Invictus: 9/10 (by far my favorite among Clint Eastwood’s films, a true joy to watch)
I’m a little late to the party, but I finally managed to see Toy Story 3 yesterday. 
Needless to say, it was amazing. Oh, I also saw Catwoman. I love Halle Berry, but the movie, not so much.
One of the best lines from the movie! xD
I really, really want to watch this after hearing all the rave reviews.
Aw… well, at least it was “interesting” as you said. I’m looking forward to this more than Earth since it’s original instead of taking an existing TV show (Planet Earth) and editing it to feature-film length with a new narrator (James Earl Jones).
At last, you did! Yeah, I like the whole paganism and 'respect-Mother-Earth 'aspect of it. Some folks say it is actually like Pocahontas for grown-ups (not to say Pocahontas can’t be enjoyed by all ages, just that Avatar had more matured themes like gunfights and coarse language).
I really want to see Rover, I hope he’s as cute as WALL-E! He’s the only reason I want to see P51 anyhoo. I want to ask, was the animated short Live Music attached to your copy of the movie (I assume you watched on DVD)? Cos’ it played before the movie in cinemas, and I really want to see it. 
Same here.
So I haven’t watched any movies lately.
Well, the fact that I was a bit tired from not enough sleep on the day I got to see it could have something to do with my opinion I recorded there, haha. Actually, it’s not just interesting, but intriguing and fascinating, there’s some creatures in there so wacky it makes me smile or exclaim (not in fright, in amazement) at the sight of them. But I personally liked Earth better. Maybe it’s cuz I feel more for the land animals than fish. Or it could be I was tired that day.
Haha, without Rover, I don’t think I would have enjoyed that movie as I did. No, I didn’t come across that animated short on the DVD. 
I just watched Blade Runner. Wow, I was really disappointed. After hearing so many good things about this movie, I was excited to finally have the chance to watch it. What a pity. I’d say it’s overrated, but I’m of the opinion that no movie is overrated, you’re just part of the minority that doesn’t like it as much as everyone else. 
I guess I’m part of the minority in this case.
With the release of Inception to theaters today, we get to see the first trailer for Ben Affleck’s sophmore directiorial effort, The Town. A Boston crime-drama involving bank robbery, Affleck stars in the lead along with Rebecca Hall, Jon Hamm, Jeremy Renner, Chris Cooper, and Blake Lively.
Here’s the trailer:
traileraddict.com/trailer/the-town/trailer
I am so going to try to see this when it is released this autumn.
Just watched Shrek 2. I really enjoyed it, actually. I love all the spoofs to modern entertainment and references to fairy tales, and the story is definitely a worthy one. I also like Puss in Boots in there. It’s one of the rare good sequels, in my opinion.
I agree. Shrek 2 was the last good Shrek movie. 4/4.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 4/4.
Horton Hears a Who! 3/4.
I’ll probably see Inception some time this week. Roger Ebert gave it 4 stars, and Richard Roeper gave it an A+, saying it was one of the best movies of the 21st century!
I saw this little film yesterday…
Inception is one of those movies that Summer desperately needed. It’s a blockbuster film, but it doesn’t necessarily feel like one. It is, what I would call, an intelligent blockbuster film (a rare breed of film these days). While regular movie-goers can and will enjoy the film for its action-packed scenes and stunning visuals of a dream world, Inception is a truly intelligent film that will need a lot of thought and multiple viewings for most people to fully appreciate it. Having a decent understanding of the film’s philosophy (think about Allegory of the Cave) might be crucial to have any intelligent discussion about the film at all.
Even though I only saw the film once, I thought it was hugely entertaining and I didn’t find it nearly as confusing as most people say it was. I certainly did not understand every aspect of the film during my first take on the film, but I did understand just enough to be very involved in the film’s plot and structure, and it really peaked my thought process of what really is reality and what is just part of my mind. That’s what this film is about, and it will most certainly implant that idea into most peoples’ minds.
Although I loved the film the first time, I could only imagine just how much more I would love it with several more viewings because the narrative is just so rich with details that it is impossible to take it all in with one sitting. I’m anxious to see it again. It truly is one of those films that you just got to see more than once, and not only because you have to force yourself to in order to understand the entire film, but because you WANT to see the film again because it really is that kind of dream state that you won’t want to wake up from.
Oh, yeah… Inception also hosts one of the coolest most awesome fight scenes I’ve seen in years. Those of you who saw the movie might know what I’m talking about.
Christopher Nolan is an expert of his craft, and I would say this is easily his best film since Memento.
Overall, I would say Inception, along with Toy Story 3, are the best films of 2010 so far, and I strongly recommend the film for anyone who wants a unique theater offering.
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I just watched the tele-movie Hawke on Channel Ten (an Oz free-to-air channel) and it was pretty interesting. I don’t know much about Australian politics, but I sort of checked up on Wikipedia in between breaks, so I was keeping up while it went along!
Hawke gives a ‘warts-and-all’ account of one of Down Under’s most outspoken and larrikin prime ministers. Played with amazing conviction by Richard Roxburgh (Van Helsing), we follow the longest-serving Labour PM through his political life, as he navigates his personal relationships with his wife Hazel, his mistress Blanche (played by Asher Keddie of Rush, I thought she looked familiar! ), his loyal assistant Jean Sinclair, and his Treasurer and sneaky successor, Paul Keating. Along the journey, we get a glimpse of his struggles with alcohol-fuelled tempers, his heroin-addicted daughter, his failing marriage with Hazel, and the ensuing civil wars within his own party.
It all makes for riveting viewing, no doubt the dialogue and some of the scenes may have been spiced up for dramatization, but it still is fun to watch him navigate the treacherous waters of politics and knowing that all these events happened in real-life. The best moment for me was Hawke’s confrontation with Keating over some defamatory remarks and the revoking of the Kirribilli Agreement (Roxburgh spitting out the infamous lines in the promos “What… did… you just… say?”). Great television, and the final end coda after all his political achievements listed speaks volumes about his tumultuous love life.
Oh, and a certain leader of a Southeast Asian country makes a cameo appearance halfway through. 
The Princess and the Frog
This is on my top Disney animated film list. The heroine and the prince are likeable characters who go through development. The story does get weighed down by few detractions - at one point the moral was explicitly said in the climax and sometimes the ethnic humor (ironically on the white southern hunters) was tawdy.
Dr. Faciler is a top Disney villain because he provides a deeper allegorical significance than all the plainly power-hungry villains.
The casting was perfect. I am glad they cast credible performers (who were all stage experienced). Just when I thought Anika’s performance in Caroline, Or Change was going to be her only excellent one.
Just saw Inception last night at the 10:15 pm showing of my local theater. So crazy good! The whole film is very exciting and extremely suspensful. A few of the characters are really difficult to understand, but that is really the biggest problem with the film. It is very confusing also, and it might be a little hard to keep track of all the rules and physics of entering other people’s dreams. However, Christopher Nolan did a really great job overall! This is definitely one to see.
love70ways - I envy you. I am itching to see that!
Matilda - B
Lego: The Adventures of Clutch Powers - F
The Simpsons Movie - A+
I will soon review Hulk and Brother Bear, both from 2003.
I really want to see Inception. I’m desperate! It flew to the top of the Top 250 on IMDB, just like The Dark Knight and Toy Story 3 did when they were released. Now that it’s on “the list” as I call it, I have to see it.
Just saw Kung Fu Hustle, man I love that movie. It’s cheesy, of course, but I can’t help it. It’s so funny!
I have to admit I was a bit skeptical in the beginning (what with the cryptic teaser and the logline ‘A mystery in the architecture of the mind’ or something). And the plot is not entirely original, it’s been done before in films like Paprika and La Science de Reves. But it’s the execution that matters, and I can’t wait to see how Nolan pulls this off! Lucky Yanks get it one week before Oz…
I really love Stephen Chow’s homage to Tex Avery and Chuck Jones in the ‘roadrunner sequence’. Man, I laughed so hard in theatres the first time I watched it (the landlady rapidly approaching in the knife reflection, the windmill running, and the epic finale). Oh, there’s so many good bits, I wanna watch it again!
The plot is very original. Other than the fact that all those films use the dream world as its playground, you will realize that Inception is nothing like those films. The multi-layered structure of the film is something most people have never seen before.
I watched Enchanted recently. <3 Amy Adams is amazing. I just love the story, with all it’s little Disney jokes and whatnot. 10/10
I agree, Amy Adams did spetacular in that movie, and I love the soundtrack! I also like how Jodi Benson makes an apperence as well.
Well, thanks for pointing that out. Like I said, I look forward to the execution, though now that I know there are some original elements on the story itself, that’s something more to anticipate! I’ll go with an open mind (pun unintended).
Avatar: 8/10. Better than I had hoped, but could have easily have done w/o one of the hours…
Kung Fu Panda: 9/10. AWESOME! Hate me if you wish, but it was as good as WALL-E. It just was.
Planet 51: 3/10. BORING!
Alice in Wonderland (2010): 7/10. Not that bad, but no classic…