May 13, 2012
#033 (177) // The Avengers [2012]

watched: 26/04/2012

Like anyone who waited for this since the announcement that Joss Whedon would be directing this, we went to see it the day it came out. It was great and awesome and cleverer, funnier and more heart-felt than your typical comic book movie (though there have been quite a few good ones lately). Having said all of that, it feels like it’s being made out as one of the best films to ever exist and that’s just a bit of an overstatement. Don’t get me wrong, it deserves all the great things it gets, and I’m so so happy for Whedon that he finally gets some recognition beyond Buffy, but there were parts when it was obvious that his wasn’t the final say in the film and it’s just not the masterpiece everyone is trying to make it. I’ll be getting it on DVD as soon as it’s out and come the sequel, I will be there on opening night once again, but people. You seem to forget that there’s another, more original Whedon film out this year and I’m tired of it being ignored for the sake of this one.  8/10

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Filed under: the avengers 2012 2012: new releases 8 out of 10 Robert Downey Jr mark ruffalo chris hemsworth Scarlett Johansson jeremy renner tom hiddleston clark gregg cobie smulders Stellan Skarsgard chris evans alexis denisof samuel l jackson gwyneth paltrow paul bettany 
April 26, 2012
#032 (176) // Public Enemies [2009]

watched: 21/04/2012

I’m not fantastically fond of Gangster movies, but I’ll give anything with Marion Cotillard and Christian Bale a shot (Depp isn’t too hard on the eyes either). While I loved the actors, I wasn’t blown away by this. It’s good, but it didn’t grip me.   5/10

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Filed under: public enemies 2009 5 out of 10 johnny depp marion cotillard christian bale channing tatum stephen dorff jason clarke christian stolte david wenham james russo 
April 26, 2012
#031 (175) // Beginners [2010]

watched: 21/04/2012

A lovely film about love and all of life that surrounds it.   8/10

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Filed under: beginners 2010 8 out of 10 ewan mcgregor christopher plummer melanie laurent goran visnjic kai lennox mary page keller keegan boos 
April 26, 2012
#030 (174) // The Hunters [2011]

watched: 16/04/2012

Watched this because of Dianna Agron, and literally had to turn it off after what felt like an entire evening, but in reality wasn’t even an hour yet. So absolutely bad, and not even in an entertaining way. Di, can’t you be in something good?   1/10

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Filed under: the hunters 2011 2012: new release 1 out of 10 dianna agron steven waddington tony becker terrence knox jay brown 
April 15, 2012
#029 (173) // The Cabin in the Woods [2011]

watched: 15/04/2012

Oh Joss. Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh Joss. You evil genius, you. If you ever enjoyed anything this man has touched, oh lord, will you enjoy this. It is impossible to say anything else without spoiling things, so just trust me.   9/10

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Filed under: the cabin in the woods 2011 2012: new release kristen conolly chris hemsworth fran kranz anna hutchison jesse williams richard jenkins bradley whitford tom lenk brian white amy acker 9 out of 10