Movies from the past... month?

Yes, I lose. I'm aware of this. I suspected when I created this blog that it would be a passing fancy. I'll update now, with reviews of the movies since I last posted. I'll try to update later with other stuff.

Big Fish was pretty good. The stories about the things that the father did (or didn't do) when he was young were so far out there as to be painful at times, but enjoyable others. The ending was really good and touching. I gave it 4 stars on Netflix.

I, Robot was OK. As an action movie, it was good enough. The premise was fine, Will Smith was believable enough as the guy who hates robots. Hooray for Alan Tudyk though. I love seeing Joss Whedon actors in non-Joss stuff. Its tie to the Asimov books was about as loose as you can get. The only thing used from the books would be the three rules of robotics, and the fact that there were robots at all. At least in the credits it said that the movie was "Suggested by" the books, rather than based on the books. I gave it 3 stars on Netflix.

Resident Evil was pretty terrible. As an action movie, it failed, there's little action. As a horror movie, it failed, because the zombies were boring and the scariness just wasn't there. As a vehicle for the hotness that is Milla Jovovich, it succeeds. I gave it 2 stars on Netflix.

Girl Next Door was surprisingly good. The story stuck together pretty well, though it's as unbelievable as most teen movies. Elisha Cuthbert looked incredible throughout, and the guy from Go was funny, as he usually is. I'll never remember his name, so he's just the guy from Go. I gave it 4 stars on Netflix.

Lost in Translation was great. I saw it originally while I was on my 2-week trip around the world, so it was particularly poignant at the time. I wanted to see it again, because seeing it on an airplane 3x4 monitor just doesn't do the movie's visuals justice. The movie is incredible because of the way it can set the mood of loneliness throughout. Bill Murray surprises you with his ability to play serious. Scarlett Johansson is not just gorgeous but talented. I thought the two of them played together really well, despite their considerable age differences. I gave it 4 stars on Netflix, though I may change it to 5.