Oh Man! Such a different beast from Mad Max, but amazing awesome in its own way. (PS, off to see Jurassic World today, hope it comes up soon - especially as it seems to be yet another huge success) (PPS - speaking of some nice things to watch, go see a lovely example of visual storytelling in a game trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nzq9epS2b1A Knights of a Fallen Empire. Act1 - Childhood + dreams Act2 - The war (midpoint the injury) Act3 - won war, return to father. 4 mins. Completely surprised me how nicely this is done.

Agreed, a terrific film. DP/30 has an interview with writer-director Alex Garland https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96nmK9ZCl0A and with actor Domnhall Gleeson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3g1gaNqU9fo Some good film analysis at http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/ex-machina-2015

Great, Kenny. And yes, we'll do Jurassic World as well as Inside Out, both of which are headed for huge weekends here in the States with JW at #1 for a second weekend in a row. That means this will be the first Pixar movie NOT to open at #1, even though this may be the biggest opening weekend for them yet. Also the reviews are HUGE for Inside Out. Can't wait to see it.

Thanks, David, for those links. Really excited to break down and analyze Ex Machina. A fine film!

Kenny, just watched the video. Nice storytelling, indeed! I felt more emotion watching that mini-story than in many of the bloated superhero / comic book feature length films. Thanks for the recommendation!

yeah, spotted Inside out opening at the cinema today.. So last minute change. OMFG! That movie is completely blatant about pulling those heart strings. It does the same as Up! and Wall-E - but packs even more in. This movie actually wrecked me! But thats for later weeks! Ex-Machina now!

very nice! Totally agree. Its lovely to see movies that stay true to their core needs, rather than superficial aspects...