4 Movies To Start Off 2013, Six In The Past Week

Seems impressive (I think), but then again it's I normally rack up that many movies. The first two movies I saw came on the 29th of December, and those were Les Miserables and Django Unchained. This past Wednesday, I saw This Is 40 and The Hobbit (High Frame Rate 3D, second time seeing the movie, first in the way it's meant to be seen), and today I saw The Impossible and Promised Land.

Out of all those movies, I would rank This Is 40 last, and the other ones, are tough. Les Miserables was excellent, and everything I expected. Django Unchained was in it's right good and was a lot like Inglorious Bastards. The Hobbit in High Frame Rate 3D, was rather impressive. My only complaint with it, is it looked like some of the motions of the characters were sped up, and it brought back the days when your VHS would play and they would move a bit too fast, and you'd have to eject the tape to get it working right again. There were only a few instances where I noticed it, but it was noticeable.



The other two, The Impossible and Promised Land in my opinion are two movies that will be on the outside looking in once the Academy Awards are announced this upcoming week. Les Miserables and Django Unchained in my opinion will make it (the list of movies nominated for Best Picture). Naomi Watts (nominated for a Golden Globe for her performance in The Impossible) in my opinion will get an Oscar nod with her role as well. Her performance was strong and convincing. Ewan McGregor also delivered a very strong performance and it's very possible he gets nominated for Best Actor, but I think his chances are slim.

The Impossible is based on a true story of a family separated by the 2004 Tsunami that hit Indonesia and their path to finding each other. There isn't much more to add, as the movie is straight forward, with solid performances. Promised Land deals with Matt Damon (also delivered a solid performance) trying to convince a small town to accept a Natural Gas deal that would help the town, but is met with unexpected resistance that isn't what it seems.

That is all I will say with both movies that I saw today. I recommend all the movies except for This Is 40. It's not that the movie was bad, it's just that the movie doesn't compare as well to the others I've mentioned.