Cast: Daniel Craig (James Bond), Olga Kurylenko (Camille), Mathieu Amalric (Dominic Greene), Judi Dench (M)
For complete info, see IMDb's Quantum of Solace page.
I've heard a lot of bad things about Quantum of Solace and though it's definitely not as good as Casino Royale (Daniel Craig's first Bond movie), it entertained me more than the Pierce Brosnan Bond movies and I thought it was worth seeing in a movie theatre.
I'm sure Quantum of Solace will be playing for a while. If you like 007 movies and/or Daniel Craig, I definitely recommend getting to a movie theatre to see it before it leaves. You've got time.
Grade: B
Labels: 2008, action, adventure, Bond, Daniel Craig, drama, Judi Dench, movie
Reviewed by Kat at the 11:15 AM show | 0 screams
Cast: Daniel Craig (James Bond), Eva Green (Vesper Lynd), Mads Mikkelsen (Le Chiffre), Judi Dench (M)
For complete info, see IMDb's Casino Royale page.
I haven't been a huge fan of James Bond films, so I can't comment on the movie as a Bond enthusiast. I'd only seen the Pierce Brosnan James Bond movies so far and I saw those for him, not Bond. Having seen Pierce Brosnan as James Bond and clips of the other actors playing him, Daniel Craig is my favorite. It was hard to tell if Daniel Craig was a good choice before seeing Casino Royale. My opinion is that Daniel Craig is the sexiest Bond ever and that probably helped make Casino Royale my favorite Bond movie.
Part of the reason I liked Casino Royale better than the other Bond movies I've seen is that it concentrated a bit more on stunts and not as much on gadgets. That was cool in the other Bond movies, but I thought this one was more interesting. Daniel Craig didn't hurt, either. David missed the gadgets, but I didn't really think about that till after the movie was over and I was thinking about how I liked this one more than the other 007 movies I've seen.
I definitely recommend catching Casino Royale while it's in theatres, since the stunt work and special effects are always better on a bigger screen. I'm already looking forward to the next Daniel Craig 007 movie (in 2008).
Grade: A
Labels: 2006, action, adventure, Bond, Daniel Craig, drama, Judi Dench, movie
Reviewed by Kat at the 1:40 PM show | 0 screams
Cast: Eric Bana (Avner), Daniel Craig (Steve), Ciaran Hinds (Carl), Mathieu Kassovitz (Robert), Hanns Zischler (Hans)
For complete cast info, see IMDb's Munich page.
Do I think Munich deserved to be nominated for best picture? Nope, but it was better than Good Night, and Good Luck., so I guess I can see why it was. Also, Steven Spielberg said he thought it was better than Schindler's List (which I strongly disagree with, but they are his movies...), so how could the academy not nominate Munich for best picture when a film Spielberg thought wasn't as good in his library of films won best picture? I can see how it happened. I'm very glad that the academy seems to agree with me that Schindler's List is the better picture, since Munich didn't win any Oscars.
Munich was a very good movie, but it definitely dragged in parts. We had it from Netflix for over a week before watching it, since neither of us ever seemed to be in the mood for a movie we knew was going to be very sad. This is the same reason I didn't get to see it before the awards this year. Of course, unlike many years, I was no where close to seeing all the nominiees this year, so it wasn't as big of a deal. Hopefully, I'm doing better with the 2006 nominees. Now that movies come out on DVD so quickly, it's getting easier and easier to be up to date in time for the Oscars.
I think Munich is worth renting, but I'm glad we didn't see it in a theatre.
Grade: B
Labels: 2005, Daniel Craig, drama, Eric Bana, history, movie, thriller, war
Reviewed by Kat at the 3:30 PM show | 0 screams
Cast: Angelina Jolie (Lara Croft), Jon Voight (Lord Richard Croft), Iain Glen (Manfred Powell), Noah Taylor (Bryce), Daniel Craig (Alex West)
For complete cast info, see IMDb's Lara Croft: Tomb Raider page.
I'm not that big into video games or Playstation. But, my favorite video game of all time (on computer, I didn't have access to a Playstation at the time) has been Tomb Raider. I love the game! So, naturally, I was happy about the movie coming out. And unlike many others, I thought Angelina Jolie was a great person to play Lara Croft.
I didn't expect too much of the movie and perhaps that's why I was pleasantly surprised. I loved how much of the game they showed in the movie - that the training room (the lobby of her huge mansion) was actually used in the film. I think if you haven't played Tomb Raider many of the scenes would seem like a waste, but I was very happy with what they did with the movie. If they have a sequel, I'd go see it in theatres and that's saying a lot, since sequels tend not to be as good as the original.
Grade: B
Labels: 2001, action, adventure, Angelina Jolie, Daniel Craig, fantasy, Jon Voight, movie
Reviewed by Kat at the 7:50 PM show | 0 screams