Sunday 16 August 2009

SHORTS

Walked out. A film that shows that stupid people wish for silly things and dull people wish for ordinary things. If I had a wishing rock, I would wish for a better script.

IMAGINE THAT

Watchable. The childtalk is annoying. I wasn't that stupid even as a kid. The adult business plot is much better.

BANDSLAM

Walked out. About nerds with bad music tastes.

THE TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE

Walked out. Brad Pitt must be really aging if he felt any need for producing this sentimental bore about passing time.

A PERFECT GETAWAY

Watchable. It starts with a serious of bland conversations on the trek. It's only towards the much faster ending that you wish you had listened carefully. All the hints were there.

ALIENS IN THE ATTIC

Watchable. Cheerful family science fiction like in the 80s. Brilliantly acted inventive kids stop an alien invasion. Only the aliens disappoint - they look and talk like Shrek.

INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS

Recommended. Tarantino's best movie. Stunningly acted, stylishly shot and most of all perfectly scripted. Even the slow beginning is compelling and later you get one twist after another. Absolutely superb.

LIFE PARTNER

Watchable. A cheerful family comedy with ingeniously over-the-top characters, including a divorce lawyer breaking people's marriages. Good music. While it never fails to be funny, it doesn't cut the edge. Only tried and tested comedy rules have been applied.

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