This week begins one of my favorite months of the movie year; August.  This year doesn’t look as strong as previous but I am waiting for a new idea to take center stage.  This week a remake that should not be, summer vacation, and some rowdy teens on DVD.

These are the movies released in theaters Friday August, 3rd 2012.
Total Recall – Rated PG-13

In a Remake of the Arnold Schwarzenegger 1990 film of the same name, Doug Quaid (Colin Farrell) visits Rekall to have a vacation memories implanted but instead finds out he may or may not be a secret operative.  Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel, Bill Nighy, John Cho, Ethan Hawke and Bryan Cranston Co-star.  Do we really need this remake?  If this was more like the short story Total Recall is based off of that might work but its not.  Len Wiseman (Director of Live Free or Die Hard and The Underworld series) should make this entertaining.

Verdict – Yes.  There will be a woman with three boobies.  In this day in age they will probably be CGI instead of papier-mâché. I will catch this on another medium.

Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Dog Days – Rated PG

It’s summer for that wimpy kid and all his summer plans have been shot.  What is a wimpy kid to do?  The last two Wimpy Kid movies have been released in the spring and made money.  I like that they didn’t stick this in June or July to possibly get slaughtered.  This is no where near anything I would ever watch.

Verdict – I have been told these movies are good and enjoyed by the target demo of preteens but that is enough for me to pay attention.

Box Office Top 5 Movies In The Country
1. The Dark Knight Rises - Rated PG-13  - $62,101,451 ($287,112,810)
2. Ice Age: Continental Drift - Rated PG - $13,352,646 ($114,899,860)
3. The Watch – Rated R - $12,750,297 ($12,750,297)
4.  Set Up Revolution – Rated PG-13 – $11,731,708 ($11,731,708)
5. Ted – Rated R - $7,353,150 ($193,618,750)
Movie – Rating – Weekend Domestic Gross (Total Domestic Gross)

Still In Theatres
The Amazing Spider Man – Rated PG-13, The Avengers - Rated PG-13, Beasts Of The Southern Wild – Rated PG-13, Brave – Rated PG, Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted - Rated PG, Magic Mike – Rated R, Moonrise Kingdom – Rated PG-13, Savages – Rated R,, Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Witness Protection – Rated PG-13, Your Sisters Sister – Rated R

These are the movies released on DVD Tuesday July 31st, 2012.
Detention – Rated R

Some guy runs around killing rowdy teens.  You had me at killing rowdy teens.

LOL – Rated PG-13

Miley Cyrus is a moody teen dealing with boy troubles with the help of Demi Moore.  I feel like I am on a list for just looking at that poster.

Next week tree hugging on DVD, Will Farrell and Zack Galifianakis make politics fun, and Hawkeye tries to fill the shoes of Will Hunting.  Go get em’ Hawkeye.


Credit – IMDB.com, Boxofficemojo.com, &Yahoo!Movies.com