I still go to the movies, you know. Which is lucky for you, because now you get to read my half-assed opinions of them. It doesn’t get better than this without resorting to LOLcats, does it?
Prometheus
Possibly the most hyped film of the year. So of course it was going to fall short of everyone’s expectations. Fans of the Alien franchise will be arguing about this one til the end of time, so let me state right now: everyone who’s quibbling over franchise continuity and scientific accuracy can take it outside, because this is probably the best blockbuster film I’ve seen all year (and I’m including The Avengers, yes).
Which isn’t to say it’s perfect. The film does require you to take a few things for granted – such as the idea that a major corporation spending a trillion dollars to fund a private space exploration mission would not only hire maverick scientists who clearly don’t respond well to authority, but also somehow manage to convince them to go into deep space before even telling them why they’re there. Also, while the scriptwriters say they intentionally left some things unexplained, and not just to save room for a sequel, there’s a fine line between choosing not to explain things and just saying that to cover up yr plotholes.
But I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt, because overall the main story makes enough sense to get by, even if you have to think about it some (and that’s a good thing, really). And let’s admit that what really sells it is Ridley Scott’s direction and aesthetic. The film looks awesome, and the horror bits are intense even when they’re predictable. Also, points for making a film that (1) serves as a prequel but still gives a fresh feel to well-trodden ground (albeit ground laid by the first Alien film) and (2) wisely pretends all that guff in the Alien vs Predator movies never happened.
Men In Black 3
I think it’s fair to say that the movie studios needed a new MIB film more than moviegoers or even MIB fans did. But we have one. And I saw it.
On the plus side, the film takes up where the previous one left off in terms of the overall feel, aesthetic and alien weirdness, as well as Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones. Also, as there’s a time travel gimmick this time, Josh Brolin is dead-on as the young Agent K. And Jemaine Clement is great as new villain Boris The Animal.
On the downside, the jokes are little too familiar and the chalk-and-cheese relationship between J and K feels a bit tired to me. Even with the story twist that actually defines that relationship in a new light, I felt the writers pushed their luck a little with it. Still, unnecessary as it may be, I still enjoyed it.
Snow White And The Huntsman
It’s probably unfair to Kristin Stewart that the fact that she’s in this made me not want to see it. And I will say it’s not quite Grimm Brothers Meets Twilight as the marketing has suggested. But that didn’t help me enjoy it.
Basically it’s a more bad-ass take on the Snow White fairytale, which means you pretty much know how the story goes. The only real surprise is how they worked the Seven Dwarves into the story. And since they’re violent and like a drink, they’re also the highlight of the film – but not to the point that I’d recommend seeing it.
Bite the big apple,
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