Ender's Game
Okay movie. Getting a little annoyed by these movies based on book series that have these non-ending endings. Just close out a movie and stop it with these cliffhangers that are extremely abrupt to begin with.
Thor : The Dark World
A major improvement from the first installment. I never thought Kenneth Branagh was a good director for Thor to begin with. Alan Taylor, who spent most his career directing episodes for some great shows such as Game of Thrones and Sopranos, should be a great model for the execs at Marvel. Being a very hands on studio in every aspect, can be very frustrating to directors who are used to doing things they're way and having majority of freedom, such as Sam Raimi, allegedly forced into decision made by Marvel in the Spider Man 3 production, which turned into a not so good film. Someone like Alan Taylor and many other tv directors who are more familiar with simply being given all tasks by producers and carrying them out to every last detail is pleasing. Going from world to world, the direction felt more focused on vastness. However, this movie does have the same problem as Iron Man 3 did with no clear villain. The "major" villain Malekith could have been any other foot soldier. Great Movie. Natalie Portman sucks, by the way.
Hunger Games:Catching Fire
One of the best sequels I've ever seen, even though the more of these films I watch, the whole novelty of this series seems completely pointless. But still very entertaining. The first Hunger Games was like a poor man's Battle Royale. While this one felt like the step child of The Running Man, or maybe it was just those outfits they were wearing during the games.
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OldBoy
While keeping his directing style, Spike Lee does a great job of adapting this 'acclaimed masterpiece' for an American audience. I have not seen the original Korean version and don't really plan on rushing to see it either. Best film of November.
