What was the last movie you watched?

^ Spoiler alert, geez. >_<

I watched Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. Got some catching up to do.

 

Just finished Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi.

 

Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

Couple of comments- One, I cannot understand the whole "Jake Lloyd ruined Star Wars" complaint. I thought that little boy was completely adorable, and I thought he did a good enough job with a lot of his scenes- such as his saying goodbye to his mother. Best child actor in the world? Well, no, but I think he did the best he could. If anything, I'd argue that it was a script/director issue, as opposed to an acting one, if his performance was bad.

Besides, it's obvious what the real abomination was- Jar Jar Binks and the rest of his terrifying race. I'd be surprised if even the children he was created to please found him funny. What a disaster.

Aside from that atrocity, I liked the movie. It didn't have the same magic as the originals, but, perhaps since I'm not as personally attached to the franchise, I thought it was okay.

 

Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones. Ugh. What did they do to Anakin? He should have been this epic anti-hero, and instead we got this whiny creep? *cries* I'm not sure what's more to blame- the script, the direction, or the acting. For shame.

If I ignore every scene of Anakin and Padme falling in love, or whatever it is they're doing, and every time Anakin gets all emotional over something, the movie is okay. I think there's a decent enough story in there, but Anakin's portrayal just destroyed it.

 

^ Actually, I just finished watching that, too, and thought it was loads better than II. My issue with Anakin never went away, but at least the rest of the movie was able to distract me from the constant whining. XD

 

Caught a double feature at the drive-in: Despicable Me and The Sorcerer's Apprentice.

I thought Despicable Me was cute. I can't quite decide if I think it was better than Toy Story 3 (TS's got that nostalgic value to it, which could make it seem like the better movie), but it was fun, in any case.

The Sorcerer's Apprentice was just awesome. I love stories about magic in general, and I thought the science/magic angle here was really cool. And though he is hit and miss for me a lot of the time, I absolutely loved Nicolas Cage in this.

I'd recommend both of these movies. ^_^

 

The Golden Compass.

I thought it was okay- not as good as the book it was based on (but when are they ever?).