A couple of weeks ago on 6/17 I went to see Cars. Kelly and I went to see it at Muvico because they are the closest digital projection. The movie itself was very good; it had a nice story and would easily be enjoyable by both kids and adults. The story is not quite as good as some previous Pixar films, but still better than others out there by far. At one point I was crying I was laughing so hard, my favorite scene was the tractor (cow) tipping. Graphically and technically the film was amazing. I think it helped watching it on the digital screen as well. I am figuring this will be the first Pixar release on HD-DVD or Blu-Ray and it should be amazing. It was very obvious how much research and work went into the design of the vehicles. Also if you watch NASCAR at all it is really obvious the links and voices. Highly recommended, especially if you are Pixar or animation fan.
A little over a week ago I watched Chronicles of Narnia - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe at Hoyt's Cinema (my basement). If I read any of the C.S. Lewis books as a kid I didn't remember them so I didn't know as much of this story as Kelly did going in. One thing about this movie that I did notice and others have mentioned is its religious overtones. This movie was a special effects and animation extravaganza. It was primarily done by Weta Digital who is best known for the Lord of the Rings Trilogy and King Kong; some additional work was done by ILM and other shops. I liked the movie a good deal, it was really inventive how they created and used all the various animals and creatures. The idea of the entire time spent in Narnia being equivalent to no time in the normal world is an interesting twist as well. I would recommend it if you like fantasy stories.
Last Thursday 6/29 we went to see Superman Returns. We first tried to see it on Wednesday but it was sold it out. It actually turned out good since we got to see it Thursday at the Senator. At the Senator that had a pretty unique 70 MM print that few theaters had. It was a really high quality picture. This film was done by Bryan Singer who had most recently worked on the first two X-Men films and was credited with making those films so good. Even after watching this movie I am not exactly sure when the movie is supposed to pick up storyline, after the first or second movie. There was a lot of homage paid to original films, they used video and voice over from Marlon Brando as well as some of John Williams score. I also think there were a few direct quotes from the original movies. I really enjoyed this movie as well, there were a few slow spots of the movie but I think they were good development. The action scenes were amazing, it was great seeing how the new tech is being used to make superman do his thing. There were quite a few openings for sequels so it is obvious they are hoping to re-create the franchise. I recommend the movie, especially if you are a super hero fan.
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