Miscellaneous Movie Musings the Sequel

[Eliza Hodgkins 1812]

X-Men: Competent and fun, but really mostly all about the awesomeness that is Michael Fassbender. He was the only one who stood out and though I loved Jennifer Lawrence in Winter's Bone I found her a bit flat here. January Jones is a terrible actress with some of Grace Kelly's looks and none of her talent, though a mighty fine pair o' boobies. She had something in Madmen Season 1 but whatever it was has since been lost. I think a few reviewers oversold it as better than X-Men and X2 and I still prefer those films.

The Hangover Part II was always going to be a ridiculously massive hit despite how lazy it was. I didn't think it was any more or less mean spirited than any of Phillips' films, and the only one I really like is The Hangover. I watched Due Date right after my dad died and thought it was hilarious. Rewatched it recently and it's unfunny and fairly awful.

Eager to see:
- Tree of Life
- Submarine
- Green Lantern (finished; I only saw an early cut and quite enjoyed myself)
- Rise of the Apes (which looks like awesome sauce to my eyes, and does make me excited about the franchise again)
- HP7 Part II
- Cowboys and Aliens
- Captain America (preview intrigued me more than I would have thought)

Going to see Captain Blood tonight, as part of Last Remaining Seats. Yay!