Andrew: Hello readers! Our weekly preview is back
after a one-week hiatus, and while it's not going to be a particularly long
preview, there are definitely some talking points here for us to touch on.
Sarah, there are only two wide releases for this weekend - the final installment
of the hugely popular Twilight series, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2,
and Steven Spielberg’s Abraham Lincoln biopic, Lincoln. We'll also
briefly touch on a smaller film we've been waiting for that has finally hit our
neck of the woods, The Sessions, starring John Hawkes and Helen Hunt.
So let's start this
off with the new Twilight movie, shall we? Sarah, can you summarize what the
last film is about? Where does it pick up from where the last one left off?
Sarah: Well in the first part of Breaking Dawn, we finally
get to see Kristen Stewart’s Bella and Robert Pattinson’s Edward tie the knot
and the final breakdown of Taylor Lautner’s Jacob as he realizes that that
Bella will never be his. While Bella and Edward are on their honeymoon, she
makes the grave discovery that she is somehow pregnant...and apparently a
couple of months along. This is what happens when you get are impregnated by a
vampire, people!. The rest of the story follows Bella on her very painful
pregnancy as the baby grows at an accelerated rate and basically sucks the life
out of her. The Cullens quickly realize that the only way she is ever going to
survive the birth is if she is turned to a vampire at the right moment. The
movie ends with Jacob imprinting on the Edward/Bella baby and Bella opening her
blood red eyes.
I have to say I am
excited to see this one; a little bit because I am ready for it to be over, a
little bit because I want to see some vampires kicking butt. I am hoping to see
Michael Sheen more in this one, because he plays such a good vampire as the
head of the vampire police, the Volturi. It is one of the most anticipated
movies of the holiday season, so I will be interested to see if it lives up to
the hype.
Official Trailer for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
A: I can't say that I'm excited to see this film, but I
have a morbid curiosity to see how it turns out because I've seen all the
others (and no, men, I'm not proud of it). The only part of this whole
"saga" that I've even remotely enjoyed was the big brawl at the end
of Eclipse
when they actually showed vampires being killed by decapitation and other
means. Yes, there was no blood involved because in these films the
vampires just turn to stone or crumble when they're killed, but it was still
pretty brutal. So if the final battle in Breaking Dawn Part 2 can be like
that, I might actually derive some entertainment out of it.
Here's a question I
have though: what exactly happens in the second half of the Breaking
Dawn novel that could carry a whole movie?
S: Well there's the whole, "you can't create
an immortal child" law that the Volturi have in place. So most of the
Cullen clan goes off to try and find other vampires that were "born,"
not bitten. It will carry most of the movie and there will be a lot of new
characters introduced from all around the world so that will be kinda cool.
What I'm a little concerned about it that it will all be just too angsty. The
final battle will be pretty epic so that will take up a lot of the movie so
hopefully it will be enough to hold your attention.
A: Interesting.
I actually wouldn't mind seeing the expanded universe of the Twilight world and
meet other vampires. As long as they aren't as angsty as the Cullen clan is, I
should add.
Ok! Let's move on to a
large movie that only opened on about 10 screens last week and opens wide this
weekend, Lincoln, the long-awaited Abraham Lincoln film directed by
Steven Spielberg and starring two-time Academy Award-winner Daniel Day-Lewis in
the lead role of the Great Emancipator.
Sarah, this is a film
that we were able to see an advance screening of so let's tease this up a bit
and tell people what they can be expecting or should be looking forward to with
Lincoln.
Official Trailer for Lincoln
S: The thing to look forward to is definitely the
acting. It's amazing how much Daniel Day-Lewis (There Will Be Blood) and
Sally Field (The Amazing Spider-Man) really get into their characters. They
are both such amazing character actors and this really shines through in Lincoln.
They are shoe-ins for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress nominations at the
Academy Awards, respectively. It has a huge cast full of actors that we’ve
become pretty familiar with, but those two are certainly the highlights.
A: Very good. For more on our take of Lincoln, you can find our review right
HERE.
Alright, last but not
least let's talk about The Sessions. This is a film that
we've seen the trailer plenty of times and it's one that has been in limited
release for quite a while now, but is just NOT getting a wider release and
actually hitting our neck of the woods.
The
Sessions is a film based on
the true story of real-life poet Mark O'Brien, who was paralyzed from the neck
down because he was afflicted with polio as a child, and how he hired a
"sex surrogate" named Cheryl Cohen Greene to help him lose his
virginity. O'Brien is played by John Hawkes (Winter's Bone), who has
been having a great run these past few years, and Helen Hunt (Cast
Away) as Greene.
What are your thoughts
on how this one looks, Sarah?
Official Trailer for The Sessions
S: I am so excited to see this one. It looks like
it has a great mix of heart, raunchiness and humor. I'll be interested to see
where they go with this one. I don't know much about the story since it is
based on a true story, and I don't really want to know too much before we see
it. I want to be pleasantly surprised by this one because I think it will be a
tear-jerker that can make me laugh out loud, too. I have only recently been
introduced to John Hawkes in Lincoln, and when I did see him he
was only in a small part so I'm interested to see him in a leading role. And of
course you can't go wrong with Helen Hunt and William H. Macy (Showtime’s Shameless).
A: I'm excited to see this
one, too. I've heard nothing but good things about it and every time we see the
trailer, the scenes between Hawkes' O'Brien and William H. Macy's Father
Brendan make me laugh out loud. I agree with you, I think this one will be a
tear-jerker but I also think it's going to be a very heartfelt film with an
interesting take on its subject matter. I'm curious to see exactly what it is
that Helen Hunt's sex therapist does in these sessions, but more importantly
I'm interested in seeing the performances from her and Hawkes. I've heard
they're both Oscar-worthy and I hope that's truly the case.
Ok, readers! That’s all for this week’s
preview. I can guarantee that we will be seeing The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn –
Part 2 (God, I’ll be happy when I never have to type that ridiculous
title again) on Sunday and hopefully we’ll catch The Sessions sometime
soon! So be on the lookout for those reviews, and absolutely read our thoughts
on Lincoln
before or after you see it!
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