Managed to sit down and watch Elizabeth: The Golden Age. Missed it at the cinema and it took ages before I could get my hands on it on DVD. Not that it wasn't available... it's just money, isn't it? Can't always afford what we want when we want it... anyway, wasn't as bad as I feared but I did find hard to believe Elizabeth I walking around like a teenage girl, totally at the mercy of her attaction to Raleigh while her throne and country are in peril. Not that I wouldn't be swayed by the likes of Clive Owen but you know what I mean. Still, Blanchett is an amazing actress. Not everybody could fill the boots of a monarch.
The Dark Knight was amazing. Too long (I always find the fighting and chasing scenes drag on) but Heath Ledger certainly delivered. Made me so sad. Was I the only one to find there was no chemistry whatsoever between Maggie Gyllenhaal's Rachel Dawes and Batman/Bruce Wayne? Even with Aaron Eckhart's Harvey Dent it fell rather flat.
The X-Files wasn't Oscar material, but it was so nice to revisit. I'd like it if they did another. Maybe a better story, with less holes, and without the need to infuse soap-opera calibre drama between Mulder and Scully where there is none.
The Bank Job was a nice surprise. Silly and funny, and may the good guy win, even if he's a low-life petty thief. :) I suppose the fact his mug happens to be Jason Statham's helps! LOL I also liked the fact it's based on the true story of the 1971 Baker Street bank robbery - no matter how much they might have strayed from the truth, creative licence and all.
Ah, a Brendan Fraser fest! Not my fault. These two movies came out here within a fortnight of each other. And I'm not complaining either. Armporn, ladies, Armporn! Okay, hormones backing off and brain in gear.
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor was actually pretty good. Way better than I expected. I really didn't enjoy much of the second movie so I guess my hopes weren't too high for this one. But yeah, I liked it. I mean, suspension of disbelief is required but that comes with the genre. Luke Ford's Alex O'Connell played well off Fraser and Bello (replacing Weisz in the role of Evie), and Michelle Yeoh and Isabelle Leong were a breath of fresh air.
I had a bit more trouble with Journey to the Centre of the Earth. Maybe because I had hubby beside me and he couldn't get into the movie. I, of course, had a reason to keep on watching and be interested... :) It's too geared up for kids and I suppose a lot of it is shot in a specific way to get the maximum effect in 3-D. Thing is, when you're not watching the 3-D version, it gets annoying. And yes, I know, for someone who can sit down and watch mummies come to life, why the hell can't I buy a world at the centre of our planet? Well, I don't know but I can't. I never read Jules Verne's novel and maybe that's my loss but how could you have a sea and wind and rain and lightning? Not to mention how gravity would be affected that close to the core... Yeah, that's why it's a tale for kids, I guess. I really enjoyed Anita Briem as Hannah, and of course, I could just stare at Fraser flexing his little finger all day so...
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