Dredd (2012) - Pete Travis

I was not expecting it to be this good, especially as a non-fan of the original film, nor of the comics. But it was very entertaining, and reminded me of a futuristic Serbuan Maut (The Raid) (2011) - Gareth Huw Evans, but in English.

 ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆

Wilde (1997) - Brian Gilbert

There were so many in-jokes I probably didn't get due to not having read many of Oscar Wilde's works. The only ones I am familiar with are The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Importance of Being Earnest, which I did get the references to.
Stephen Fry was the perfect choice to play the playwright himself and was very believable in the role. Jude Law was acceptable as his young, spoilt lover. Overall, a fairly average film.

★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆

The Heat (2013) - Paul Feig

It was better than expected, and better than Paul Feig's last directed hit: Bridesmaids (2011), which I was disappointed by to be quite honest.
The Heat however, is a breath of fresh air, when it comes to buddy movies. There aren't many that can pull off female leads in a cop action film, and this manages to do just that.
It also didn't rely too heavily on emotions and stuff like that. It concentrated on the action and the comedy, and therein lied its genius. Even the very minor subplot of Sandra Bullock's character's loneliness was rushed through, to keep the adrenalin pumping.
Paul Feig did a similar thing with this film that Todd Phillips did after his The Hangover (2009) was an unprecedented success: he took the breakout star, Zach Galifianakis and paired him in a buddy movie (Due Date [2010]) with a popular well known actor, Robert Downey Jr. In this case, it's Melissa McCarthy who is the breakaway star of Bridesmaids really, and the well known actor is Sandra Bullock. Hopefully, this means (like it did for Galifianakis), more fame and fortune for Melissa McCarthy, who is a breath of fresh air in female comedy films.

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Fantastic Mr Fox (2009) - Wes Anderson

Yes. It's nice that this has all of Anderson's little quirks, and it's funny to watch the characters behave exactly like they would in a live action film, but overall, not one of Anderson's best.

★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) - Wes Anderson

I enjoy this film, particularly the latter sections, but I don't know if I quite "get" the whole point of it. What is Anderson trying to say? Is it about any particular filmmaker? Is it Anderson predicting his own future? Or is it about the genre of documentary in general as a dying art form? Who even knows?
I do like the David Bowie music translated into Portuguese. Seu Jorge makes the soundtrack an important part of the film, and it is very enjoyable to hear these brilliant beautiful songs in a different language.

★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆

The World's End (2013) - Edgar Wright AGAIN

Third time's the charm. I'm really getting the film a lot more on repeat viewings. I've followed it for years now, waiting for it. And it still does not disappoint. Awesome!

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

SPOILERS The Wolverine (2013) - James Mangold SPOILERS

Possibly my least favourite X-Men movie. It was OK, but just not in the same league as any that came before it.
The only scene that did seem to entertain me as much as I assumed the film would, was the after-credits scene with Magneto and Professor X! GO PATRICK STEWART AND SIR IAN MCKELLEN! It truly makes me look forward to X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) - Bryan Singer, which will hopefully make up for this disappointment.
Hugh Jackman was good, as always.

★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆