-----First up is Tim Burton’s newest creation, a remake on ‘Alice in Wonderland’ in stunning 3D. At Comic-Con they showed a teaser played to the tune of ‘Time to Pretend,’ and while I haven’t seen a trailer as good as that one yet, the fact remains that this looks like a fun and entertaining acid trip; one no doubt sure to bring in a big haul when it debuts on the 5th. The next week, it’s an odd choice for me, a drama-romance starring Robert Pattinson. I first saw the trailer for this potentially intriguing film at a mall. I was a test screener, and I gave it negative marks, mostly for my distaste with Pattinson after his ridiculous performance in 2008’s ‘Twilight.’ But after his presence in the turnaround that was ‘New Moon,’ I’ve come to the pending conclusion that the man can act if he has the right director behind him. That being said, the trailer for ‘Remember Me’ just sort of stuck with me, and when it was replayed in my local theater I was hooked. So I plan to be seeing this one whether it comes my way or not. Unfortunately, there’s nothing to make my ‘Upcoming Potential’ section for the next week on the 19th, with some possibly entertaining but altogether not very promising films being released. However, the week after that, the 26th of March, marks the release of two possible hits from opposite ends of the comedy spectrum. First is ‘How to Train Your Dragon,’ a film that I may sadly miss due to its 3D nature, as the creators of April’s ‘Clash of the Titans’ decided to convert their film to 3D about a month ago by altering their 2D footage. So instead of a film made for the technology, we’re getting the love child of greedy producers in a potentially terrible last-minute 3D conversion. Also that week is the funny looking ‘Hot Tub Time Machine.’ This could very much turn out to be a hit-or-miss comedy, with the range of audience expectations flowing everywhere from “awesome” to “terrible,” and justly so as it’s very much in the air where his ‘Hangover’ styled romp will land; but I’m hoping for hilarity.
-----Next month we get a virtual preview of summer awesomeness, as we look forward to some high-potential action blockbusters including everything from mythology to not-so-super heroes. Until then, we’ll make with what we’ve got.