This week Chuck Norris graces our movie screens.  If I preview anything else I will recieve the main export of Chuck Norris: PAIN!

These are the movies released in theaters Friday August, 17th 2012.
The Expendables 2 - Rated R

I could tell you about the plot but we all know that doesn’t matter.  This action film keeps Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet LI, Dolph Lundgren, Terry Crews, and Randy Couture.  It add some heavyweights as Chuck Norris and Jean-Claude Van Damme make their series debuts and Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger make larger contributions.  If the creators can take enough time to make me care about Sly and company then this should be entertaining.  I can’t see how the action scenes will not kick major ass.

Verdict - I fear for my life.  For if I don’t see Chuck Norris’s new movie I am afraid I will get a roundhouse kick to the face.  Then die.

The Odd Life Of Timothy Green - Rated PG

Jennifer Garner and Joel Edgerton (Warrior) are unable to have kids so they bury their wish in the back yard.  Enter Timothy Green (CJ Adams) who is weird.  The premise is generally heartwarming.  I am hooked in by the adult leads who could make this more than just a normal family movie.

Verdict - Take the kids or that special lady to show her your sensitive side.

ParaNorman - Rated PG

Finally a zombie movie for kids.  Norman can talk to the dead but other then that he is an outsider.  That is until the rest of his town run for help from a zombie invasion.  With The Walking Dead leading a new charge for zombie related entertainment, I am very happy that the guys behind Coraline decided to do a kid friend zombie movie.

Verdict - If this is as good as I think it is, I have a new movie to introduce small children into the horror genre.

Sparkle - Rated PG-13

Jordin Sparks plays a girl who, with her sisters, are trying to become then next 1960’s girl group in motown.  This features one of the last performances of Whitney Houston.  I am surprised that this has not gotten more attention.  I see more of a word of mouth marketing approach to this.

Verdict - Not sure what to make of Sparkle.  Is so bad that we can’t know about it before it’s released.  Or is it good and there isn’t enough money for marketing.  Time will tell.

Ruby Sparks - Rated R

A young writer creates a dream woman who magically becomes real.  So it’s like weird science but without bras on your head.  Wacky hi-jinks ensues. This comedy might be more about over coming your hold ups.  Dano is funny and Antonio Banderas and Annette Bening are his parents so this should be entertaining.

Verdict - I guess I should start writing about hot blondes then maybe one will appear.  I want to give this a try.

Box Office Top 5 Movies In The Country
1. The Bourne Legacy - Rated PG-13 - $38,142,825 ($38,142,825)
2. The Campaign - Rated R - $26,588,460 ($26,588,460)
3. The Dark Knight Rises - Rated PG-13  - $18,979,397 ($389,588,216)
4. Hope Springs - Rated PG-13 - $14,650,121 ($14,650,121)
5. Total Recall (2012) – Rated PG-13 - $8,013,040 ($44,101,432)
Movie – Rating – Weekend Domestic Gross (Total Domestic Gross)

Still In Theatres
Brave – Rated PG, Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Dog Days – Rated PG, Ice Age: Continental Drift - Rated PG, Nitro Circus: The Movie 3D - Rated PG-13,  Set Up Revolution – Rated PG-13, Ted – Rated R, The Watch – Rated R

These are the movies released on DVD Tuesday August 14th, 2012.
The Hunger Games - Rated PG-13

This movie that introduced the US to Archery!  I have always thought Hunger Games looked so much better on paper then Twilight and now I can see for myself.

Next Week Joseph Gordon-Levitt on a bike, Bradley Cooper as a mobster, and Sasha Baron Cohens latest on DVD

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