The Dark Knight Review

Perhaps I should qualify this post by stating that I have always been a huge Batman fan. But it doesn't really matter.

Look folks. This movie is fantastic. The Dark Knight is the best movie I've seen all year. It's probably the best movie I've seen in over a year. If you only see one summer blockbuster, then, Go. See. This. Movie.

The Dark Knight is so realistic it's scary. This movie was as realistic as a movie about a comic book can get. I'm tempted to start another portal on my website dedicated to comic books and their movie spin-offs. I'll think about it, but for now I classify The Dark Knight as a mystery.

Move over Spider-Man. This is how a comic book movie should be done.
Move over Jack Nicholson. Heath Ledger is officially the best Joker ever.

What I liked
Everything.
The Joker in a nurse's uniform.
The camera work was stupendous.

What I didn't like
Maybe it was a little too long.

Read the earlier posts to understand my rating system. I give The Dark Knight 4 quarters. Yes folks; this movie is a full buck and worth every damn cent. Go see this movie.

Hancock Review

Hancock was a very interesting movie. I thought Will Smith's acting was a little stunted in this picture, like he was just going through the motions. I've definitely seen better from him though it wasn't necessarily bad.

I don't want to give up the plot so I'll try to be careful with what I say. I thought I was going to see a sci-fi flick but it was actually more like fantasy. The special effects, like most movies these days were very good and believable. It's kinda hard to have bad effects these days with the guys at Industrial Lights and Magic and other CGI experts.

Charlize Theron's character was very good. Her acting was superb, even in a role that was probably a cakewalk for her.

Overall, I liked the movie. I did enjoy myself, I laughed out loud several times and it was a good movie if you just want to relax and have a moderately good time. Just don't take Hancock too seriously. It's not the Lord of the Rings. But it's worth seeing. Will Hancock make my list of top ten movies for 2008? It has a good chance, but definitely not a lock.

What I liked:
Charlize Theron's acting
The special effects
This quote: "Did you put a man's head up another man's ass?"

What I didn't like:
Will Smith's acting
The big fight scene
References to the X-Men movie

I give this movie 3 Quarters. If you don't understand my rating system, see my earlier posts for an explanation.

See this movie if you have the money and the time and you just want to watch an enjoyable movie and have a few laughs. If not, you can wait for the DVD.

Top Ten Science Fiction Movies

I've been looking at a lot of movies of late, especially with the summer blockbusters coming out. I'm starting to think science fiction movies are making a comeback. There was a time when scifi movies were all about philosophy and warning man of the doom to come.

Not anymore. 2007 introduced 4 good scifi movies. So far, we have another 3 this year with Hancock, Incredible Hulk, and Wall-E. I'll be posting reviews for all of them pretty soon.

So, using the rating system I mentioned in the previous post, here are my top 10 science fiction movies from the past decade.

1. The Matrix – 4
2. King Kong - 4
3. Star Wars Episode III - 4
4. K-Pax - 4
5. I, Robot - 4
6. Planet of the Apes - 4
7. Star Wars: Episode II - 3
8. Spider-Man 2 - 3
9. Transformers - 3
10. Matrix Reloaded - 3

Visit the website to see my ratings for the other science fiction movies from the past that didn't make the cut.

My New Movie Rating System

After rating Wall-E, I realized I need to make up a rating system and do it quick. I don't want to use thumbs up because I'll probably get sued. And I'm sure someone else already uses stars.

I'm going to use a monetary system, based on the American quarter dollar coin. So a good movie gets 4 quarters, or a buck. And a bad movie gets only 1 quarter...or maybe not even that.

Be sure to visit the website for my newest posts on science fiction movies from the past decade and a little quip on some of my favorite scifi directors.

Wall-E Review

I took the kids to see Disney-Pixar's newest release Wall-E. They liked it, even though we saw the last movie of the night. Still, they managed to stay awake until almost 12am which means the film must have been good.

I don't want to give away any endings or spoil the movie for those of you who haven't seen it yet. Suffice it to say, the movie is very good. It'll make adults think and make kids question. I think you'll enjoy this movie even if you're not a science fiction fan.

The animation was of course stupendous. I was a little worried my kids wouldn't think of it as a cartoon it was so realistic. The story was great too. There's very little dialog in the first 30 minutes of the film, yet they managed to create a good story just by watching Wall-E go through his daily routine.

I found references to other classic scifi movies like 2001: A Space Odyssey, A.I., and The Matrix. I also thought the movie reminded me in some ways of Isaac Asimov's Foundation Series. But, I'll let you come to your own conclusions.

What I liked
The animation
The first 30-40 minutes
The story

What I didn't like
Some themes might be beyond little kids understanding

I don't have a rating system of my own, but if I did I would give it 4.5 out of 5 stars. Go see this movie.