Movies, movies and more movies...

This weekend has been spent in watching movies.
I have now seen:
Milk.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
Changeling.
Mamma Mia.
Pink Panther 2.
Raaz 2.
Luck by Chance.

Yes, that's a lot of movies for 2 days, make that 1 1/2 days.. But it was fun, to be a couch potato after a very long time..

The first three movies, brilliant acting. Sean Penn has outdone himself as Harvey Milk. Really. I've always considered him to be a really good actor, but this was an almost perfect performance. Brad Pitt as Benjamin button, very controlled acting. His portrayal of a child trapped in a much older body was touching. You could actually see the child-like innocence. Angelina Jolie, as a mother looking for her son, comes across as just that, a troubled mother looking for her lost son. Considering that I don't really like her for her acting skills, it was a pleasant surprise to see her in this role. One can almost feel her character's anguish, which says a lot about her work in this movie.

Pink Panther 2. The movie wasn't anything memorable. It just looked like the same ol' same ol'. I personally prefer the Peter Sellers' movies, but then, atleast the first movie was better than this sequel. Mamma Mia was a pleasant change from all the serious movies. A musical, through and through, it was a light-hearted comedy which was a lot of fun! Raaz 2, not a movie I would recommend to anyone! Nothing more to be said about it. Luck by Chance, was again an interesting surprise. I expected a normal hindi commercial movie - loads of over-acting and not much of a story. But to be truthful, it was a very pleasant movie to watch. Nothing earth shattering, but not a bad movie, either. Even though the performances weren't memorable, the acting was really good. I didn't once get bored in the movie (except that I forwarded all the Song sequences!) .

All in all, a great weekend! Should repeat it again.. Not too soon, though! :)