Myself said:
Purchased Prince of Persia, hoping to watch it before going out. I've already seen it before, but I was in the mood for a film of the sort after watching Captain America (shit - they still got Tønsberg wrong-, but it ties Ironman, Captain America and Thor together, and I guess they are all three present in this Avengers gang, so I guess it's good for something), Blitz (decent, but nothing new), The Rock (old classic, still great), The International (enjoyed this a lot, but I'm not too fond of conspiracy theories, regardless of how true they are or seem to be) and Doomsday (still one of my favourite films, the only thing I keep getting annoyed at is how those shitty cars out of Mad Max are faster than the Bentley, alas, it wouldn't be a car chase scene if they just fell behind) the last two weeks.
Captain America.. I honestly don't know why I bothered. I just threw it into the order to get free shipping. I figured Marvel had done somewhat decent films lately and it was worth a shot. Wait, it's not Marvel, is it? It's DC? Or what is that other company called? Ah, screw that, anyway. The beginning is really awkward because, if I recall correctly, they're in Tønsberg, Norway during WW2 just like they were in Tønsberg on Thor, centuries earlier, and there's mountains in the back. Although it's less apparent in Captain America, the mountains are still there, and they don't exist. Tønsberg is relatively flat, with a rock called
Slottsfjellet being the highest point. Another largely annoying feature is that they hired a German to be the Norwegian priest(?) and although his words are Norwegian, the pronunciation is far off. And I mean, it's one sentence, they could at least have tried to get it right. To further up the ridicule, there's this guy with a huge head and a tiny body (I bet he would have trouble standing upright in real life with a head twice the weight of his body) trying to get enlisted for military duty. It's all fine and dandy that he wants to be in the army, but if his physics is what prevents him from being enlisted, then why doesn't he do anything about it? Moving on, he becomes part of this secret project because some professor sees that he is thoroughly
good and therefore is perfect for the experiment. So they build him muscle, ie return his real body to the head. But that's not all, because this guy can suddenly run faster than a car. The muscle they made on him is redundant, because he's obviously magic. Just like all other Marvel characters, but still. I'm not going to spoil any more, though. The film is shit, only watch it if you love Marvel or liked Thor and Ironman and want some filling to the story.
Blitz is a Jason Statham genre film. Except it's not really. He's an uncontrollable cop with an impossible case he's trying to solve. Then there's this lunatic serial cop killer that thinks he's the best thing since sex. Perfect actor for the job there, by the way. It all takes on a predictable course and there's nothing you haven't seen before.
The Rock, well, if you haven't seen it, it offers names such as Don Simpson, Michael Bay, Jerry Bruckheimer and Sean Connery. As a bonus, Claire Forlani shows up as well. It takes place in San Francisco Bay, on Alcatraz, where a rogue General and his troops occupy the island and take the tourists on the location as captives. This to prove a point, pay a bunch of families of fallen soldiers and to secure their own future.
"I'd take pleasure in guttin' you, boy"
Also, I'm trying to imply here, that it's a really great film and you should watch it.
The International is one of those conspiracy films where everyone are working against you and there's nobody you can trust. It works more or less, but you never really get the idea of paranoia apart from one scene quite early on. It's kind of essential that when you're in a world where there's nobody you can trust and everyone's out to get you, you get a little paranoid. Anyway, Clive Owen does a good job otherwise and the film is exciting enough. As for recommendation, if you're looking for this kind of film, I'd say The Adjustment Bureau is a better shot. Much better shot.
Doomsday is an excellent film. You have punk slash post-apocalyptic, you have medieval and you have dirty modern society. In addition, you have Rhona Mitra and David O'Hara, the former being my second favourite action film actress and the latter being the most awesome voice and accent combination on the planet - and he got the looks to go with it. I really got nothing more to add, because this film is just perfect entertainment for me. It satisfies me in all areas except emotion, and sometimes, you don't want the emotion.
