Theater or Renter: January 2010
Theater or Renter: January 2010 includes 4 SF movies Daybreakers, The Book of Eli, Tooth Fairy, Legion. Will we watch? Will we rent? or do we even care?
Rules of the Game: Watch the trailers. Rate the Trailer. Then share with us your comments: does the movie, it’s trailer and buzz make you want to watch it in the theater, rent it, or not interested at all, and why?
Daybreakers:
Release Date: JANUARY 8th
Listed as: SF, Vampire
Studio: Lionsgate
Director: Peter Spierig, Michael Spierig
Produced by: Chris Brown, Sean Furst, Bryan Furst
Written by: Peter Spierig, Michael Spierig
Stars: Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill
The Plot / Story: In 2009, a major viral outburst transformed a majority of the world's population into vampires. It is now 2019. With only a handful of humans left to provide blood for the starving population of vampires, extinction is a very real risk for the new dominant species of humanity. If a vampire doesn't drink blood, then they will transform from having a recognizable human form into a violent, uncontrollable, and bat-like creature of the night. Now two different factions strive for a solution. A small factions of surviving humans wish to repopulate the species and a secret team of human and 'cured' researchers try to uncover a way that would rescue the human race. (Wikipedia) (The Official Site)
The Book of Eli:
Release Date: JANUARY 15th
Listed as: post-apocalyptic action film, SF
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures, Columbia Pictures
Director: Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes
Produced by: Joel Silver, Susan Downey, Amitabh Bachchan, Andrew Kosove, Broderick Johnson, David Valdes
Written by: Gary Whitta
Stars: Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis, Ray Stevenson, Jennifer Beals, Frances de la Tour, and Michael Gambon
The Plot / Story: In post-apocalyptic 2043, a lone hero, Eli, guards the Book of Eli (a Bible which, to his knowledge, is the last Bible in the world), which provides knowledge that could redeem society, and the source of all their pain. The despot of a small makeshift town plans to take possession of the book. (Wikipedia) (The Official Site)
Tooth Fairy:
Release Date: JANUARY 22nd
Listed as: Fairy Tale, SF
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Director: Michael Lembeck
Produced by: Jim Piddock, Jason Blum, Mark Ciardi, Gordon Gray
Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Ashley Judd, Julie Andrews, Billy Crystal, Brandon T. Jackson, Ryan Sheckler, Stephen Merchant
The Plot / Story: Derek Thompson is "The Tooth Fairy" a hard-charging minor league hockey player whose nickname comes from his habit of separating opposing players from their bicuspids. When Derek discourages a youngster's hopes, he's sentenced to one week's hard labor as a "real" tooth fairy, complete with the requisite tutu, wings, and magic wand. At first, Derek "can't handle the tooth"—bumbling and stumbling as he tries to furtively wing his way through strangers' homes...doing what tooth fairies do. But as Derek slowly adapts to his new position, he begins to rediscover his own forgotten dreams. (Wikipedia) (The Official Site)
Legion:
Release Date: JANUARY 22nd
Listed as: Fallen Angel, SF
Studio: Screen Gems
Director: Scott Stewart
Produced by: David Lancaster, Michel Litvak
Written by: Peter Schink, Scott Stewart
Stars: Paul Bettany, Lucas Black, Tyrese Gibson, Adrianne Palicki, Charles S. Dutton, Jon Tenney, Kevin Durand, Willa Holland, Kate Walsh, Dennis Quaid.
The Plot / Story: After God loses faith in humanity, the archangel Michael, who has become a fallen angel, is the only one standing between mankind and the apocalypse. This time using angels as the act of Biblical judgment, God's wrath descends on Earth to exterminate the world's population. In a desperate, last-chance gambit, Michael leads a group of strangers to a small New Mexico diner to protect a young waitress who may be pregnant with Christ in his second coming. (Wikipedia) (The Official Site)
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