Kung Fu Panda 2

Sequel victim - below par humour & action. Mind numbing.

Rating: * +

Be Kind Rewind

Mr. Fletcher (Danny Glover) runs a VHS video store in dilapidated street corner in Passaic, NJ which is in danger of being demolished. When he goes off on a trip, his trusted side kick, Mike (Mos Def) in charge. But disaster strikes when Mike's friend Jerry (Jack Black) shows up magnetized and ends up erasing all the tapes. In a desperate attempt to satisfy customers Mike and Jerry start to remake films in their own quirky and hilarious fashion.

The film is Michel Gondry's stab at the main stream film industry that is losing out on innovation and artistry to big budgets and technology. I prefer Joss Whedon's stab to this!

Rating: * +

Margot at the wedding

A family drama at its best, but unlike anything that one has probably seen before. Nicole Kidman plays Margot, a famous author, and is the central character of this story which has everyone concerned dealing with a ton of emotional baggage. There are a range of problems to be dealt with (involving Margot's sister Jennifer Jason Leigh, sister's fiancee played brilliantly by Jack Black, her husband & lover, her son, sister's neighbours and of course herself) which is quite baffling but portrayed very cleverly and with a lot of humour - the dark, perverse kind. Which I quite enjoyed. Can be a difficult watch for some or even irritating - but I liked the director's attempt to show that it isnt difficult for regular people to be horrible people.

Rating: * * *

Kung Fu Panda

Think its the first animated movie that I have watched on the big screen. Was impressed with the all conquering panda - funny and Jack Black does a good job.

Rating: * * *