Sarah Burton (mingsysar)
England
Sarah's Recent Reviews
Marvel's The Avengers
PG-13
The best superhero film of all time! Joss Whedon is an unqualified genius. How he brought together such a disparate group of characters, all headliners in their own right (eye candy all, but for different reasons) with the egos to go with it, with such ease, humour and emotional power... It's beyond belief.
The acting was superb, with each getting their moments. However Iron Man Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) gets all the best lines; there's more than the ones shown in the trailer. Yet the highest praise should go to what they did with the Hulk, who gets the stand-out moments.
The only criticism is that you should see the Marvel films before to get the most out of it: both Iron Mans, both Hulks and Captain America, but particularly Thor. The interplay between all the characters was pitch perfect, believable and utterly entertaining.
Basically, it's all a superhero film should be with all the characters having equal time to shine: fun, funny, entertaining, nostalgic, action-packed, dark and light, characterful and character-full and overall masterful. Thank you for an eventful (we had a fire alarm evacuation part-way through) time in the cinema, maybe the best time. Well worth the price of a 3D ticket, well worth the midnight home time and well worth the lengthy running time. I now want to see it all over again!
Sarah's Favorite Movies
Léon (The Professional)
R
Leon! Jean Reno and Natalie Portman are outstanding. Hollywood meets French arthouse with wonderful consequences. Gary Oldman is legend. I could go on about this film for ages but I'll keep it brief in tribute to the beautifully introverted, innocent and childlike hitman, who is looked after by a worldly wise, mature and existentially weary Mathilda. The interplay between them is perfect, heartbreaking and uplifting all at the same time. The action sequences are inventive, exhilarating and tense. The sheer audacity of the style, tone and story that Besson concocts is so engaging, so captivating and so entertaining that I have made this my favourite film. Everything works and comes together in a seamless whole. It is distinctly Besson. It is Natalie Portman. It is Leon.
The Princess Bride
PG
Everyone should see this film. no doubt about it. That is all I will say, to explain or describe it is impossible. Has to be seen to be believed, in all the right ways. An absolute must see.
