OT: Movies You Have Seen Lately

[gregebowman]

Went and saw Sky Captain And The World of Tomorrow and Resident Evil: Apocalypse this weekend. You HAVE to see Sky Captain. It is a great movie, and most reviews I read compared it to Raiders of the Lost Ark. It does have that kind of feel to it. And what's really amazing is that all of the backgrounds and most of the environments you see on teh screen are all computer generated. The only distracting thing for me is that the actors's faces looked kind of faded sometimes, like something you'd see in a black & white film that's been colorized. Just something I noticed and kind of bugged me, but didn't really distract from enjoying this film. The only really annoying thing in the film is Gwyneth Paltrow's acting. Most of it was wooden and forced, as if she's saying I'm just doing this for a paycheck. It wouldn't be so sad, but you know she's an Oscar winner, and expect better from her.

Resident Evil was ok, and kind of expounded on the events in the first movie. Won't give out any spoilers, but you find out why she was awoken from her "coma" at the end of the film, and why the city looked like a war zone. It's an ok film, but not up to the quality of Sky Captain.