The Dark Knight & Hancock

This weekend I saw "The Dark Knight" as well as "Hancock". DK was, in a word, awesome! Christian Bale is the definitive Batman and Heath Ledger is hands-down the best Joker. Bale easily portrays Bruce Wayne in a way that Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer, and George Clooney (was that even worthy of 'Batman' status?) never could. Let's hope he continues the Batman saga and doesn't disappoint with Terminator 4. Ledger's performance as The Joker was evil, dark, unyielding and overall stellar. It's a shame he will no longer be able to give another powerful performance. Dark Knight's two and half hours didn't feel that long thanks to the intense action and steady plot. No spoilers here but one question for my audience -- where can I get one of those Batmobiles?

"Hancock" was a decent movie and worth seeing in the theater (compared to the wasted $17 dropped on "The Happening"). Will Smith was good in this movie and the one-liners were hilarious! Jason Bateman's role was nondescript basically serving as a cast filler to make the story work with Smith and Charlize Theron bringing the brawn and beauty, respectively.

Bad-ass Bourne

First came Identity, then Supremacy, and now Ultimatum. One of the greatest action movie series ever created.

Steph and I joined Michael and Sarah this weekend to see the third installment in the Bourne series. It did not disappoint.

Let's get something straight. Bourne is NOT a Bond. Bourne doesn't have neat gadgetry, a sports car, a tuxedo, nor the want to charm anyone. Instead, he has a book, a newspaper, bare hands, and street clothes. I won't spoil anything for those of you that have yet to enjoy the latest in the series. You will [hopefully] notice that the end of Supremacy was actually well into Ultimatum. We learn just how Jason Bourne/David Webb came to be and why he is seriously, undoubtedly, pissed off. (The whole promised-one-thing, doing-another trick.)

Matt Damon is an action hero (ahem, the chase in Morocco). He doesn't need Ben Affleck getting in his way. Julia Stiles is back -- at first as eye candy, but you realize she's wrapped into the plot more than ever before. And, if there's not a fourth movie, a lot of people will always be asking questions.

See this movie, my friends -- only after you've seen Identity and Supremacy, of course. It rocks.

POTC: At World's End

Sorry for the blogging hiatus -- work's been extremely busy lately. Steph and I saw Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End today at the new NCG theater in Gallatin. The new theater's DLP setup and digital sound made Keira Pirates look outstanding on the big screen.

Not the best in the trilogy I don't think, but still quite good. The spoilerless plot summary is that Elizabeth (Keira Knightley -- yeah), William and Barbosa want to rescue Jack from "Davy's Locker" (death) but all of them for a different reason (Barbosa owes a debt, William wants to rescue his father, and Elizabeth... well, watch it). Standing in their way, of course, is Lord Bennett & the East Indies Trading Co. Johnny's as great as ever, and "Jack" The Monkey is at his best yet, but more of this installment centers around Elizabeth [and why shouldn't it] and William. So, what did you think of this one?