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Fall Movie Preview: Movies to get excited about or movies to potentially avoid

Sorority Row (September 11):
-After viewing the trailer, I thought to myself, “This looks like something that would’ve been released in the ‘80s.” Sure enough this is a remake of the 1983 slasher flick “The House on Sorority Row.” In both versions a group of sorority sisters plan an innocent prank that goes horribly awry after one of their sisters is killed. The bond of sisterhood requires them to remain hushed about the events of that night but things start turning for the worst when the sisters are stalked and murdered by someone who knows their dark secret. Although this doesn’t look like the worst horror movie to be released in recent years, I have my doubts considering that Hill’s alum Audra Patridge is one of the stars. On the upside though we do get to see Carrie Fischer a.k.a. Princess Leia revive her film career, even if it is only a mid-level horror flick.

Fame (September 25)
-Having always been a closeted fan of musicals/dance flicks, I secretly squealed when I first saw the trailer for this back in early summer. In the past I’ve usually been opposed to remakes of classics (I’m still peeved that there’s talk of a new Footloose) but the trailer for this version looks promising. If you’ve never seen the original the plot is pretty basic: teenagers look for fame and love while attending the New York Academy of Performing Arts. The original is one of my favorite ‘80s movies and the soundtrack is pretty great too, I’m hoping that this version lives up to the original. And by looks of it, it just might.

Where the Wild Things Are (October 16)
-Although I am a tad ashamed to admit this, but I teared up a little bit the first time I watched this trailer back in the spring. But for anyone who loved this book as much as I did as a child, then you may very well feel the same way. The movie is based on the best-selling children’s book by Maurice Sendak’s and is about a little boy named Max who is sent to his room without supper and creates a magical world where wild things roam. It’s directed by Spike Jonze who is better known for his work on music videos (see Weezer’s classic “Buddy Holly” or The White Stripes’ “Fell in Love with a Girl”) but his work on this film looks incredible. And with Jim Henson’s crew behind the monsters costume’s you can’t really go wrong with this combination. This is one movie that everybody should check out regardless of whether the book was one your childhood favorites.

2012 (November 13)
-From the director who brought us “Independence Day” and “The Day After Tomorrow” brings us the exact same movie! Now don’t get me wrong, I loved “Independence Day,” it’s a guilty pleasure of mine. But making a movie about the end of the world when there’s a possibility that this could actually happen is insanely scary, not entertaining. Not to mention the fact that it stars John Cusack who may just be trying to redeem himself from mediocre romantic comedies by doing a mediocre action flick. Essentially this flick is about the supposed end of the world according to the Mayan calendar and how one family is attempting to survive in the post-apocalyptic world.  Most of the destruction-of-the-world scenes look exactly like the scenes from “The Day After Tomorrow.”  I’m guessing that if you’re curious as to how the world may end, then check this out. For everyone else, I’d probably just wait until it comes on TBS.

The Lovely Bones (December 11)
- Based on the best-selling novel by Alice Sebold, The Lovely Bones is about Susie Salmon, young girl who is murdered and watches over her family as they desperately try to figure out the missing pieces of her murder. Susie is stuck between heaven and Earth, the “in-between” as they refer to it, and must choose between her longing for vengeance against her murderer and the need for closure for her family. Lord of the Rings director, Peter Jackson, did a fantastic job visually on this film. The scenes where Susie is stuck in the “in-between” look so amazing. Even though I’ve never read the novel, it looks as though it stands true to the book. This is definitely one movie to check out 1) if you love Peter Jackson and 2) if you love a good murder/mystery.

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