Though there is nothing intelligent in any of these three movies, they have to be seen on the big screen or not at all. The one thing they have in common is a touch of science fiction, so I have to wait until next week to see a proper story. When you combine the writing talents of Drew Goddard (Cloverfield) and Joss Whedon (Serenity etc), you are sure to come up with something interesting, and Cabin in the Woods is certainly that. Although the first two thirds seem like a rehash of so many other horror movies. It is only the unexpected final section where things are turned upside down. It is only then we realise what all the earlier mysteries are about. It was a surprise to see Richard Jenkins and Bradley Whitford take prominent roles but they gave a nice counterpoint to the usual dark stuff. And an unexpected cameo at the end from someone. All together, great entertainment if you like this sort of thing.
Battleship is a fairly predictable alien invasion movie, but with one difference. It is set mainly on naval warships. It is clunky, noisy, with nothing original and an awful script. But the action scenes are pretty well done and you can see where the huge budget has been spent. So again, reasonably entertaining on a big screen, but that is all.
It is 12 years since Momento and you have to hand it to Guy Pearce for the extraordinarily different roles he has played since then. In his new movie, he is unrecognisable from King Edward V111 who he played in The Kings Speech. So is he now the new Bruce Willis? There are lots of similarities, that especially reminded me of Die Hard and The Last Boy Scout. This movie is a fun rescue mission circa 2079. A pretty daft plot is saved by some entertaining banter between Pearce and Maggie Grace as the President's daughter he has to save. First time writers and directors James Mather and Stephen St. Ledger have given the film a retro feel and despite it being pretty hammy, on the huge screen at MK, it was a fun ninety minutes.
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