So, I've finally gotten around to seeing two of the year's highest-rated films, and I'd like to share some thoughts on them because I can.
Iron Man
Not too much to say here. It was a bit light on action, but I guess they just had to get the origin story out of the way, and from that perspective it works. Even so, I kind of wish there were more than two fight scenes in the entire movie. Also, I can't quite work out why they saved the song Iron Man for the end credits. There were so many places where it would've been awesome and fitting, but they wait until the very end. That's kind of dumb.
Wall-E
Everybody should see this movie.
No, really.
Okay, I don't like to talk about myself, but there are some things you should know to help you understand exactly how good this film is.
I'm a huge fan of Rifftrax and Screenwipe. I read The Comics Curmudgeon frequently. I watch Zero Punctuation and the Nostalgia Critic religiously. TVTropes is my favorite website. In other words, I fall really, really well into the 'cynical bastard who hates everything' accentuate-the-negative archetype. It's important for you to understand this so you know just how out of character this statement is.
This romantic children's film about robots who fall in love had me on the verge of tears for a good half an hour after it was over.
Any film that can pull that off is a goddamn masterpiece.
And, a bonus non-review:
Twilight
I haven't seen this movie. Even so, there are two statements I can make that don't need any qualifications whatsoever.
1. The Dark Knight was a better Gothic drama. Well, duh.
2. Wall-E was a better love story. I'd say that it's sad when your vampire romance (and god DAMN that's a stupid genre) can't even be as good a love story as an animated movie about a trash compactor who falls for a floating egg, but when that movie is Wall-E you honestly don't stand a chance.
Iron Man
Not too much to say here. It was a bit light on action, but I guess they just had to get the origin story out of the way, and from that perspective it works. Even so, I kind of wish there were more than two fight scenes in the entire movie. Also, I can't quite work out why they saved the song Iron Man for the end credits. There were so many places where it would've been awesome and fitting, but they wait until the very end. That's kind of dumb.
Wall-E
Everybody should see this movie.
No, really.
Okay, I don't like to talk about myself, but there are some things you should know to help you understand exactly how good this film is.
I'm a huge fan of Rifftrax and Screenwipe. I read The Comics Curmudgeon frequently. I watch Zero Punctuation and the Nostalgia Critic religiously. TVTropes is my favorite website. In other words, I fall really, really well into the 'cynical bastard who hates everything' accentuate-the-negative archetype. It's important for you to understand this so you know just how out of character this statement is.
This romantic children's film about robots who fall in love had me on the verge of tears for a good half an hour after it was over.
Any film that can pull that off is a goddamn masterpiece.
And, a bonus non-review:
Twilight
I haven't seen this movie. Even so, there are two statements I can make that don't need any qualifications whatsoever.
1. The Dark Knight was a better Gothic drama. Well, duh.
2. Wall-E was a better love story. I'd say that it's sad when your vampire romance (and god DAMN that's a stupid genre) can't even be as good a love story as an animated movie about a trash compactor who falls for a floating egg, but when that movie is Wall-E you honestly don't stand a chance.
