Coraline: This movie if you haven’t seen it, now’s the time. It honestly does not matter if you do not like the plot of the movie, or the characters, the sheer artistry of this movie is enough to astound you. Coraline is the reason why CGI animation should never completely replace stop-motion because the time that was taken to make every scene of this movie perfect and for every day items to be transformed is nothing short of amazing. Critics loved this movie rendition of the book about a girl who is able to travel to another world in order to escape the reality of living in an apartment with work driven parents. Some even believed it to be better than the book. Pick it up, you won’t be disappointed. (I’ll be at the store getting mine first thing.)
Watchmen: The widely anticipated movie based on one of the most celebrated graphic novels, was one that you either loved or hated. If you haven’t seen it, then you’ve probably been feeling left out of a few rants or a few rave reviews, well now is the time to catch up and make your own opinion. Just a heads up, you view of the movie will be greatly affected if you’ve already read the graphic novel.
The Great Buck Howard: I have a strong bias against John Malcovich every since I was forced to sit through Being John Malcovich, but this movie does something to redeem him. The movie tells the story of a once great entertainer trying to make his big comeback, the comedy is good and this movie is entertaining enough. By far the biggest draw for me, short scenes they may have been, was seeing the interaction of real life father and son (Tom and Colin Hanks) portay father and son in the movie.
Echelon Conspiracy: In what might seem vaguely familar to fans of Eagle Eye, this movie deals with the government using a cellphone to control an unwitting young man. Which means if you liked Eagle Eye this might be worth some amusement as in many ways the writting is better, but don’t expect the big special affects of Eagle Eye.
Skeleton Crew: While I am normally not a fan of torture. slasher, gore filled movies, I can bear them if the plot is enough to keep my attention. This movie has a very intriguing plot that seems hard to turn away from and there is even some intriguing wit to go along with it. The movie tells the story of a film crew wanting to make a movie based on a doctor who would kill his patients in very brutal ways and film it, problems arise when the director, wanting a realistic film goes just a little too far.