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Moki Spencer Von Gilden loves movies! He has studied long and hard under Ebert and Roeper to learn the trade of movie reviewing. And now he is pleased to present his opinions on new (and not so new) drama, action, classic, comedy, and hope to never see again movies as seen through the eye of a cat.
- WALL-E -
I recently took my baby sister, Boots, to see Wall-E. The story chronicles the adventure of an earth clean-up robot, Wall-E, who meets a newer robot when she visits earth. He follows her back into space, and the adventure begins. I took a few cat naps through the movie, but I was awake to see all the fuss over that flower, and it reminded me of my human when I eat flowers at her house. They are quite tasty, but she almost never has any around. Not to drone on, but it would be nice to have a few more treats in the house. Anyway, the movie was definitely not the kind of movie for a manly cat such as myself, but it made little sis quite happy, and I even heard a bit of purring during some of the sentimental moments. For that (and the flower), I give it 3 out of 5 paws.
- Iron Man -
There were many other cats raving about Iron Man for months before I actually saw it. So my expectations were high as we pulled up at the drive in. The basic premise of the movie is that the action hero, Tony Stark, is a brilliant scientist who builds military weapons. Out of necessity, he invents Iron Man, and then uses it for good. The special effects were impressive. So much so that in one of the explosion scenes, I was sure I caught a faint smell of singed fur. In between explosions, the story line held together. Now, I know, you are probably wondering where all the cats are in this film. I will let you in on a little known secret...the cat is in the suit. That's right; it's even coded into the title. See, the atomic symbol for iron is Fe. Fe is short for feline. So Iron Man is really Feline Man. And for that, I give this movie 4 paws.
- Jumper -
As an animal of the feline persuasion, the title "Jumper" piqued my interest. Likewise, there were great wide screen views of coveted vacation sites that drew my attention...as I seldom get the chance to venture outside my home. Beyond that, however, the storyline is a bit lacking in imagination and is easily forgettable as another mediocre action flick. That is why I felt no guilt when I periodically took a moment to clean myself between teleporting scenes. Speaking of teleporting, if I had that gift, my top 5 jump sites would be: to the fresh fish section at King Soopers, to the catnip and toy aisle at PetCo, to my friend Sam's house...how many is that? Oh, I knew I should have paid attention when they were teaching numbers at kitten preschool! Anyway, the movie was no classic, but still entertaining. I give it 3 out of 5 paws.
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