So, I finally got around seeing District 9 and Inglourious Basterds.

District 9 was slightly disappointing, as it didn't live up to all the hype, although it very well was something different and unusual.

Inglourious Basterds on the other hand was a tremendous experience, I might watch it again in the theaters and certainly will get it on DVD when it is released. Christoph Waltz especially was amazing (yay for austrians!).

Anybody out there who has seen the new Dorian Gray with Ben Barnes? I'd very much like to see it, but it seems it's only released in the UK and Canada so far, with no known release date for the US or many european countries.

I just saw 9 today and thought it was very good,
I didn't see it for Tim Burton and if you are seeing for him, this is no Burton movie, doesn't have his feel at all IMO and that's a good thing.

(not that Burton is bad or anything)

Saw Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs last weekend. Don't want to spoil it, but it's pretty good. My sister (4 years old) enjoyed it more than I did, though.

I just got home from seeing Where The Wild Things Are,
I went in with high expectations having loved the book as a kid. (I haven't read the book since though).

I gotta say that I LOVED it! From the beginning I was taken into the movie.
I was very impressed with it. words cannot do it justice.

I will be buying the full soundtrack, making it the fourth movie's soundtrack I get, (LWW, PC, and August Rush being the others).

There are a few scenes that will frighten smaller children however.

This thread hasn't seen action in awhile. Some movies that are out in the U.S right now that I'm still hoping to catch on the big screen are The Men Who Stare at Goats and Where the Wild Things Are.

Both films have gotten mixed reviews, but I'm interested in them enough to give them both a chance. TMWSAG has an excellent cast, and what seems to be quite a unique story line. I've been a sucker for Ewan McGregor ever since Star Wars, and George Clooney and Kevin Spacey are two of the best actors out there today.

Thanks for your review of WTWTA, narnian1. I also read the book countless times as a child, so I have fond memories of that.

Just in an attempt to get this thread rolling again, are there any other current movies that you guys and gals have seen lately that you enjoyed or (hopefully not) disliked?

Despite my rantings elsewhere on the forum about the 2012 business ( ) I did go see the movie today. It's from director Roland Emmerich, who previously brought us The Day After Tomorrow and Independence Day. He's simply ramped up the degree and subject of destruction from his earlier movies.

If you want to see a disaster flick with spectacular special effects (overall), lots of action, and just a little character development, you will likely enjoy this one. The plot's pretty predictable, though there is the occasional unexpected twist.

There are some familiar faces here: Danny Glover, John Cusack - and John Billingsley (whose voice rather than face I recognized, as Dr Phlox from Star Trek Enterprise - no alien makeup here.

No big plot spoilers here; just a few general, random comments: once I set aside my suspension of disbelief for the premise, it was enjoyable enough as a disaster movie. After all, it's like Independence Day

I was rather pleased to see that, other than

Spoiler

a few references to the whole Mayan calendar thing, the movie mostly tries for a scientific (rather than mystical) explanation for everything that's happening. The science and the 'technobabble' on the whole is, I think, a step up from that in The Day After Tomorrow. But don't get me started on the solar neutrino emissions mutating

I've read that disaster movies tend to be popular when times seem bad; people realize their own lives aren't so bad after seeing movie characters face [insert crisis here]. But this movie also reminded me that - though the world may or may not end in 2012 - our days are numbered...but that sounds like something for the Christianity thread.

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Last weekend I finally got to see 9 in the dollar theater. It was quite interesting. I think it suffers most from the short run time. I feel that the filmmakers felt that because it was a animated movie they wouldn't be able to sustain the audiences interest for a long period of time. Because of this everything in the movie feels a little rushed, and they have very little time for character development. What surprised me was that, even though their was little character development, I still felt as though I knew exactly who each of the characters was. I suppose that is a sign that they did well with what character development they had. The other thing I didn't like was that I felt as though the storyline was missing a piece; it didn't make all that much sense. Overall though, I really enjoyed the movie and would definitely consider watching it again in the future.

I'll always be a,
NL101

I just got home from a midnight viewing of Twilight's New Moon, yes I am a fan- and a big fan at that.

Given I actually did a midnight show my judgment should be taken lightly as I speak as a die-hard fan.

I loved the movie!, my favorite book of the series BTW.

I haven't seen a movie in theaters for awhile, the last one I saw was G-Force with my cousin (the CGI was amazing, but I didn't care for the movie ). I kinda want to see The Men Who Stare at Goats and Paranormal Activity, but I doubt I'll make it while they're in theaters

just saw New Moon!! Amazing movie!!! I so suggest seeing it, but see the 1st one first just so you get the plot!!

There's a plot?

Booky

I'm looking forward to seeing Men Who Stare at Goats. I saw an interview with Ewan McGregor and he was talking about the scene where they hit a rock while driving and how George Clooney kept doing it harder so he (Ewan) would be thrown (even with his harness) as far as possible towards the windshield. It was a great interview. And the whole Jedi line GC says to EM, that alone I think will be worth it!

Those of us who like Twilight, yes we see the plot in the story.
It's not the best of literature nor the best of movies, but it sure is entertaining

not for everybody of course, but hey, you can't please everybody.

Oh I agree that they're entertaining.

Personally I'm waiting for the DVD so I can get it for "free" on Netflix and watch it without flinching. I might flinch anyway though, anticipating screams that will never come. And at the cheesy dialogue. And Jasper's hair. And Edward's hair for that matter. And . . . well, you get the picture.

Really, I just want to see Dakota Fanning and Cameron Bright and the rest of the Volturi, see how they're played. I actually thought they had potential to be awesome bad guys . . . before they wimped out on me.

P.S."Brooklyn!"

the wigs I admit are HORRIBLE, there's no denying that- especially Jasper's and Jacob's. I guarantee that you will flinch in at least one scene, which even I thought was bad- I rolled my eyes. But that scene doesn't last more than 2min and well, I enjoyed the rest of the movie more than enough to overlook it in my overall judgment of the movie.

As for the dialogue, overall I think it was much better in this one than Twilight. The movie in general is much better.

I thought the Volturi were great, Dakota Fanning was excellent although her screen time isn't to big. Thankfully she'll get more later on.