Wknd Box Office: Bridesmaids, Meek’s Cutoff, Potiche

Here is an interesting article from http://www.debbieschlussel.com/  reviewing some of the movies that came out over the past weekend. This follows this post some of the movies from last week and  THIS POST about some movies that have been released over the past few years that you might have missed!  This all  follows this post about guidelines to chosing good movies to watch yourself!

Wknd Box Office: Bridesmaids, Meek’s Cutoff, Potiche


By Debbie Schlussel



I’m bored with the movies. It’s yet another weekend of dreck debuting at the theater, with the worst being the man-chick version of “The Hangover.”




* “Bridesmaids“: I guess the new definition of female equality and civil rights for women is the equal opportunity for women to act like pigs. And that’s what this is–the chick version of “The Hangover” (read my review). Absolutely disgusting. And it doesn’t work. Plus, it’s already been done. It’s called “Sex & the City.” Yes, parts of this movie are really funny. But most of it is just ugly chicks making me cringe, including and especially the morbidly obese huge fat lesbionic chick who mauls the Federal Air Marshal. Wooooof.



If you’re entertained by bathroom humor, you’ll simply love this. There’s a whole scene of women having mass diarrhea and vomiting attacks in the middle of a bridal salon. Not funny, but pretty gross. Oh, and of course, the mean chick–the villain of the movie–is the rich chick, ‘cuz, you know, Hollywood always has to play class warfare.



The story: Kristen Wiig is a failed business owner/baker who wastes her life in perpetual loserdom and userdom, being used as a sex object by Jon Hamm, while her best friend, Maya Rudolph, gets engaged. Soon, Wiig begins losing Rudolph as her best friend, to the evil ways of beautiful, rich Rose Byrne, wife of Rudolph’s fiance’s boss. And her life gets even worse, losing her job, apartment, and everything else. With disaster after disaster, every event leading up to Rudolph’s wedding is a mess filled with gross jokes and disgusting humor. In the meantime, Wiig meets a nice cop who wants to date her but she disses him.



You don’t have to be a prude to hate this. It was just sick. Bleeeeeechhhhhhhh. And that’s why I’m sure it will be number one at the box office. There’s no accounting for good taste in America.



FOUR BETTY FRIEDANS PLUS A BIN LADEN



* “Meek’s Cutoff“: Normally, I like a good Western and American Old West period piece. I’m not sure what the point of this was, other than to show that Americans were evil people who tormented American Indians. We follow a bunch of settlers using a tour guide through the Oregon desert. They are thirsty and looking for water, while also abusing an Indian who is their prisoner and can’t speak their language or communicate in any way. The end. The reason for this movie (other than hating America)? Beats me. Stars Michelle Williams and Bruce Greenwood.



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* “Potiche“: This mildly-entertaining comedy starring Catherine Deneuve is a blatant feminist manifesto that is very dated, beyond its 1970s setting. Deneuve is an aged trophy wife whose lout of a husband is cheating on her. He gets taken hostage by striking workers, and she takes over the family umbrella factory, giving the workers all the rights they demand, at the counsel of her former fling, the Marxist Mayor of the city (Gerard Depardieu). In French, with English subtitles.



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