Hollywood is bringing out the big guns this week, debuting several large budget movies. North Dakota State’s Campus Attractions is following suit, showing fan-favorites, too. These titles are sure not to disappoint in the fields of action, horror and comedy.
Everest
“Everest,” playing in the Memorial Union at 7:30 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday, is an adventurous biographical thriller starring Jake Gyllenhaal.
This movie, detailing the tragic events of the 1996 Mount Everest Disaster, focuses on the real life struggles faced by climbers. Getting to the summit is the easy part; getting down proves to be much harder.
Unsurprisingly, frozen fingers and numb toes are the norm in this film (common themes for NDSU students). Moviegoers can expect to see the struggle required to climb Earth’s tallest mountain while being immersed in the jarring cold.
The 5th Wave
Destruction and mayhem collide in this pulse pounding thriller set in the modern day. This film, premiering Friday, follows Cassie (Chloe Grace Moretz) as she fights extra-terrestrials while trying to save her younger brother.
The aliens, simply known at the “others,” eradicate the human population in a series of deadly waves. Even though this movie is based on a book by Rick Yancey, even the most casual movie fan will be able to follow along with this exciting action installment.
The Boy
This supernatural horror flick, releasing also on Friday, preys on moviegoers’ fear of creepy looking dolls. When an American girl named Greta takes a posh job as a nanny in a remote village of United Kingdom, she thinks everything will go smoothly. Unfortunately, things do not go as planned when the boy Greta was supposed to be in charge of died several years prior.
Greta is hired to take care of a life-sized male porcelain doll that comes with a specific set of cryptic rules. Instructions like, “Don’t cover his face,” “Never leave him alone” and “Clean the traps” all set the stage for a disturbing tale of a spirit haunting a doll that gets very upset when the rules are broken.
Dirty Grandpa
Zac Efron and Robert De Niro combine forces in this much anticipated comedy. The duo travel to Venice Beach, Florida during Spring Break, a week before Jason Kelly’s (Efron) wedding, much to Jason’s chagrin.
Jason is tricked into the week long endeavor by his grandfather, Dick Kelly (De Niro) after the death of his wife. Partying, sex, drugs, alcohol and Aubrey Plaza are thrown into the mix on this crazy typical spring break comedy. Flick fanatics can look out for crazy antics, physical comedy and enough loud music to make your R.A. complain in this highly anticipated film.