REEL TIME: Tim and Eric tell one too many poop jokes and Zac Efron uses condoms

With the help of City Paper film critics, movies editor Josh Middleton counts down the weekend's six new movie releases, from least- to most-worthy of your precious time and hard-earned dollar bills.

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REEL TIME: Tim and Eric tell one too many poop jokes and Zac Efron uses condoms

POSTED: Friday, March 2, 2012, 4:00 PM

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No. 1: You may be wondering why I chose to put Dr. Seuss' The Lorax in Reel Time's No. 1 spot when it earned a lower grade than some of the films on the list, and critic Shaun Brady says unbecoming things about it, like "Seuss’ vaunted wordplay is mostly jettisoned, replaced by 3-D padding with chases through rapids and down ski slopes, and the woodland critters are cutened up to an aggravating extent." It's because I can't stop giggling about Zac Efron's (the voice of the film's protagonist) now-infamous condom blooper at the movie's red-carpet premiere. Plus, there's nothing aggravating about those little animals. They're damn adorable. Sorry, Shaun. Read the rest of Shaun's review here. (Pearl, Rave, UA 69th Street, UA Grant, UA Riverview)

CITY PAPER REVIEWS OF OTHER FILMS PLAYING IN PHILLY THIS WEEK: A Dangerous Method, A Separation, Act of Valor, Albert Nobbs, The Artist, Chico and Rita, Chronicle, Contraband, Conquest, The Descendants, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, The Grey, The Iron Lady, Oscar-Nominated Shorts: Animated, Oscar-Nominated Shorts: Live Action, My Week with Marilyn, Rampart, Red Tails, Safe House, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Underworld: Awakening, The Vow, Wanderlust, The Woman in Black

(josh.middleton@citypaper.net) (@justjoshfunk1)

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