Here goes another round of movie reviews. Yay for movies!
The A-Team - (watched 8.6.10) This is another movie that I'm glad I waited to see in the dollar theater. I knew that I was going to at least enjoy it because it has Liam Neeson in it. Other than that, it was a fairly standard action flick. One thing that I did enjoy is the huge amount of humor in the movie. Even though some of the action scenes were ridiculously over the top, the jokes were always funny. Final rating: 3/5
District 9 - (watched 8.7.10) (disclaimer: I watched an edited version, so some comments might be directed at that. (further aside: any time I review an 'R' rated movie, it will be edited, just so I don't have to clarify that every time.)) I was actually quite impressed with this movie. I think that it definitely deserved the Best Picture nomination. The cinematography was awesome, and the story really made me think. Rarely do you have a film that falls so completely in the Sci-Fi category that is also this critically acclaimed and thought-provoking. The editing in the version I watched was very well done, and I could only tell in a couple places. If you're a fan of Sci-Fi in general, or alien movies in particular, I'd recommend giving this one a try. Final rating: 4/5
Primer - (watched 8.14.10) To be honest, when I finished this movie, my brain hurt. The premise goes like this: two engineers accidentally invent a time machine, and paradoxical craziness ensues. I feel like I need to watch it several more times to actually comprehend what's going on, but I was impressed, especially for a movie that was shot on a budget of $7K. Final rating: 4/5
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World - (watched 8.14.10) Holy crap this movie was freaking amazing! I've been excited to see this movie since I saw the trailer for the first time back in May. I bought all the comics (from amazon.com, even!) and read them in like a week. The whole movie (and the comic series that it's based on) is basically a love letter to everything video games. And I love video games, therefore, I love this movie! The acting is spot-on, the dialogue is extremely funny, and the fight scenes are very well done. My only minor complaint is some small but fairly significant changes to the comics. I understand that these are necessary to squish 6 books down into two hours, but still.... Final rating: 4.5/5
Seven Pounds - (watched 8.20.10) Honestly, the less said about the plot of this movie the better. Before watching it, I had heard a little bit, but even that was too much. In many ways this is kind of a successor to The Pursuit of Happyness, also starring Will Smith and directed by the same director. Will Smith's performance in this movie is amazing. It's very different from any of his action movies, and in my opinion, even more demanding than his role in Happyness. If you enjoyed that movie, I would recommend this one. Fair warning though, it might make you cry. Just sayin'. Final rating: 3.5/5
Pick of the post (something new I'd like to try): Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
For all the reasons I listed above and more, go see this movie!
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