Jul 17, 2007
Movies Seen Recently
The Good
* The Departed - pretty good drama. Boston sounds like a truly horrible place. Wonder how this compares with the original Infernal Affairs on which its based ?
* Brick - genius. Essentially a 40's/50's film-noir set in a modern US high-school. Recommended.
* Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room - a must see. Why de-regulation hardly ever works to the benefit of the average person in the face of unbridled greed.
The OK
* Stranger Than Fiction - how can it not be worth watching with Emma Thompson in it ? The ending is a bit of a cop-out which stops this being in the 'Good' category.
* Idiocracy - the first 30min are brilliant and worth seeing the movie for but then it turns into a pretty predictable sub-par comedy.
* 28 Weeks Later - not bad but not good. It has to be said that Robert Carlyle does make a truly great villain.
* Constantine - not as dire as I thought but definitely a case of missed opportunities. Read the original 'Hellblazer' comic instead and ponder what terrible mayhem Hollywood will wreak upon The Watchmen.
The Ugly
* Music and Lyrics - rom-com's suck. Nuff said.
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Simpsons Movie
The Simpsons movie is upon us.
All bow down before the mighty Homer (well spotted Mel! be sure to check out her sailing adventures too).
On a related note apparently the pagans are displeased.