We also saw Snow White
and the Huntsman, starring Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and the girl from the Twilight movies. It also had Charlize Theron as the wicked
witch, and she certainly stole the movie as far as I was concerned. I liked the
special effects in this one quite a lot, and there were some very cool images that
actually entered my dreams over the next couple of nights. I also thought that
Twilight girl, Kristen Stewart, did a better job as Snow White than many people
claimed. She certainly was not going to be the “fairest of them all” when
Theron is around, though. This one had great promise but there were quite a few
places where it fell flat in what it attempted. Or so I thought.
We saw The Cabin in
the Woods, which also starred Thor, and had an appearance by Sigourney
Weaver. I was actually fairly disappointed in this one. The way the plot turned
meant that the whole movie was so self-referential that you never felt any real
fear. Lots of plot holes as well, and some slightly underhanded tricks, I’d
say. The special effects were cool and there were some neat scenes with
monsters in them. I think it was a bit
too hip for its own good.Weaver was good.
We saw Wrath of the
Titans, starring Liam Neeson as Zeus and Ralph Fiennes as Hades. They are
brothers in the movie and I’ve always thought they looked enough alike to be
brothers in real life. This was the most enjoyable of the movies on my list
here. I actually found myself feeling some tension for the main character,
Perseus, who was played by Sam Worthington. (I can’t believe it wasn’t
Thor.) Except for an ill conceived
minotaur, and an Aries who had daddy issues, this one was pretty well done.
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