I always have good intentions surrounding my blog. Big ideas. Global peace and the betterment of humankind. Then Saturday rocks around and I’m staring at an empty page.
Thank goodness for Saturday night television and the plethora of movies that I’d already seen. I picked one of the greatest movies this side of 2000 AD and used the ads to channel surf the other six.
Transformers: Dark of the Moon. Great special FX could not save this one.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. I think it’s the best of the series.
Men in Black 2. It’s fun, but suffers from the same spit and polish issues as most sequels (Terminator 2 and The Empire Strikes Back are rare examples of sequels improving their respective stories).
Six Days and Seven Nights. No comment.
New Years Eve. It’s nice, but it’s no Love Actually.
Miami Vice. Hmmm.
When the ads finished, I returned to the truly great film. Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World. I give it a Wow rating. Yep – it’s that good. Brilliant scripting; it’s quirky and original, and superbly acted. I loved spending Saturday night with Scott Pilgrim and Ramona Flowers and thank them for inspiring this blog.
Let me know a movie that you think deserves a Wow rating (or even a Terrifying rating based on my unique system) and I’ll watch it.
Jonathan K Benton
Superman III with Christopher Reeves, it has a splash of everything including several troublesome baddies and dreamers looking for their ideal. It is funny, scary and action packed! Five stars
Superman 3 … Ah the memories. I love Christopher Reeve as Superman too. My fav is Superman 2. General Zod. Now that’s a name! If I ever buy a rottweiler guess what I’ll be calling him?