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“Pirates” Knock “Baywatch” to Third
On a busy movie weekend, there’s two blockbusters battling it out at the theaters, for memorial day, but only one has the power to take top prize as the latest Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales brings in over 62 million at the box office.
The fifth installment reunites the original cast with a surprise twist, to find the Triton of Poseidon in order to free Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) from the curse of the Flying Dutchman, as audiences finally meet Will and Elizabeth’s son, Henry Turner (Brenton Thwaites), who is determined to succeed in order to bring his father home. In an effort to do this, Henry joins forces with a mysterious woman named Carina (Kaya Scodelario), who has a dark past of her own as she too journeys to find her father as well as of course Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp), who is always in trouble with someone as this time the legendary Captain Salazar (Javier Bardem) wants Sparrow’s life and Captain Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush) just wants the Pearl.
At two-hour nine minute run time, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales is an adventure on the open sea that will have you laughing and sitting on the edge of your seat as you won’t know what will happen next. It’s full of the same old sword play and romance but with one difference, the goal of a child to find their father. The ultimate question is will Henry and Carina be able to find their fathers and rescue them from the sea?
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales came out May 26 and is currently playing in a theater near you.
“Baywatch” Remade
The 90’s show, Baywatch is making a comeback and reminding all the importance of going to the beach. In the 2 hour comedy starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as Mitch Buchanon, the head lifeguard who lives, eats and breathes everything ocean, know his career is in jeopardy when new recruit, Matt Brody (Zac Efron) comes on board with the idea of just putting on sun screen and the occasional saving a life, but when a plot to turn the Bay into a private drug trafficking site, it’s up to the lifeguards to prove they are more than just lifeguards in order to save their beloved beach.
The Paramount film is so rated “R” for it’s language and graphic sexual images. Not recommended for young children, but otherwise it is a good film that will leave audiences laughing throughout at all of the humor as the Bay police try to downplay the lifeguards mission and ultimately routing for the team as they rush to save themselves and all that they hold dear to life.
With cameos from the original cast, David Hasselhoff and Pamela Anderson, Baywatch is sure to be a great addition to your summer movie going experience. Baywatch came out May 25, as it topped Thursday night previews with just over 4.5 million at the box office. It’ll be interesting as it goes up against the Disney sequel Pirates of the Caribbean at the box office this memorial day weekend.
“Circle” Review
Emma Watson is teaming up with Tom Hanks this time in the latest STX Entertainment thriller, The Circle. Based on the book by Dave Eggers, ambitious dreamer, Mae Holland (Watson) gets the job of her dreams for a tech company with hopes of making the world a more open place. She does this by using a tiny camera in order to record every moment of her life and show that openness and honesty are the best ways to live in harmony, but she soon discovers that not everyone is willing to be honest and her honesty costs the life’s of the people she loves most.
Now Mae has to decide what is more important, the honest life that she’s been living or the life of her family and friends.
At 1 hour and 50 minute run time, The Circle will have you engrossed in the world of social media that everyone holds dear and inevitably makes you wonder, how close is too close for comfort. The drama also stars John Boyega and the late Bill Paxton who passed away earlier this year and whom the film was especially dedicated to.
The Circle opened in theaters the last weekend in April and henceforth has already brought in nearly 20 million domestically at the box office.
It’s still currently playing at a theater near you.
Schumer “Snatches” Two
Amy Schumer‘s mother daughter comedy, Snatched fared well over the Mother’s Day weekend as can be expected. Though it wasn’t enough to knock the “Guardians” from the top spot, it did manage to take number two at the box office with roughly 17 million domestically.
Schumer stars as Emily Middleton, who is about to embark on a vacation to Ecuador with her boyfriend, until he dumps her. Now she convinces her mother, Linda, played by Goldie Hawn, to take his place. Her mom reluctantly agrees. All goes well, until Emily meets James played by Tom Bateman, who wants to take the two woman to explore the jungle, where Emily and her mom get snatched by bad men. Now it’s up to the Emily to bond closer to her mother, in order to escape and return safely to the US embassy with the help of their friends whom they met in the hotel, Ruth, played by Blackish star, Wanda Sykes and Barb, played by Joan Cusack.
At an hour and a half, Snatched, in true Schumer style, will have you laughing from the first line on. It’s full of humor as well as adventure as you see two strong women face the depths of South America and work on their relationship as a mother and daughter.
Snatched came out mother’s day weekend and was the perfect movie for the occasion. See it in a theater near you.
The “Guardians” Are Back
The Latest adventure of Peter Quill aka, Star Lord are bringing fans to the theaters as Thursday’s previews well over exceeded expectations bringing in 17 million for that day alone at the box office and making it possibly the second Disney movie this year to reach the 1 billion dollar mark.
The Film picks up where the first movie leaves off with Star Lord’s “Awesome Mix vol. 2” rocking out in the background as the team of misfits voyage the outskirts of the galaxy looking for new adventures and love along the way. Reprising their role in the blockbuster film are Chris Pratt as Quill, Zoe Saldana as Gamora, Dave Bautista as Drax and the voices of Vin Diesel playing Baby Groot as well as the wise cracking Rocket voiced by Bradley Cooper.
At 2 hours and 16 minutes, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, will have you laughing and sitting on the edge of your seat as the Guardians find out the real meaning of family when Quill’s father (played by Kurt Russell) shows up and threatens the universe in an attempt to convince Quill of his destiny with him. Now Peter must decide which family is more important, the dad that just showed up or the guardians that have grown into his own form of family. In addition, Gamora finally realizes, her sister Nebula’s (played by Karen Gillan) problem and the two patch things up and learn the bond of sisterhood. It is a movie that is stunning in color and imagery, definitely out did themselves in the 3D group, even if one doesn’t see it in 3D, they will definitely feel it without the glasses.
Guardians of The Galaxy came out in theaters May 5 and is playing in a theater near you.