So it begins

I know, everyone else already has a movie review blog. I don't care. This is a way for me to keep track of what I have seen and to get ideas from others for things that are actually worth seeing. Of course, I will continue to see things that are not worth seeing as well.

As for my rating scale, I stick with a standard 5 star scale, with a general breakdown of:

5-stars: Loved it, will watch it again, and will probably own it
4-stars: Really liked it
3-stars: Anywhere between OK and Good. These are decent movies worth seeing.
2-stars: Didn't like it - but I did watch the entire thing
1-star: I didn't finish it

Notice that 3-stars is a very broad range of movies.


I won't review them all here, but as a start, here is the list of Summer 08 Movie Fest so far:
Prince Caspian - 2
The Forbidden Kingdom - 3
Reprise - 4
Ironman - 4
Sweet Land - 3
Superbad - 2
Sex and the City - 3
Speed Racer - 4
National Treasure, The book of secrets - 3
Focus - 3
The Fall - 4
The Air I Breathe - 1
Kung Fu Panda - 3
Crank - 2
The Incredible Hulk - 3
American Ganster - 4
Promotion - 5
Hitman - 2
Get Smart - 3
Mongol - 4
Mostly Martha - 5
Elizabeth - 3
The Golden Compass - 3
Exiled - 4

Exiled is a self proclaimed mixture of spaghetti western (think The Good, the Bad and the Ugly) and Hong Kong hitmen and it hits that nail on the head. Very clear "western" elements stick out because of the Hong Kong context and made it strangely appealing. I had the same reactions as I did to The Brick because of its mixture of style and context (film noir and high school angst) that don't usually come in the same package.