Managed to get to the flicks to see X-Men the other day, loved it, nice tone and a few nods for the fans and great to see both casts mixed in, maybe a little sentimental in places but very enjoyable.
Started in on a few of the disks I have knocking around:
Parkland - dull and unimaginative and ultimately offers very little knew to the JFK story. The acting is solid and the tone and direction spot on for the movie, but with so little to work with you just don't care about these fringe players so the film fails to engage and draw you in.
Enders Game - late to the party with this one and really wasn't worth the wait. The concepts here are so tough to swallow I am surprised anyone bothered, in order to make the film watchable so much is dumbed down and left out it becomes a bitty, disjointed and unemotional peice.
Ancorman 2 - nuff said. It's funny.
Jack Ryan - I so wanted to like this one, I wanted to love it, but all I can manage is mild toleration, great cast all exceptionally capable, but given so little to do or work with. The action is mooted, the analytics dry and the entire thing just feels lacklustre.
Son of Batman - again, such high expectations for this and thus only disapointed. The story is rushed and relies on fanboy knowledge to fill in the gaps, the voices don't really work but are passable, but mostly the direction style matched with the substandard animation is what does it for me, after the high of the Dark Knight Returns parts 1 and 2 last year this is a real step backwards.
So much more to watch over the next few weeks
, hopefully more positives to report that this run of poor showings.
