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"High School Musical 2" (Dance-Along Edition, on Disney Channel!!!)

Well, I just managed to see "Bridge to Terabithia". I wasn't really expecting much but wanted to check it out nevertheless (and yes, I was aware that the fantasy elements wouldn't be as prominent in the film than in the trailers). To my surprise the film was quite consistent and charming, and it had a lot of emotional depth in it as well as a well-structure, dramatic story.

Aaron Zigman's beautiful score fit the scenes in a perfect way (like entering the forest segment and the finale to give some examples); my only gripe with it was that the sound effects were a bit too loud at places and drowned the score (particularly the choral parts) in many scenes. I wasn't too fond of the songs, but they worked in an all-right manner and were sufficient.

The story had a lot of things going in it and was built up quite well. The actors did a good job in portraying their characters and made me care for them. The CGI effects were alright but nothing too spectacular, but nevertheless they looked convincing enough to portray the creatures of Terabithia, and best of all they were an integral part of the storyline.

The big twist in the film did come kind of out of the blue but I was glad that time was spent on it and that various reasons were explained, and the resolution itself was quite touching in many ways as the finale kicked in. However, at times the storyline seeme to move a bit too fast: for example I would've wanted a bit more expansion on the Darkmaster idea (particularly during the final confrontation), but that was a minor flaw in the otherwise structured narrative.

All in all "Bridge to Terabithia" is the kind of film that is charming and has you going through all kinds of emotions. It definitely resonated with me and I could sympathize with the characters, and the score elevated the film to a higher standard like all good film scores should do. The end result is a touching film well worth seeing as long as you know what to expect.

Bridget Jones-The Edge of Reason

Recently watched Catch and Release. Kinda disappointing. While Jennifer Garner tries, she just overall lacks leading lady pizzazz. She pouts, overacts and her lips are so pumped with some kind of collagen she looks like she can swallow you whole. Add to that a boring story that goes no where, annoying characters (Kevin Smith, anyone?) and a ridiculous ending, Catch and Release should be thrown back ASAP.

Final grade: C-

Went to see 3:10 to Yuma for the second time and I will agree with the critics on this one. This is the best western since Clint Eastwood's Academy Award winning Unforgiven. Christian Bale and Russell Crowe are fabulous as the bad guy and adversary. Ben Foster is probably the most vile bad guy ever depicted in a western. If you want to see a good movie and you like westerns, then this is your cup of tea. 4/5 stars for this remake of the 1957 classic that starred Glenn Ford and Van Heflin.

The Fox and the Hound

I haven't seen it for months and was enthralled throughout. The animation was fantastic, and Disney's restoration brought its vibrancy to life. Though the film, while having a potential bittersweet plot, failed to execute it's deeper meaning. It suffered from unnecessary subplots, weak songs, and an unsatisfying ending. Incoherent in every way, the plot became too slow to follow. The film's about Tod and Copper's forbidden friendship, not Vixey, nor the scene-stealing caterpillar. But it did contain what I call the "Saddest Scene in Disney Film History." And with a brilliant musical score and one of the most outstanding climaxes, I would give it a favorable 7/10.

It was quite weird for me yesterday,because I watched my first R film with my parent's permission.

Georgia Rule-I don't care what you think,I liked it. But I liked Felicity WAYYYYY better with long her rather than that cut emo short hair....ughh!

Final Rating-8/10

Hocus Pocus (1993) and Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996). Both very funny.

i saw the prestige this weekend for the second time...such a good movie.

i definitely gonna see 3:10 to yuma this weekend

Bridget Jones's Diary (on the train to Vienna)
Hairspray (3rd time in theaters, can't get enough of this movie)
again Bridget Jones's Diary (on the train back home 3 days later)
Dreamgirls (on the train as well, I love my iPod )

Last night I watched:

3:10 to Yuma- A-. It was like a classic western all over again and a good one at that...but a lot more bloody...

Shoot Em' Up- B. Basically an extremely ridiculous movie, kind of like a satire of cheesy action films and corny one liners. But for what it was and it was supposed to do it was very good at entertaining.

The Black Cauldron (1985) and The [Adventures of the] Great Mouse Detective (1986).

Olivia: I'll never forget you Basil.

Basil: Nor will I, miss, miss Flanger-Hanger.

Flanger-Hanger wrote:The Black Cauldron (1985) and The [Adventures of the] Great Mouse Detective (1986).

Olivia: I'll never forget you Basil.

Basil: Nor will I, miss, miss Flanger-Hanger.

Woha! My favorite Disney Classic and I never connected your screenname and the film! Well, Awesome name, now that I get it.

Georgia Rule. While I hated it after seeing it at the movies, I thought it was brilliant after watching it on DVD. The trailer was definitely misleading, making it out to be a comedic chick-flick-esque film, but the acting was phenominal. Felicity Huffman was nothing short of amazing, as was Jane Fonda, and despite the stories we've heard about Lindsay's less-than-professional behaviour on-set, she still did a great job with her role.

I'll be picking up the DVD, for sure.

8/10

American Dreamz

Scream 3 (2000) (if I didn't mention it in this topic a week ago)

Urban Legend (1998)

and a few movies on TV, but apart from half of Police Academy 6, I can't remember what they were.

Lilo and Stitch-It was WAY cuter than I remembered!

Continuing to plow through my 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die book, a wonderful Christmas present from the 'in laws' two years ago, I've decided to have an '80s week.

Kicking it off with A Fish Called Wanda, I have to admit to being initially disappointed. Monty Python was always hit and miss, but Cleese and Palin's writing is often the strongest of the solo projects, so perhaps I just expected more. Maybe it was of its time and place, but at its heart, it is still a romantic comedy. A pretty good one, I should add, with some delightful moments. The steamroller "chase" at the end is priceless.

I stepped back to 1970 briefly to enjoy Dustin Hoffman's work in Little Big Man. A terrific comedy in parts, and genuinely moving and heartfelt in others. I'd dismissed this film from the racks for many years, but really enjoyed it at the end of the day.

This was followed by a return to the 1980s, The Natural. You know, the baseball movie with Robert Redford. Highly sentimental and incredibly over-the-top at times (every time Redford hit a homer, the music swelled and one assumed he had also saved a kitten from a burning building) and maybe even a little long. Still, there is something about a sports film, a good one anyways, that makes me want to stand up and clap when the final home run/fight/touchdown is secured. I was the same in the Rocky films.

Last night, I grabbed one of the most 1980s - and simultaneously 1940s - films, Body Heat. Lawrence Kasdan's directorial debut with every little bit of William Hurt and Kathleen Turner on screen is obvious at times, and has more than a few shades of Double Indemnity, but it still a good little thriller. Worth it alone to see Ted Danson in his Jerry Seinfeld/Clark Kent mode dancing dockside in the moonlight.

Look out Oscars...........Jodie Foster is in one great movie.....just came back from watching The Brave One and I was thoroughly drawn into this film by her character. Terrence Howard is the best supporting actor in a movie this year, I believe. This movie tells a very brutal story, but has a very good twist ending. I recommend it very highly. 4 out of 5 stars.