Most anticipated of 2009 [Part I]

Fantastic Mr Fox
I've always wanted Anderson to tackle animation, and finally, he does. A great cast for voice, Cate Blanchett is probably my favourite actress, she has been picking some good roles lately, and of course, I'm a big fan of Andersons style and humour. So, I'm looking forward to this quite a bit. Though I need a trailer really soon so my excitment doesn't good away.



Where the Wild Things Are
This looks so touching and beautiful. I nearly teared up during the teaser. I thing I rewatched it about 20 times, James Gandolfini's voice is perfect. It's all been said, really. Looks amazing, heartwarming and simply beautiful in every way.

Terminator Salvation
Terminator SalvationI've always loved Terminator 1 and 2 , but the third one was a big dissappointment and useless. Now, this looks like a pretty bad film on the paper, with McG directing. But the trailers have been amazing, especially the last one. The cast is interesting and the writing team is excellent. Jonathan Nolan who is one of my favourite writers currently active, has rewritten the script along with Paul Haggis and some other talented writers. I'm nervous, but yet excited about how it will turn out. Please don't be crap!

500 Days of Summer
Levitt, one of my favourite actors working today, young and talented. Zooey Deschanel, one of the most beautiful women in cinema today. What more can one ask for? The teaser was good enough for me to put this film high on my list, it got my interested right away because of the cast. But also the narration in the teaser was great. It looks like a very original but yet cliché romance/comedy, does that make any sense? No it doesn't. Anyway, I relly hope this is realesed in Sweden, looks great.


In The Loop
A bunch of hilarious as hell youtube clips and a friend giving it the full score did it for me. This looks like one of the funniest films in years. Every clip I've seen, I've seen over 50 times or so, I swear. It's just too funny to be true. I really hope it gets a Swedish realese, but as for now, that's just a dream.

Batman Films

Batman 89

The first time I saw this film, I did not care for it, at all. Even though I was young and obsessed with Batman. I just watched it again, and I gotta say, I kinda like it alot. It's the comic book-ish world with a little mix of noir that facinates me. Though Jack Nicholson is not as great as Heath Ledger when it comes to Joker, it's still a memroable and great performance. He delivers his lines so spot on that 90% of the stuff he said made me smile. It's stylish, fun, interesting simply great. One thing that really bothers me is Jim Gordon and how he is presented in Burtons films. He has no direct realtionship with Batman, and he is totally misscasted. But who knows, maybe I'm just spoiled by the perfect casting of Gary Oldman. But overall, Nolans Batman and Burtons should not be compared, though they are about Batman and Gotham, they don't really have anything in common as films. Batman 89 can holds its ground as a great film, memroable quotes and colorful characters with great art direction, I like. My favourite scene is probably the last iconic scene, where we see Batman standing sky high watching his logo. A great way to finish a Batman film.

★★★★

Batman Returns

I've always loved Batman Returns, even as a kid. Mainly because of its amazing art direction and colorful enviorment. I love getting lost in this fantasy world with a hot Catwoman and a perfectly casted Oswald. Batman Returns captures the fantasy look of Gotham City in such a great way, whenever I wanna get away, I watch this film. It's simply great to get lost in it. Though I wouldn't really call it a Batman film since it's mostly about Catwoman and Oswald, which I don't really have any problems with since they are characters I've always liked. The entire Sellina transforms into Catwoman sequense is pure perfection for me, what makes it all is the choice of music and nutty nut dialogue. And then of course, one of my favourite scenes of all time; "I'm Catwoman, say rawwwwwwwwr".

★★★★½


Batman Begins

Chris Nolan changed the view on comic book films completely when he along with his brother wrote and directed Batman Begins. After Batman being butchered in film, he gave us a reebot. A darker, and more realistic version of Batman. And what a version, my god. Influenced by Blade Runner, Nolan not only gives us a thrilling ride while introducing some of the characters us comic book fans love, but he also sends deep messages and examines human behavior and fear in a terrific way. He does this all by using his toys, Batman, Ras Al Ghul and of course Scarecrow. Christian Bale is in my opinion the best Batman yet, he nails both parts, Wayne and Batman, which no one has done before. My favourite part was the thumbler chase, entertaning, thrilling, exciting and extremly well filmed.

★★★★½


The Dark Knight

After the succes of Batman Begins, Chris Nolan returns for a sequel, this time, with one of the biggest and most iconic character in comic history, The Joker. When people first heard that Heath Ledger was gonna play The Joker, they lost their minds and started whining. But god they were wrong. When the first teaser was realesed, everyone I knew or talked with were talking about this phenomenon. The Dark Knight is simply the best comic book film ever, and one of the best crime sagas I've ever seen. I'm assuming you've heard all about it by now, so I'll stop soon. Favourite scene is Joker standing in the middle of the streets and telling Batman to hit him. We see the details, we see this colorful object made out of flesh in complete control. It's a scene I always get lost in.

★★★★★

Persona

Have you ever seen something that makes you actually feel how special it is? Well, that was the case for me throughout Persona. Simple sets, incredible acting and a girl fight that will stick in ones mind. Do I know what Persona is really about? Probably not, though I'm guessing it's about ones identity and how a person can be two. What I do know is that every scene in this film had a huge impact on me. It all felt perfect in a way, the sets, the camera angles, the dialogue, the acting. When it all comes together this nicely, I don't even want to know what the film is about, I just tend to enjoy such cinematic brilliance. It's a film that I will examine further for years to come and rewatch as much as I can.

★★★★★