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One of Nic Cage's recent films (in a timeframe of five years), but it was pretty decent. Until the CGI HAPPENED. Nice M Night Shymala.. Shyamalalan-esque twist at the end.
 
Melee Introduction Movie
 
Just watched Star Wars:The Phantom Menace for the 6th time.
 
Go Star Wars!
 
Pokémon Trainer Red said:
Coraline (the book was better)
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Still a great movie, though.

Roserade said:
Paranorman
You have to admit, the movie is kinda creepy at times.
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it's very morbid too.

Stargatedalek said:
watched the last airbender last night, I now like the anime so much more :P
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The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl

Still a great movie. Sharkboy's lullaby was hilarious.
 
Brave

Just as good as when I saw it in Theaters.
Never expected Helena to become a bear the first time!
 
I forgot to mention this, but last week we went to see Skyfall for my birthday, followed by eating at my favorite Japanese hibachi restaurant! I actually only kind of wanted to see it, since I heard it was good. As a guy who's never seen a James Bond movie all the way through, I can safely say I thoroughly enjoyed it. I still know the basics about who and what James Bond is, and I could pick up on things pretty quickly. It had a lot of great action, some nice banter from Bond and several other characters, including the villain, and the third act literally blew me away! My dad, who's a big-time James Bond fan, having seen all the previous movies, was rather disappointed by this movie. I guess he had colored expectations, I suppose.

Also, the day before, I saw Wreck-It Ralph a second time. I saw it by myself, as opposed to seeing it with a friend before. Probably the first movie I saw in a theater alone... Not to mention, the parking was insane, and there was a HUGE freaking line, so I missed the previews and the Paperman short. This time around, I noticed the Portal reference, when Vanellope called Ralph "GLADoS" at one point.

Today, I saw Rise of the Guardians, with my parents. My mom really wanted to see it. I love the premise of the movie, and it had me shaking with excitement at some points, like the inner child in me was trying to break free, appropriately enough. I sensed a lot of whimsy in this movie, like an action-packed Disney movie that's really light on comedy... In fact, of all things, it reminds me of the Oz series of books. There were plenty explanations of how things worked in the land of Oz, as well as origin stories for certain characters, but they all defied logic and had a certain appeal that lent itself to the imagination and creativity of childhood. It makes me want to read the books this movie is based on. William Joyce, the author of those books, worked pretty closely on this movie I hear (incidentally, he was an executive producer), and the character designs come from Joyce's own character backlog. This, along with How to Train Your Dragon, marks to me a shift in tone in Dreamworks, and the way they handle movies. Instead of being cash-grabby and "zany", they don't talk down to their audience, and instead give quality family entertainment... Not unlike how Disney used to do things.

Ugh, there are so many movies I want to see this season... I still have to check out Cloud Atlas and Lincoln, and in a few weeks, The Hobbit, Django Unchained, and Les Misérables will be out! So many movies, so little time...
 
Wreck it Ralph about two weeks ago
Princess Bride at school last week
and Gold Finger (classic) last friday
 
Saw Lincoln this past Friday, really good movie. Not really used to watching these kinds of "serious dramas", though there are some humorous moments in the movie, most of which comes from ol' Abe Lincoln's stories, but what makes this movie intersting is something else...

See, the movie revolves mostly around Lincoln's efforts to get the 13th Amendment past. Thing is, since this was the mid 1800's, everyone is still under the assumption that anyone with dark skin is basically less than human and thus undeserving of any kind of right at all. CLEARLY, this amendment is one of the best and most important things to happen in American history. Thing is, it doesn't go all that smoothly, and eventually, Lincoln is kind of "forced" to use some... questionable tactics to get it pas the House. Even some of Lincoln's supporters find themselves either backing out at the last moment or twisting their words around in order to convince their fellow Representatives to pass the amendment. Because apparently, treating "negros" as fellow human beings is COMPLETELY unreasonable! I mean, what next, letting WOMEN vote?! (I kid you not, they actually SAY this line at one point)

What I like about this angle is that Lincoln is clearly in the right, but is he wrong in the methods he used to get that amendment passed? Either way, all the actors do a spectacular job in their respective roles, and this movie serves as a nice reminder of why Steven Spielberg is such a respected director in the industry.
 
I saw Close Encounters of the Third Kind, that old Steven Spielberg alien film from the eighties. The special effects are a bit outdated, but it's still okay.
 
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