This is a great weekend for family movie going. But that doesn’t mean it’s a great weekend for family movies.
Let me explain: “The Dark Knight” is going to be the #1 movie in America this weekend (and maybe for the year). It’s geared to guys. “Mama Mia” also opens this weekend. It’s a “chick-flick”, geared to women. And “Space Chimps” is the other big new movie. It’s geared to kids.
So, Dad can go see Batman and the Joker, while Mom is watching Meryl Streep sing ABBA songs and the kids are laughing at the monkey astronauts…ALL AT THE SAME TIME. And, one trip to the multi-plex saves gas. The ultimate family movie trip.
One problem: Mom and the kids better be ready to spend some time shopping because “The Dark Knight” is two-and-a-half hours long, much longer than the other two.