What I Watched Last Week (25th February - 3rd March)

Seen as I had a week off school last week, it was the perfect opportunity to catch up on a bunch of movies I've been wanting to see for a while...

Kill Bill Volume 2
In my opinion a rather disappointing finale after what was a disgustingly brilliant first volume (who could forget the epic fight against the Crazy 88s?!). Far too much unnecessary dialogue and I thought that the last death should have been the most gruesome and impactful which left me disappointed. Don't get me wrong it was still enjoyable but my expectations were very high after the first one and I was left slightly underwhelmed as a result.
3/5

Buried
I had no idea what to expect from this movie what with Ryan Reynolds mixed bag of movies (Green Lantern anyone...) but this surprised me as being nerve shreddingly tense at some points. This was only enhanced by Reynolds mesmerising performance as he desperately tries to escape the coffin, so much so that a film that never leaves a coffin for 90 mins rarely has a dull moment until its shocking conclusion that had me breathless for the last five minutes.
3.5/5

Gone Baby Gone
Ben Affleck's directorial debut certainly didn't disappoint. With a twist at the end that I certainly wasn't expecting it manages to keep you on edge most of the time despite sections of it being a little bit too talky for me.
4/5

Jo Nesbo's Headhunters
This film surprised me by how witty and intelligent it was. At the beginning of the film I was slightly worried it was going to end up being a bit dull with not a lot going on but very quickly things started spiralling out of control and it went into hyper-mode with some great action set pieces. The great thing about this is that it didn't outstay its welcome either with a short runtime of just about 90 mins thanks to some snappy editing which meant it didn't get bogged down in unnecessary dialogue.
4/5

Into The Wild
Having read almost unanimously positive word of mouth about this film online (with some people even talking about how it "changed their life") I had high expectations for this movie but was left largely disappointed. What this turned out to be was the story of a guy I found incredibly unlikeable - which got grating thanks to its bloated 2 hrs 30 mins runtime - wondering around trying to fulfil a dream of living wild in Alaska. Don't get me wrong it had it's redeeming factors - it looked beautiful and was well acted (apart from Kristen Stewart doing her usual lip biting schtik!) - it's just I was left feeling a bit cold by the end.
3/5

Ted
What a great way to end the week! If anything I found this film funnier watching it this second time than I did the first time at the cinema having watched more episodes of family guy thus understanding more of the in-jokes.
4/5