B/c I miss y'all and know you miss me and my crazy movies!
Manda Bala -- interesting documentary about the corruption in Brazil and how it reaches nearly all aspects of daily life. However, there's really no point to it. It's basically just an examination of corruption. At the end, you're just left with a feeling of "that sucks".
Cirque du Freak: Vampire's Assistant: Loved it. Loved it. LOVED it. John C. Reilly is over the top and hysterical, as well as William DaFoe. The story is entertaining, the movie moves along and it's fun and lighthearted. The darker side is meh, but Mr. Tiny is outrageously gross.
Terminator Salvation: I liked it. And how much $ is Bale rolling in, having basically scored every major action leading role for men in like, the last seven years? And in each role, he completely inhibits it. I'm never thinking, Oh, that's how he was in Batman.
Munich: Excellently acted. The pacing can be a bit slow sometimes, but the acting/direction/script is so brilliant, you don't really care. As far as the questions Spielberg raises, those are nice too. I like that there's no judgement in the movie.
Bridge on the River Kwai -- For having been shot in 1957, this movie hasn't aged at all. It's beautifully shot, incredibly well acted, and an interesting story. I did find myself watching it in the fast forward mode, but it was more an issue of having the time to watch it.
Also, I read Girl with the Dragon Tatoo and I think it blows. There were about 50 pages of interesting stuff in 600 pages of book. I thought it was trite, contrived, and horribly shallow characterizations and story telling. If international finance is your thing, you might at least get some entertainment value from that.
Other than that...wassup?