If last week was all about the action then this week is all about the desire to avoid ay action. Most of this weeks heros are trying to avoid fights rather than jump straight into them. It's difficult to try to estimate which film is due to take the box office gold or whether last weeks muscle fest will hold on to the top spot. I'm thinking my film of the week will just about edge the lead and that's Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. 
Aashayein
Our first Bollywood release of the week is this fast paced chase drama starring John Abraham. (No, that's right he really is from Mumbai and is a genuine Bollywood leading actor.) It has amazingly taken over 8 months to come to Britain - usually Bollywood films have global day and date releases.
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Chak Jawana
Interminable long trailer invlving six friends and their wacky adventures did absolutely nothing for me. I hope someone sees it though.
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid
The graphic novel this is based on is reasonably popular in the States but I can't see it translating well over here, especially as the middle school setting is an alien concept to the target age range.
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Dog Pound
Canadian adolescent detention centre drama that explores the usual cliches of inmate violence drugs and vicious screws. So indebted to Alan Clarke's Scum you should catch up with that instead.
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The Girl who Played with Fire
No we all know Noomi Replace's iconic Lisbeth Salander in the adaptation of the Swedish bestsellers the second film was bound to be a little anti-climatic. Our heroic non-couple from the first film return to solve another string of grisly murders.
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Grown Ups
Woeful looking "comedy" with Adam Sandler and his usual collection of unfunny mates reuntiting after the death of their former gym coach. Only the presence of Salma Hayek (and her hilarious reaction to a snake in the onset interviews - catch it on You tube) prevents this film from getting just one star.
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The Last Seven
British apocalytic horror thriller where seven people awake in London to find they are the only humans left in the city. The trailer rips off 28 days later but with less iconic streets to close from traffic.
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The Maid
Catalina Saavedra got a lot of awards attention for her titular servant in this Chilean drama, as well as exporing the mind of the main character the film delves into the complex relationship between staff who become not quite part of the family.
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Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
Based on the cult graphic novel series by Bryan Lee O'Malley this sees Michael Cera's generation X(box) teen battle his latest squeezes seven evil ex-boyfriends. Director Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz) is revered enough over here for the box office to outperform the underwhelming response in the US. Chris Evans, Brandon Routh and Anna Kendrick are among the supporting cast.
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Wah Do Dem
Mumblecore goes on holiday to Jamaica as Sean Bones misses his cruise ship and must cross the island without money to get to the capital Kingston and make his way home. Has garnered some nice reviews on the festival circuit.
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And I missed three films from last weeks releases.
The Human Centipede (First Sequence)
How could I have missed this eh? Torture porn continues to develop into ever increasing levels of ickiness with a deranged German doctor connecting three lost tourists by opposing ends of the digestive system. Persoanlly I can't see that working as a method of maintaining health by I do't suppose that matters to the target audience.
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Lafangey Parindey
A bare knuckle fighter meets a blind rollerstaker in this Bollywood romance - she teaches him to love, he teach he to see with her ears. You couldn't make this up.
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Naan Mahaan Alla
Very well received crime drama from India focusing on the quest for revenge following he murder of the leads father.
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I apologise for no Danny in cinemas last week - but the good news is that he turns up this week as the Angl of Death in The Last Seven so tradition insists:
The Oscar Shortlists for the 97th Academy Awards
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3 comments:
I so terribly love Scott Pilgrim. So very much.
I haven't seen Scott Pilgrim, but I love the trailer so much :D I thought it was funny all around, especially with the: do you know a girl with hair like this? :)))
i don't think it's in theatres here until october (and I'm not sure i'll be in Romania in October), but would really like to see it.
I really must see it - all this love on the net is really tempting me.
I just can't help watching the trailer though and thinking I'm too old for it.
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