Three movies I've seen this week and my short thoughts on them:
Live Free or Die Hard: Exactly what Die Hard 2: Die Harder wanted to be but miserably failed at. The key? Wait ten years before putting McClane in another random situation. Short on back story (there isn't much), get right into it, not too crazy. Nearly perfect summer movie.
Transformers: Luckily, it wasn't too Michael Bay'd up. Some of the action sequences were really hard to watch because there was too much stuff happening on screen, but it was enjoyable for the most part. The transformations looked really cool and the voice of Optimus Prime was pitch-perfect. Just wish it didn't have so many hokey moments.
Ratatouille: Very, very cute. Not my favorite Pixar movie, but it was really enjoyable. The short before (Lifted) was really great, probably my favorite so far. There weren't as many laughs as I expected, though.