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Archive for Entertainment Reviews
So I Saw Avatar
In 3D, It looked glorious, although as has been mentioned the plot was about as thin as an anorexic who has been run over by a steam roller. Still, I give thanks to the dedicated computer wizards who managed to do such a splendid job.
Two grumbles. Firstly, with movie 3D, there is one focal point, and everything else is relative to this (Either forground or background). If you focus on something other than the designated focal point, it can mess with your head. However, this is inescapable at the moment.
Second. Unobtanium. Seriously. WTF.
I dunno, maybe I am being uncharitable, but i imagine this movie is only good for a couple viewings until the copious amounts of cheese kill you. Unlike Zombieland, which is an awesome movie.
I give Avatar a 7 out of 10. 8 for being gobsmackingly beautiful to look at, and -1 for not having zombies.
berga, out…
The Lovely Bones
So, today i saw the movie, The Lovely Bones. I saw it in place of Sherlock Holmes, which is a choice i sort of wish i didn’t make but the girl i was watching it with wanted to go shopping first so we saw TLB which was on later, and as my father said once, “always side with the p…” *ahem* I digress.
So, for those of you who don’t know, TLB is an adaption of a book by Alice Sebold that was written in 2002. While I haven’t read the book, wikipedia’s synopsis is detailed enough the indicate that a reasonable amount of fudging has been done to the story to get it to the big screen. This ultimately lead to the feeling i got from the movie, which is that it should have been either half an hour shorter or half an hour longer. Many of the scenes felt either not fully explored and added in a shotgun fashion, or else they were padded with much intense staring and people looking like shifty hoodlums from Hindley Street in Adelaide.
The most redeeming factor of the movie was easily the special effects. The CG scenes were beautiful, and on the big screen even made me forget I was sitting next to a hot lady friend. If that doesn’t say ‘this CG is awesome’, then I don’t know what does.
So, I give TLB a score of 5.5 out of 10.
7 for the movie, -1 for not having zombies, and -0.5 because the popcorn i bought was totally the stuff from the bottom of the machine and was filled with burnt bits and crunchy stuff 
Oh yeah, the guy who plays the bad dude does a real good job of acting like a freaky psycho pants guy, so props for that.
Peace out, Berga
