Last weekend movies...

I think I should change a piece of the title of this quasi-periodic post to last two months movies or something that reflects the elapsed period of time from one to another. Anyway, it has been a busy time finishing a paper and mending another for the next round of review but Lyx and I have managed to watch some movies on these weekends and I have cooled down as well watching some alone. As always whenever I get behind, just the title and a few words...

1. Cashback, *****
   Some of my all time favorites are English films and now this one just got into my list. Surreal, bizarre, illogical, and amazingly awesome visual storytelling. Why are you still here? Go for it!


2. Let me in, ***
   I was fascinated by Lindqvist novel "lat den ratte komma in." So fascinated that I am still trying to get the one about zombies and Stockholm. This is the American movie based on the book. In general, it is well done and has the dark feeling of the novel. It tells almost all the stories from the book with some concessions. While the stories doesn't patch together as tightly as in the book, the movie does not do bad. Hitta pa Svensk filmen!


3. Tangled, ***
   I have been a fan of recent animated films. The CGI mastering has really caught my eye. This retelling of Rapunzel is not the exception. O the fire and the water simulations! Awesome! Also, nice storytelling, lovely sidekicks (a horse than acts like a dog and a chameleon). Disney delivers.


4. Tron Legacy, ***
   Talking about CGI technology, rejuvenating Jeff Bridges is an awesome feat! I guess the film has the feeling of the original Tron. I cannot really remember as I was like 8yo. when it came to the nearest silver screen. I really didn't like the storytelling, it is more like a patch work than a continuous narrative.


5. Grown Ups, ***
   Laughed myself to the ground... What else can be done with this crew? By the way, I'm so bad at recognizing actors that I was telling Lyx "Chris Rock would be awesome for this character," of course she was fast enough to say "Love, that is Chris Rock."
   


6. Napoleon Dynamite, ***
   Obnoxious, dull, boring. Awesome way to tell the story! Very good moves!


7. Casino Jack, **
   Another film based on a true story about the shadowy political world. Don't get me wrong on the stars, Kevin Spacey plays a great role but that's it all.
   


8. The Social Network, **
   Another film based on a true story. So I guess this is one of I'm the good guy, you are the bad guy kinda movies.


9. Due Date, **
   Really, one star is due to Robert Downey Jr. Cheesy.


10. The Green Hornet, *
    I watched the B&W, as far as I remember, Green Hornet with Bruce Lee. Those were the awesome antiheroes. The Green Hornet and Kato have been rendered retarded in the current version.
    


11. Unstoppable, *
    Another film based on a true story. Really?

While January's weekends were spent reading about condensed matter physics, I decided to quit that and watch Castle, a tv series starring Nathan Fillon, the old captain from The Serenity a Firefly class space vessel and cult science fiction phenomenon brought to our tv sets by master comic/tv/musical/film writer Joss Whedon. I have had this writing project in my head for a few months. It deals with portraying some psychopath behavior of characters triggered by everyday events that show up in the Mexican news or that come from personal or friend's experiences. I was looking for something that can give me a feeling on this kind of pulp fiction without being pulp fiction. Enter Castle! It is the story of a blocked mystery writer, Richard Castle played by Fillon, turned police attaché in order to be close to his new inspiration muse. It is a must! So far the first two seasons are great.