We watched Scott Pilgrim vs. the World last night. Kinda liked it.

The drive-in is for movies that we don't expect to be very good but might still have fun with in a casual environment.

Green Lantern was, instead, simply awful.

I saw Super 8 last night and really enjoyed it. I think the young people in the audience missed/didn't get, a lot of the movie. They just wanted action. I didn't think I'd like it as much as I did. It was a great story and I thought the ending was great too! The young actors did an amazing job. The screen flare, or whatever you called it, was annoying at times though.

The Planet of the Apes trailer freaked me out. I will not be seeing that one. Their faces really creeped me out!

There was an uncanny valley effect there for me too. But, that said, I'm ridiculously psyched about that movie. (Though I should be cautious, given the movie's oft-delayed, August release status, which often indicates a stinker)

Yes, whereas Green Lantern's prime June release date indicates a blockbuster, and it's the worst-reviewed movie of the decade. (Of course, Pirates 4 was the second-worst reviewed movie of the decade, and I think it turned a profit.)

The summer movie bar is so low these days, I'll be impressed if Apes is simply more story driven than effects/action driven. (Likewise, I probably enjoyed Super 8 more in this environment than I would have in an earlier era.)

I heard if you sync up Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon with Transformers: Dark of the Moon, it will ruin the Pink Floyd album forever.



(Shamelessly stolen from twitter....)

As part of PBS' Masterpiece Classic, it's technically TV but still seems relevant here.

So I am watching the new Sherlock on Netflix, and so far absolutely LOVING IT. It's a modern take on the Sherlock Holmes mysteries, but very effectively captures the spirit of the old stories, even though they also clearly take it in a new direction.

I just loved those, wish there were more than three episodes, can't wait for season two, and am going to enjoy seeing both Freeman and Cumberbatch in The Hobbit. (Martin Freeman will make a great Bilbo.) And isn't Benedict Cumberbatch the greatest name ever? Okay, giggly fan boy calming down now.