Saw Predators at teh dollar. Worth the dollar and a couple of more. Some actual show-don't-tell storytelling, much depending on the audience keeping track of stuff, and the characters, while stereotypical, had some nice gingerbread, if not a lot of substance. And the "good" guys had their ruthless/practical sides.

saw Step Up 3D. eh...3D was unnecessary. really, really hate the new 3D trend.

there were some cool dance sequences, but overall i think the second movie was the best. it was way cool to see so many SYTYCDers though.

Saw Scott Pilgrim tonight. Really liked it. Like ita, I also hated Scott for a lot of it, but since it was a coming of age film, and the point was that treated people disrespectfully because he didn't respect himself, it worked for me.

Isaiah Mustafa really wants to play Luke Cage.

Problem with hating Scott for a lot of it was that it made the story boring. There was a guy I didn't like chasing a chick I wasn't interested in. Meanwhile, people I liked didn't seem like they were going to get anything positive.

"It's like a pathetic, real-life Scott Pilgrim."

(Scott Pilgrim ISN'T REAL?!)

I saw Scott Pilgrim again last night, and I liked it even more this time, as I could view it with an objective eye and pay attention to all the little details. It's really well constructed, and the pacing is perfect; there's never a slow moment or a point where you want to look at your watch. And I actually don't mind the Knives vs. Ramona fight at the end since Scott and Gideon keep on fighting, and the cheating revelation is part of Scott's earning the power of self-respect. As for Ramona, she does get in her "Let's both be girl" kick, so that's something, but I still wish she did more during the fight. But this time around, I really appreciated Mary Elizabeth Winstead's work as Ramona. She's really, really good, and she gives her more of the depth she has in the comics than I saw the first time around.

I really appreciated Mary Elizabeth Winstead's work as Ramona

I very much did. Because it took me a while to realise that Ramona hadn't actually been written very interestingly, and I was just working off of Winstead's expressions. She gives good gaze.

I, on the other hand, did look at my watch. Especially when I was wondering when he was going to break up with Knives. I couldn't believe that lasted that long, and really sunk all hope of me caring about Scott.

I wrote a piece on Nicolas Roeg for HiLo.

I just watched Fast and Furious. Man, Michelle Rodriguez just can't catch a break, huh? It's a wonder she survived the first movie.

In between the parts where it was boring, the movie was indeed fast and furious.