Aliens Vs. Predator 2 Requiem (DVD)

I saw the first one several years a go and it was bad. But this pointless sequel is even worse than the first one, it really is tragic what has happened with the Alien and Predator series. First off, this movie is really dark. Dark as in "I can't tell what is going on" dark. But maybe that's for the better as the main characters are boring and I didn't really care if any of them survived or not. There were also some completely pointless characters, like these two stoned guys who appear and look like they're going to join the main group -then they get their heads blown up by a Predator a couple of minutes later. Then there were some things clearly there for shock value, like the Predator/Alien hybrid monster killing pregnant women in a hospital. At the end of the day it isn't total bad news for this series as Ridley Scott is meant to be directing an Alien prequel...in 3D...ehh...






Toy Story (DVD)

Since the third one was out in the UK this month, I decided to re-watch the first one since I hadn't seen it in years. And I think it's aged really well! Certainly my favourite Pixar film. There were lots of funny lines I'd completely forgotten about, such as Mr. Potato Head's "laser envy" and the whole Mrs. Nesbitt thing was hilarious. I also thought the animation was superb, especially considering this was the first CGI movie ever. I really couldn't believe 15 years had gone by since the original release already.








Toy Story 3 (2010 film)

Since I'd originally seen the first two movies in a cinema I thought I'd best not break the tradition so I went to see this. I liked it but I'd still say the first one will be my favourite and I'd need to see this a few more times before deciding if I preferred this over the second one or not. It probably didn't help that when I saw this my left ear was clogged up due to ear drops (the ear syringing process is so much fun). Anyway I hope this is the last Toy Story movie since the end was perfect and I think most movie series are pushing their luck to be good after a fourth installment.

Dumb trailers I saw: Despicable Me. Flying Omelette said she didn't understand what this trailer was about. Well if it helps FO I have no idea either. I think it may be about these little things pushing each other around for 2 hours. Tinkerbell & The Great Fairy Rescue: Some stuff is going to happen in it I guess. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: No comment. New movies are dumb. And yes this does mean that I've been to the cinema twice this year, which is record breaking stuff for me.



Toy Story 2 (DVD)

I hadn't seen this movie in years and unfortunately I didn't re-watch it until after I'd been to see Toy Story 3. There were a couple of things in the third one I would have got (death by monkeys, for example) if I'd watched this first, but never mind. Anyway I thought this one was good, not quite as good as the first one but this is still miles ahead of any other Disney sequels in terms of quality. Rex annoyed me a couple of times though as his shouting got on my nerves. Jesse is also completely hyperactive and shouting a lot of the time, particularly when she first appears. I'm glad that was toned down in the third one. I don't know if I prefer this over the third one yet.