Quick Movie Reviews

This summer by far, has been the most active movie going time for me. I've seen as many movies since May, as I have all year at the theater. Here are some quick takes on what I've been wasting my money on.

Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith - Some people have said it's better than Episodes I & II. I have to agree with those people, they are right. The problem is that, it's like saying you came in first in a one legged race, while driving a car. Episodes I & II were horrible, so Revenge of the Sith could only get better. The cheesy dialogue alarm only went off about half as much as it did in the other prequels. That's a big plus! The problem here was the acting was really way off. Only in a few instances in the film did the emotion come through as needed. Throughout Episode III it seemed every emotional scenes Lucas was trying to do was being pushed onto you. The acting and the dialogue seemed very forced and awkward. On the other hand the action and F/X were tight.
Star Wars Episode III gets 3 outta 5 Lightsabers.

Batman Begins - This is the best comic book inspired film to date. Wait, let me rephrase that. It's a damn good movie, that needs no qualifying statement! There is no need to qualify it by sayings it's the best comic book inspired film. Batman Begins is a really good, fun, thought provoking film. The production value, acting, and writing are all top notch. This immediately goes in my all time top 10 movie list. The bar has been set high for future sequels. Fanboys and movie critics have finally found a common ground. I've seen it twice, and it keeps getting better.
Batman Begins gets 5 outta 5 Batarangs

War of the Worlds - I've never seen the original film, but its going on my Netflix Que tomorrow. This "re-imagining" of the classic story was well done. There are more than a handful of times during the film where I was scared. The acting was good, and Tom Cruise didn't reprise his role as the cocky (fill in the blank), like the rest of his films. He played the part just right, and draws you in enough to care. Spielberg was almost Shyamalanian in his treatment of the film. Yes the ending is a little off, but it's still worth the price of admission.
War of the Worlds gets 4 outta 5 Death Rays