Wow, what a great sci-fi movie. There had been quite a lot of talk about Joss Whedon’s first movie but I can’t say I was all that excited. Why? Mainly because I never watched Buffy: The Vampire Slayer and his other series, Firefly, which Serenity was based on was never shown over here. Serenity is one of the best sci-fi films of recent times and I agree with Dave in that it shows what Star Wars was doing wrong. You get a real sense of character from every cast member and the script is witty, intelligent and downright scary. These people are friends and they need to stick together to survive. I’ll definitely be looking out for this when it comes to DVD. 🙂
Oh and Jewel Staite is f*cking hot.
Tony’s Verdict: 9/10
Was really looking forward to this one and I wasn’t disappointed. Most people won’t be familiar with Steve Carell who has had smaller parts in a number of Brat Pack comedies over the past couple of years. This is his first major role and he also produces the film. 
Haven’t done a review in ages so here goes. I’ve been looking forward to this film since I heard about it as I’m a big fan of Vince Vaughan and Owen Wilson. The film itself isn’t as gag-to-gag as Old School or Anchorman but the story is endearing in a way the storylines in these films normally aren’t. 🙂 Rachel McAdams is fantastic looking along with Isla Fisher so even if you aren’t interested in the story, at least there’s good eye candy. Some of the sequences in the film literally had me busting a gut. Look out for the dining table incident along with the “midnight visit”. Definitely going to pick this one up on DVD as soon as it comes out.
Wow! If one film this year can be encapsulated in that word it’s Sin City. I had a choice between this and “Mr and Mrs Smith” and boy am I happy I made the decision in favour of this. The film starts with an encounter between two strangers on a roof top and sets the tone for the rest of the film. Yes, it’s full of blood, guts and ultra-violence but this is an 18s cert entitled “Sin City” so you know what to expect, it ain’t gonna be a chick flick. The film follows three disparate stories which are sort of linked together but the concentration is put on characterisation rather than making sure everybody meets each other. Mickey Rourke is superb as Marv, an ex-con who avenges the murder of his one night stand. In fact, as Dave says, all of the cast are superb. Elijah Wood’s part definitely dispelled the Frodo image from my mind anyway. 🙂 The women are fantastic in it too. Especially Jamie King and Jessica Alba. Ding dong.
