Director: Oliver Stone
Writer: Shane Salerno, Don Winslow, Oliver Stone
Cast: Taylor Kitsch, Blake Lively, Aaron Johnson, Benicio Del Toro, Salma Hayek, John Travolta
Director: Marc Webb
Writer: James Vanderbilt, Alvin Sargent
Cast: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Dennis Leary, Sally Field
Director: Seth MacFarlane
Writer: Seth MacFarlane, Alec Sulkin
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Seth MacFarlane
Director: Adam Shankman
Writer: Justin Theroux, Chris D’Arienzo
Cast: Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Alec Baldwin, Russell Brand, Tom Cruise
Madagascar 3 is the best Madagascar movie yet! A thrill-ride through Europe with eye-popping 3-D visuals and joke-filled dialogue for kids and adults alike. All the stars from the previous movies are back – Ben Stiller as Alex the Lion, Chris Rock as Marty the Zebra , Jada Pinkett-Smith as Gloria the Hippo, David Schwimmer as Melman the Giraffe, and Sacha Baron Cohen as King Julian.
Writer: Boaz Yakin
Director: Boaz Yakin
Cast: Jason Statham, Catherine Chan, James Hong, Chris Sarandon
Writer: Adam Herz, Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg
Director: Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg
Cast: Jason Bigg, Alyson Hannigan, Chris Klein and Seann William Scott
Release Date: Friday, April 6, 2012
GOON the movie could be subtitled “Blood on the Ice”. The hockey fight scenes in this movie are brutal but they are tempered by the sweet performance of American Pie’s Sean William Scott as the titular goon Doug Glatt. A not so bright ex- bouncer recruited to play minor league hockey. His job in the rink is to protect the star player by any means necessary, an enforcer on the ice. The movie was written by Jay Baruchel who co-stars as Doug’s best friend who gets the film’s best one-liners. It was also co-written by Evan Goldberg who brought stoner comedy into the 21st century with Pineapple Express, so the jokes fly fast.
The movie features an outstanding cast that elevates the film from slapstick to heartfelt. Stand-outs include Tony-winning actor Liev Schrieber as the league’s top enforcer and the reluctant love interest is played the charming Allison Pill who had a break-out performance earlier this year as Zelda Fitzgerald in Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris. The film owes a debt to the 1977 film Slap Shot, it could be called Slap Shot 2.0. The violence and the locker room humor have all been cranked up to 11 but the film’s audaciousness and team spirit help you root for the Goon to succeed. This movie is not just for hockey fans, anyone who enjoys a laugh with a sharp blade edge should give this movie a shot.
Goon will open theatrically in select cities on March 30th.
It will also be available on Movies-on-Demand on February 24th.