Eager to catch that hot new release, but don't want to battle your fellow moviegoers for seats?
It's often hard to predict when the film you hoped to see on the big screen will leave your local theater. Factors like ticket sales and distribution contracts figure into the equation, but in general, movies can stay in theaters anywhere from a mere two weeks to many months.
Read on for the highest-rated "old" new releases still screening in Elizabeth theaters, based on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes' Tomatometer Score, which reflects the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics.
(Movie descriptions courtesy The Movie Database; showtimes via Fandango. Movie ratings and showtimes are subject to change.)
Happy Death Day 2U
Collegian Tree Gelbman wakes up in horror to learn that she's stuck in a parallel universe. Her boyfriend Carter is now with someone else, and her friends and fellow students seem to be completely different versions of themselves. When Tree discovers that Carter's roommate has been altering time, she finds herself once again the target of a masked killer. When the psychopath starts to go after her inner circle, Tree soon realizes that she must die over and over again to save everyone.
With a Tomatometer Score of 67 percent and an Audience Score of 66 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Happy Death Day 2U" is well worth a watch. The Atlantic's David Sims said, "Along the lines of other recent inexpensive genre efforts that behave more like franchise blockbusters by building out their lore and doubling down on their nerdiness," while Matthew Rozsa of Salon noted, "It is instead that rarity — a sequel that is both better than the original and manages to retroactively improve that movie."
"Happy Death Day 2U" is now only playing at a few theaters in and around Elizabeth, so catch it now or risk missing it on the big screen. You can see it at AMC Jersey Gardens 20 (651 Kapkowski Road) through Wednesday, March 20, and Allwood Cinemas (96 Market St.) through Thursday, March 28. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Alita: Battle Angel
When Alita awakens with no memory of who she is in a future world she does not recognize, she is taken in by Ido, a compassionate doctor who realizes that somewhere in this abandoned cyborg shell is the heart and soul of a young woman with an extraordinary past.
With a Tomatometer Score of 60 percent and an Audience Score of 66 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Alita: Battle Angel" has been popular with audiences. "It's goofy as hell and borderline inexcusable at times, but it's also kind of glorious," according to Sam Adams of Slate.
"Alita: Battle Angel" might be exiting theaters soon, so now's the time to make your move. You can catch it at AMC Jersey Gardens 20 (651 Kapkowski Road) through Wednesday, March 20, and AMC Aviation 12 (1200 South Stiles St.) through Wednesday, March 27. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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