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Monday, October 6, 2008

The Good, the Babylon AD, and the Ugly

Elisabet and I have seen a number of films in the last 2 months, in addition to the movies I watch while she is at school. I thought it might be helpful for me to give a quick review of the films I remember so you know which to watch and which to avoid like the Clap.

Babylon AD- Crap. Disjointed, tedious, haphazard and unentertaining. It felt like there was once a good movie that got destroyed in post-production.

Tropic Thunder- This movie was exactly like I expected. I no longer ride the ben stiller train, and have no plans to reboard anytime soon, but Jack Black and Downey Jr made up for stillers role with gusto. Bonus- Really gory.

Wall-E- Fantastic movie. Added to my list of Pixar greats, right next to the Incredibles. The first Pixar love story and they do so without straying to far into "cheese" territory.

The Signal- If you like "zombie," suspense, and independent films you should check this gem out. 3 parts by 3 directors, one of said parts is from the POV of one of the "infected" and I have never seen anything like it. Kudos for doing something new to the genre.

Incredible Hulk- Crap. I said from the first trailer this movie looked like shit and when I heard from so many people that it rocked I was confused. I love Ed Norton, but after finally watching it I have to say I was right. This movie sucked. Then again, I am one of the 3 or so people on earth who like Ang Lee's version so....

Hancock- Better then I thought. Still wasnt amazing, but worth seeing once I suppose. I called the "twist" in the first 20 minutes, but Mr. Smith shits gold so who am I to miss one of his films, even crappy ones? I am Legend what?

Iron Man- Awesomeness burrito wrapped in a awesome tortilla drenched in awesome sauce.

The Happening- Can I please have the 2 hours of my life back? God what a waste of time. There arent many movie I advise people to avoid, but this is one of them. DO NOT WATCH.

Death Race- Worth a watch. Strictly entertaining, with no real substance to speak of. But definitely entertaining.

Righteous Kill- :( I wanted it to be good, I mean DeNiro + Pacino = Unicorns and Rainbows, but this was...not good. Again, I called the "twist" early on and both of them just seemed on autopilot. Just go watch heat

The Bank Job- Meh, just meh.

Wanted- Entertaining to a T. Worth it just to hear Morgan Freeman curse like a sailor.

X-files-Dear god this movie was terrible. Add to that I paid nearly 20 dollars to see it and you begin to feel the resentment I feel towards this....movie. No climax at all and no real villian to speak of.

So there you have it. A taste of my taste.

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