i see a lot of movies, not that this makes me an expert. the fact that i don’t have to pay for most of them does make me unbiased, though. newest stuff on top; title linked to the imdb page; any links on the star-rating (out of 5) is back to my own review. enjoy, and feel free to email me to debate.
the watchmen: ****, mar 2, ‘09. haven’t seen so much full-frontal outside of a porn flick in a very long time; sue me, i’m an american, we get distracted by this stuff. anyway, really good whether or not you were into the comic.
the international: **, feb 12 ‘09. i fell asleep during a gunfight in the gugenheim. ’nuff said.
coraline: *****, feb 11 ‘09. a beautiful dark fairy tale, refreshingly complex for a “kids’ movie”. not suitable for the tiny kids, but a winner for everyone else (including the adults).
push: ***½, a rare example wherein the sort of book i like to read does in fact make a quite decent movie. deeply flawed by the gaping wide open ending, but otherwise fun.
taken: ****, if you’ve seen the trailer, you’ve absolutely got the gist of it (i.e., very accurate marketing). suspenseful & taut for all it’s inherent simplicity, but could win an award for best possible propaganda for dads to convince nubile daughters to just stay at home.
underworld: rise of the lycans: ***½, kate beckinsale look-alike has cinematic hot lovin’ with a werewolf on top of a cliff; mayhem ensues. pretty, not thinky, but fun enough to chomp popcorn through.
outlander: ***, jesus (aka, the count of monte cristo) comes from outer-space to do battle with the space-dragon that chomped his fam. beowulf + predator is sum total of the flick.
