Tonight, me and my brother decided to hit the local cinema and catch a double feature. It was nice, I must say.
Super 8, 2011, Sci-Fi
Plot: A group of middle school kids in 1970s America are in the process of making a movie when a catastrophic train wreck occurs and mysterious things begin to happen in their small town.
Thoughts: This was a phenomenal film. It really captured the essence of what it means to be a kid (at least what I can remember of it). The movie was like E.T. but better (I’ve never liked that movie). It’s the story of something fantastic being dropped in the lap of an ordinary person. The characters were believable and it was nice to see Kyle Chandler (one of my favorite actors) in the film. The suspense was similar to Jaws but it also was used a little too much. Films like these make me realize why I want to be a filmmaker.
4.2/5
Green Lantern, 2011, Action
Plot: This movie follows the story of DC’s superhero the Green Lantern (in this case Hal Jordan) as he fights off the villain Parallax.
Thoughts: When I first heard that Ryan Reynolds was cast as Hal, I was a bit surprised. But his performance was by far the best part of the film. That was the film’s biggest strength and at the same time it’s biggest flaw. The movie seemed as if it were written just for Reynolds and that every other aspect of filmmaking was thrown out of the window. The film should have been based more on OA and Mark Strong should have been a more prominent character (he was by far the best actor in the movie).
I was also disappointed in the lack of motivation for any of the characters. Sinestro goes from talking about how the Corps have never been defeated to jumping ship within 10 minutes. This movie was very disappointing and DC continues to drop off in the quality of their feature non-animated films.
2/5
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