Out the Week (13/02/09)

After last weeks epic battle to find the winner this week is a case of finding the least bad film. Interestingly Bolt may have come out last week (it was certainly showing at my local fleapit) even though the release date is today. If it had come out last week it wouldn't have stood a chance to be the recommendation. As it is the biggest competition comes from Pink Panther 2, so I guess Bolt wins.

Ayan

Bollywood movie shot across Africa, with a hero who finds love when all he wants is to go to university. Sounds like a good old fashioned coming of age action adventure. I wish I could get really excitied about Bollywwod - someone please help me.

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Billu

Formerly Billu Barber, until it had the pants sued off it by the Indian hairdressing union (no, really) this tale of a struggling smalltown hairdresser (Irfan Khan, Slumdog Millionaire, The Namesake) and how is life is turned upside down by a film being shot in the village at least has some recognisable faces to recommend it in Khan and Om Puri.

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Bolt

Inhouse 3D computer animated film from Disney. Said to be great fun for the kids, if not so much for the adults. The 3D effect pushes new boundaries.

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Friday the 13th

Remake of the classic Carpenter chiller. Lots of teens getting chopped up by insane Jason Voorhees. Getting fair reviews for this type of picture.

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Hotel for Dogs

Two kids set up a hotel for dogs. That's it. All they want is love. Don Cheadle slums it as a social worker. Whya re you still reading this?

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King of the Hill

Superior Spanish horror/thriller about 2 ne'erdowells (a love rat and a thief) who meet by chance in a lonely wood when a hunter starts shooting at them. The perspective shifts between the leads and the hunters, where we only see first person shots.

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Notorious

Part sanitised version of the life of the Notorious BIG. Yes he was a womaniser, no he had nothing to do with gang violence. Does nothing to enhance his musical reputation or to let the viewer understand how he influenced rap artists.

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Pink Panther 2

Steve Martin returns as the bumbling Inspector Clouseau. Feels like 20 years since Martin made a good film, although I'm looking forward to seeing him and Alec Baldwin scrap over Meryl Streep later this year. Films gets extra points for gathering Jeremy Irons, Andy Garcia and Lily Tomlin in the supporting cast.

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Three Monkeys

Nominated for this years best Foreign Language Oscar this Turkish film looks at how lack of communication can affect relationships during times of great hardship.

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