Shame + Pirates : A Band of Misfits

Shame (2011)

I don't think enough can be said for this film. It's received quite a bit of critical praise, for Fassbender's performance, and McQueen's Direction. They deserve every bit they received, and i find it hard to believe some of the films that where nominated  for the Academy Award in Performance Male, Best Picture and Editing ahead of this. There's some fantastically shot and edited scenes, with McQueen and his team knowing exactly what to show, and when to let the soundtrack take over. The story is well played out, and the characters aren't unlikable, as one might expect of a story about Sex Addiction. The characters can be complete Asses, but you recognize them as flawed individuals, and not villains as they could easily come off.
If i made one complaint about the film, its that at time feels like there's only two real characters in it, the supporting cast largely end up feeling like extras, looking over the credits, i'm surprised how many of them had names.

Pirates : A band of Misfits (2012)

Aardman animations are back, and almost at they're best, with a return to stop motion animation, after Arthur Christmas and Flushed Away. There's something about it that helps bring out they're best Humor and style. Although, there are quite a few of the best bits are played out in the trailers, making the film drag a little during parts, But Grant, Freeman, Tennant and the rest of the cast do a great job bringing the characters to life (I could completely see Freeman as his character, though, i don't know if i'd say it actually resembles him). The film does feel like they could open it up to a series, with more adventures for Pirate Captain and his crew, and i'm on board for that.