Django Unchained, The Hobbit, Dredd and The Life of Pi- a few plot summaries

So, here goes an attempt at summarising the plot of a few recently watched movies:

 

Django Unchained

German dentist cum bounty hunter (I love Christoph Waltz!) enlists the help of the slave Django in order to find some bad people and collect his bounty. In the process he gives him his freedom. They shoot a bunch of people - criminals mostly - collect some bounty and then go off to find Django's wife, who incidentally speaks German, and free her from slavery as well. More shooting and blood ensues. Jolly good!

Verdict: Hooray for Tarantino! I loved the clever dialogue and the stylised shoot 'em up scenes. The bad guys are also larger than life, making you almost cheer on their demise. Rating: 9/10

 

The Hobbit

Bilbo Baggins sets out with a bunch of dwarves (and that wiz with the pointy hat) to return them to their home and get rid of the dragon currently inhabiting it. Meets Gollum along the way and pretty much steals his ring. They run away from orcs and goblins.

Verdict: Wow, they really do know how to stretch out a story! Felt quite long, it was past the hour mark before they even set out on their journey. Not much happens here that we haven't already seen in Lord of the Rings, just different characters. You'll be fine to watch this at 2x speed. Rating: 7/10

 

Dredd

This is basically a Dredd version of The Raid but with weird sparkly 'under the influence of drugs' scenes and a telepathic almost-judge. Lots of shooting.

Verdict: The most exciting part of this movie was the opening when I recognised the concrete highway and discovered that it was indeed shot in South Africa (Jhb and Cape Town). Too bad it's such a rubbish movie. Watch The Raid, you'll see what I mean. Rating: 3/10

The Life of Pi

Pi is shipwrecked and floats about in a lifeboat with a tiger named Richard Parker for aaaaages.

Verdict: Despite critics giving this one rave reviews, I got bored after a while. Yes, it was entertaining for a while and there were some humorous and heartfelt moments, but I wanted to shout out for someone to rescue this boy so the movie could end! (Alternatively for him to drown, but since he is narrating the story, clearly this wasn't an option.) Maybe I should've watched it in 3D. Rating: 6/10