Seriously, people...THERE IS NOTHING OUT!...and I have really been giving things a chance. Granted, I haven't seen some promising looking recently released films yet (State of Play, The Soloist, Sunshine Cleaning), but I have seen four movies from 2009 since I last wrote, and I am so under-impressed (although NOT UN-impressed) by them that even the thought of just writing about them seems like a drag.
So here is all I can muster:
I saw Monsters vs Aliens: Good for kids, 3D was okay, writing was childish, not nearly as funny as it should have been.
I saw Adventureland: Don't let the trailers fool you; this thing is NOT a comedy...in fact it's often quite bittersweet. It's a dramedy, at most. Definitely good, but not great. Loved newcomer Jesse Eisenberg, and Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader were both great but barely in it at all. And I will always have a soft spot for Bill from "Freaks and Geeks."
I saw 17 Again: Surprisingly good...for a movie that is blatantly made for twelve-year-old girls. It should have focused on Efron's roommate's relationship with the principal. That was funny. (By the way, did anyone think some of the scenes between Efron and Leslie Mann, who I normally love, were kinda creepy?)
I saw Taken: Funniest movie of the year...not intentionally.Okay, so these weren't all that bad, but where is the movie-magic we have been longing for?
I am sorry I sound so bitter. I know we haven't reached the peak season yet for big Hollywood films (Summer, come quick!). But the last two years some great big-studio movies came out early in the year: Baby Mama, Cloverfield, Children of Men, Hot Fuzz.
Come on, guys. Don't let last year's writing strike destroy our time at the movies this year!
4 comments:
I liked Taken....I don't care what you say! It was one of those movies where he could have killed everyone and I would have never thought, "Did they really have to die?" Granted, the ending was really dumb, but all and all I found it entertaining.
I wasn't a big fan of 17 Again. In fact I don't even think I'll watch it again if it comes on TV. It was way too predictable, the characters were cardboard....it just wasn't fun.
I did see the Soloist and found it quite good. It was a bit slow and a little preachy, but once I was finished I felt like it was worth the money. The acting was amazing!
I agree though that movies so far this year have been very bland. Personally I'm holding out for Terminator and Harry Potter!
I hope 2k10 is all 3d. These 2d movies are so boring and lacking in dimension.
Oh man I totally thought those scenes were creepy in 17 again!
I didn't think that Taken was all that bad tho, I was entertained throughout the entire movie.
I think we've been spoiled by 3d movies because of Coraline... how I wish that movie was still in theaters...*sigh* oh well.
taken made me sleepy
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