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Friday, January 11, 2013

Feckless flicks to skip this weekend


Redbox something good and spend the $10 on drinks.

Hey girl, even a box office bomb won't make us stop loving our collective boyfriend Ryan Gosling.

Wilson Webb

Hey girl, even a box office bomb won't make us stop loving our collective boyfriend Ryan Gosling.

If you've already seen Les Mis or Django Unchained, it might be time to reconsider a repeat. While 2013 has already seen a couple of quality films hit the big screens, this week's openings will leave you like Ben Affleck on Oscar night: Curled in the fetal position and begging fate for just one good screenplay.

If you're dead-set on seeing a film in theaters this weekend, we're having a hard time making suggestions, but we can, however, tell you what not to see. Skip these five blunders and spend your $10-15 on booze instead.

Gangster Squad -- This weightless splatter of bloodshed focuses on the LA police department’s hunt for notorious gangster Mickey Cohen.

A Haunted House -- Marlon Wayans’ rude and raunchy spoof of “found footage” horror movies wears out its only joke.

The 80s called. They actually don't want Billy and Bette back...

Phil Caruso/Twentieth Century Fox

The 80s called. They actually don't want Billy and Bette back...

Texas Chainsaw 3D -- Maybe it’s time to bury the leather face mask and move on as the director botches even the basics of making the film's many murders frightening.

This is 40 -- Judd Apatow’s follow-up to Knocked Up is a thinly entertaining portrait of bad parenting and a teetering relationship.

Parental Guidance -- This Billy Crystal-Bette Midler family-friendly comedy is sentimental but shticky.



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