I haven't seen the Twilight films, so I can't comment on that, but until a friend told me otherwise, I genuinely thought the hunger games had been written by children.
I haven't seen the Twilight movies, but I though Hunger Games was entertaining. Nothing great, but it would hold my attention had this come on the telly, with no marketing. 7/10
Lockout was ordinary. Nothing special. At no stage did I care what happened to any of the characters. 5/10.
Moonrise Kingdom.
This is a highly reviewed movie, with good scores.
I thought this was a terrible movie.
When I watch a movie, I want to be entertained.
If a movie is top-notch, after I have watched it, I want to feel that I have been on a journey. Emotionally, I feel drained after a fantastic movie.
If this movie had been made as a movie making assignment, I would give it 10/10, as the dialogue is snappy, acting top notch and camera work was very arty. I cannot deduct a single mark in this area.
HOWEVER, as a movie to entertain, I was always expecting something of significance to happen. But it never did. At no stage did I feel anything for the main characters. In fact, most of the time I hoped that the 2 main kids would die, giving rise to a completely new (more interesting) storyline. I just saw an episode of Home & Away and that 25 minute episode was more interesting than any part of this movie.
The part where they have 2 kids kissing and touching a breast, was of no interest to me.
2/10 (for the excellent camera work and script)
