Random Movie Review

In a bid to save the economy only an American knows how to, I consumed. I descended to Circuit City like a predator looking for preys and finally made two big ticket kills or purchases, that's for 2 DVDs originally selling for $24.99 and $21.99, now after 50% off, they were miraculously and mercifully sold for $11 each. Surprise. They are Indiana Jones, Kingdom of Crystal Skull and Wanted. I honestly don't know which one is worst. Perhaps Crystal Skull I think. I actually have no problem of it "nuking the fridge." I mean it's a fantasy movie after all. The bigger problem is the story taken as a whole just lacks momentum, it's like who cares. Maybe I have grown up and the franchise hasn't. I remember I was unbelivabley entertained by the first one when it first came out in 1981. I thought Gee, this movie is genre defying, it has everything, minus the porn. As a kid I was really seriously fascinated by the movie magic that was Spielberg and Lucas, there were just so many memorable scenes. By comparison, the Crystal Skull is just underwhelming and destined to be remembered as the worst one of the trilogy.

I remember I also enjoyed The Matrix tremendously but that was light years ago. With Wanted, you got bullets that can curve instead of dodging bullets. So there is hardly anything new except the patricide bit. But that isn't really a great plot twist anyway. Basically it's just another movie to showcase Angelina Jolie's well endowed (or overdeveloped) lips and breasts. James McAvoy is a looker and does a decent job as would be assassin Wesley Gibson. But overall it's just an average action movie with a sophomoric philosophical message like what have you done with your boring life that kind of existential silly question only a 17 year old pimple face can ask.

Seriously, I think I should give up on action movies. Just stick to dramas.