So, the big debut this week is something called
Gods of Egypt at #2. I'm happy it did well and all, but it's kinda too slick for me or something. It's a slick, green-screen surface that I just can't cling to at all. But it gives Bill Maher a chance to complain again about Gerard Butler movies anew. And it's a renewal of faith for
Gods of Egypt director Alex Proyas. I'm surprised he has a career at all, seeing as how he killed the son of Bruce Lee... I know, I know, we're not supposed to talk about that. Same thing with
this guy and
Gone Fishin'. So a crew member got killed! So what? Think long term here, people!
Gone Fishin' is a memorable classic that we watch every year at Thanksgiving and Halloween! Isn't that what's important here?
At #5, it's
Eddie the Eagle. Not as hard of a sell as
Cool Runnings, but at least
Cool Runnings was a bit of a hit. And at #6, it's the gritty crime drama
Triple 9... noticed I didn't use the word 'urban'? ...Damn it! It's more David Ayer-esque fare, but from a different director of music videos gone legit. His name is the vaguely familiar
John Hillcoat. He looks like the lead singer from the band Midnight Oil, and he's finally got his day in the sun, just like
Anton Corbijn and
that George Clooney movie he did a few years ago... man, how time flies.
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