Category: At the Movies

Title:	The Time Traveler’s Wife
Director:	Robert Schwentke
Score:	6/6
Don’t forget:	Bring a hankie.

Intense. Spectacular action scenes.  Scared the crap out of my six-year-old. But in a good way.

Title:	The Adventures of Tintin
Director:	Steven Spielberg
Score:	1|10/10
High point:	The chase scene down from hotel whateveritwas..

Ok, I guess.

Title:	The Notorious Bettie Page
Director:	Mary Harron
Score:	5/10
Guilt level:	Low.

Look at that cool camera!

Geoffrey Rush does a really good Peter Sellers. And the film looked really intellegint and interresting.  I wanted to like it.  I think I should have liked it.  But I was bored, bored bored.  I’ll give it a few extra points.

Title:	The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
Director:	Stephen Hopkins
Score:	7/10
Guilt level:	Moderate.

Look at that cool camera!

So why isn’t it called The Light Fantastic?

Title:	The Colour of Magic
Director:	Vadim Jean
Score:	3
Verdict:	Poor, but not offensively so.

Discworld enters the small screen disguised as Jack Frost and Sam Gamgee. Not very good.  Not very good at all.

One of the worst dubjobs ever. 

Title:	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Director:	Tim Burton
Score:	142/142
Chocolate:	Chocolicious

 

  

Title:	Robocop
Director:	José Padilha
Score:	1/6
Only non-annoing detail:	ED209’s missing animal noises.

Wow!  I’m stunned!  I’ve seen Robocop before, but I felt certain it was going to be a horrible rewatch.  But it’s great!  The acting’s great, the effects are great, the costumes are GREAT (well, the costume).  I’ll stop there, before it gets embarrassing, but, wow, great!  

Title:	Robocop
Director:	Paul Verhoeven
Score:	5/6
Only annoing detail:	ED209’s animal noises.

Low-key faux sci-fi.  Subtle political message, lots of nice scenic shots, good acting.  Likes.

Title:	Monsters
Director:	Gareth Edwards
Score:	5/6
Bonus point for:	Political subtlety.