Ninjineer

a Nerd with Delusions of Wonder

Here’s all the movies I’ve seen since the last time I posted a list:

• White Out — This was a fairly good thriller. Since I had not read the comic book it was based I wasn’t disappointed.

• New Moon — (or as the theater’s marquee had it: New Moo. Perhaps they got it right.) Going in I expected it to be lame. I was not wrong. Bella is such a user.

• Ninja Assassin — No deviation from standard martial arts fare, but still enjoyable for what it was.

• The Blind Side — This was a surprisingly good movie, though I fail to see how it made the best picture short list.

• Sherlock Holmes —

• Avatar — This was my first IMAX experience (IMAX 3D in Manila for 400 pesos. About $8 US at the exchange rate then.) I don’t care that the plot was derivative. The special effects more than made up for it.

• The Spy Next Door — My boys did karate chops all the way home. I didn’t find it the least bit amusing.

• Daybreakers — Interesting premise. Too bad it dragged. I was relieved when the credits started to roll.

• The Bounty Hunter — Gerard Butler ought to give up the romantic comedies and go back to making actions flicks.

• Repo Men — Bleak, bloody, and boring.