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“Dog” Battles for Number One
Universal Picture’s latest movie about the many lives of one dog is bringing controversy as a video surfaced more than a week prior to its world premiere that caused the company to cancel it and spark protests for its opening debut weekend.
Despite the bad press, the author and producer assured the dog was never in any danger and A Dog Purpose opened in theaters this weekend, with packed to nearly packed audiences as everyone came out to see Bailey transform and touch hearts. The film stars the voice talent of Josh Gad as one dog, living the lives of Bailey, Ellie, Tino and Buddy as he discovers the meaning of life as a dog. Throughout he learns lessons along the way that ultimately helps him reunite with his original owner, Ethan, played by Dennis Quaid and helps him to be happy once again like he was when Bailey first came to him as a puppy.
A Dog’s Purpose will have you laughing, crying and ultimately sitting on the edge of your seat not knowing what will happen next. At an hour and forty minutes, it’s a movie that the whole family can enjoy as they watch each dog transform each human’s life in the most common way possible.
It’ll be interesting to see who takes the number one spot at the box office this week as two Universal films, one of which Split that took number one last weekend, will be going up against each other this weekend. A Dog’s Life is rated PG and is currently playing in a theater near you.
Horror With a Twist of Mystery
A new genre of horror is keeping people awake at night. Under the direction of Guillermo del Toro, associated with Universal Pictures, Crimson Peak is the story of a young woman named Edith Cushing, who finds comfort in ghosts after her mother, who passed away violently when she was only ten, comes back to visit her and give her a warning to”Beware the Crimson Peak.”
Fast forward 14 years later, still with the warning in the back of her head, now Edith is torn between the grief of of father’s murder and a new love of a charming man, named Thomas Sharpe. She finds herself being whisked away to a nearly abandoned mansion, that is in disarray, but that’s just the beginning because there is a mystery in the house that she must solve in order to save her own life so she will be able to leave. The film also stars Jessica Chastain, who plays Thomas’ sister, who also adds to the mysterious love triangle that that Edith is trapped in.
Crimson Peak with a running time of two hours is a film for a mature audience as it does have a few gut wrenching moments that will keep you on the edge of your seat with anticipation and fright. Though the ghosts are necessarily what you have to be afraid of, there is something more demented in the Crimson Peak.
The movie opened October 16 in theaters everywhere and the first weekend came in 4th at the box office bring in just under 13 million domestic, behind the other horror suspense adventure, Goosebumps, which topped the leaderboard at 23.5 million.