Movies

I've been going to the movies a lot lately, mostly because I'm bored most of the times. Just like I am bored right now, so that's why I'm making this blog entry ;D.

The Simpsons - Not just a long episode of the series, it managed to really become a "movie"! Extremely funny since the very beggining to the very end, it didn't dissapoint at all. One of the greatest animations I've seen, for sure. You can really tell that all the jokes have been given a lot of thought, and they work really damn well. It was a really good surprise, highly recommended.

Hostile 2 - Blargh. Haven't seen such a bad movie in a long time. I honestly thought Hostel was different from the other terror movies, but I didn't see the first one. It's bloody awful! I bet it's the same story as the first one, only with different characters. A lot of hot chicks, summer vacations, they die, yada yada, it would be a nice horror movie in 1990. Fuckin bad movie, it was a waste of money.

Evan Almighty - I really enjoyed Bruce Almighty a few years ago, Carrey did a great job in it. It wasn't a superb movie and definitely not the best movie of the year, but I liked it. And since I've come to love Steve Carell, I was excited about this sequel! The director was the same, so I was expecting more of Bruce Almighty with Carell's charisma. Well, I was wrong. The movie is actually quite poor. Steve does a good job, the man is impossible not to adore. But the plot is weak, the funny parts are rather rare and frankly, rather poor also. It's more of a family movie than the typical comedy, so I'm sure it's gonna be a good movie when you're watching it on TV with your family...

Disturbia - After I saw the trailer I got really curious, it didn't seem like the typical teenage horror movie (*points to Hostel 2 review....*) and I enjoyed the boys' work in Transformers. First of all the movie is quite long, which wouldn't really be a bad thing... if, some action actually happened in the first 2/3 of the movie. 75% of the film is mostly talking and get-to-know-us scenes, which, altough not boring, are not what you expected and paid for! Only the last half hour is in fact, what you want to see. And even that is not so "disturbia" after all... you expected more by the end of it, but in general it's not a bad movie, I actually enjoyed it.

Die Hard 4 - Terrible plot! Must be the worst freakin excuse for a plot I've ever seen in a Die Hard! Remeber "Hackers"? How easy it was to hack whatever you want, from wherever you want, and causing pure chaos just like that? Die Hard 4 has the same premiss. Only we're not in the 90's! Despite that, the action scenes are good, which make the movie worth seeing for the fans. The humour is weak for a Die Hard, and it's ridicusly exagerated. For the fans, only.

Ratatouille - A lot of paint over this animation for the last months. Every single review was good for this latest Pixar animation, and of course I got curious. The movie is about a rat with excellent cooking skills, who wants to practice his art in a restaurant in Paris. And believe it or not, this actually works... greatly. I've never seen such a convincing animation before. You get to watch it mainly in a first person (first rat, actually) style, which makes you really get inside the story. You ARE the rat! It's a wonderful movie, full of rich humourous scenes which makes you eager for the next one. Not only I laughed a lot, but I also smiled a lot like all those children in the room. One hell of an experience, without a doubt one of the best animation movies this year, if not the best.

Shrek III - Just another Shrek. (I'm lazy now. Bye)