This Week In Movies

This is a new segment that bip-bip. will be bringing you every week letting you know what movies are coming out every weekend and what we recommend you go see/avoid. It'll be mostly limited to higher profile films that readers of this blog might actually go see, but I'll occasionally throw in some of the "little guys." I have to admit that I mostly ignore what critics think of movies and really like to judge for myself (and I recommend that you all do the same), but I'll still go ahead and give you my thoughts on whatever movies are opening on a given week. Here's this week's edition:

Movies I Want to See:

Ong-Bak 2: The Beginning -- I already posted about this here.

Movies I Would Go See:

The Vampire's Assistant -- I don't know why I continue to believe in John C. Reilly, but I do...

Amelia -- Ever since Million Dollar Baby, I keep waiting for another good Hilary Swank movie. I don't have high hopes for this one either, but I'd give it a shot...

Astroboy -- I don't have kids, but if I did, I'd take 'em to see this. Otherwise you'll end up sitting through Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.

Movies I Would Never Go See:

Saw VI -- Memo to Hollywood: Please, please, please do not make Saw VII.

Stan Helsing -- I'm generally not a fan of crappy spoof movies (the exception that proves the rule is Not Another Teen Movie -- infinitely funnier than its peers).

Ong Bak Again

On October 23, Magnolia will release Ong Bak 2: The Beginning. For those who have seen Ong Bak and know about Tony Jaa, there's not much to say here. I'm sure we can expect more of the same unreal non-cgi stunts that made Ong Bak such a cool movie and turned Tony Jaa into a star. For those who haven't, do yourself a favor and buy/netflix Ongbak. Yes, all those stunts were actually done by Jaa.

Here's the preview: