New Movie Releases-April 27, 2012

                                     New movie of the week: "The Five-Year Engagement"

                         Rated R; Starring Jason Segel, Emily Blunt, Chris Pratt, Alison Brie

This comedy, starring one of my favorite actor/writer/everything men, Jason Segel (le sigh), takes you on Tom (Jason Segel) and Violet's (Emily Blunt, The Devil Wears Prada, Sunshine Cleaning) journey from his proposal to their eventual trip down the alter, including all of the antics and slip-ups along the way. Directed by Nicholas Stoller (Forgetting Sarah Marshall), this is almost guaranteed to be funny for both guys and girls, even if it is about a wedding. I'm also excited to see Alison Brie, who is another favorite of mine because of her character Annie on Community, as Violet's maid-of-honor.

Other new releases this weekend:
-"The Pirates: Band of Misfits 3D" Another exciting, cute, and funny family comedy from the British studio that brought us "Chicken Run"and "Wallace and Grommit". If you have kids, this is where it's at. Or if you're just in the mood for a good animated laugh.
-"The Raven" More of a thriller person? This film is right up your alley. It stars John Cusack as legendary author Edgar Allen Poe, who teams with a detective (played by Luke Evans) to stop a killer who is using his stories as inspiration for his killings.
-"Safe" This stars Jason Statham (Crank, The Bank Job, The Mechanic), which, if you've ever seen a Jason Statham movie (which you should have, at least on accident, considering he has a million of them), is pretty much all you need to know. He's a cage fighter. The mafia kills his family. He enacts revenge. If you like action, this should be more than enough to quench your thirst.

All of these movies come out April 27. Who do you think will reach the top of the box office?