Me and Orson Welles

Apparently egotistical actors treating others badly goes back quite a few years, as can be evidenced by the character Orson Welles ripping away the dreams of the younger actor, played by Zack Effron. Not a bad movie - just ok.

The Green Hornet

Through a comedy of errors, my friend Rob and I watched this entire movie in the IMAX 3-D theater with the wrong 3-D glasses. We saw no 3D and certain parts of the screen were blurry. After the movie, I commented that I thought Ryan Reynolds was in it. Rob laughed and said he thought the same thing until he finally figured out that Ryan Reynolds is in The Green Lantern and we were watching The Green Hornet. So I went to a 3-D movie that I didn't get to see in 3-D, and it wasn't even the movie I thought I was going to see! All of that said, the movie wasn't bad. It's not great, but there are some funny moments and I bet it's even better if you see it in 3-D. Note that there are different glasses for regular 3-D showings and IMAX 3-D showings!

Inception

It's refreshing to see such an original idea. It's a bit like The Matrix in tackling an alternate reality but it really is its own story. I thought it was interesting and fun.

Blue Valentine

I knew going in that this was a movie about a marriage going through a tough time. I thought that it would be about two fairly decent people that just don't know how to love each other anymore. They both had issues, but one of them clearly had more problems than the other. To me, the movie would have resonated more if I couldn't so clearly place blame on one of them. It's great acting though - there's no denying that.

Brooklyn's Finest

This is a cop movie that follows the paths of three different officers. It's about regular cops that make bad decisions given some desperate circumstances. This movie is almost 2 1/2 hours long and it's a real downer. It's not a bad movie, just too long.

The Losers

This is a great action flick with some very funny scenes thrown in. Stars Jeffery Dean Morgan (Denny Duquette from Grey's Anatomy) and Zoe Saldana. I was pleasantly suprised with how much I enjoyed it.