Its been a long time since my last movie weekend. So I enjoyed this one very much.

Movie 1: Superbad. A great movie by the team around Judd Apatow (40 year old Virgin and Knocked Up) - it’s like a good version of American Pie (which I liked, when I was that age). Now seeing the boys having trouble with getting closer to girls is a lot of fun. By far not well-behaved, but never clumsy. 9 out of 10.

Movie 2: Funny Games US. I really like the original. I think it is the best Austrian movie (and the best Michael Haneke movie). So I was wondering how a complete remake is done, with Hollywood actors like Tim Roth, Naomie Watts and Michael Pitt. Well - it’s the same. Same dialouges, same camera. It doesn’t really matter, which one of the two movies you take … therefore also 9 out of 10.

Movie 3: The Reader. I don’t like movies about the Holocaust. I don’t know - it’s just a topic that’s treated too often in a wrong way. Most times Nazis are shown as superhuman devils without any depth. I just watched The reader because I had a “Oscar Ticket” for movies that were nominated and The Reader and The Wrestler were the only two left. But I was suprised how good the movie was and with how much flair the topic is treated. Kate Winslet is one of the best actresses at the moment and she deserves the award: 9 out of 10.

Movie 4: The Wrestler. Darren Aronofsky made one of the best movies ever made: Requiem for a Dream. Now I was really looking forward to “The Wrestler”. Mickey Rourke was nominated for the Oscar and the critics were continuously good. A friend also recommended me the movie. Maybe my expectations were to hight, but among these great (and very different) movies of my weekend this one was the worst. But still very, very good. I liked the whole scenery and the way his wracked life is shown. But, I can only give 7 out of 10.