You know, I really like to go to the cinemas. I like almost all kind of movies there (of course this also depends a littlebit on the people I go with). But when I think about it, I hardly ever saw a horror-movie in a theatre. Is this just a genre you like better watching at home (or at least I do)? Just to think about it.

This week I was 2 times to the movies. The new Bond-flick and The Strangers. Second one was more or less random because they didn’t have any good seats in Max Payne, so we decided to watch any other movie that doesn’t sound too bad.

At first, I was excited. The Strangers starts as a classic psycho-thriller-horror-movie with high tension. The audience in the theatre was great - screaming and frightening (both followed by laughing). But then the good ideas (actually they were no new ideas, but good anyway) were used to often and it was kind of like they didn’t know how to finish the movie at the end.

I give my rating now and will say, what I would have done with the story, but this includes spoilers, so if you want to see the movie, don’t go on reading. My rating: 6 out of 10.

This might contain spoilers! I would have let the strangers do no harm to the victims. Like killing Mike, the couple would hurt itself by accident because they freak out and run around with knifes, shooting on everything moving. I guess this would make the strangers a “cool” type of villians - those who don’t kill, those who don’t hurt or torture. I’d say, that would have make the movie better. They worked towards this idea very long, but messed it up at the end.

I liked Casino Royal, I liked it a lot. In fact, it was one of the best movies I saw in 2006 (except for the loooooooong ending). The “new” Bond was still cool, but not in an awkward way (like Brosnan was). Daniel Craig was a good choice (I have to dmit before Casino Royal I would have like Clive Owen better, but now I think, Craig is just as good, if not better).

So my expectations for Quantum of Solace were high. When I heard Marc Foster will do it, my expectations got even higher. Then Jack White will to the theme song - looked like they would do everything right again. But, as it is with high expectations, they are very likely to be disappointed. The latest Bond is just another actionmovie with some dialouges in between fast and brutal scenes to bring the “story” forward.

Of course I will watch the next Bond as well. I did watch all the Brosnan Bonds too (just to say it, QoS is still better than any Brosnan-Bond). But as for this Craig-Bond, I just have 5 out of 10 points. Sorry.

The Coen Brothers had a bad time. Intolerable Cruelty and Ladykillers were average movies - nothing I am used to from them. Last years No Country For Old Men was way better … a modern western. Really good and I can’t wait to see it again.

Last week I saw Burn after reading, the new comedy from the two geniuses. Geniuses, because of The Big Lebowski. Ginuses because of Fargo and O Btother Were Art Thou? And now: Geniuses because of Burn After Reading.

They got together some of their crew: George Clooney, Francis McDormand and J. K. Simmons already worked together with them. They found some new great actors for their project: Brad Pitt, Tilda Swinton and John Malkovic.

Burn after reading, the secret service comedy has weired characters, a great story and very entertaining dialogues and situations. The Coens are back. 10 out of 10 points.

Yesterday I saw WALL•E, the latest Pixar movie. I was looking forward to it from the moment I heard of it, since the team of Finding Nemo (so far my favourite animated movie) was involved. And I have to say, this is Pixars dream team. WALL•E is at least on the same level of Finding Nemo.

All those hidden little jokes (e.g. Apple sound, when full charged) the side kicks (actually full frontal kicks) to society, well developed characters and a beautifully animated world. It is fascinating, how they got these emotions into “lifeless” creatures like robots. I think the first 30 minutes not a single word was spoken. It was like a silent movie. But never boring.

WALL•E gets full 10 out of 10 points from me … I saw great movies in cinema this year, can’t wait for “Burn after Reading”, the new Coen Brothers flick.

Already some days ago I saw Wanted, the current Angelina Jolie action-flick. It was done by Timur Bekmambetov, who did also the (disappointing because hyped) Nochnoy Dozor.

Anyway the movie was fun, popcorn cinema, not more, not less. Okay to see, but not a must see. I give it 6 out of 10 points.