This Weekend, Watch This
A comparison for the new releases for March 5, 2015
By Curt David
March 6, 2015
BoxOfficeProphets.com

McGonagall wants to party sometimes, too!
New movies are released into theaters every weekend. How do you decide which movie to watch? I’ll save you the hassle of researching every movie by comparing the new releases for each weekend in this column. Then, I’ll tell you which movie you should watch in the theaters.

For the weekend of March 6th, the new movies in wide release are Chappie, Unfinished Business, and The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.


ChappieUnfinished BusinessThe Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel WINNER
(1 point per category)
Clearest TitleDon’t know what “chappie” means.Business that needs to be finished...a little more clear.SEQUEL!The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Best Genre
and Rating		Action Sci-Fi
Rated R for violence, language and brief nudity		Comedy
Rated R for some strong risqué sexual content/graphic nudity, and for language and drug use		Dramedy
Rated PG for some language and suggestive comments 		Two comedies, two rated R movies...maybe not the best diversity. 1/3 point each.
Best Plot
(in haiku form)		World has cop robots
One robot thinks for itself
They want to kill it		Three men. Business Trip.
Have to act like “Hangover”
For their plan to work. 		Make second hotel.
Old folks come to India
Love happens. Humor. 		I guess thinking robots is the best plot. Point.
Best TrailerPROS: Like the movie “I Robot,” seems like a epic adventure of artificial intelligence.
CONS: The trailer has five different trite lines like “If they make that robot, the world will end!”		PROS: Charming cast.
CONS: I didn’t really see humor or plot in the trailer. 		PROS: Charming cast. And sequel of beloved film.
CONS: Sometimes sequels aren’t as good as the original.		But the Indian Hotel had the best trailer. Point.
Coolest Lead ActorHugh Jackman from X-men and Les Miserables. Vince Vaughn from Dodgeball and Wedding Crashers.Dev Patel from Slumdog Millionaire. Hugh Jackman wins this point, but it was close.
Best CastSigourney Weaver (Avatar) and Dev Patel (Slumdog Millionaire)Tom Wilkinson (Michael Clayton), Dave Franco (Now You See Me), Sienna Miller (American Sniper), and James Marsden (X-men)Maggie Smith (Harry Potter), Judi Dench (Skyfall), Bill Nighy (Love Actually), Richard Gere (Pretty Woman)Maggie Smith and Judi Dench automatically win this point.
Best Street Cred
For the Production		Writer and director Neill Blomkamp also wrote and directed District 9 and Elysium. Director Ken Scott also directed Delivery Man. Director John Madden also directed Shakespeare in Love and Proof. John Madden, the football coach? He’ll split the street cred point with Mr. Blomkamp.


So out of a maximum of 7 points per movie, The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel scores 3 and 5/6 points, Chappie scores 2 and 5/6 points (and a gold star), and Unfinished Business scores 1/3 point.

You may interpret this column for your own movie preferences. For example, if you haven’t seen a raunchy comedy lately, feel free to watch Unfinished Business. However, if you are still on the fence, please read the following conclusions from the scientific data gathered in this column.

Conclusion 1: On paper, The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is the best movie to watch this weekend.
Conclusion 2: Each week I give a gold star to the movie with the best tagline. I couldn’t find one for the Hotel, so Chappie’s “Humanity’s last hope isn’t human,” beats out Unfinished Business’ “Best Business Trip Ever.”
Conclusion 3: Not the football coach.