September 7 weekend - Best genre weekend ever?

[Jim H]

Ok, maybe not ever, but for me this is definitely the best weekend for genre works in quite a while.

We've got an insane action film that's had lots of great early reviews: Shoot 'Em Up.

We've got what looks to be the best Western since Unforgiven - 3:10 to Yuma.

And we've got what many say is the best slasher in many years, Hatchet.

I'm pretty psyched, and Friday is gonna be a long day at the theatre. Anyone else?

[jbar1026]

yeah i think i may just have to sneak from theater 2 theater havent done that in years

[MidnightAngel]

My money is on Shoot 'Em Up.

[Frank the Tank]

We also got what looks like another awesome r-rated comedy in The Brothers Solomon.

Either it will be great or another Let's Go To Prison, where the trailer was funnier than the movie.

[Jig Saw 123]

Yuma looks like it wont get enough attention and Shoot Em' Up will get the same amount of attention that Smokin Aces got... :(

[jbar1026]

Originally posted by Jig Saw 123
Yuma looks like it wont get enough attention and Shoot Em' Up will get the same amount of attention that Smokin Aces got... :(
westerns hardly ever get the attention they deserve

[corran horn]

Actually, I think YUMA will do just fine. The recent tracking I saw (on Jeff Wells' Hollywood Elsewhere) showed it tracking ahead of Shoot 'em Up. I wouldn't be counting it out just yet (not with Crowe and Bale in it).

[Jim H]

Originally posted by Jig Saw 123
Yuma looks like it wont get enough attention and Shoot Em' Up will get the same amount of attention that Smokin Aces got... :(

Well, it isn't out yet, but there seems to be a key difference: early reviews are very positive on Shoot 'Em Up, whereas Smoking Aces was badly reviewed by practically everyone.

BTW, why does this comparison keep getting made? I don't get the Smokin' Aces and Shoot 'Em Up comparisons...

The other recent western I liked, Open Range, did fairly well. It only grossed about 60 million domestically, but it also only cost $26 million. That looks to be a key difference about Yuma. It seems to be quite a bit bigger budget, unless its two leads have taken major paycuts...

I guess we'll see. I'm hoping it will be a huge success, but I'm not holding my breath.

[Le_Big_Mac]

Originally posted by Jim H
BTW, why does this comparison keep getting made? I don't get the Smokin' Aces and Shoot 'Em Up comparisons...

They both look like mindless action movies. Granted Shoot 'Em Up looks better than Smokin' Aces was.

[Jim H]

Originally posted by Le_Big_Mac
They both look like mindless action movies. Granted Shoot 'Em Up looks better than Smokin' Aces was.

Yeah, but like a dozen mindless action movies come out every year...

[Jig Saw 123]

Originally posted by Jim H
Yeah, but like a dozen mindless action movies come out every year...


Because they seem to have the same style to me. And I meant box office wise not reviews. Though Shoot Em' Up will probably get 15 million more than Aces. And I think i'll enjoy Shoot Em' Up alot more...

[CreeperBEATNGU]

Originally posted by Jig Saw 123
Yuma looks like it wont get enough attention and Shoot Em' Up will get the same amount of attention that Smokin Aces got... :(

Not necessarily. I wasn't really interested in Smoking Aces, can't fucking wait for Shoot Em Up.

Shoot Em Up looks like Die Hard with a Grindhouse feel, hardly like the dozens of generic mindless actions flicks that come out every year.