Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

There are times when I really enjoy Tim Burton's movies but this was mast definitely not one of those times.

I'm no fan of the original movie based on this story so for me this wasn't a case of a horrible remake of a beloved movie but for me it was just a horrible move, I guess to his credit at least Burton tried some new things instead of just copying what had been done before.

Shutter Island

See it, seriously just find the time to watch this movie.

Shutter Island was a movie I'd been meaning to check out for ages but for one reason or another it just never happened until yesterday and I have to say I really enjoyed it, I guessed what was going on pretty early on in the movie but I was wrong on the reason why it was happening but I was fine with that, this is a movie that pretty much demands a second viewing and hopefully I'll get to that in a reasonable time period.

I really don't know what to say about the movie without giving the plot away other than just see it, I'll be truly shocked most people don't enjoy this movie.

Looper

I like a good time travel story, in fact I just like a good story in general but I honestly can't decide if Looper qualifies as either.

I really liked the concept behind Looper and it had some nice moments sprinkled throughout the movie but there was this gnawing something that I can't quite put my finger on that just didn't really work for me.

There have been some reviews that I've seen that compare Looper to Inception but for me there is no comparison as Inception is a superior movie in pretty much every way and perhaps that's the problem I have.

In the end I think Looper is an entertaining movie that could have been much better if it's back story had been developed a bit more, for me bits of it just don't quite work but the performances were good and on a technical level the movie was well put together but sadly I think the story needed a little more work.

Despite it's flaws I still think Looper is worth watching if you get the chance.

Snow White and the Huntsmen

Up until last night I had never actually seen a movie featuring Kirsten Stewart and having now seen Snow White and the Huntsmen I think it's safe to say I need never see another one, her performance was both free of expression and charisma but then she is far wealthier than I'm ever likely to be so what the hell do I know ?