Basic Instinct
Aesthetically.... hypnotic. In parts.
Fantastic Mr Fox
I liked it a lot. Ironically enough i thought it seemed less detatched and had more warmth to it than WA films usually do. Never slowed for the whole 90 minutes and had more to it than the book, which is good because there just isnt enough content in the book (Dahl's weakest) to sustain a 90 minute film. Very good voice cast, Clooney's best film of '09 (mind you....), but Willem Defoe probably stole it for me as the Rat.
If anyone wants a good laugh they should check out the IMDB message boards on this film, there are some utterly hilarious criticisms being thrown at this;
Sample: "i found the idea of the animals..... wearing clothes a bit stupid". But apparently not the idea of wild animals of different species co-operatively organising to achieve a common goal. THAT the guy found acceptable. A lot of criticisms seem to come from Brits (or more accurately, i suspect, Englishmen) and it tends to vary from mild xenophobia ("i found the American accents offputting" - everyone knows Foxes talk like Hugh Grant!) to straight out racism ("Dumb Americans".). I know this doesnt really add anything to my review of the film but i felt i had to vent my exasperation somewhere. I wish i could attack these people. Attack them with hammers.