The Runaways Movie

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This movie started a little slowly, but once it got going I enjoyed it very much. Some of the camera angles and editing interfered a little with the story for me. Great sets, great styling, great casting! However, someone needs to give Alia Shawkat her own movie - she's awesome and needs to stop being relegated to best friend or side-kick. A great biographical movie, but unfortunately I couldn't really get an emotional connection going with the characters. Still, highly enjoyable, great music and great acting! Kristen Stewart even managed to drop the lip-biting that annoys me so much about Bella! 7/10

How to train your dragon - in 3D

On the weekend we also saw "How to train your dragon"  in 3D. It's no "Incredibles" and it doesn't have the adult references that go over the kids' heads that "Shrek" had, but it's a very fun movie. Great animation, cute story, and lots of famous voices. 8/10

Movie Double-header: Date Night, Kick-ass

Last night we did something we haven't done in ages - 2 movies in a row!
Date Night with Tina Fey and Steve Carell was first up. I love Tina's work on 30 Rock (and Mean Girls!), and Steve from The Office, so I expected to like this movie. Throw in an inexplicably topless Mark Wahlberg and we have a winner. It was a fun romp, with some great dialogue; an easy-to-watch action rom-com. 7/10
Kick-ass was up next. If you like Tarantino, you will love this. Great one-liners, nicely shot (especially the strobe lighting sequence towards the end - magic!), great fights, an unapologetic violence with a little gore thrown in. Suspend your disbelief and enjoy! 8/10