Sunday, 13 March 2011

Action adventure - Comedy

Mr & Mrs Smith

Director: 

Doug Liman (also directed The Bourne Identity/Ultimatum,Jumper and more)

Writer: 

Simon Kinberg

Stars:

 Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and Adam Brody

Production Companies

  • Regency Enterprises
  • New Regency Pictures
  • Summit Entertainment
  • Weed Road Pictures
  • Epsilon Motion Pictures

Budget
$110,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend

$50,342,878 (USA) (12 June 2005) (3,424 Screens)

Rotten Tomatoes:
Rated 57% on rotten tomatoes and 63% of the audience liked it.

Review by Roger Ebert - Chicago Sun-Times 
"What makes the movie work is that Pitt and Jolie have fun together on the screen, and they're able to find a rhythm that allows them to be understated and amused even during the most alarming developments."

Review by Simon Braund - Empire Magazine
"A full-on action flick, subversive rom-com and weapons-grade star vehicle that's drenched in Tinseltown glitz, from a director who knows how to put the money on the screen while his tongue's firmly in his cheek."


Rush Hour 3

Director: 

Brett Ratner

Writers: 

Jeff Nathanson, Ross LaManna

Stars

:

 Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker and Max von Sydow

Production Companies

  • New Line Cinema (presents)
  • Roger Birnbaum Productions
  • Arthur Sarkissian Productions
  • Unlike Film Productions (in association with)


Budget
$140,000,000 (estimated)


Opening Weekend

$49,100,158 (USA) (12 August 2007) (3,778 Screens)


Rotten Tomatoes:

Rated 19% on rotten tomatoes and 68% of the audience liked it


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Review by Manohla Dargis - New York times

"
The junky, clunky, grimly unfunny Rush Hour 3 isn't the worst movie of the summer. But it's an enervating bummer nonetheless."

Review by Peter Bradshaw - Guardian [UK]
"They're back! That lovable duo, back to kick some ass and ogle some babes! Yes - it's Max Von Sydow and Roman Polanski."


Date Night


Director: 

Shawn Levy

Writer: 

Josh Klausner

Stars:

 Steve Carell, Tina Fey and Mark Wahlberg

Production Companies

  • Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (as Twentieth Century Fox) (presents)
  • 21 Laps Entertainment (as 21 Laps)
  • Dune Entertainment III (made in association with)
  • Media Magik Entertainment

Budget:

 $55,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

 $25,207,599 (USA) (11 April 2010) (3374 Screens)

Rotten Tomatoes:
Rated 66% on Rotten tomatoes and 58% of the audience liked it.

Review by Mark Pfeiffer Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema
"Date Night takes two funny people, puts them in unfunny situations, and has them do and say unfunny things."

Review by Lael Loewenstein Variety
"A romantic comedy with action, edge and genuine chemistry between its leads, Date Night scores a home run."



1 comment:

  1. Action Adventure / Rom Com
    This is a good area for research - you might look at how Rush Hour fits with this.

    Next stage is to look at how the films are marketed through posters and trailers - do some analysis using media terminology.

    Well done, a great start!

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