Iron Man 2 (2010) - Rating: 3/5

Fun and enjoyable, though largely messy and meaningless. Too much to deal with, and not enough time. Too much focus on technology, gadgets, gimmicks, and future movie plugs (The Avenger movies) at the expense of character and plot. Should have trusted my gut instinct to wait this one out, expected it to turn out this way. All the headline actors underused. Reminded me of Transformers a bit. A corporate sell-out, caving to the stuidios. Some of the dialogue quite amusing and entertaining, peppered throughout the movie - you have to listen out for it - it's never consistent. Waiting for something to happen throughout the whole movie, but never materialises. Worth watching just for Downey Jr's performance, and the machine-porn.

Mood movie: The Bourne Ultimatum

Something energising for my rather lethargic state. Something with a bit of action that's done in a classy way, serious, dark, and cool.

Mood movie: The Dark Knight (2008)

Feeling pretty terrible, following all this 'Miriam/Marianne nonsense' and the various connotations they have for me...
Something angry, agressive, bleak, not very optimistic...

Debating whether to get Avatar on BluRay...

Released today!

http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/avatarbluray.php

Evidence enough!...

Randomly thinking of Cemetary Junction

I think I identify with that feeling of wanting to leave, saying you will, but never really doing so, staying where you are...
Just a thought that occurred to me now...

Mood movie: Star Trek - First Contact (1996)

8:56am
Working on my Jazz blog, compiling recordings and syncing them to Apple products (iPod and iPhone)!
Feel for a background movie that's 'out there', an energetic actioner, with a touch of sophistication!
Not really feeling listening to my own music so much...

Jerry Goldsmith's the Composer.

Empire of the Sun (1987) - Rating: 3.5/5

A family movie. Something that was 'agreeable' for the whole family, downloaded in iTunes.

Have seen huge chunks of it before, but never in it's entirety. What resonated most with me was the insinuations and expressions of 'madness' in Christian Bale's character. Before, I was engaged and captivated by the sheer spectacle of the movie. But this time around, I'm more aware of the sentimentality of the movie, as well as a few contrivances that stretch belief (compared to something like Roman Polanski's 'The Pianist').

The theme of lost innocence and a disturbed childhood dominate the perspective and narrative of the movie. And John Malkovich's character is truly a reprehensible, almost non-entity...

Wasn't captivated by it as I have been in the past. Not sure if that was because of the less-than-enthused company I was sharing, or having given more time under more analytical scrutiny.