I checked out this movie on DVD over the weekend. Overall I was impressed by the technical aspects of the film and the quality of acting. However, I was somewhat disappointed by the transparent attempt at making this movie end “happily.” Being the third movie in the so-called “Spielburg alien trilogy,” it is easily the most depressing. A few moments in the movie are extremely intense and stretch the limits of PG-13 territory.
I also wish they could have done more with Tim Robbins’ character 🙁
Yes, I realize this is a bit late. But last week I had the chance to go see Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire in a local IMAX theater. They aren’t kidding when they say that it’s the biggest screen in the world. I have been in an IMAX theater only twice before in my entire lifetime, and not within the last eight years or so. Thus, I was still surprised at the quality of the IMAX experience.
I’m not up to the task of writing an actual review of the latest installment in the Star Wars franchise, so I’m just going to mention a few thoughts I had about the movie. Firstly, I liked it. Lucas and co. managed to put together a very satisfying third episode. I was not planning on liking the film, as I do not think very highly of episodes one and two. Revenge of the Sith fills the gap Lucas created when he decided to make the prequels.
As enjoyable as Episode III was, I cannot help feeling that Lucas has forever damaged his reputation. While he will always be known for Star Wars, he will also be known for Jar-Jar Binks and the barely-adequate acting which abounds in every installment of the saga. RotS is not without its own serious flaws, but at least the top-quality action scenes and the excellent transition into Episode IV distract our attention.
At the end, I enjoyed it much more than its two predecessors. It isn’t as light-hearted as the original trilogy, but it ends the Star Wars back story and has more light saber action than you dare shake a stick at, which in my book is A Good Thing.
Saturday night, in my hectic schedule leading up to finals week, I did what any sane college student would do: I went and watched The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.
I read some of the reviews, some of which were not very positive, but I had to go see it anyway. In short, I loved it. Yes, there were some parts of the story that could have been given better treatment, and some of the story went by a little too fast for my taste, but I found it to be a very entertaining film that preserves much of DNA’s humour and wit. I even got a few really good gut-busting laughs from it.
I managed to see this on DVD over the weekend. I was expecting it to be much funnier 🙁
Still, a couple parts were quite awesome. Grade: B-