This past week, I managed to add 4 more movies to my list of movies I've seen in theaters. Those four would be: Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows, and of course as the title implies, War Horse.
My thoughts aren't going to be as long on these most likely, as I don't feel like writing anything really in depth. My favorite out of the four is actually a tie. That's between War Horse and The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. The last two in order are Mission Impossible, and Sherlock Holmes.
Mission Impossible, in my opinion was better than the last film in the Mission Impossible series. The newest installment does a very good job in moving the franchise into a new direction, with the possibility of Jeremy Renner taking the helm of the franchise down the line. My only real complaint with the film however, is the lead actress. Her acting in the film (emotional wise, or scenes where she had to show emotion) was rather stiff to say the least. In large part, she was only in the film for her looks. Other than that, it's a non-stop enjoyable action flick. As a recommendation, I would see this film in IMAX (if your going to see it in 3D), and the reason for that is it is the only format that has the first 6 minutes of the Dark Knight Rises. If that doesn't interest you, then feel free to see it elsewhere.
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (was actually one of two movies I saw on Christmas Eve) was really done well. The beginning of the film is very reminiscent of a James Bond intro, and it's no coincidence that the film stars Daniel Craig (whom by the way was really good in the film, only to be out shined by the lead actress in the film Rooney Mora). The film is a long one (2 hours and 40 minutes, with previews about 2 hours and 55 minutes, so plan accordingly if your planning on seeing it). I really don't want to spoil much of the film, so I will say that there are two graphic scenes in the film that you may or may not find upsetting, but it's a scene that in my opinion makes her an Oscar favorite at next year's Academy Awards. I would recommend this film for anyone that is a fan of Daniel Craig, or anyone that is looking to see an Oscar like contender this late in the year.
Up next (also seen on Christmas Eve) was Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows. This film (if you were a fan of the original) doesn't disappoint. In actuality, it's a sequel where if you didn't see the first one, it wouldn't matter, and does great as a standalone film. Robery Downey Jr. and Jude Law as in the first one have very good chemistry and as mentioned this film doesn't disappoint. Really don't know what else to mention in here. So I'll now go onto the next film.
War Horse. What to say. The film if your not aware, was directed by Steven Spielberg and chronicles the life of a not so ordinary horse, and how the horse goes from a horse that is almost killed at a young age, to being trained by a teenager, to seeing war, to being reuinited. Having said that, I will say that this film was really good. In my opinion, it's going to be nominated for best picture (or at the very least will be on the outside looking in coming up early next year). The film has a superb soundtrack, and should come as no surprise as the score is done by John Williams. My only complaint with the film (and it's not enough to change my recommendation of seeing the film) is that the film was over sensationalized.
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