I've been indulging in The Twilight Zone for some time enjoying some rather original (especially considering their age) short stories and the joie de vivre of Louie having revisited it after DWB reminded me it was around.
In the meantime I've also watched:
Cowboys & Aliens - didn't quite enjoy it, the premise was promising but it jumped the proverbial shark at some point and totally lost me.
Conan The Barbarian - sword and sorcery it is. Luckily not with annoying-powermetal-stop-go-300-like action scenes as I expected it to be. All the cliches are in it; Conan was still not a bastard enough though. It's a movie you can have playing in the background and not miss a thing.
Soul Kitchen - started out great, seemed to have an interesting mix of characters and the basis for a good story but then about a quarter in they lost focus and the movie turned into a pile of boring slapstick.
Confessions - an interesting, if over the top, gander into the Japanese fixation with evil kids in a non-supernatural context for once. The cinematography, editing and camera work in this one was great - had some really nice imagery going on.
Toonwise I was surprised and impressed by Tangled, initially started it just to gawk at the graphics but some of the secondary characters really steal the show and get the giggles going.
Also saw Boris' Cinematic Nemesis and found it quite enjoyable, the characters were interesting, acting was a-ok, the cinematography was good and the soundtrack worked excellently with the pacing. Mind you, I did approach it with the director's previous Valhalla Rising movie in mind which I had enjoyed a lot and interestingly there were a few similarities in the storyline and characters - I'd venture as far to say it was the same story played out in a different context.
EDIT:
Typically, I forgot the movie that would keep my post on-topic by actually recommending something to watch:
Nueve Reinas a story about con-men with amusing characters embellished with all the synonyms of fraud, deception and swindling served at room temperature with ample backstabbing.
In the meantime I've also watched:
Cowboys & Aliens - didn't quite enjoy it, the premise was promising but it jumped the proverbial shark at some point and totally lost me.
Conan The Barbarian - sword and sorcery it is. Luckily not with annoying-powermetal-stop-go-300-like action scenes as I expected it to be. All the cliches are in it; Conan was still not a bastard enough though. It's a movie you can have playing in the background and not miss a thing.
Soul Kitchen - started out great, seemed to have an interesting mix of characters and the basis for a good story but then about a quarter in they lost focus and the movie turned into a pile of boring slapstick.
Confessions - an interesting, if over the top, gander into the Japanese fixation with evil kids in a non-supernatural context for once. The cinematography, editing and camera work in this one was great - had some really nice imagery going on.
Toonwise I was surprised and impressed by Tangled, initially started it just to gawk at the graphics but some of the secondary characters really steal the show and get the giggles going.
Also saw Boris' Cinematic Nemesis and found it quite enjoyable, the characters were interesting, acting was a-ok, the cinematography was good and the soundtrack worked excellently with the pacing. Mind you, I did approach it with the director's previous Valhalla Rising movie in mind which I had enjoyed a lot and interestingly there were a few similarities in the storyline and characters - I'd venture as far to say it was the same story played out in a different context.
EDIT:
Typically, I forgot the movie that would keep my post on-topic by actually recommending something to watch:
Nueve Reinas a story about con-men with amusing characters embellished with all the synonyms of fraud, deception and swindling served at room temperature with ample backstabbing.
