You think the trailers were sickening? The parts in the movie where he actually eats the worms made me want to puke. I had to look away for about 40% of the movie.
^ Oh, man, I remember those trailers. 
They were really nasty looking. I can’t imagine how sick the movie must’ve been.
EJE: I really, really should watch Saludos Amigos and The Three Callaberos soon, especially since I’m going on my little Brazil celebration this month and Mexico last month.
And I watched Paul Blart last year. While not the greatest movie on earth, it is a charming film with its relatively low budget, and Kevin James’ character is very endearing with his courage and tenacity despite his hypoglycemia condition. Kind of reminds me of Mike from Mike & Molly (a TV show I’ve been meaning to see for its sympathetic portrayal of fat people). The only thing I didn’t like was that the villains are pretty weak. It would’ve been cooler if we got a more serious baddie like Jeremy Irons from Die Hard (this movie is like Die Hard in a mall), but as an action-comedy, it’s alright.
2 Fast 2 Furious
It ain’t no Citizen Kane, but if you’re a car chase fan or into automobile culture, this is a pretty fun film to watch. Paul Walker’s character Brian O’Conner returns as a street-racer called back to the force in exchange for his slate being wiped clean. He teams up with Roman Pearce (Tyrese Gibson) to take down a mob boss who’s been laundering money out of Miami using ricer cars instead of ‘go-fast’ boats. 
It’s the most light-hearted and funniest of the Fast and Furious series, but it does have its dramatic moments (like the gruesome rat-in-a-bucket torture scene). Cole Hauser plays a ruthless Argentinian drug lord in what has to be the coolest Latin American villain since Robert Davi’s Franz Sanchez in License to Kill. And then you have Eva Mendes as the undercover federal agent, Ludacris as a race organiser, and Devon Aoki as a girl racer.
Some of the action is really impossible to pull off in real-life: you can’t, for example, drive a car in reverse gear in front of a car going on forward, or make a twenty-feet bridge jump without shattering your axles. But hey, like I said, this ain’t no Citizen Kane.
The best scene has to be the moment when the characters switch cars in a garage at the climax in the midst of a police pursuit. The shutters go up and all the street racers in Miami come pouring out in a glorious display of awesome car models and poor-taste vinyls. It kind of reminded of Rio’s [spoil]climax, only with superchargers and tuners instead of sunbirds and toucans.[/spoil]
5/5 if you’re a car racing fan
3/5 if you’re not
I watched two movies that I really enjoyed when I was young today. I watched The Wizard of Oz (1939), a true classic, and Jumanji, an adventure filled with wild excitement. Both very good in my opinion.
Yes, you should. 
And yes, Paul Blart is a very adorable character, despite the 70s p*rn star mustache.
Madagascar: I actually kind of liked this movie. It’s a cartoon that KNOWS it’s a cartoon, and is silly because it can be. For every funny joke, there was a bad corny one to match it. I liked the shots in the film, and just the cartoony feel. PLus Hans Zimmer’s score was fantastic. Not his best, but it was fun!
3/5 stars
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs: Nowhere as good as the first two, of course. But it had it’s moments, I just liked seeing the characters return! With the addition of Buck, who was crazy awesome.
3/5 stars
I think both of those movies got a good score from me because I had low expectations for the both of them! 
^ I love that Mulan avatar! 
I was watching Meet the Robinsons with Glenn yesterday. There’s only one thing that bothers me. Why does everyone hate it? I think it’s a very cute, sweet movie with a nice theme.
I disliked it the first time because I predicted all the plot twists. The baseball kid was the villain, Lewis was the dad, the girl with the frogs was the mom, etc. The only surprise was that the lady with the caffeine patches was the one to adopt Lewis, that I did not expect. I ruined the movie for my little sister by telling her everything that was going to happen before it did.
I would like to see it again eventually, it wasn’t a bad film overall, despite its predictability.
Really? I mean, I didn’t really guess the stuff until almost when it was revealed. I’m just slow. But anyway, I really like it, and it gets a lot of hate.
A Beautiful Mind: A-
Very refreshing after Limitless. I went into this movie blind, so I had no idea about any of the twists. Just when I thought things were getting a bit absurd ([spoil]the car chase[/spoil]), it all became much more clear. I have to admit, I got a little teary-eyed a few times, and that doesn’t happen often for me. Uplifting movie with strong characters and a great soundtrack, too.
I love you. high five
Seriously, though, that is one of my favorite movies ever.
I literally did also! It was so predictable.
I watched one of my favorite movies from last year today. The Karate Kid (2010) with Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan. I am a huge Jackie Chan fan, but this movie, I believe, brings out the best actor in him. I loved this movie so much.
TSS: I agree! Jackie Chan was awesome in the new Karate Kid. I’ve never seen the old movie, so I can’t compare this remake to the original, but I thought it was a rather good movie.
I just watched Mary Poppins. Such a smilemaking movie, even if it was pretty long. I loved Dick Van Dyke as Bert, my favorite character. I can’t believe I just noticed Bert has a different job for every day - no wonder he’s so cheerful about working!
BDD: To be honest, I’ve never seen the original Karate Kid also. But a reason why this is my favorite Jackie Chan movie is because I’m so used to seeing him kick butt and acting so hilarious. It was such a pleasant surprise to see him act in a dramatic mentoring role. I was skeptical that he could pull it off, but he totally blew me away.
I’ve seen it, and the first sequel. Very good movies with a distinct 80s charm. Dad refuses to let me watch the third. I haven’t seen the remake yet, either, but I’m by no means an original version purist, so I’d like to sometime.
I watched the 2010 remake from somewhere around the middle to just before the climax on my last holiday trip. I didn’t want to watch the finale because I want to experience it from the beginning, but from what I’ve seen, it’s a very charming movie. It reminded me of Tokyo Drift’s storyline of a stranger in a strange land, and how he makes friends and enemies while trying to succeed against the odds against a mean antagonist with the help of a mentor and love interest. Or was that Cars? Or Rio?
I want to watch the original Karate Kid.
Meet the Robinsons is a very endearing film. Some of the surreal moments like when Lewis meets his family members through the first time in a long introductory sequence felt weird and forced, but it has a very good message about forgiveness and self-improvement. And DOR-15 is the coolest robot villain next to AUTO (some fan artists have even fan-paired them! <3).
I’m probably going to watch Rio again this afternoon, this time with a bigger group of friends! And I may watch Thor with my bro later this week, and I have to review Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil for my university magazine with two free passes to give to my mates on Sunday, so it’s a cinema-movie-marathon this week for me!
I agree. I see that some people found it a bit predictable, and there are scenes I don’t love, too. But overall I think it’s a very nice movie that is judged too harshly compared to Aladdin and Mulan, and other more accepted animated films.
Oliver & Company - A
I love this movie. I hadn’t even heard of it until earlier this year, and when I saw there were a few dogs in it, I wanted to see it. So I finally saw it today. It’s not my favorite Disney movie, but it’s high on my list. And “Why Should I Worry?” is one of my new favorite Disney songs. It puts me in such a good mood.
IV: While we’re on the subject of Meet the Robinsons, did you know that it was my favorite Disney movie at one point of my life (before Tangled)? It really was. The characters were cute, the inventions were cool, the world was fantasized, and cool. And the message was clear and powerful. Predicatable? Yeah, kind of. But just because a movie is predicatble, that doesn’t mean one can’t enjoy it. I most certainly did.
That’s pretty neat. It wasn’t my favorite, but I really connect to Lewis for some reason. And the Rob Thomas song at the end tears me up every time. I just think people aren’t fair to it. It’s a nice movie.