Popcorn Time
…thus far:
1. "Mission: Impossible III" - Can we say, "Alias: The Movie"? Well done, J.J. And Tom, I almost forgive you for turkey-bastering Katie with your demon seed. (8/10)
2. "X-Men: The Last Stand" - Dislike Brett Ratner, but not his films. Famke kicked ass. Characters die. Hope the spin-offs don’t become the "Superman IV"s of the new millenium. We missed you, Mr. Singer. (7/10)
3. "Poseidon" - What I expected: cheesy banter, awesome effects. The one summer movie that coulda been a little longer. The wave hits after, like, the first 15 minutes! (6/10)
4. "The DaVinci Code" - Aaron Eckhart would’ve been a better Robert Langdon. The chick from "Amelie" and Gandalf were perfectly cast. Pretty true to the book. Overall, pretty square. (6/10)
5. "The Lake House" - Tres disappointmont. (4/10)
6. "An Inconvenient Truth." - No "Fahrenheit 9/11," but Al sure did his job scaring me into loving Mother Earth. Stay for the inspiring Melissa Etheridge song during the nifty end credits. (8/10)
7. "Cars" - Quite the surprise. These animated machines had more character development than the cut-outs in most movies released this year. Bravo. (9/10)
8. "Superman Returns" - Mr. Singer went a little too crazy on the nostalgia factor, leaving little room for originality. Bosworth, trying to channel the holy spirit of Hepburn, is no Kidder. Nevertheless, I thoroughly enjoyed. The 2 hours flew by. Pluses: the airplane scene and the wildly entertaining Parker Posey. (7/10)
9. "The Devil Wears Prada" - Or, as I like to call it, "The Meryl Can Do Anything." Streep sweeps the scenes with just the right amount of poisonous panache. Fashion claps to the editor who put together Anne Hathaway’s costume-change montage to Madonna’s "Vogue." Props to the music supervisor for adding Alanis’s "Crazy." Applause for Emily Blunt’s pitch-perfect Brit bitch as the first assistant. (9/10)
10. "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest" - Johnny was in full form. Keira kicked pirate booty. Orlando continued to smolder. Bruckheimer bombed away. Despite the complex story (secondary characters keep reiterating key plot points to keep you in the action), my swash was buckled, though unsatisfied. (6/10)
11. "You, Me & Dupree" - (Screened for free, thank God) Do not even bother. I didn’t think I could hate Owen Wilson this much. And: feel embarrassed for Michael Douglas (3/10).
12. "Accepted" - (Screened back in February. Opens in August) A "Revenge of the Nerds" for GenY, perhaps the next "American Pie". Sleeper hit written all over it. Make sure your bladder’s empty before viewing; you may just pee laughing. (8/10)
Trying not to eat too much popcorn and looking forward to "Miami Vice," "Pulse," "Little Miss Sunshine" and "Lady in the Water,"
H.P.M.
