Saturday, July 16, 2005

Quick movie reviews

Batman Begins - 4.75 stars out of 5 stars. It made me feel like a kid again. I'm going to try to watch it on the big screen one more time before it goes to DVD.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - 2.5 stars out of 5 stars even though my wife and daughter thought it was a solid 4 stars. OK, Johnny Depp was entertaining as ever, even though he made Willy Wonka a bit too metro for my tastes. I think they could have shortened the movie by 45 minutes and it would have been fine. Waaaaaaay toooooooo slooooooooooow. Since Tim Burton directed it, it was a bit dark as you might imagine. The cinematography (thanks, Britney) was stunning but it didn't make up for the pace. Plenty of sermon illustration fodder nonetheless.