Theater or Renter for April 2008
It's time once again for our favorite game "Theater Or Renter?"
Rules of the Game: Watch the trailer in the HQ. Rate the Trailer. Then Put in your comments below the trailer: does the trailer and buzz make you want to watch it in the theater, rent it, or not interested at all, and why?
For April we have three movies
Leatherheads: [Watch it here] Release Date April 4th. Official Site. Listed as a romantic comedy. The story is set in the 1920s. the owner of a professional football team drafts a strait-laced college sensation, only to watch his new coach fall for his fiancée.
The Ruins: [Watch it here] Release Date April 4th. Official Site. Listed as Horror, Thriller. The story from the Official Site: Based on the terrifying Book by Scott Smith. The story from the official site: "The Ruins" follows a group of friends who become entangled in a brutal struggle for survival after visiting a remote archaeological dig in the Mexican jungle where they discover something deadly living among the ruins.
Prom Night: [Watch it here] Release Date April 11th. Official Site. Listed as Horror, Mystery, Thriller. The story from Wikipedia: Donnas senior prom is supposed to be the best night of her life, one of magic, beauty, and love. Surrounded by her best friends, she should be safe from the horrors of her past. But when the night turns from magic to murder there is only one man who could be responsible, the man she thought was gone forever. Now, Donna and her friends must find a way to escape the sadistic rampage of an obsessed killer, and survive their Prom Night.
The Forbidden Kingdom: [Watch it here] Release Date April 18th. Official Site. Listed as Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy. The story from the official site: A discovery made by a kung fu obsessed American teen sends him on an adventure to China, where he joins up with a band of martial arts warriors in order to free the imprisoned Monkey King. In Theaters April 18th 2008
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay: [Watch it here] Release Date April 25th. Official Site. Listed as Adventure, Comedy. The story from the official site: Harold and Kumar get themselves in trouble trying to sneak a bong onboard a flight to Amsterdam. Now, being suspected of terrorism, they are forced to run from the law and try to find a way to prove their innocence. What follows is an irreverent and epic journey of deep thoughts, deeper inhaling and a wild trip around the world that is as "un-pc" as it gets.
Baby Mama: [Watch it here] Release Date April 25th. Wikipedia Entry. Listed as Comedy. Kate Holbrook, a successful single businesswoman, has put her career before her personal life. At the age of 37, she has finally decided to have a child on her own, but her plans change when she discovers she has only the slimmest chance of becoming pregnant. Instead, Kate gets a South Philly working girl, Angie Ostrowiski, to become a surrogate mom. When Angie becomes pregnant, Kate begins preparing for motherhood in her own typically driven fashion--until her surrogate shows up at her door with no place to live. As these polar opposites struggle together, they must also prepare for the upcoming birth of the baby.