Yes, I'm going to agree with many other reviewers; Disney is back! It's just like the old days; where Princess and the Frog was a slowpaced romantic feel-good movie like Beauty and the Beast, Tangled is the fastpaced laugh-out-loud comedy like Aladdin. Yes, it's predictable, but it's beautifully drawn, has the singing, fun and action like Disney movies should! I just hope they continue in this direction.
I didn't think the first Predator was all that great, so I should've known I wouldn't like part 3. Then again; if you liked the first Predator or like the concept of people being hunted, you'll enjoy this one, because I think they did everything right and it's as good as the genre will ever be. Problem is: I don't like the genre..
I'm impressed! Definitely not for everyone, but I got sucked in completely. Great re-telling/interpretation of the Swan Lake, great acting by Portman and the other main characters, and a way, way different feel to the movie then I was expecting from a ballerina story. Probably an absolutely-love-it or absolutely-hate-it type of movie.
I expected this to be another animated movie that would be okay, but too predictable and not really very funny. Now that I've seen it, I have to admit I really enjoyed the (intentionally) super-stereotypes in story and characters, the humor that both children and adults can enjoy, and the pop references were just great!
Obviously not the best movie ever, but if you can appreciate animated comedies (and I guess you also have to be a boy to like the whole superhero/supervillain theme), this is one of the better recent animated efforts.
I had high expectations before watching this movie, so perhaps I ruined this movie for myself. But while watching it I was annoyed by the fact that the fairly straightforward story was presented as if it was very complex, the idea of 'what is real and what is imagined' that is the selling point of the movie was poorly executed in comparison to other movies like eXistenZ (or even ..dare I say.. the Matrix or Shutter Island) and on top of that I just couldn't care about any of the characters.
I love DiCaprio and Nolan and the idea of inception is really great, but the way they filmed it makes it just an ordinary action/heist-movie, with great visuals though. For a movie that relies so much on the story instead of the characters, I was disappointed by the depth of that story and the lack of twists and turns.
This is like Indiana Jones does Persia, including a halfdecent adventure storyline, an ancient mystery, an exotic love-interest, action- and chasing scenes that make you go: "yeah right..", funny remarks every few minutes, and a hero against all odds mixed with great special effects.
Despite all it's flaws, or perhaps thanks to all it's flaws, it's incredibly entertaining!
