^ I’m pretty excited for The Lego Movie. The trailer was really hilarious.
I know, right?
To the Batmobile! Dang it…
To the invisible jet! Dang it…
I don’t really like Legos, but I loved that part in the trailer! 
The Pixar Story: This is one of the better documentaries I’ve seen, and it tells the story of how John Lasseter, Ed Catmull, and Steve Jobs came together to form Pixar. Lasseter was an animator at Disney, but loved working with other forms of animation. Ed Catmull was a computer genius who first turned Lasseter on to the beauty and creativity of computer animation. The interviews and film clips of early tries at digital animation are very interesting, and the film moves at a brisk pace, making one wish to slow down just a little to enjoy what is happening on the screen. They don’t get too much into the animated shorts as deeply as they do in the first six minutes, and the creation of Pixar Studios in Emeryville, California. At 87 minutes this is the perfect running time for a story like this, and there are so many cameos like Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston expressing their thoughts on the ‘death of 2-D animation’ and what it held for their future. George Lucas is also featured talking about the days when Lasseter worked for him at Lucasfilm Studios and his contributions to Star Wars.
Finally saw Frozen 
Too tired to say much but it was an excellent movie.
You’re like, the first person in the world I’ve ever heard saying that!
I used to like them when I was younger, but I don’t very much now. Legos themselves are kind of interesting, but I’m just not a fan of Lego people.
The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug
After reading spoilers before seeing the film and expecting a disappointment, the film turned out to be better than I expected.
I feel that most of the film up to Lake-Town feels rushed and then begins to drag from then onwards. I was really disappointed by how little Bilbo is in the film with dialogue, nowhere near enough, particularly when you have Martin Freeman who is so good in the role. Beorn felt rushed, Mirkwood and Spiders felt rushed. The Spiders sequence is my favourite in the book and [spoil]because Bilbo found his courage in the first film, the importance of this scene is greatly diminished, plus naming sting could’ve been done so much better.[/spoil] [spoil]The elves fighting off the spiders was disappointing too[/spoil]. I am not keen on [spoil]Thranduil’s scar[/spoil] either, but otherwise I thought he was portrayed well. I was expecting a disaster with Tauriel and while I wasn’t keen on the romantic elements, she was a bit better than I expected (Evangeline Lily did an okay job). The fight scenes are still way over the top and too long. I enjoyed the expansion of Bard and was genuinely impressed by Luke Evans. I wasn’t satisfied with the way they found the secret door and wished there was more time spent outside the mountain. [spoil]The scene between Bilbo and Smaug started out well (although changes to dialogue were not appreciated) until the Dwarves came storming in and it became a ridiculous hollywood action scene. This scene was a disaster and was the major weakness of the film.[/spoil]Smaug though is by far the best CG Character I have ever seen and Benedict does an incredible voice and motion capture. The fighting in Lake-Town was also unnecessary and boring.
I wasn’t bothered too much by the Dol Guldur storyline, [spoil]though Gandalf is again defeated without trouble[/spoil].
Overall the film feels very far from the book. It is more inspired by than adapted from the book.
As a Film itself it is decent, but it is disappointing that the book I love so much has been cut and changed so drastically.
[spoil]I thought the part at the end took too long, but that’s just me. I think it was because I spent the whole time worrying about them getting out unharmed. Just Bilbo going in there doing his part and coming out again would have been fine. I think that extra scene with the dwarves will be more enjoyable the 2nd time when I know everyone will be okay (for now, anyway).
I wish they would have spent more time with Beorn.
I also didn’t like the elves helping kill spiders. Couldn’t have Bilbo done it himself, like in the book? 
It kind of takes away the fact that he has gained more courage.[/spoil]
I agree with you there, the lack of Bilbo in general in the film was quite frustrating.
I agree to a point. Maybe I’m just weird, but I feel that if they give him too much of a spotlight, they are more likely to portray him in a way I don’t like. It’s hard to explain. It’s just that the characters in the main spotlight seem to get more elements that I don’t like as much.
So if you take away my worrying about weird stuff, then I totally agree.
I think that’s because Jackson’s characters often differ to their book counterparts.
I just mean any movie in general.
I saw American Hustle with my friend earlier this week. It’s currently in theatres, and I definitely reccommend it.
The best facets of it were the amazing cast, and the mise-en-scene. That whole 1970s aesthetic was lovely.
I saw Frozen last night! I really liked it. All the songs were good, I liked the characters and it was very pretty. A lot of people say the 3rd act is a step down. I disagree, though I wasn’t in love with the [spoil]villain reveal[/spoil]. I would have preferred if[spoil]Anna just realized Hans wasn’t for her and he left. He didn’t seem bad at all until the end.[/spoil] But oh well, still a fantastic movie!
^Glad you enjoyed it! Yeah, I can see what you’re saying about [spoil]the villain reveal.[/spoil] I didn’t have an issue with it, but in some ways maybe it was unnecessary.
I am sort of interested in seeing that for the setting—I love the 70s, and was also rather surprised to hear a very obscure ELO song in one of the trailers!
I think that[spoil]him not seeming bad at all until the end[/spoil]was the whole point. So it worked well with what they’re trying to do. [spoil]But I understand what you’re saying, we’re accustomed to the evil villain, obvious villain with a song and all. We didn’t get that here,[/spoil]but I think it worked well with what they were going for. It’s nice to have a change.
If you love the 70s, then I recommend it. For the atmosphere if anything.
Uh, what’s up with all the spoiler tags?
You know, I still can’t wait to see The Lego Movie when it comes out! (Trying to find someone in my family to take me and see it because Mom doesn’t want to)
The film is still in theatres, not everyone has seen it. It’ courtesy to use spoiler tags.