x-men: first class (matthew vaughn)

well, i really enjoyed it, i can't really see why some people criticise it. fassbender and his hot gingery stubble as erik/magneto totally stills the show, but it was also good to see helen from 'damages' and the young guy from 'a single man'... and of course mcavoy and bacon. costume design is really spot on, both the 60s fashion (emma frost looked amazing!) and the x-men actual suits (i'm so glad they incorporated the yellow this time). there are also wee nice details, like the wold-map with the missiles and the soldiers in charge of moving  them with their little stick-thing and the ladder, i loved that. those little details totally made it for me. and the script? well, what can i say? it's fun! it has exciting bits, daft bits... i can only say i had a fantastic time watching it. pity about some continuity errors, though (like the training scene where professor x points the gun at magneto), you'd think they would be more careful with things like that. but luckily they are not annoying enough to spoil the fun.
i totally agree with mr gaston, now i really want to watch at least the second installment again.

Rating: 8.5/10

aguirre: the wrath of god (werner herzog)

whenever someone decides to write a list with 'the best movies of all time', or something of the like, 'aguirre' always makes at least the top 100, if not the top 10. well, no wonder. from the beginning you have the feeling of watching something 'big', a grand story, something deep and transcendental. the obvious highlight of the whole experience is kinski's performance, not many actors manage to achieve such a strong screen presence. you can't escape his insanity, his crazed look, his thirst. the rythm is slow and poetic, leaving the viewer in a sort of hypnotic trance... a trance enhanced by popol vuh's beautiful minimalistic krautrock music (for me the best part of the film). plus, a film that features a baby sloth creature and a raft full of monkeys can't be bad, can it?

Rating: 9/10