Movie Critic Review

Contrary to what you might think from reading that title, this is not a review of movie critics. Be warned, this may very well contain some spoilers. I'm not sure yet as I haven't written it. . . . High Voltage: Proceed at your own risk.

Nanner, nanner.

So recently I've seen a few movies. Let's start with the oldest, which just happens to be the one I saw most recently. Terminator: Salvation. This movie came out sometime last May, I do believe. Christian Bale was in it amongst others, one of whom shared half of the main character status with Bale. Kyle Reese and Star, the little girl with him, were the best people in the movie, in my opinion. And the kid who played Reese was actually quite reminiscent of the guy in the original Terminator. I thought that was a nice touch. Stuck with the storyline; not many swear words; good effects; nice action. Over-all an entertaining film. The one problem was that the semi-main character, Marcus, reminded me of the Spiderman III Sandman in some ways. I'm not really even sure why. . . . But he did.

Next: Up!
Saw this movie in a theatre that contained a grand total of four people, including my boyfriend and I. This upped the enjoyment of the film substantially. (And the other two were a really cute old couple who absolutely loved it. But anyway.) The movie itself: It was good! Pixar delivered again. The beginning gets sad, but it doesn't last long and the following scene has you laughing again. I thought the timing was so incredibly perfect. The story is good; the main character is great; the giant bird that's like a mixture of every bird you can think of is hilarious and Doug, the dog, is less stupid than you think from the previews. Overall, I really, really, really liked this movie. But it's not better than robots falling in love, sorry. Wall-E is still the reigning champion.

Last, but not least: Sherlock Holmes.
Interesting movie. Had me worried at a couple spots about whether or not witchcraftiness was going to stand, and it's probably far more cool for someone who's read Sherlock Holmes stories and who will catch all the references. Thankfully, I had someone who had read them with me and he was able to point out all those things. The slow motion parts where Holmes does his fight sequences were a little too. . . . well, graphic. For my tastes. Seeing it faster was much better. The slow motion annoyed me, though I liked the idea of the voice-over as he thinks through exactly what he's going to do. In the end, a statisfactory mystery, good quick-witted dialogue, and vivid characters.

If you've read all this, you must be bored. Or have some type of emotional attachment to me. Possibly both. . . . Anyway. I enjoyed Up the most, I think, which is quite odd for me. Then Holmes, then Terminator. Although that could be as much a tribute to the effect of a good environment upon movie-watching as to the quality of the movies themselves. Thus, I say that my conclusion must be: Make sure to watch movies in uncrowded areas with your significant other, as comfortably as possible. You'll enjoy the movie more. =D

Up: **** 1/2*
Sherlock Holmes: ****
Terminator: ***

Maybe. . . . . ;)

Oh, and Happy New Year. :)