The Blog of the Book of Eli

The month of January is usually pretty slow when it comes to movie releases, and the last four weeks were no exception. There were actually only two movies released last month that I was even remotely interested in. I've already seen Daybreakers, which left only The Book of Eli.

So guess what I did this afternoon? Yeah, I saw the movie. Am I that obvious?

You're probably expecting me to give my opinion, and I'm not one to disappoint what few readers I have. So what did I think about The Book of Eli? I dug it a lot. It's not a great movie, but it does have quite a few things working in its favor. One is the cast, particularly Denzel Washington. But then, he's great in pretty much everything. The direction, courtesy of Menace II Society directors Albert and Allen Hughes, is also very god. The movie has a really cool look and some fabulous cinematography. It's never boring, and even the slower moments feel like something big is around the corner.

At it's absolute worst, the movie is still an okay watch. I will admit that in the grand scheme, it isn't anything special. But I can think of worse ways to spend two hours. The Book of Eli gets three and a half stars out of five, and I'd recommend it as a rental when the DVD comes out in a few months.

With January out of the way now, I think the movie releases may be starting to ramp up. Kevin Smith's new movie and the remakes of The Wolfman and The Crazies all come out this month, and I'm looking forward to those. I also think I might catch Avatar if I can get a free moment. I haven't really been all that interested in it, but after it pulled in two billion dollars and a Best Picture Oscar nomination, I kinda want to see what all the fuss is about.

If I do go see Avatar, I hope it's more than Dances with Thundercats. Because I could just sit at home and watch Dances with Wolves and Thundercats separately.