January Micro Review Round-Up

Sweeney Todd
Not to sound like a smart ass (I mean it’s a musical everyone sings what their thinking, subtlety isn’t a strong point) but I felt like I was always 2 steps ahead of this film.  It’s strange it’s like you’re constantly waiting for what you know is going to happen to just happen.
The blood is good, the songs are pants to begin with but get better, and it looks great.
5/10

Aliens vs Predator 2: Requim
My comments on Hitman was that it wasn’t bad enough.  AvP2 however is plenty bad, amongst the most terrible films I’ve ever seen.  There’s plenty to laugh at here, ridiculous acting and an insanely stupid plot-line (it fits the pubescent comic book origins of the series) are what’ll keep you going if you have the misfortune to see this.

The Action is rubbish, the gore is tame, there’s no scares here at all, and the actors are overpaid sacks of meat, but the stupidity of it is entertaining.  It’s just a shame they had throttle two of the best 80’s sci-fi franchises to make these terrible films.

Y tu mamá también
It’s been a long while since I’ve seen a good unusual film on a friend’s recommendation so Y tu mamá también was a great surprise.  It was a twist on the usual coming of age drama, really funny and touching.  It was a shame about the final epilogue which kind of spat on everything that had happened so far.
8/10

Shoot ‘em Up
Spectacularly awesome awesomeness, like Crank with carrots.
8/10

Far From Heaven
I was entirely hating this film and it’s obtrusive score until about 20 minutes in and it was all change.  An interesting study on 50’s prejudice.
7/10

Performance
Interesting but incredibly of its time.  I suppose this would make a good counterpart to The Song Remains the Same for the sadistic amongst you
6/10

High Art
Hmm, it seems that I’m describing the “quality” films here as interesting and the junk as genius.. I guess none of them really made me sit up and think.  This was decent enough study of personality awakening but nothing hugely special.
7/10