Finally watched Drive Angry. This is a silly movie, but was ultimately a lot of fun. The special effects are uneven -- REALLY uneven -- throughout the movie. The police blockade and hydrogen tanker truck sequence was some of the worst CG I have seen in years. Fight scenes were a lot of fun, and the cars were badass. It would have been interesting to see Ed Harris try on the role of Milton, if they'd wanted to handle the same material just a bit more seriously. William Fichtner's Accountant character made the movie for me. Amber Heard looks like a cross between Scarlett Johannsen and Addison Rose, with the acting abilities of the latter.
If there's a sequel, I'll see it in the theaters; it was a fun ride which would have benefited from a silver screen.
Re-watched Batman Returns for the first time in years. There was a lovely blu-ray disc at the rental shop, and I couldn't resist. It was gorgeous; a couple people stopped by while it was running, and asked if it was the newest movie. It holds up pretty well; it feels very much like a Tim Burton film. The Penguin is a superbly designed character, visually, but the "main" plot of Schreck and Cobblepot's bid to take over the city is a poor foil against the Catwoman/Batman romance and examination of the duality in all humans. I understand that The Penguin is also dealing with some duality issues, but they're so muddled and pointless compared to the angst which drives Batman and Catwoman, they should have dropped that portion of Penguin's story theme. Keaton is, still, to my mind the best Bruce Wayne in the Batman movies.
