In Theaters: May 9th, 2014

Yesterday I completely ignored my blogging "responsibilities" and I watched a full twelve episodes of 24 instead.  It was totally worth it.

There are three wide releases this weekend.

Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return

This is an independently produced animated film with ambitions.  Normally when the word "independent" is spoken with regard to film you think of young filmmakers with beards who want to change the world.  That's a good bit of them.  But some of them are actually interested in having a career that is centered around audiences rather than critics.  It is that type of independent filmmaker that is responsible for this latest adaptation from Oz.

Here we have a bunch of directors and writers who have experience in animated features.  I'm sure all were excited to not have studio big wigs breathing down their necks at every creative juncture, but studio big wigs have their place.  For every one time they get things wrong, they get it right about two times (actual ratio is 1:2.1).  So with more leeway than they are used to, can they pull it off?  That's the big question with this one.

Oh, before I forget!  This movie has two directors.  And I think one of them wanted Toto to be a cat.  And they must have met in the middle or something, because . . . 

Toto

Moms' Night Out

Mother's Day is this weekend.  That is literally all I need to say about this movie.  See the trailer here.  Has a more mom-target-audience movie been made ever?  Possibly not.

Okay, I'll say more.  It's heartwarming and stuff.  And if "Time Out for Women" had an official movie, I'm sure this would be it.

Neighbors

Isn't every Seth Rogen movie the same?  Do I really have to go into details here?

Well Seth Rogen is in it therefore it's an R-rated comedy.

Seth's character has a wife and small daughter.  The house next door is available for rent and it becomes a fraternity house.  You get it.

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