Last two weeks movies,

Last two weeks were awesome, Lyx was in Taiwan and we went around visiting three of the cities. There was a lot of walking involved so we had to take some days off, these are the films we watched...

1. El Estudiante, ****
   This is a Mexican film. The director argues about making films with moral values and somehow he manages to land one or two moral arguments, while the rest are just left dangling in the air. I felt like there was a moment when the stories were three too many and the director has to hastily threat those three.
   


2. Up in the air, ****
   Imagine your work is firing people all around the U.S.A. with no place to call home but the airports along the country. This film is based on the novel with the same name and deals with the life of a nomadic self-isolated hermit, and his inner evolution as family and personal life starts to change.
   


3. Silent Hill, ****
   I got very excited about this film, being a fan of the arcade games. The movie is not a happy finger shooter fest, as a matter of fact there are only 16 bullets shot through the two hours it takes to watch it. The story behind the origin of Silent Hill is told without any hurry and with care.
   


4. A Serious Man, ***
   While we were treated to the usual good storytelling of the Cohen brothers, I'm not a fan of "noir dramedy." The whole stagnant feeling of the film is a great plus, you get to know the main character more deeply thanks to this storytelling trick. A film to watch.
   


5. Julie and Julia, ***
   A feminine point of view on the "Crisis of the Thirties." The main character finds solace and meaning cooking and writing a blog about it. Identifying herself with a lady from the past. I was really laughing out loud with the character played by Meryl Streep, her voice and drunk demeanor, while being always sober. You have to watch this film!
   


6. Duplicity, ***
   Two ex-secret agents get together to carry the feist of their lives, or so they think. I liked this film because of the confusing storytelling, it is one of those films where I had not one but many theories about what will happen next. I like that!
   


7. Whip It, **
   The second film with Drew Barrymore as director. Well, I don't like dramedies, I said it before. I didn't laugh a lot, I didn't think a lot, it was a bland film. Add up that I don't like the "you can do whatever you want to do" plots in general.
   


8. Zombieland, **
   A Zombie comedy...
   


9. The Prophecy 2, *
   The second film of the saga, Christopher Walken repeats as a rebel Gabriel not willing to share creation with humankind...
   


10. The Prophecy 3, *
    At last, the last one. Christopher Walken becomes the redeemed Gabriel and helps saving the day.
    


11. Selena, *
    A biopic on the tex-mex singer Selena. Jennifer Lopez plays the role of the Texas singer who became famous in Mexico.
    

We got one episode from Big Bang Theory. Prof. Dr. Sheldon Cooper gets a faculty prize and the gang has to help him overcome his stage fright, in the end, as with Raj, the solution is booze but, while Raj becomes an international playboy while drunk, Sheldon turns out to be a really lousy drinker. Also I managed to squeeze some time before the vacations to watch...

1. Andromeda: 4th Season, ***
   The newly created commonwealth starts facing the corruption and inner decay associated to any political organization, or should I say human organization. Now the stories dwell around the backstabbing actions between the many factions inside the commonwealth.