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Cinematical: Box Office: Carol Boxes With Men and Goats
:: The Playlist ::: In Theaters: 'A Christmas Carol,' 'The Box,' 'The Men Who Stare At Goats,' 'Precious'
| Can't believe #TheBox got a 47% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. It was hands down the worst movie I've seen in my life. http://bit.ly/4lMk9a 11 days ago |
| Reading all the reviews/comments on 'The Box' crack me up http://tinyurl.com/yzan2jb -So bad, it's probably good? http://tinyurl.com/yhasm6w 14 days ago |
| RT @RottenTomatoes: The Box lurks in Rotten territory: 53% with 17 reviews http://bit.ly/4lMk9a 15 days ago |
Box Office: Carol Boxes With Men and Goats
Cinematical —
... up for it with four new flicks this week.
The Box:
What's It All About: A couple in a tough financial situation are given a box that will grant them riches, except every time they use it someone somewhere will die.
Why It Might Do Well: Donnie Darko director Richard Kelly is at the helm, with a script based on a Richard Matheson story.
Why It Might Not Do Well: 55% at Rottentomatoes.com.
Number of Theaters: 2,500
Prediction: ...
In Theaters: 'A Christmas Carol,' 'The Box,' 'The Men Who Stare At Goats,' 'Precious'
:: The Playlist :: —
... button in it. Push the button and they receive one million dollars, but at the expense of the life on someone they don't know. Of more interest that the premise for most Playlisters, members of the Arcade Fire contribute to the soundtrack, which should be released in the future . We're hoping for a tight little thriller to make us believe in Kelly again, but this may be his last chance to have studio success and his chances don't look great so far. "The Box" has a fresh rating of 54% from Rotten Tomatoes and 45 score from Metacritic. We haven't run ...
WEEKEND PREVIEW: THE BOX OPENS
Filmdrunk —
(The Men Who Stare at Goatse)
Opening this weekend (click titles for reviews, trailer after the jump)
The Box
Frank Langella has a box and if you press the button you get some money, but someone in the world also dies. So what’s the catch again? And how much are we talking, like a twenty spot, or less?
A Christmas Carol
A digital Jim Carrey stars in Robert Zemeckis’ latest attempt to make motion-capture happen. Dude, just film ...

