Critical Consensus: “Crash” Garners Bullock First Fresh Film in Nearly a Decade
Summary
Two weeks before the release of the final Star Wars movie where we finally get to see Anakin Skywalker giving over to the dark side of the Force, three new wide releases will try to tempt us into forking over our money this weekend. Orlando Bloom headlines Ridley Scott’s (“Gladiator”) epic tale about a blacksmith who goes on to achieve great fame in “Kingdom of Heaven.” Elisha Cuthbert (“24”) tries her luck in yet another horror remake, “House of Wax.” Sandra Bullock teams up with Don Cheadle and an ensemble cast in “Crash,” a drama about race relations. We’ll see which of these new releases will be able to seduce the nation’s print, online, and broadcast critics. Back to Article
Two weeks before the release of the final Star Wars movie where we finally get to see Anakin Skywalker giving over to the dark side of the Force, three new wide releases will try to tempt us into forking over our money this weekend. Orlando Bloom headlines Ridley Scott’s (“Gladiator”) epic tale about a blacksmith who goes on to achieve great fame in “Kingdom of Heaven.” Elisha Cuthbert (“24”) tries her luck in yet another horror remake, “House of Wax.” Sandra Bullock teams up with Don Cheadle and an ensemble cast in “Crash,” a drama about race relations. We’ll see which of these new releases will be able to seduce the nation’s print, online, and broadcast critics. Back to Article
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Madman writes: on May 05 2005 07:56 PM I really don't have much to say about this weekend's releases; I just wanted to leave a comment since the article was so long. Nice work Sehn! Madman P.S. I'll probably only check out crash in theatres out of these three and wait for kingdom of heaven to hit video. I'll pass on House of Wax. I guess I had something to say afterall. (Reply to this) |
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The Senhman writes: on May 05 2005 08:25 PM In reply to this comment (#821936) Hehe...thanks, Madman! I'm dreading next week. There'll be five new wide releases. It'll be twice as long as this article. (Reply to this) |
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zooter writes: on May 06 2005 02:09 AM [b]nice work senh[/b] your weekly consensus (spelling :) ) is something i look forward to every week. I also used to receive something similar in my email; but it's stopped suddenly...do i need to email somebody about this and get it fixed? (Reply to this) |
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The Senhman writes: on May 06 2005 08:05 PM In reply to this comment (#821938) Hey zooter, You have a yahoo email. For some reason, they think everything coming from RottenTomatoes.com is spam. Check your spam box, it's probably there. Afterwards, mess around with your spam settings. (Reply to this) |
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skletonkee writes: on May 07 2005 06:07 PM [b]props to seng too...[/b] hey man, i stopped posting within the forums years ago..but your news features (and comment section) has brought me back...consensus threads rock!!! but what happens when a film flips (like in the case of galaxy...) will you be changing content to reflect it? keep up the great work!! (Reply to this) |
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The Senhman writes: on May 08 2005 02:28 AM In reply to this comment (#821940) I should, but by then it's probably old news. Damn those flip-floppers. (Reply to this) |
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