Silver Screen...

So Win told me about a new movie that just came out called Defiance, about a band of Jews who resisted wholesale extermination by the Germans and fled into the woods of Poland. The trailer is below:



It's a story I never heard of before but the trailer grabbed my attention. I checked online, found the release date had already passed, and searched for the nearest theater. Sadly, it's only showing in LA. Damn I hate limited releases. Fortunately a DVD screener had already been released online. I watch the majority of my movies this way but for movies with promise, I prefer to go into the theater. The last movie I saw in the theater was the Dark Knight. Definitely needs to be viewed on the big screen.

Anyway, a few hours later I have to say, not a bad movie. Probably the best World War II movie I've seen in a while and I believe currently the 3rd one in theaters, albeit it is only marginally so. Definitely worth the time to watch it though like all trailers, it misleads you in the overall plot quite a bit. But maybe that's a good thing. There's little worse than giving away the entire story in a 30 second ad.

Overall, I give Defiance a 7 out of 10. But then again I'm partial to WWII, one of favorite periods of history. Check it out if you get the chance.