I somehow expected a Dark Knight movie. I have to say, it was not. But it still is worth seeing. And it is very good to see it in cinemas. The pictures are really impressive, the characters are interesting, with flaws and egoism. It’s a different superhero-movie in any view. Go and watch Watchmen.

I give it 9 out of 10.столове

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.

And it is true. There are lots of stars in it. Probably they hoped it will make the movie better - always a wrong idea!

Anyway I saw Seven pounds and The curious case of Benjamin Button as well recently, but I didn’t have time to post it since there is lots of work to do.

So here is just a quick rating:
The movie I saw yesterday: online casino net1 out of 10 (one point for the massive amount of clichees in it and since it is the first movie I left)
Seven Pounds: 3 out of 10 (the first three quaters were just too boring to get a better rating for the dramatic end)
The curious case of Benjamin Button: 7 out of 10 (its good and worth seeing it, but I don’t think I’ll watch it again)

I’m so desperately waiting for this movie. Death Proof was not as good as expected, but Inglorious Basterds could become a new Kill Bill.

The Trailer

I haven’t been to the cinema for more than a month too - which approves my busy situation. Anyway - I got a Nintendo Wii for Christmas (will post about that too soon) and Barack Obama is finally preisdent of the United States! Happy 2009!

Well, Vicky Cristina Barcelona is a woman movie. And I don’t say this as a bad thing. Its not just another romantic comedy. It’s a Woody Allen movie. With all the society critique and all the neurotics. Therefore I like it. But it’s also … hm I don’t know, it just didn’t get me that much. I give it 6 out of 10 points.

Now this weekend I was at a Wii-party and ever since then I cant stop thinking how cool the Wii is. We played Rayman Raving Rabbids - by far the coolest partygame ever. Even my girlfriend, who is not into computergames at all, liked it and had fun.

The only bad thing is that you spend way more money than think at the first place. One controller is not enough, you need a second Wiimote (comes with Wii Play) and a Nunchuck. Then Wii Sports is not as much fun as Rayman Raving Rabbids - so you need those games. They are for four players - two more Wiimotes and Nunchucks. And then a must-have is the Balance Board with Wii Fit … even while I’m writing this, I’m excited as hell … please, Santa, bring me a Wii - and all the equipment you can carry!

Well, you might be right, but there are some differences between mediajunkies and ape13. Ape13 is just for fun, mediajunkies will be part of my work. While ape13 has no certain topic (well, most entries are about movies, but still, it’s a personal blog and I write about whatever I feel to), mediajunkies is dedicated to media, especialy online media. And last but not least mediajunkies is in german, and since this is my mothers tounge, it’s easier for me to write entries.

So long, if you are interested in pictures, you can see them here.

Then, a couple of weeks ago I saw How I met your mother for the first time. I’ve heard of it before, and it was said to be really good, but it just didn’t make me that curious to watch it. From the first episode on I wanted to see more. First season was good, second season great, third season was not as good as season two, but still great. Now I can’t wait for season four. I know it’s already out there.

Best two episodes ever are “Slapbet” and “Smarley”. But start at the beginning, if you liked friends, you will like How I met your mother. It’s simply legen … wait for it … dary.