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Kevin Smith’s Cop Out… a disappointment?

This weekend I went and saw Kevin Smith‘s new movie, Cop Out, starring Bruce Willis, Tracy Morgan and Seann William Scott.  One word:  HILARIOUS.  I laughed out loud the entire time… even at the scenes I watched 45 times prior in trailers.  Tracy Morgan was absolutely hilarious, Bruce Willis was untouchable and as always, Seann William Scott stole the show.  I highly recommend this movie, it’s absolutely hilarious.

But what happened?  Box Office Mojo reports an $18.5 mil opening weekend, and NOT the #1 movie.  I must say I am surprised.  Still on top is Shutter Island starring weeny-boy Leonardo DiCaprio. Are the Hollywood blockbuster action films not bringing in the fans or did Kevin Smith’s recent Southwest Airlines incident turn people off?

The Crazies also opened this weekend, with one of the coolest actors IMHO, Timothy Olyphant.  Perhaps with the zombie/horror craze that has swept the world, they stole the weekend at $16.5 mil (a close 3rd).  I may go see this one next weekend… we’ll see.

But back to Cop Out, while watching this film I really thought (as an avid Kevin Smith fan) this is a REAL movie.  I mean, I love Jay and Silent Bob, but Cop Out is a REAL movie, perhaps now, Kevin Smith is a REAL director.  Ironically, Kevin Smith said the same thing… we’ll not exactly, but you know what I mean.  He talked about how his other movies didn’t look like mainstream movies… and how he got blasted on the internet for it.  Now, with Cop Out, it feels like a normal movie.  And quite honestly, I didn’t have any idea Kevin directed it, until after a heated discussion about fat people on airplanes, I looked up the film times and saw his name.  LOL.  I hope you go see it and I hope you like it.  Let me know your thoughts.

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This weekend, I found myself making the trip to a movie theater. Kind of a sad week for the movies, not too many things I really wanted to see. Out of all the wonderful selections, I selected Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief. All in all, I’d give it a 6 out of 10, but I wouldn’t say that it was bad – just not my taste. I did enjoy my time, not too bad for a kid’s movie.

The movie was about a typical NYC high school kid who finds out that Greek Gods aren’t exactly myths and that he happens to be a demigod – that is, the offspring of a God and a mortal. At the same time of learning who is father is (Poseidon), he is also blamed for stealing Zeus’s lightning bolt… and thus the adventure begins.

From what I understand this is based off a fantasy book series for children, so I wasn’t expecting thick plot lines and intense characters, but, like I said, it wasn’t too bad. At points the story dragged, but soon enough the action would pick back up.

Full Review
Story: 6 of 10
Action: 6 of 10
Acting: 7 of 10
Effects: 9 of 10

If you go see this movie, you won’t be upset, but maybe you’ll want to wait for it at Red Box or Netflix.  I’m curious to see what sequels lead to…

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