Movies: Mass Post... Part I

I've watched a heap of movies lately so this will probably be a multi-post as well but I thought we'd start with some of the more kid friendly ones and then I can have fun berating the not to so awesome ones in a second post... how's that sound?

The theme song for The Lego Movie has been stuck in my head ever since I saw this movie. It just randomly explodes out of me sometimes... "Everything is awesome!" I loved this movie, especially Batman (Will Arnett) and Superman (Channing Tatum) and Green Lantern (Jonah Hill). Starring Elizabeth Banks (Hunger Games), Alison Brie (Community), Will Ferrell (Anchorman), Liam Neeson (Taken), Morgan Freeman (The Shawshank Redemption), Chris Pratt (Guardians of The Galaxy) and a whole range of others. Made entirely in Australia, even though we were the last country to have a release date. Worth watching more than once to catch all the Easter Eggs. Everything is awesome!

I can't remember who recommended me Space Pirate Captain Harlock but it had been a while since I'd watched any anime and when I saw the preview for this one I was immediately captivated by the awesome space pirate ship, Arcadia. I watched it English dubbed, which I don't normally do because they just can't seem get the same inflections as the Japanese do, but this was dubbed really well! I loved the animation style though the husband complained that it felt like he was in a video game... that was what I liked about it! The story is a bit long winded, I had to watch it twice to follow the whole thing and even then I'm still confused by the very end... But totally worth it. Apparently there is a manga too but the animation on it is not quite as awesome as the movie, which I would watch a third time.

Mr Peabody & Sherman is a brand new, digitally animated film based on the characters from the old Rocky and Bullwinkle Show! I was pretty excited when I saw the title because of course I recognised the name and I'm a sucker for these reminiscent type films. Mr Peabody (Ty Burrell) has built a time machine in order to teach his adoptive son Sherman (Max Charles) history. Of course they hit a few snags on the way, the least of which is Penny (Ariel Winter), a girl from Sherman's school who teases him about being a dog and then gets lost in ancient Egypt. There's a rollcall of important people throughout history and Mr Peabody comes out with some of the most hilarious puns. The kids will love this one.

(Not exactly kid friendly but I couldn't resist...) After the fastest earning Kickstarter program ever, the Veronica Mars Movie was funded by fans worldwide nine years after the show ended... and it was totally worth it! If you're a marshmallow like me, you would have been just as excited that all of our tweeting to stars Kristen Bell and Jason Dohring, as well as writer and director Rob Thomas, finally paid off in a Kickstarter campaign that clicked over faster than the seconds. It's $2million goal was fully funded in under 10 hours! That is some crazy fans right there. So Veronica (Bell)  is now a lawyer and of course Logan (Dohring) find himself caught in a bit of a bind and in need of her help... So she dusts off the detective gear and gets to work. Classic Veronica Mars, exactly what the fans asked for! Will watch again for sure.

That's all for now but don't worry, I have a massive list of movies lined up for you.

Love Gee
xoxo

Movie: The Dark Knight (2008)

The Dark Knight (2008)
Action, Crime, Drama

I love this Batman film, as I'm sure the rest of you do too. It's won however many awards, including a Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor; Heath Ledger... I've loved Heath for a long time now, since before Two Hands (which is an awesome Aussie film by the way!) and I was as sad as everyone else when he died. He was born in my town and since his death we have built and dedicated a theatre to his memory.

Damn, wasn't his performance amazing?! Jack Nicholson (The Shining) was the last Joker back in 1989 in the Tim Burton original Batman alongside Michael Keaton (Jackie Brown) and Kim Basinger (LA Confidential). But Heath just took the character to a whole new level. All the little quirks he put in; the twitches and lip licks, the voice, the "Why so serious?" just made it all that better. Maybe the rumours are right and he immersed himself too deeply into the psychotic nature of the Joker and that's what caused his death? I don't know, I would hope not. Heath is one of those celebs I still think about and wish was still around, can you imagine what he would have done next? Amazing.

Did anyone else catch William Fichtner (Black Hawk Down) as the bank manager? He's only in the very beginning but his face is one of those instantly recognisable faces. Shame he doesn't last long... Cillian Murphy (In Time) also has a blink and you'll miss it part, at the very beginning. He's the Scarecrow, he was in the first film too but he plays a very minor character. I'm assuming that he will be featuring more in The Dark Knight Rises? I'm also a huge fan of Nestor Carbenell (Lost), who plays the mayor. I want to see him around more often! Michael Caine (The Prestige) is Aflred again, Gary Oldman (The Fifth Element) is still Gordon and Morgan Freeman (RED) is still the brains behind all the awesome bat-gadgets, hurrah!

I said this in my last Batman post; Christian Bale (The Prestige) is the best out of all of them, in my opinion. Though I suppose we should talk about the voice... The gravelly Batman voice has been used by every other Batman too, Bale's has just taken it a tad too far. It's amusing listening to his Batman voice and I honestly have to restrain myself from laughing every time I hear it! What do you think?

I think Maggie Gyllenhaal (Donnie Darko) makes a much better Rachel than Katie Holmes. I don't know what it is about Holmes that annoys me so much, maybe it's residual feelings toward's her Dawson's Creek character... I don't know but I'm glad they re-cast Rachel and I hope she's not really dead.... kinda sucks that she is. And Harvey (Aaron Eckhart)! I loved his character and I totally forgot he was Two Face! But he's dead now too? A bit anticlimactic there!

I love the ending it amazing. The Joker trying to show the inherent evil in normal everyday people. Blow up the criminals or civilians? Loved that Tommy Lister's character took the remote and threw it out the window! *cheers*

Love, love, love this movie!

5 out of 5...

Movie: Batman Begins (2005)

Batman Begins (2005)
Action, Adventure, Drama

This is the first of the Christian Bale (The Fighter, Terminator Salvation) series of Batman. Now, I did just watch every one before this as well but I thought I'd start with this series... I never really liked Bale all that much but he is the best Batman so far; George Clooney (Ocean's Eleven, ER) did this weird thing with his head that I couldn't get past and Val Kilmer (Top Gun)? No...just, no.

I think I've only seen this film once before, back when it first came out so its almost like watching it for the first time all over again....Alfred is always a favorite of mine and Michael Caine (Children of Men) is perfect for the role. Liam Neeson (Taken) is always a great hard ass and I love him as Wayne's teacher. It's especially awesome to watch the training of Batman. This movie is what it says it is; Batman's beginning.

I suppose they cant really veer from the original story too much seeing as its from the comics and all, but it's good to see a little more of the story revealed in each movie. This one showing the before and after the shooting of Wayne's parents. I think that its good to see Batman as not so perfect, the trial and error of finding the perfect Batsuit etc. The movie itself is less satirical and on more of a serious. The last couple were pretty much jokes the whole way through, I like that this one is more realistic; Batman could be REAL!! haha

I totally and completely forgot that Katie Holmes (Dawson's Creek) is the girl in this one.... wasn't this the last movie she did... the only one she did while with Tom Cruise? *shudders*  Morgan Freeman (Million Dollar Baby) is the brains behind all the Batgadgets. Mark Boone Junior (Sons of Anarchy) is a crooked cop and Gary Oldman (The Fifth Element) is his straight laced partner, while Cillian Murphy (Inception) is the evil Scarecrow bent on destroying everyone. But I'm sure you already knew all of this as you've all already seen it, right?

3 out of 5 Batsignals...