Monday, May 19, 2008

*Cinema -- Iron Man


  • On a whole, highly enjoyable.





  • If for no other reason than for Jeff Bridges' beard.





  • Robert Downey Jr. is a very lucky man for getting that part.





  • He did an awesome job though.





  • I spotted on Downey's imdb page that he's going to be playing Tony Stark in The Incredible Hulk. Interesting...





  • Its fair to say that there was a fair amount of product placement, but of course, its a superhero movie.





  • It was... refreshing.





  • Looking forward to the next one.




Tuesday, May 13, 2008

*Cinema -- Lars and the Real Girl

Lars and the Real Girl (2007)



  • Much better than I was expecting.





  • It also managed to completely keep my attention, despite my expectations.





  • A mix of creepy and sweet, but managed to mostly stay on the side of sweet.





  • Emily Mortimer plays the woman I wish I was, but well, I guess I'm not.





  • Patricia Clarkson was the psychologist I wish I could be.





  • Ryan Gosling was good. He and Emily Mortimer managed to keep things on the sweet side.





  • There was more to it than I expected.





  • I liked how they revealed aspects of the film over time. Very well done.





  • I really really enjoyed it, until the end. Although it was a fine ending, I think it could have been better.




Thursday, May 1, 2008

*Cinema -- Horton Hears a Who!

Horton Hears a Who! (2008)




  • Jim Carrey was much less annoying than I thought he’d be.



  • I knew I recognized the Kangaroo voice but I just couldn’t place it… it was Carol Burnett!


  • Also! Seth Rogen and Isla Fisher were in it! Ok, I had no idea. Woo!



  • Steve Carell was of course wonderful.


  • Vlad was basically just Will Arnett being himself, but of course, being awesome.


  • This was much sweeter than I expected it to be. I think thats mostly because Jim Carrey was much sweeter than I expected him to be.



  • All these Jim Carrey expectations probably have something to do with how he showed up on American Idol in a elephant suit.


  • I really want my own little yellow fuzzy thing (named Katie).