To See or Not to See: 'The Incredible Burt Wonderstone'

It's the North:

Should you go to a theater or should you wait for the DVD?

If you love film, it's a question you often ask yourself.

Sometimes the answer is easy: THE AVENGERS is something you want to see on the big screen.

Sometimes it's really easy: you probably don't want to sit in a theater for 270 min. to watch CHE.

However, every week, I get that urge to go see a new movie. Not watch a new movie, go see one.

The problem with that, is simple: sometimes there is nothing "worth" seeing. 

That brings us to: THE INCREDIBLE BURT WONDERSTONE

Should you go see this in the theater?

Or do you wait for the $1.28 Red Box DVD rental?

Here's the breakdown:

The Pros: 

1. Steve Carell, Steve Buscemi and Jim Carrey .--- That's a quality Big 3. 

2. I enjoy Olivia Wilde, James Gandolfini and Alan Arkin. --- Nice Support Staff.

3. Don Scardino. --- He's from TV, but that TV was Directing/Producing '30 Rock'. 

On paper, we have a good movie. 

Carell always delivers.

Jim Carrey is making his comeback this year, with this and KICK-ASS 2.

So we "go to there" , right?

Not yet. 

The Con:

1. The reviews are not good.  Not Good At All. 

A 38% on Rotten Tomatoes pretty much means one thing: it's not funny.

The score is not because reviewers dislike Steve Carell.

In fact, they love him. 

Good comedy, usually gets recognized.

That's because a funny comedy makes for a great theater experience.

I had a bootleg DVD of SUPERBAD with the audience laughing and it was awesome.

I always preferred to watch it with the laugh-track because it was like being in the theater again.

Conversely, sitting through an unfunny comedy is one of the worst times in a theater.

You get fidgety, and hope that it ends as soon as possible.

I hate bad comedies and really hate wasting a bunch of money on them.

Final Judgement:

THE INCREDIBLE BURT WONDERSTONE has enough to make me see it . . . when it hits DVD.

The number and nature of the bad reviews means no opening day trip to the picture shows. 
Sorry Jim and Steve, but I'm in comedy-waiting for ADMISSION on 3/22.

Is it possible I catch a BURT matinee in a few weeks?

Maybe . . . if it's still out then.