When I first saw the movie poster and read the description, I thought the movie sounded a little dumb. Then Steve and I went to see it this past weekend based on some of the ratings we found – and we were not disappointed.

The movie was *excellent*. I loved the story, the directing, the acting, the great shots throughout, and most of all the subtlety. Alfonso Cuarón (director) managed to tell the viewer quite a lot by using small things in the background, without saying a word outright. That shows me that he respects us as viewers and that he knows we can pick up on such things.

Steve noticed that one of the scenes towards the end was a really long continuous shot. I need to see the movie again just to find out how long it was. I wonder if Cuarón was going for a record or something? Anyway, after he brought it to my attention and I thought back on it, I was very impressed.

Cuarón and Sexton (co-writer) really thought through a lot of things and totally captured human reactions and responses. I don’t think there were any unbelievable parts in the movie, and it was full of touching moments.

I highly recommend you catch this movie, in the theater if you can.

Children of Men (IMDb)

Not your typical horror movie.

I saw this one when the film festival was in town, and it is an EXCELLENT movie. I think I screamed out load for the very first time ever in a movie theater.

The director did a fantastic job of catching you off guard and managed to create some creepy characters that are the culmination of everything deemed scary in the past 20 years.

Even if you don’t like horror films you will be thoroughly entertained by this one. It’s a must see.

IMDB: The Descent

Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events turned out to be better than I expected. You know how most Jim Carrey movies focus on him way too much? Well this one didn’t do that, his character was not the focus. Instead the children got front stage (as I imagine they were in the book, which I have not read).

Visually this movie was full of eye candy. I just loved every scene, rich with texture and depth. The set and special effects were fabulous.

I thought the girl (Emily Browning) was very beautiful. But something bothered me about that, which my boyfriend was able to identify. More often these days they are casting somewhat sexy young girls, and it’s disturbing to find a young girl so sexy and attractive. She’ll be a hottie when she grows up some, but I don’t really want to be thinking that about a 14-year-old character.

Overall I thoroughly enjoyed the flick.