The first of three disappointing movies I watched this weekend was The Golden Compass. I'll admit I have a high standard for these magical, fantasy-type movies. If they're done very well and there's a good story, like the Harry Potter series, I go for them. Otherwise, I get in a get-to-the-point-get-this-over-with mood. This one got there early. The makers left an opening for a sequel but they can count me out unless I hear a spectacular review from someone other than Roger Ebert, who gave this turkey 4 stars.
Next up was I Am Legend. I like Will Smith and this was entirely his movie. He was in almost every scene and mostly by himself. This is another film that was lacking a story. They set it up nicely but didn't know what to do with it. He plays a cat and mouse game with some vampire-like, former-human creatures that only come out at night. He's looking for a cure to save them. About those creatures: They're so brain-dead that they run into things until they break them but they're also smart enough to bait and spring a trap on Dr. Neville (Smith). Not quite as dull as The Golden Compass but not much better, either. Ebert gave this one 3 stars.
Yes, it was a long weekend. Finally, I decided to invest the time in Transformers. This one qualifies as cheesy mindless entertainment. It also qualifies as a guilty pleasure. It makes no bones about its absurdity and I liked that. Transformers is pure comic book. You don't have to work so hard at it, though, like the previous films mentioned here today. Ebert gave this one 3 stars, too. That's a little too high but I liked this one more than the other two. It was a long, dull weekend at CrabAppleLane with no yardwork and no football that I cared much about.
Quote of the Day
You know, that seat belt thing was a pretty smooth move.
Mikaela Banes, Transformers
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: "Transformers visiting ancient Earth (and not conquering it?) should make for an interesting story line."
