Recent Rentals and Viewings Part Three....
Well folks time to play a little "catch up" on the movie front. Sorry Recovery but life keeps interfereing with my movie watching:
1. The Skin I'm In - B - Not a film for the squeamish or the easily offended. Almadovar is the sickest, weirdest film maker this side of David Lynch. But while Lynch has an art fartsy style that encourages you to suspend belief Almadovar's film making is so litteral that his images hit you like a frieght train. You have to see it to understand it.
2.. Source Code - C+ - Finally caught this on HBO the other night. It's an interesting premise that made for an entertaining film right up to the end when they wimp out and go for the happy happy joy joy. Pheh
3. The Adjustment Bureau C+ - Just like source code above but with an even sillier premise and sappier ending.
4. Rango - D - I've never seen as big an animation movie mess in my life. Schizophrenic can't even begin to describe this train-wreck. Avoid at ALL COSTS!
5. Season of the Witch - B-minus - A far better sword and sorcery/dark ages tale than I expected. Nick (the mumbler) Cage was more than adequate and the witch was nice to look at.
6. Priest - C- Minus - Another graphic novel turned movie turd. Un-original, un-inspiring and worse yet... BORING!!!
7. Ondine - B-Minus - A lyrical tale of men and mermaids, love and luck. When you pull something from the ocean it isn't always as it seems.
8. Thor - B - I should recuse myself from this one being the Merry Marvel Maniac that I am but this one was a hoot. Again as with Captain America, I'm enthralled seeing a boyhood hero come to life. Superb job of direction to by Kevin Brannaugh.
9, Limitless - B-Minus - This one came out about the same time as Source Code and Adjustment Bureau but it far more plausible and interesting a tale than those other two. Not great, but pretty good.
10. X-Men First Class - B+ - The best superheor movie no one saw. Had they spent half as much money floggin this film as they did that turd called The Green Lantern" it'd made some coin. Still this is about the best origin pic I've seen in a quite a while.
Well, enough for today...
Worf