Yay! 
- and, yes, I think that was exactly what DA was trying to do. I don’t blame him, horror is universally panned by the Academy, anyways. 
He does a good job with the Cronenbergian body horror, but I felt he got too carried away at times with the jump cuts and loud, sudden music.
You are my hero… A girl that doesn’t like Fred… I haven’t seen this before. 
I know a ton of them.
Don’t worry. We’re not that rare of a species. 
The King’s Speech: Wow! This movie is fantastic. I loved every minute of it. Great acting, great score, great story. Hello, Oscars!
I give it an A.
So, I finally sat down and watched all of Pink Floyd The Wall. What a fantastic, deeply-affecting movie…I’m going to be thinking of it for the rest of the day. Warning you that it’s not exactly a kid’s movie, there is implied s*x (not fully shown of course) and some nudity; oh, and a few bloody injuries of course. It has some animated sequences with animation that inspired the team for Disney’s Hercules that are very loose and abstract, reminding me a bit of Yellow Submarine. The whole thing’s on YouTube for those who are curious.
Yay! What’s up with Pixar Planeteers watching movies I really like recently? About the movie, the first time I saw it I was, like, (WTH? Did I just get high?), but the second time I understood the story (there’s actually a story), and loved it. Thank you, Dad, for letting me put the album on my iPod. The Wall t-shirt coming soon. 
Man, I’d kill for a The Wall t-shirt! Actually, I just need to own the entire album itself, heheh. It’s so cool the amount of ways you can interpret the story. I might watch it again in a while to look for things I didn’t catch before.
Beyond Borders: This movie stars Angelina Jolie doing what she does best, humanitarian work. It’s a real moving story, and an eye opener. One of my favorite movies with her.
I give it a B.
A brilliant film indeed. Pink Floyd was a staple diet of my infancy, as my brother used to play Dark Side of the Moon to me as a baby (I was born just before the album was released). Wish You Were Here and The Wall also featured heavily in my childhood too:)
The animation in the film is just awesome, done by Gerald Scarfe who also did the title animation for the 80s British sitcom Yes Minister.
Megamind -
I am so glad this turned out to be a good movie. It went beyond all my expectations, and ended up being anything but an Incredibles rip-off. DreamWorks is on a roll so far, and I’m really proud of the studio. I loved the opening scenes as it sets Megamind out to be a tragic character (of which he’s hard not to like). I loved how there weren’t many pop-culture references. There’s lots of nods to superhero movies, but they come off as homage rather than lazy writing. Instead, we get an original story with outstanding visuals and fun characters (Minion, anyone?). It has lots of flaws, though; the movie never really recognizes that Megamind is unhumanly intelligent. Sure, he creates technologically advanced weapons, and uses one or two educated words, but it seems like a missed oppurtunity. It’s packed with flaws, but it’s one of DreamWork’s better movies.
I give it a B.
Frida - B. Really good, but the weird, semi-animated sequences threw me off. XD
An Education -A+. Awesome! I love this movie. Carey Mulligan should do some more stuff, but preferably Hollywood movies, so they’ll be easier to find.
Chuckles: Nice review of Megamind, you summed it up perfect.
The Making of A Night at the Opera - So cool! I’m glad some sort of Queen documentary got to be made. As they say, A Night at the Opera truly is the “crossing the threshold” album for the band, the sheer diversity is what makes it so great.
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time - I was a little confused at first, but it ties itself up so well by the end. It also has a surprising emotional core, and very believable characters. I strongly recommend this to fans of animation like Studio Ghibli’s.
Some movies I’ve seen lately:
Enchanted: This is a fun movie! A sweet twist on a Disney Princess tale, with great songs and humor. Amy Adam’s acting in this one is great. I give it a B+.
Without a Paddle: I remember seeing it in theaters six years ago. It’s a decent movie, and I did get some laughs out of it. It went a little long, though. The backstory of the three friends going on a adventure in honor of their friend is sweet. I give it a C.
Dear John: I liked the beginning and the characters, and their relationships with one another. However, I hated the ending. If you can call it that, it left so much to be desired. C-
Borat: This movie is so offensive and politically incorrrect, but you got to love it! It had a lot of laughs and “oh, my gosh, did he just say that?” moments. The best part of this movie is the fact that it’s all improved! Sacha Baron Cohen is a fantastic improv artist, comedian and actor. I give it an A.
127 Hours:
By far my favorite live-action film of 2010. Without going into a full review and spoil the movie, I’ll just say that I wish 127 Hours luck at the Oscars, and that I’m rooting for it (outside of Pixar, anyway).
Quantum of Solace - I’ve been meaning to watch this movie for ages, partly because I’m a huge fan of Bond and also because on my first viewing, I had to stop watching after the climax and never got to see the ending.
I didn’t like this as much as Casino Royale - Craig’s Bond definitely takes on a meaner and colder edge, and in some ways he resembles Timothy Dalton in License to Kill, right down to the exotic South American locations and stripped-down, gadget-free action sequences. But whereas Dalton at least had his funny moments in LTK (“Turn the bloody machine off!”), Bond is all grim-faced and in one scene involving his friend Matthis and an alley dumpster, ruthlessly unemotional.
I did love the story, though. One thing I admire about the Bond series is their ability to take contemporary current-affair issues and turn them into a save-the-world plot. Here, the villain (an eco-friendly tourism entrepreneur, no doubt) installs a rogue dictator in Bolivia in exchange for a seemingly innocuous piece of land in the desert. The American CIA also plays dirty politics by giving him a helping hand (as Bond’s contact Felix Leiter eloquently puts it, “You know who Greene is and you want to put us in bed with him.”)
The action sequences ain’t bad either, though they are curiously edited with non-sequitur simultaneous sequences (the horse race with the foot chase, and the opera play with the kitchen shootout, for example). Marc Foster also succumbed to the irritating ‘shakey-cam’ syndrome, popularised by Paul Greengrass. Still, the setpieces - a heartpounding opening car chase, a rooftop foot chase, and an aircraft dogfight, are just as exciting as the ones in CR.
If you’re a traditionalist, chances are, you’re gonna hate this version of Bond. There’s no Q, no sophisticated weaponry, he’s basically a thug in a dinner jacket, and although he gets two girls in this outing, he only manages to briefly seduce one. Some critics have compared him to Damon’s Bourne, but I think that’s a bit of a stretch, since Bourne never gets to attend fancy cocktail parties and speak with a British accent.
Rather, this Bond is a whole new breed. I really don’t quite know what to make of it - but now that MGM has been rescued from bankruptcy and the next film slated for next year, I truly hope that Craig’s superspy will be a kinder (and wittier) one for his 23rd adventure.
3 out of 5 shaken Martinis.
P.S. Whoever approved the godawful “Another Way to Die” theme needs to be dropped into a shark-infested pool by a baldie with a cat on his lap.
Chuckles: I need to see that movie!
Chuckles, I haven’t heard of it before, but it’s cool that you liked it so much! What’s it about?
TDIT: By far my favorite scene in the film was the reveal of QUANTUM during that riveting and visually arresting opera sequence. I know a lot of people hated that scene. They say opera doesn’t work in action movies and cite examples like the scene in Fifth Element (which was one of my favorite scenes in that movie, too) but I loved it to bits.
The next Bond is supposed to be more of a cross between Fleming and Broccoli’s as opposed to just hard-edge Fleming as they’ve been for the last two.
There was a brief period in my junior high and high school years where I made a thing of reading Fleming novels. They’re actually pretty good.
By the way who’s your favorite Bond, your favorite Bond film, favorite Bond score, Bond song and Bond girl?