Friday, May 11, 2007

Spider-Man 3 (2007) - 3/5

Spider-Man 3 (2007)

Good movie. I'm not a big fan of the past 2 so this being my favorite (or at least the flavor of the day) isn't saying too much.

There's some good aspects to this movie, but I think they were too ambitious w/ the characters and storylines. You forget about subplots b/c they are ignored for so long and some bridges are forced and very questionable (SPOILER: Why did the butler wait so long to say what he said?).

Monday, May 07, 2007

The Illusionist (2006) - 2/5

The Illusionist (2006)

What a disappointment. Ed Norton is one of my favorites and he was SO flat. The story is rather weak and tends to focus on the aspects of it that aren't that interesting. They basically ignore the love story which we're suppose to buy into... but when?

The 'reveal' is also quite disappointing and predictable.

The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) - 4/5

The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

Classic movie all around: war movie, romance, happy ending, etc. This is why we keep making movies about these things - we still remember how great they were back when it was original.