underwhelmed. If my friends want to go, I'll probably see it but it's one of those films that I'd gladly let slip through the cracks and just wait to see on DVD. If only I had been even underwhelmed.

The Maybe If I'm Really Bored
- 27 Dresses: I like romantic comedies, what can I say. Well, I can say that this doesn't look very good so I'm in no rush to see it.
- Taxi to the Dark Side: The documentary about U.S. torture in Afghanistan seems very intriguing but I have to be honest, it's not something I can see myself making time for on the weekends (or plopping down to see after work).

The Probably Not's
- U2 3D: It should be in the No Way category but I'll move it up a notch out of respect for the band.
- Mad Money: I really like heist films. But I'm not sure I like them this much. And as much as I like Diane Keaton, I'm not really a fan of either Katie Holmes or Queen Latifah.  
Teeth: A horror-type thriller about a girl with teeth (or something) in her vagina. Unless I get really depressed about being single and need to find some sort of bright side, I doubt I'll make it to this one.
- Rambo: I loved most of the Rocky movies but I didn't see Rocky Balboa. I don't think I've actually seen a Rambo movie (aside from First Blood) so I don't see myself spending a couple of hours watching a leather-faced Stallone relive his past glories.
- Trailer Park Boys - The Movie: I wasn't aware that there was a Trailer Park Boys anything else. Oh well. But if it gets good reviews, perhaps I might check it out.
- Untraceable: When the trailer of an action thriller is slow and dull, it's probably a sign that you should skip it. And cyber-terror movies very do much for me.

The No Way's 
- 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days: "The description is a drama about a woman who assists her friend to arrange an illegal abortion in 1980's Romania." I think I'll find a way to pass on this.
- Cassandra's Dream: Woody Allen, Colin Farrell, and Ewen McGregor. Three high profile names whose movies I usually find disappointing. Yes, two negatives make a positive but THREE negatives have it right back at a big fat minus sign.
- Day Zero: Interest The Same.
- Alice's House: If it gets good reviews, I'll put it on my Netflix queue. Probably at the bottom of my Netflix queue.
- How She Move: Why Me Care?
- Meet the Spartans: Ugh. Not only will I not see this but I am rooting for it to fail.